Forensic Context

A study in humans demonstrated that the miR-497-5p shows higher relative expression in menstrual blood than in peripheral blood, making it useful for distinguishing these two body fluids [Li et al. DOI:10.1007/s00414-021-02678-w]. A study in humans identified the miR-497-5p as a specific component of pericardial fluid with 100% coverage in samples from coronary patients [Silva et al. DOI:10.3390/ijms25158329]. In forensic science, the miR-497-5p has been identified as a menstrual blood-specific miRNA marker for body fluid identification in human samples [Li et al. DOI:10.1093/fsr/owad003].