Application of RNA sequencing to cause-of-death investigation: A pilot study
This proof-of-concept pilot study suggests that RNA-seq can capture molecular signatures associated with specific causes of death. These findings indicate the potential of transcriptomic profiling as a complementary tool in forensic diagnostics when conventional methods are inconclusive.
Authors
- Masataka Nagao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2298-033X)
- Takafumi Nagao
- Akira Namera
- Naoki Nakao
- Takahiro Harada
- Kazuhiro Murata
Institutions
- Hiroshima University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Legal Medicine
- Published
- 2025-12-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.legalmed.2025.102772
- Primary Topic
- Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00