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A new approach for forensic analysis of saliva-containing body fluid mixtures based on SNPs and methylation patterns of nearby CpGs.
Forensic science international. Genetics - 1 Jan 2022
Watanabe Ken, Taniguchi Kei, Toyomane Kochi, Akutsu Tomoko
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Saliva samples obtained from crime scenes often contain body fluids from other people, which makes it difficult to not only interpret the obtained DNA profiles, but also interpret saliva identification test results. α-amylase activity, an indicator of most saliva identification methods, can be slightly detected in other body fluids. This study aimed to overcome these difficulties. Here, we identified 13...
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