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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2010
Filed:
May. 25, 2007
Applicants:
John Ballantyne, Orlando, FL (US);
Michelle Alvarez, Orlando, FL (US);
Inventors:
John Ballantyne, Orlando, FL (US);
Michelle Alvarez, Orlando, FL (US);
Assignee:
University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc., Orlando, FL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) assays, systems, methods and kits for the age determination of an individual from bloodstains or samples of unknown origin. The methodology is based on gene expression profiling analysis in which novel human newborn fetal specific genes are identified by detecting the presence of appropriate messenger RNA species.