Issue 6/2018
Content (35 Articles)
A protocol for obtaining DNA barcodes from plant and insect fragments isolated from forensic-type soils
Kelly A. Meiklejohn, Megan L. Jackson, Libby A. Stern, James M. Robertson
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Differentiation analysis for estimating individual ancestry from the Tibetan Plateau by an archaic altitude adaptation EPAS1 haplotype among East Asian populations
Li Jiang, Jianxiong Peng, Meisha Huang, Jing Liu, Ling Wang, Quan Ma, Hui Zhao, Xin Yang, Anquan Ji, Caixia Li
Analysis of COMT Val158Met polymorphisms and methylation in Chinese male schizophrenia patients with homicidal behavior
Yikai Hu, Chenghu Li, Yangfan Wang, Qinhan Li, Yidong Liu, Shengde Liao, Peiqing Cao, Hongmei Xu
Improved Y-STR typing for disaster victim identification, missing persons investigations, and historical human skeletal remains
Angie Ambers, Jitka Votrubova, Daniel Vanek, Antti Sajantila, Bruce Budowle
Developmental validation of GlobalFiler™ PCR amplification kit: a 6-dye multiplex assay designed for amplification of casework samples
Matthew J. Ludeman, Chang Zhong, Julio J. Mulero, Robert E. Lagacé, Lori K. Hennessy, Marc L. Short, Dennis Y. Wang
Comparison of different methods of DNA recovery and PCR amplification in STR profiling of casings—a retrospective study
Verica Radojicic, Milica Keckarevic Markovic, Feđa Puac, Miljana Kecmanovic, Dusan Keckarevic
Assessment of the Precision ID Ancestry panel
Muna Al-Asfi, Dennis McNevin, Bhavik Mehta, Daniel Power, Michelle E. Gahan, Runa Daniel
Differences in SNP genotype distributions between complex and simple suicides
Tanja Čugura, Jakob Boh, Tomaž Zupanc, Peter Pregelj, Alja Videtič Paska
Male DNA under female fingernails after scratching: transfer and persistence evaluation by RT-PCR analysis and Y-STR typing
Alessandra Iuvaro, Carla Bini, Silvia Dilloo, Stefania Sarno, Susi Pelotti
Potential forensic biogeographic application of diatom colony consistency analysis employing pyrosequencing profiles of the 18S rDNA V7 region
Yuancun Zhao, Xiaogang Chen, Yiwen Yang, Xiaohong Zhao, Shu Zhang, Zehua Gao, Ting Fang, Yufang Wang, Ji Zhang
Male individualization using 12 rapidly mutating Y-STRs in Araein ethnic group and shared paternal lineage of Pakistani population
Faqeeha Javed, Sumbal Sumbal, Muhammad Shafique, Ahmad Ali Shahid, Abida Shahzadi, Noshaba Rani, Hira Javid, Madeeha Javed, Noman Gillani, Tayyab Husnain
Detectability, visualization, and DNA analysis of bloodstains after repainting the walls
Frank Ramsthaler, Julia Schlote, Axel Gehl, Sabine Cappel-Hoffmann, Mattias Kettner
Genetic analysis of 15 autosomal STRs in Yousafzai population of Pakistan
Zunaira Batool, Rukhsana Perveen, Nadeem Sheikh, Aleena Ahmad Khan, Muhammad Ilyas, Muhammad Shahzad, Sana Kaleem
Genetic polymorphisms of 21 autosomal STR loci in Chinese Uygur ethnic population
Xingbo Song, Haimei Gou, Huiyu Zhong, Zhaoxia Zhang, Liang Wang, Minjin Wang, Juan Zhou, Yi Zhou, Xiaojun Lu, Jun Wang, Binwu Ying
Phylogenetic analysis and forensic evaluation among Rakhine, Marma, Hajong, and Manipuri tribes from four culturally defined regions of Bangladesh using 17 Y-chromosomal STRs
Mahamud Hasan, Abu Sufian, Pilu Momtaz, Ashish Kumar Mazumder, Jabedul Alam Khondaker, Saikat Bhattacharjee, Kanchan Chakma, Sharif Akhteruzzaman
Post-mortem distribution of the synthetic cannabinoid MDMB-CHMICA and its metabolites in a case of combined drug intoxication
Franziska Gaunitz, Sabrina Lehmann, Andreas Thomas, Mario Thevis, Markus A. Rothschild, Katja Mercer-Chalmers-Bender
The use of gelatine in wound ballistics research
D. J. Carr, T. Stevenson, P. F. Mahoney
Stressors increase leptin receptor-expressing thymic epithelial cells in the infant/child thymus
Shuntaro Abe, Takashi Saito, Takako Sato, Koichi Suzuki
Guidelines examination of victims of sexual assault harmonization of forensic and medico-legal examination of persons
B. Ludes, A. Geraut, M. Väli, D. Cusack, D. Ferrara, E. Keller, P. Mangin, D. N. Vieira
Multiplex quantitative imaging of human myocardial infarction by mass spectrometry-immunohistochemistry
Aleksandra Aljakna, Estelle Lauer, Sébastien Lenglet, Silke Grabherr, Tony Fracasso, Marc Augsburger, Sara Sabatasso, Aurélien Thomas
Analysis on sarcoglycans expression as markers of septic cardiomyopathy in sepsis-related death
Elvira Ventura Spagnolo, Cristina Mondello, Debora Di Mauro, Giovanna Vermiglio, Alessio Asmundo, Elena Filippini, Angela Alibrandi, Giuseppina Rizzo
Post-mortem chemical excitability of the iris should not be used for forensic death time diagnosis
Katja Koehler, Susanne Sehner, Martin Riemer, Axel Gehl, Tobias Raupach, Sven Anders
Fatal falls in the elderly and the presence of proximal femur fractures
Sylvia Schick, Daniela Heinrich, Matthias Graw, Raúl Aranda, Uta Ferrari, Steffen Peldschus
Challenges in investigation of diabetes-related aviation fatalities—an analysis of 1491 subsequent aviation fatalities in USA during 2011–2016
Ilkka S. Junttila, Alpo Vuorio, Bruce Budowle, Tanja Laukkala, Antti Sajantila
SDH and EDH in children up to 18 years of age—a clinical collective in the view of forensic considerations
Wiebke Gekat, Svenja Binder, Christian Wetzel, Markus A. Rothschild, Sibylle Banaschak
Secondary sclerosing cholangitis in critically ill patients after a traffic accident—a new entity that should be considered in death classification
Fred Zack, Horst Nizze, Verena Blaas, Anne Port, Andreas Büttner
Letter to the editors regarding the article entitled: “Cardiothoracic injuries after CardioPump CPR: a report of two cases and review of the literature” by Kolopp et al.
Guillaume Rousseau, Vincent Dupont, Nathalie Jousset, Stéphane Malbranque
The use of whole body diffusion-weighted post-mortem magnetic resonance imaging in timing of perinatal deaths
Susan C. Shelmerdine, Cheryl Main, John Ciaran Hutchinson, Dean Langan, Neil J. Sebire, Owen J. Arthurs
New equations for age estimation using four permanent mandibular teeth in Thai children and adolescents
P. Duangto, A. Janhom, S. Prasitwattanaseree, A. Iamaroon
Differences in non-enzymatic glycation products in human dentine and clavicle: changes with aging
Aurora Valenzuela, Eduardo Guerra-Hernández, José Ángel Rufián-Henares, Ana Belén Márquez-Ruiz, Hans Petter Hougen, Belén García-Villanova
Third molar maturity index (I3M) for assessing age of majority in northern Chinese population
Guang Chu, Ya-hui Wang, Mu-jia Li, Meng-qi Han, Zhi-yong Zhang, Teng Chen, Hong Zhou, Yu-cheng Guo
Age estimation combining radiographic information of two dental and four skeletal predictors in children and subadults
Akiko Kumagai, Guy Willems, Ademir Franco, Patrick Thevissen
Dental age estimation in Somali children using the Willems et al. model
Mari Metsäniitty, Janna Waltimo-Sirén, Helena Ranta, Steffen Fieuws, Patrick Thevissen
Is the third molar maturity index (I3M) useful for a genetic isolate population? Study of a Sardinian sample of children and young adults
E. Spinas, Stefano De Luca, L. Lampis, L. A. Velandia Palacio, R. Cameriere
Larval identification key to necrophagous Coleoptera of medico-legal importance in the western Palaearctic
Luisa M. Díaz-Aranda, Daniel Martín-Vega, Arturo Baz, Blanca Cifrián