A machine learning model to predict the origin of forensically relevant body fluids

More often than not, DNA profiling alone is not sufficient to accurately determine the nature of a crime. In such cases, the identification of the cellular origin and composition of crime scene related traces, shortly termed as body fluid identification (BFI) can provide contextual information with regard to the circumstances in which the crime unfolded.Our approach uses a targeted mRNA-Sequencing protocol for body fluid identification, based on a multiplexed panel of highly specific biomarkers corresponding to the five categories of forensically relevant body fluids: blood, saliva, semen, vaginal secretions and menstrual blood.
Source: Forensic Science International: Genetics Supplement Series - Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Source Type: research