Y-chromosomal STR haplotypes in a Belgian population sample and identification of a micro-variant with a flanking site mutation at DYS19.

abstract：:Pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN) and its degradation products are analyzed to discriminate between residues originating from PETN explosions and residues obtained under other circumstances, such as natural degradation on textile, or after handling intact PETN. The degradation products observed in post-explosion sam...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Brust H,van Asten A,Koeberg M,van der Heijden A,Kuijpers CJ,Schoenmakers P

更新日期：2013-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate stress gene expression in cultured primary fibroblasts established from Achilles tendons collected during autopsies from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) cases, and age-matched controls (infants dying in a traumatic event). Expression of 4 stress responsive genes, HSP...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Rohde MC,Corydon TJ,Hansen J,Pedersen CB,Schmidt SP,Gregersen N,Banner J

更新日期：2013-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The response to wounds until healing requires the activity of many cell types coordinate in space and time, so that the types of cells in a wound and their localization may be of help to date lesions with respect to death, which would be useful in forensic pathology. Cells reacting to injury include dendritic cells; t...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Bacci S,Defraia B,Cinci L,Calosi L,Guasti D,Pieri L,Lotti V,Bonelli A,Romagnoli P

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The timely identification of vehicles involved in an accident, such as a hit-and-run situation, bears great importance in forensics. To this end, procedures have been defined for analyzing car paint samples that combine techniques such as visual analysis and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. This work proposes ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Thoonen G,Nys B,Vander Haeghen Y,De Roy G,Scheunders P

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to determine the chronology of third molar mineralization and to establish Austrian reference data. Therefore, a cross-sectional study was undertaken by evaluating 610 panoramic radiographs in order to assess the mineralization status of the mandibular third molars of Austrian male and...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Meinl A,Tangl S,Huber C,Maurer B,Watzek G

更新日期：2007-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The conversion of levamisole to aminorex in horses was first described in 2009 and, for the first time, confirmed in humans two years later by our laboratory. Aminorex and levamisole interfere with serotonin metabolism and both are proven cause of potentially fatal idiopathic pulmonary hypertension (IPH). Because most...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Karch SB,Defraia B,Messerini L,Mari F,Vaiano F,Bertol E

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Though the child abuse syndrome is usually considered to have been first described in the middle of the present century, references to child abuse occur throughout history and in the 19th century, detailed descriptions were published in the French medical literature. ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Knight B

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of amphetamine and 'ecstasy' (MDMA) has increased exponentially in many European countries since the late nineties, leading to a rapid growth in the number of clinical and forensic analyses. Therefore, a rapid screening procedure for these substances in biological specimens has become an important part of rout...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Laloup M,Tilman G,Maes V,De Boeck G,Wallemacq P,Ramaekers J,Samyn N

更新日期：2005-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Allele frequencies for the 15 autosomic STR loci included in the PowerPlex 16 System kit (Promega) were estimated from a sample of 111 unrelated individuals living in Neuquen province, southwest of Argentina. Population showed to be in HWE. ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Toscanini U,Berardi G,Raimondi E

更新日期：2003-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：:This study reports on the relationships between the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) and the cause of death - which is of course common knowledge for forensic scientists! Our special aim was to gain unselected data for generalizing conclusions. The blood of 2465 consecutive cases (86% of all 2852 sudden unexpected an...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Kubo S,Dankwarth G,Püschel K

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:False positives due to the presence of antimony in vehicle seat fabrics are a problem in gunshot residue (GSR) analysis, in particular, when graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry (GFAAS) is employed. In this study, we sought to determine the reason for the prevalence of false positive results and to propose ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Aksoy Ç,Bora T,Şenocak N,Aydın F

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of our study was to test the diagnostic value of iron (Fe) in fresh water drowning by investigating the postmortem levels of hemodilution in drowning cases compared to control cases. Twenty-six typical fresh water drowning cases were selected from 128 immersion cases autopsied in our Department of Forensic Pat...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： de la Grandmaison GL,Leterreux M,Lasseuguette K,Alvarez JC,de Mazancourt P,Durigon M

更新日期：2006-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Cannabis cultivation in order to produce drugs is forbidden in Switzerland. Thus, law enforcement authorities regularly ask forensic laboratories to determinate cannabis plant's chemotype from seized material in order to ascertain that the plantation is legal or not. As required by the EU official analysis protocol th...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Broséus J,Anglada F,Esseiva P

更新日期：2010-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Albumin concentration in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and plasma was determined in 44 cadavers divided into three groups on the basis of death agony duration. The same was determined in a control group of 42 patients with no demonstrable neurological disease. Following Schuller's method, the evaluation of the blood CSF b...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Mangin P,Lugnier AA,Chaumont AJ,Offner M,Grucker M

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forensic pathologists are often involved in the identification of unknown bodies. It is imperative, therefore, that they become aware of a national computerized identification system (NCIC) administered by the FBI. There is also a state system in California which has resulted in the identification of 59 individuals. T...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Sperber N

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diphenhydramine is one of the first effective antihistamine agents to have been discovered. The compound is also used for its sedative and antiemetic effects. The first case involving repetitive sedation linked to the use of diphenhydramine as a drug-facilitated crime and subsequent impairment of a 9-year-old female v...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Kintz P,Evans J,Villain M,Salquebre G,Cirimele V

更新日期：2007-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of synthetic cannabinoids (SC) has been widespread in certain groups of drug users for many years. In the scientific literature many intoxication cases and a number of fatalities after the use of synthetic cannabinoids were reported. In this paper three death cases are described with involvement of the synthet...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Angerer V,Jacobi S,Franz F,Auwärter V,Pietsch J

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Descriptions and differentiating factors in post-torture lesions are described and discussed, from the point of view of the medical examination of persons alleging physical abuse of human rights. The lesions caused by various methods of torture are described. The material and expertise is drawn from a long experience ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Forrest D

更新日期：1995-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:A new solid phase extraction method was studied to extract methadone from small amounts of biological samples, by using little disposable columns prepacked with reverse phase sorbents. Two different commercial kinds of reversed phase columns prepacked with octadecylsilane (ODS) were tested; the results were compared t...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Chiarotti M,Offidani C,de Giovanni N

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventeen Y-chromosomal short tandem repeats (STRs), DYS19, DYS389I, DYS389II, DYS390, DYS391, DYS392, DYS393, DYS385ab, DYS437, DYS438, DYS439, GATA-H4, DYS448, DYS456, DYS458, DYS635 were typed in DNA samples from the Kalmyk population (n=99). The population is characterized by a high proportion of duplicated DYS19 ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Roewer L,Krüger C,Willuweit S,Nagy M,Rodig H,Kokshunova L,Rothämel T,Kravchenko S,Jobling MA,Stoneking M,Nasidze I

更新日期：2007-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Urine morphine levels after the consumption of poppy seeds were measured in two separate trials. Maximum levels of approximately 18 micrograms/ml were found using RIA, EMIT-ST and GC methodologies. Positive immunoassay results were seen up to 60 h post-ingestion. Several different lots of seeds from various sources we...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Fritschi G,Prescott WR Jr

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In cases of criminal thallium poisoning, forensic investigation is required to identify the amount and time of thallium exposure. Usually, blood and urine thallium levels are respectively used as biomarkers. Additionally, hair has the unique potential to reveal retrospective information. Although several studies have ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Matsukawa T,Chiba M,Shinohara A,Matsumoto-Omori Y,Yokoyama K

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the case of suicidal drowning forensic examination is difficult, particularly with regard to differentiating between suicide, accident, homicide and natural death. Bondage and weighting with objects, putrescence and attendant lesions aggravate interpretation and investigation of postmortal forensic findings. In thi...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Todt M,Ast F,Wolff-Maras R,Roesler B,Germerott T

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular analyses in a post-mortem setting are becoming increasingly common, particularly in cases of sudden unexplained death, with the aim of identifying genetic mutations which may be responsible for causing death. In retrospective investigations, the access to suitable autopsy biological samples may be limited, a...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Reid KM,Maistry S,Ramesar R,Heathfield LJ

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to evaluate the applicability of human identification parameters, established by Tatlisumak et al. (2007), by means of cone-beam computed tomography and extraoral radiographs of the frontal sinus region. From a total of 58 dry skulls, 26 were selected. Posteroanterior, profile cephalome...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Soares CB,Almeida MS,Lopes Pde M,Beltrão RV,Pontual Ados A,Ramos-Perez FM,Figueroa JN,Pontual ML

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Head hair samples obtained from surgery patients who received fentanyl during anesthesia were analyzed by immunoassay for the presence of fentanyl. Thirteen hair samples were collected from patients following intravenous administration of 1-6 mg of fentanyl. Additional hair samples were collected following the adminis...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Wang WL,Cone EJ,Zacny J

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Foreign body aspiration is frequently encountered in young children, in the majority of cases it will not lead to an adverse outcome. However, in case of coin battery ingestion more serious adverse outcomes, including death, have been reported. We present a case with fatal outcome due to exsanguination, of a 2-year-ol...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Soerdjbalie-Maikoe V,van Rijn RR

更新日期：2010-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The differentiation of intoxication courses is one of the most difficult challenges for forensic pathologists and toxicologists. The case of a 52-year-old female inpatient of a psychiatric clinic with multiple medications who died from doxepin intoxication is reported. Concentrations of doxepin metabolites and isomers...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Neukamm MA,Vogt S,Hermanns-Clausen M,Naue J,Thierauf A,Auwärter V

更新日期：2013-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Measurement of breath alcohol concentration is strongly influenced by timing and the breathing pattern. In particular, shallow expiration and hyperventilation leads to underestimation of the breath alcohol concentration. In the present study, expirograms of alcohol, water and carbon dioxide were recorded in 30 healthy...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Kaisdotter Andersson A,Hök B,Ekström M,Hedenstierna G

更新日期：2011-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Two likelihood ratio (LR) approaches are presented to evaluate the strength of evidence of MDMA tablet comparisons. The first one is based on a more 'traditional' comparison of MDMA tablets by using distance measures (e.g., Pearson correlation distance or a Euclidean distance). In this approach, LRs are calculated usi...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Bolck A,Weyermann C,Dujourdy L,Esseiva P,van den Berg J

更新日期：2009-10-30 00:00:00