Qiong Liang, Hongyu Sun, Xinyao Wu, Xueling Ou, Guoquan Gao, Yi Jin, Dayue Tong
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to screen 3 mRNA markers (i.e., PAEP, LAPR3, and HOXA10) with diverse expression in different body fluids and to develop a method for the identification of menstrual blood using these mRNA markers. METHODS: Body fluid (i.e., venous blood, menstrual blood, semen, and saliva) samples were collected and prepared under differing environmental conditions (temperature, humidity and time), and RNA was extracted and reverse transcribed...
January 2018: Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science