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ReviewInternational journal of legal medicine2020

Characterization of DNA methylation-based markers for human body fluid identification in forensics: a critical review.

Farzeen Kader, Meenu Ghai, Ademola O Olaniran

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Review in International journal of legal medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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Farzeen KaderDiscipline of Genetics, School of Life Sciences, College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal (Westville Campus), Private Bag X54001, Durban, Republic of South Africa.
Meenu GhaiDiscipline of Genetics, School of Life Sciences, College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal (Westville Campus), Private Bag X54001, Durban, Republic of South Africa. ghai@ukzn.ac.za.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8692-0996
Ademola O OlaniranDiscipline of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal (Westville Campus), Private Bag X54001, Durban, Republic of South Africa.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Body fluid identification in crime scene investigations aids in reconstruction of crime scenes. Several studies have identified and reported differentially methylated sites (DMSs) and regions (DMRs) which differ between forensically relevant tissues (tDMRs) and body fluids. Diverse factors affect methylation patterns such as the environment, diets, lifestyle, disease, ethnicity, genetic variation, amongst others. Thus, it is important to analyse the stability of markers employed for forensic identification. Furthermore, even though epigenetic modifications are described as stable and heritable, epigenetic inheritance of potential markers for body fluid identification needs to be assessed in the long term. Here, we discuss the current status of reported DNA methylation-based markers and their verification studies. Such thorough investigation is crucial to develop a stable panel of DNA methylation-based markers for accurate body fluid identification.

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DNA MethylationGenetic MarkersBody FluidsCrimeDNAEpigenesis, GeneticForensic AnthropologyForensic SciencesHumansReproducibility of ResultsDNAGenetic MarkersBody fluid identificationDNA methylationForensic scienceGenetic variationHeritabilityMutations

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