Issue 1/2014
Content (30 Articles)
Comparison of southern Chinese Han and Brazilian Caucasian mutation rates at autosomal short tandem repeat loci used in human forensic genetics
Hongyu Sun, Sujuan Liu, Yinming Zhang, Martin R. Whittle
Modular real-time PCR screening assay for common European animal families
J. Naue, S. Lutz-Bonengel, T. Sänger, N. Schlauderer, U. Schmidt
Comparison of the genetic background of different Colombian populations using the SNPforID 52plex identification panel
Adriana Ibarra, Ana Freire-Aradas, Martha Martínez, Manuel Fondevila, German Burgos, Mauricio Camacho, Henry Ostos, Zuleyma Suarez, Angel Carracedo, Sidney Santos, Leonor Gusmão
Characterisation of novel and rare Y-chromosome short tandem repeat alleles in self-declared South Australian Aboriginal database
Tegan E. Collins, Renee Ottens, Kaye N. Ballantyne, Nano Nagle, Julianne Henry, Duncan Taylor, Michael G. Gardner, Alison J. Fitch, Amanda Goodman, Roland A. H. van Oorschot, R. John Mitchell, Adrian Linacre
Body fluid identification by integrated analysis of DNA methylation and body fluid-specific microbial DNA
Ajin Choi, Kyoung-Jin Shin, Woo Ick Yang, Hwan Young Lee
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and polymorphisms in Monoamine Oxidase A gene (MAOA): a revisit
Maximilian Groß, Thomas Bajanowski, Mechtild Vennemann, Micaela Poetsch
Population data for 30 insertion–deletion markers in a Korean population
Eun Hye Kim, Hwan Young Lee, In Seok Yang, Woo Ick Yang, Kyoung-Jin Shin
Improved liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometric method for the determination of ethyl glucuronide concentrations in hair: Applications to forensic cases
Laurent Imbert, Jean-Michel Gaulier, Sylvain Dulaurent, Julien Morichon, Fabien Bevalot, Paul Izac, Gérard Lachâtre
Driving under the influence of synthetic cannabinoids (“Spice”): a case series
Frank Musshoff, Burkhard Madea, Gerhard Kernbach-Wighton, Wolfgang Bicker, Stefan Kneisel, Melanie Hutter, Volker Auwärter
Antemortem and postmortem fentanyl concentrations: a case report
Iain M. McIntyre, Ray D. Gary, Julio Estrada, Craig L. Nelson
Determination of ethyl glucuronide in hair: a rapid sample pretreatment involving simultaneous milling and extraction
Bettina Mönch, Roland Becker, Irene Nehls
Neurobiology of suicide: do biomarkers exist?
Alessandra Costanza, Isabella D’Orta, Nader Perroud, Sandra Burkhardt, Alain Malafosse, Patrice Mangin, Romano La Harpe
Damage to apparel layers and underlying tissue due to hand-gun bullets
Debra Carr, Jules Kieser, Alexander Mabbott, Charlotte Mott, Stephen Champion, Elizabeth Girvan
Allergic reactions following contrast material administration: nomenclature, classification, and mechanisms
Cristian Palmiere, Lionel Comment, Patrice Mangin
Identification and characterization of a novel genetic mutation with prolonged QT syndrome in an unexplained postoperative death
Yukiko Hata, Hisashi Mori, Ayumi Tanaka, Yosuke Fujita, Takeshi Shimomura, Toshihide Tabata, Koshi Kinoshita, Yoshiaki Yamaguchi, Fukiko Ichida, Yoshihiko Kominato, Noriaki Ikeda, Naoki Nishida
Markers of mechanical asphyxia: immunohistochemical study on autoptic lung tissues
R. Cecchi, C. Sestili, G. Prosperini, G. Cecchetto, E. Vicini, G. Viel, B. Muciaccia
Postmortem imaging of sudden cardiac death
Katarzyna Michaud, Silke Grabherr, Christian Jackowski, Marc Daniel Bollmann, Franceso Doenz, Patrice Mangin
Post-mortem computed tomography ventilation; simulating breath holding
C. Robinson, M. J. Biggs, J. Amoroso, M. Pakkal, B. Morgan, G. N Rutty
Fatal postpartum air embolism due to uterine inversion and atonic hemorrhage
Sibylle Banaschak, Katharina Janßen, Katrin Becker, Krischan Friedrich, Markus A. Rothschild
Does cone beam CT actually ameliorate stab wound analysis in bone?
D. Gaudio, M. Di Giancamillo, D. Gibelli, A. Galassi, E. Cerutti, C. Cattaneo
Age determination of adult individuals by three-dimensional modelling of canines
Delphine Tardivo, Julien Sastre, Jean-Hugues Catherine, Georges Leonetti, Pascal Adalian, Bruno Foti
Validity and reliability of dental age estimation of teeth root translucency based on digital luminance determination
Frank Ramsthaler, Mattias Kettner, Marcel A. Verhoff
Fetal age estimation using MSCT scans of deciduous tooth germs
Marie Minier, Delphine Maret, Fabrice Dedouit, Marion Vergnault, Fathima-Zohra Mokrane, Hervé Rousseau, Pascal Adalian, Norbert Telmon, Daniel Rougé
Influence of the examiner’s qualification and sources of error during stage determination of the medial clavicular epiphysis by means of computed tomography
Daniel Wittschieber, Ronald Schulz, Volker Vieth, Martin Küppers, Thomas Bajanowski, Frank Ramsthaler, Klaus Püschel, Heidi Pfeiffer, Sven Schmidt, Andreas Schmeling
The potential use of bacterial community succession in forensics as described by high throughput metagenomic sequencing
Jennifer L. Pechal, Tawni L. Crippen, M. Eric Benbow, Aaron M. Tarone, Scot Dowd, Jeffery K. Tomberlin
Advantages of using development models of the carrion beetles Thanatophilus micans (Fabricius) and T. mutilatus (Castelneau) (Coleoptera: Silphidae) for estimating minimum post mortem intervals, verified with case data
J. A. Ridgeway, J. M. Midgley, I. J. Collett, M. H. Villet
Identification of forensically important sarcophagid flies (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) in China based on COI and period gene
Yadong Guo, Lagabaiyila Zha, Weitao Yan, Pei Li, Jifeng Cai, LiXiang Wu
Multiple colonization of a cadaver by insects in an indoor environment: first record of Fannia trimaculata (Diptera: Fanniidae) and Peckia (Peckia) chrysostoma (Sarcophagidae) as colonizers of a human corpse
Simão Dias Vasconcelos, Thiago Ferreira Soares, Diego Leonel Costa
Dry skull positioning device for extra-oral radiology and cone-beam CT
Thiago Leite Beaini, Paulo Eduardo Miamoto Dias, Rodolfo Francisco Haltenhoff Melani
The persistence of ligature marks: towards a new protocol for victims of abuse and torture
L. Spagnoli, D. Mazzarelli, D. Porta, D. Gibelli, M. Grandi, A. Kustermann, C. Cattaneo