Many existing DNA repositories do not have robust characterizations of smoking, while for
many currently ongoing studies, the advent of vaping has rendered traditional cotinine …

Forensic DNA typing from touched or handled items in routine casework is increasing as the
sensitivity of detection techniques improves. Our understanding of the cellular/acellular …

Saliva has been widely recognized as a non-invasive, painless and easy-to-collect bodily
fluid, which contains biomarkers that can be used for diagnosis of both oral and systemic …

Age estimation of unidentified bodies is of marked importance in forensic medicine. In
previous studies, the analysis of DNA methylation in body fluids led to the identification of …

Objectives: Early identification of smoking, essential for the successful implementation of
interventions, arrests the escalation of smoking and smoking-associated risk behaviors in …

The worldwide prevalence of mental disorders in children and adolescents increased
constantly. Additionally, the recommended amount of physical activity (PA) is not achieved …

Approximately 20 cases of genome-wide uniparental disomy or diploidy (GWUPD) as
mosaicism have previously been reported. We present the case of an 11-year-old deaf girl …

Neutrophils are the most abundant white blood cells in the human body responsible for
fighting viral, bacterial and fungi infections. Out of the 100 billion neutrophils produced daily …

The diagnosis of periodontal disease is mainly based on use of clinical and radiographic
evidence. In this study we employed a quantitative PCR analysis of Aggregatibacter …

Methods Trained runners (n= 7; 52±12 miles· wk− 1 run in the past year; 28.8±3.3 yr old;
height, 1.76±0.07 m; weight, 67.9±11.3 kg; maximum oxygen consumption, 62.4±5.7 mL …