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One-step endpoint RT-PCR assays for confirmatory body fluid identification

Abstract

Messenger RNA (mRNA) expression analysis is increasingly used in casework, in the form of multiplex two-step reverse transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR) assays such as CellTyper 2 (CT2), developed by the Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR). This paper presents the development of a one-step endpoint RT-PCR workflow to improve the efficiency and precision of confirmatory body fluid identification. A comparative study of commercial one-step RT-PCR kits was undertaken, with the highest performing kit (RNA to CT) retained for further development.

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