The last imprint: Differential methylation assay for forensic identification of brain tissue and death determination
This study presents a sensitive and specific methylation-based assay for brain tissue identification. The approach enables reliable detection in degraded or composite materials and supports future integration of epigenetic biomarkers into forensic workflows for organ-source attribution.
Authors
- Anat Zvi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3743-9642)
- Gal Bilinsky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8897-0623)
- Ofir Israeli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4590-6151)
- Adi Beth-Din
- Dan Grinstein
Institutions
- Israel Institute for Biological Research (IL)
- Ministry of Defense (IL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Biological Methods
- Published
- 2025-11-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.14440/jbm.0231
- Primary Topic
- Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00