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DIAGNOSTICS
Volume 11, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics11010032
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microRNAs; biomarkers; body fluids; wound vitality; drowning; monozygotic twins; time of death; anti-doping; sepsis
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miRNAs, a class of non-coding RNAs containing 18-24 nucleotides, play a role in regulating biochemical mechanisms in the human body and are used as biomarkers for diseases and conditions. Despite the potential applications in forensic medicine, challenges include the lack of universal protocols for diagnostic testing and low reproducibility of independent studies.
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of non-coding RNAs containing 18-24 nucleotides that are involved in the regulation of many biochemical mechanisms in the human body. The level of miRNAs in body fluids and tissues increases because of altered pathophysiological mechanisms, thus they are employed as biomarkers for various diseases and conditions. In recent years, miRNAs obtained a great interest in many fields of forensic medicine given their stability and specificity. Several specific miRNAs have been studied in body fluid identification, in wound vitality in time of death determination, in drowning, in the anti-doping field, and other forensic fields. However, the major problems are (1) lack of universal protocols for diagnostic expression testing and (2) low reproducibility of independent studies. This review is an update on the application of these molecular markers in forensic biology.
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