JournalofForensicMedicine,February2023,Vol.39,No.1DNA甲基化年龄推断及其在法医学中的应用展望王紫薇1,2,徐倩南1,3,李成涛1,刘希玲11.司法鉴定科学研究院上海市法医学重点实验室司法部司法鉴定重点实验室上海市司法鉴定专业技术服务平台,上海200063;2.苏州大学医学部法医学系,江苏苏州215123;3.四川大学华西基础医学与法医学院,四川成都610041摘要:随着DNA甲基化检测技术的发展,年龄相关甲基化修饰位点的研究发现了更多跨组织的年龄特异性位点,这使得个体年龄推断的灵敏度和准确性都有了提高。此外,各种统计模型的建立,也为不同来源组织的年龄推断提供了新的方向。本文从检测技术、年龄相关胞嘧啶鸟嘌呤二核苷酸位点和模型的选择等方面,对近年来DNA甲基化位点年龄推断的相关研究进行综述。关键词:法医遗传学;表观遗传学;DNA甲基化;年龄推断;综述中图分类号:DF795.2文献标志码:Adoi:10.12116/j.issn.1004-5619.2021.510604文章编号:1004-5619(2023)01-0072-11AgeEstimationBasedonDNAMethylationandItsApplicationProspectsinFo⁃rensicMedicineWANGZi-wei1,2,XUQian-nan1,3,LICheng-tao1,LIUXi-ling11.ShanghaiKeyLaboratoryofForensicMedicine,ShanghaiForensicServicePlatform,AcademyofForen⁃sicScience,Shanghai200063,China;2.DepartmentofForensicMedicine,MedicalCollegeofSoochowUniversity,Suzhou215123,JiangsuProvince,China;3.WestChinaSchoolofBasicMedicalSciences&ForensicMedicine,SichuanUniversity,Chengdu610041,ChinaAbstract:WiththeimprovementofDNAmethylationdetectiontechniques,studiesonage-relatedmethylationsiteshavefoundmoreage-specificonesacrosstissues,whichimprovesthesensitivityandaccuracyofageestimation.Inaddition,theestablishmentofvariousstatisticalmodelsalsoprovidesanewdirectionfortheageestimationoftissuesfromdifferentsources.Thisreviewsummarizesthere‐latedstudiesofageestimationbasedonDNAmethylationfromtheaspectsofdetectiontechnology,age-relatedcytosinephosphateguaninesiteandmodelselectioninrecentyears.Keywords:forensicgenetics;epigenetics;DNAmethylation;ageestimation;review表观遗传学是与遗传学相对应的概念,是指基于非基因序列改变所致基因表达水平的变化,包括DNA甲基化、组蛋白修饰以及染色质重塑等。表观遗传修饰在个体发...