An unusual observation of tetragametic chimerism: forensic aspects.

abstract：:Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) is a frequent autosomal recessive disease which causes iron-overload of various organs. Of all northern European affected individuals, 90-95% show 1 of 3 known point mutations in the HFE gene. Symptoms and organs involved can vary considerably: Only a small fraction of the 200,000-400,0...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Klintschar M,Stiller D

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Population genetic studies were carried out on randomly selected and unrelated healthy individuals from Sicily (n = 140-150 individuals) using the short tandem repeat (STR) systems HumTH01, HumvWA31, HumFESFPS and HumF13A01. After vertical electrophoresis on polyacrylamide denaturing gels 6 alleles could be identified...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Asmundo A,Crinò C

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In humans, the amelogenin gene is present on both the X and the Y chromosomes. However, there are size differences in this gene between these chromosomes, which have been utilised for sexing in forensic casework and prenatal diagnosis. Our study using the AmpFl STR Profiler Plus kit, showed a deletion of Y chromosome-...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Thangaraj K,Reddy AG,Singh L

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postmortem MRI (PMMR) examinations are seldom performed in legal medicine due to long examination times, unfamiliarity with the technique, and high costs. Furthermore, it is difficult to obtain access to an MRI device used for patients in clinical settings to image an entire human body. An alternative is available: ex...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Bruguier C,Egger C,Vallée JP,Grimm J,Boulanger X,Jackowski C,Mangin P,Grabherr S

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyroid hormones are sometimes used for purposes for which they are not approved. Reasons for off-label use can be overweight, prevailing depressive mood, or various somatic symptoms. Information about the intake of thyroid hormones in order to lose weight can be easily obtained from inappropriate/nonmedical websites....

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Hartung B,Schott M,Daldrup T,Ritz-Timme S

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bullet velocity is a basic parameter in wound ballistics studies. It is usually measured electronically by means of a variety of solid or photoelectric barriers connected to equipment measuring the time elapsing between impulses, enabling the velocity to be calculated. With the advent of Doppler radar velocity measure...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Knudsen PJ,Svender J

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The localization of ABH related antigens in human male reproductive tract was examined using monoclonal antibodies and an avidin biotin complex method. No positive reaction with blood group antibodies on spermatozoa was observed in testis and ductus epididymidis apart from erythrocytes and endothelial cells. The expre...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Nishi K,Fukunaga T,Yamamoto Y,Yamada M,Kane M,Tanegashima A,Rand S,Brinkmann B

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The measurement of mast cell tryptase is commonly used to support the diagnosis of anaphylaxis. In the post-mortem setting, the literature recommends sampling from peripheral blood sources (femoral blood) but does not specify the exact sampling technique. Sampling techniques vary between pathologists, and it...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Tse R,Garland J,Kesha K,Elstub H,Cala AD,Ahn Y,Stables S,Palmiere C

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Projectile impact in sandwich bones typically results in formation of conoidal wounds exhibiting a larger region of damage on the inner cortical plate termed the bevel. To date, a number of hypotheses have been put forward to explain the formation of this wound type. The plug and spall hypothesis suggests that the con...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Rickman JM,Shackel J

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a single case report illustrating the diagnostic role of multi-slice computed tomography (MSCT) in the investigation of suspicious child death where mechanical asphyxia is suspected. The case illustrates how radiological findings that may not be observable on conventional plain X-ray were identified by post...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Rutty GN,Jeffery AJ,Raj V,Morgan B

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the polymorphism of five X-chromosomal short tandem repeat markers (ChrX STRs) loci (DXS7132, DXS981, DXS6803, DXS6809, and DXS6789) and their value for forensic applications. A fluorescent multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for amplifying five ChrX STRs loci in the same PCR reaction was set up....

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Liu QL,Lv DJ,Wu XL,Sun HY,Wu XY,Lu HL

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) from 100 unrelated British White Caucasians was extracted, amplified and directly sequenced. Sequences of approximately 800 nucleotides were obtained from 2 hypervariable segments within the non-coding region of the mitochondrial genome. A total of 91 different sequences were observed with an...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Piercy R,Sullivan KM,Benson N,Gill P

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of the present study is to examine cross-sectional information on the growth of the humerus based on the analysis of four measurements, namely, diaphyseal length, transversal diameter of the proximal (metaphyseal) end of the shaft, epicondylar breadth and vertical diameter of the head. This analysis was perfo...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Rissech C,López-Costas O,Turbón D

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to explore the applicability of periodontal ligament visibility (PLV) at the 18-year threshold. This mandibular maturity marker is graded into four separate age related stages, PLV-A, PLV-B, PLV-C, and PLV-D. These are discernible on a dental panoramic tomograph (DPT). The sample comprise...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Lucas VS,McDonald F,Andiappan M,Roberts G

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Linking biological samples found at a crime scene with the actual crime event represents the most important aspect of forensic investigation, together with the identification of the sample donor. While DNA profiling is well established for donor identification, no reliable methods exist for timing forensic samples. He...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Ackermann K,Ballantyne KN,Kayser M

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper considers the statistical evaluation of DNA mixtures in the following situations: (1) two unknown contributors are related respectively to two typed persons, (2) two of the unknown or untyped contributors are related and the third unknown contributor is related to a typed person, or (3) there are two pairs ...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Hu YQ,Fung WK

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to the requirement to minimise exposure to radiation, it is desirable to develop non-ionising imaging procedures for the analysis of skeletal maturation for forensic age diagnostics in living individuals. The present pilot study analyses the applicability of ultrasound examinations for the evaluation of apophyseal...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Schmidt S,Schmeling A,Zwiesigk P,Pfeiffer H,Schulz R

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of online software designed for genetic studies has been exponentially growing, providing numerous benefits to the scientific community. However, they should be used with care, since some require adjustments. The efficiency of two programs for haplogroup prediction was tested with 119 samples of known ...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Muzzio M,Ramallo V,Motti JM,Santos MR,López Camelo JS,Bailliet G

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A publically available database of the most highly cited scientists in all disciplines was used to identify people that belonged to the subject category "forensic science and legal medicine." This bibliometric information was derived from Elsevier's SCOPUS database containing eight million scientists with at least fiv...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Jones AW

更新日期：2021-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present research is to study the radiographic visibility of the periodontal ligament in third molars from a northern Chinese population to determine if this methodology could be used for the 18-year threshold. A total of 1300 conventional orthopantomograms from 650 males and 650 females of northern ...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Guo YC,Li MJ,Olze A,Schmidt S,Schulz R,Zhou H,Pfeiffer H,Chen T,Schmeling A

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allele frequencies at the short tandem repeat (STR) loci HumACTBP2 and HumVWA were determined in 118 unrelated individuals from Northern Italy (Milan area). For locus HumACTBP2 (SE33) a total of 39 alleles was observed. Furthermore, two interalleles (N18m+N19m) and one allele (> N35) were found which were not observed...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Piccinini A,Waterkamp K,Meyer E

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The morphological structure and immunohistochemical reactions of 100 pituitaries from cases of SIDS children (58 males and 42 females, average age 5.34 +/- 3.12 months) were studied. Controls consisted of 19 pituitaries from children (14 males and 5 females, average age 5.63 +/- 2.52 months) with a clearly identifiabl...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Reuss W,Saeger W,Bajanowski T

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth arrest-specific 6 (Gas6) is widely expressed in leukocytes, platelets, endothelial cells, and monocytes. It regulates various processes including granulocyte adhesion to the endothelium, cell migration, thrombus stabilization, and cytokine release. In humans, increased plasma Gas6 levels have been described in ...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Palmiere C,Augsburger M

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For a long time, it has been thought that fresh and frozen tissues are the only possible source of biological material useful to extract nucleic acids suitable for downstream molecular analysis. Recently, for forensic purpose such as personal identification, also fixed tissues have been used to recover DNA molecules, ...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Muciaccia B,Vico C,Aromatario M,Fazi F,Cecchi R

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To elucidate postmortem computed tomography (PMCT) and postmortem magnetic resonance (PMMR) imaging findings suggesting massive fat embolism. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Consecutive forensic cases with PMCT and PMMR scans of subjects prior to autopsy were assessed. For PMCT, 16- or 64-row multidetector CT scans we...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Makino Y,Kojima M,Yoshida M,Motomura A,Inokuchi G,Chiba F,Torimitsu S,Hoshioka Y,Yamaguchi R,Saito N,Urabe S,Tsuneya S,Horikoshi T,Yajima D,Iwase H

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various aspects concerning the practical application and forensic interpretation of data obtained by saliva drug testing and drug monitoring from the skin surface are discussed. Basic information on the composition of saliva and skin secretions and their particular transport mechanisms, as far as known, are given. For...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Skopp G,Pötsch L

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic diversity indices and forensic parameters at 20 autosomal short tandem repeat (STR) loci were evaluated in 233 unrelated individuals of Himachal Pradesh, India. In total, 255 alleles were observed with an average of 11.25 ± 0.88 alleles per locus. None of the loci deviated from Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium. The ...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Sahajpal V,Singh A,Thakur M,Sharma A,Bhandari D,Sharma LK,Chandra K,Kumar S

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ancestry informative markers (AIMs) can be used to detect and adjust for population stratification and predict the ancestry of the source of an evidence sample. Autosomal single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are the best candidates for AIMs. It is essential to identify the most informative AIM SNPs across relevant p...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Zeng X,Chakraborty R,King JL,LaRue B,Moura-Neto RS,Budowle B

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite being a common form of abuse, there is a paucity of literature describing shackling and wrist restraint injuries among survivors of torture. Forensic evaluation of alleged wrist restraint/handcuff injuries in survivors of torture presents challenges to the evaluator, especially if the injuries are remote and d...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Neufeld MY,Kimball S,Stein AB,Crosby SS

更新日期：2021-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we assessed 30 insertion-deletion polymorphisms (Indels) (Investigator DIPplex® kit) in four Chinese populations (n = 952) and evaluated their usefulness in forensic genetic applications. After the Bonferroni correction at a 95 % significance level (p = 0.0017), there were no deviations from the Hardy-W...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Shi M,Liu Y,Bai R,Jiang L,Lv X,Ma S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00