Comparative assessment of technical approaches to estimating the biological age of a person using chromatographic analysis of dentin

Pigolkin Yu.I.; Selyanina K.P.; Velenko P.S.

doi:https://doi.org/10.17116/sudmed20216402146

Pigolkin Yu.I.

I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)

ORCID: 0000-0001-5370-4931

Selyanina K.P.

I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)

Velenko P.S.

I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University);
Bureau of Forensic Medicine of the Moscow Department of Health

ORCID: 0000-0003-2800-1454

Comparative assessment of technical approaches to estimating the biological age of a person using chromatographic analysis of dentin

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Pigolkin Yu.I., Selyanina K.P., Velenko P.S.

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Journal: Forensic Medical Expertise. 2021;64(2): 46‑50

DOI: 10.17116/sudmed20216402146

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Pigolkin YuI, Selyanina KP, Velenko PS. Comparative assessment of technical approaches to estimating the biological age of a person using chromatographic analysis of dentin. Forensic Medical Expertise. 2021;64(2):46‑50. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/sudmed20216402146

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Abstract:

The study of the amino acid composition of dentin is a new approach to determining the biological age of a person in Russia. Abroad, this method is more studied, but the authors in their research use various equipment and reagents, which makes it difficult to find the optimal technical standard for implementation in domestic practice. We studied the literature over the past 5 years on age estimation by the amino acid composition of dentin. The equipment used in the work and the results obtained were compared. A comparative evaluation of the data made it possible to make an assumption about gas chromatography using mass selective or flame ionization detectors as a method of choice for studying the amino acid composition of tooth dense tissues.

Keywords:

age estimation

amino acid racemization

tooth dense tissues

dentin

gas chromatography

Authors:

Pigolkin Yu.I.

I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)

ORCID: 0000-0001-5370-4931

Selyanina K.P.

I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)

Velenko P.S.

I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University);
Bureau of Forensic Medicine of the Moscow Department of Health

ORCID: 0000-0003-2800-1454

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30.12.2019

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29.03.2020

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