Forensic Context

A study in humans demonstrated that the miR-767-3p was identified as a differentially expressed microRNA shared across two pairs of monozygotic twins in blood samples, suggesting its potential role in distinguishing genetically identical individuals [Xiao et al. DOI:10.1016/j.fsigen.2019.05.003]. The investigation, which analyzed miRNA expression profiles via microarray and validated findings with qRT-PCR, reported a total of 545 differentially expressed miRNAs, with the miR-767-3p being one of the 132 miRNAs shared by two twin pairs.