abstract：:Shotguns are usually used to fire multiple pellets, but they are capable of firing single projectiles. Shotgun slug injuries are rare, severe, and fully comparable to those inflicted by high-velocity projectiles. A case of gunshot suicide of a 59-year-old man with a shotgun loaded with shotgun slugs is presented. The ...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Hejna P

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Establishing individuality is an imperative aspect in any investigation procedure. At times, it becomes necessary to determine the sex of the individual to establish identity, and saliva stains found at the scene of crime are of major help in such cases. In the present study, we have determined the sex of the individu...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Mittal T,Saralaya KM,Kuruvilla A,Achary C

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 41-year-old healthy Caucasian male showed an unidentifiable direct AB0 group and a B group by an indirect method revealing the presence of natural antibodies anti-A1 and anti-A2. Mixed fields with anti-B and anti-A+B antisera led to the conclusion that blood group B and 0 cell populations were present in a 1:1 ratio...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Verdiani S,Bonsignore A,Casarino L,Ferrari GM,Zia SC,De Stefano F

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In forensic science, anthropology, and archaeology, several techniques have been developed to estimate chronological age in both children and adults, using the relationship between age and morphological changes in the structure of teeth. Before implementing a statistical model to describe age as a function of the meas...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Ferrante L,Cameriere R

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The population origin of an individual is often requested to be determined from specimens left at a crime scene for identifying a suspect and individual identity. The melanocortin 1 receptor gene (MC1R) and P gene are associated with human pigmentation. Although several studies have reported that these genes are highl...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Masui S,Nakatome M,Matoba R

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estimation of age in individuals has received considerable attention in the forensic literature. The reduction of size of dental pulp cavity as a result of secondary dentin deposit with increasing age could be used as an indicator of age. This regression change, apart from morphological techniques, can also be analyse...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Landa MI,Garamendi PM,Botella MC,Alemán I

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Qualitative information on the sequence composition of the allele and locus structure of the X-STRs DXS8378, DXS9898, DXS6789, GATA31E08, and GATA172D05 was generated in this study. Sequence data were obtained from chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and diverse human population groups including Africans, Caucasians, Asians...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Gomes I,Prinz M,Pereira R,Bieschke E,Mayr WR,Amorim A,Carracedo A,Gusmão L

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In forensic science, the unequivocal identification of the cellular origin of crime scene samples used for DNA profiling can provide crucial information for crime scene reconstruction. We have previously shown that various mRNA markers from genes with expression patterns specific for blood and saliva can be establishe...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Zubakov D,Kokshoorn M,Kloosterman A,Kayser M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is a target for public health care in Germany. The aim of this study was to monitor data on risk-related behavior in the population of Hamburg, Germany, in order to respond to changes quickly and to estimate the effectiveness of prevention activities. Data have been gathered using t...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Sperhake JP,Zimmermann I,Püschel K

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The unique case of a 50-year-old known alcoholic whose corpse was exhumed 27 years after death is reported. The man apparently committed suicide by hanging, but many years later the case was questioned and homicide-linked to a long-lasting serial killer case-was suspected. Thus, the corpse was exhumed, and at the auto...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Politi L,Morini L,Mari F,Groppi A,Bertol E

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper investigates the effects that different summary statistics (minimum, median, mean, or maximum), temporal sampling resolutions (duration between sampling events), and sample sizes (number of individuals sampled per sampling event) had on the accuracy and precision of the regression coefficients of a typical ...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Richards CS,Villet MH

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Androgens mediate their functions through androgen receptors (AR). The two triplet repeats in the AR gene (CAG and GGN) are highly polymorphic among various populations and have been extensively studied in diverse clinical conditions and antisocial personality disorders. Several studies have reported either higher lev...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Rajender S,Pandu G,Sharma JD,Gandhi KP,Singh L,Thangaraj K

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies show that ethyl glucuronide (EtG) can be decomposed by bacteria; whilst so far no degradation of ethyl sulphate (EtS) has been observed. In the present study, in vitro experiments with bacterial colonies were performed. Bacteria (Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Clostridium sordellii) were isola...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Baranowski S,Serr A,Thierauf A,Weinmann W,Grosse Perdekamp M,Wurst FM,Halter CC

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present paper analyses the applicability of the clinically prevalent skeletal age determination method of Tanner and Whitehouse for forensic age estimation in living individuals. For this purpose, the hand X-rays from 48 boys and 44 girls aged 12-16 years were evaluated retrospectively. The minima and maxima, the ...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Schmidt S,Nitz I,Schulz R,Schmeling A

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The performance of two detection techniques for body fluids, the Spectra-Physics(R) Revealtrade mark portable forensic laser system and the mercury-arc lamp Lumatec Superlite 400, was evaluated with various biological stains on different substrates. Serial dilutions of neat, 1/10, 1/100 and 1/1,000 using fluid semen, ...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Seidl S,Hausmann R,Betz P

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 17 Y-specific STR loci were studied in 12 districts of the European part of Russia aiming to ascertain the amount of substructure required for the construction of a representative regional database. All groups exhibited high haplotype diversities but low inter-population variance as measured by an analysis ...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Roewer L,Willuweit S,Krüger C,Nagy M,Rychkov S,Morozowa I,Naumova O,Schneider Y,Zhukova O,Stoneking M,Nasidze I

更新日期：2008-05-01 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：:When preparing forensic age estimates for living subjects over 18 years of age, it is crucial to evaluate the stage of ossification of the medial clavicular epiphysis. The establishment of radiation-free imaging techniques for assessment of clavicular ossification would be desirable in order to reduce the radiation ex...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Schulz R,Zwiesigk P,Schiborr M,Schmidt S,Schmeling A

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Japan and elsewhere, ABO genotyping is frequently used in forensic practice for identification of a decomposed body. However, the phenotype deduced from the genotyping data is occasionally inconsistent with the real phenotype. In this paper, we report a simple ABO genotyping method in which five single nucleotide p...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Shintani-Ishida K,Zhu BL,Maeda H,Uemura K,Yoshida K

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many studies related to three-dimensional facial reconstruction have been previously reported. On the other hand, no extensive work has been found in the literature about hand reconstruction as an identification method. In this paper, the feasibility of virtual reconstruction of hand skin based on (1) its skeleton and...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Lefèvre P,Van Sint Jan S,Beauthier JP,Rooze M

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Historically, radiographical identification has been done by comparing conventional antemortem and postmortem X-ray images. The advent of new technologies such as multislice computed tomography (MSCT) is making traditional antemortem examination increasingly less frequent. The authors present the results of MSCT study...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Dedouit F,Telmon N,Costagliola R,Otal P,Florence LL,Joffre F,Rougé D

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current knowledge base for evaluating the influence of ethnic origin on wisdom tooth eruption is still inadequate. We therefore analyzed and compared the chronology of wisdom tooth eruption in three ethnic populations-German, Japanese, and black South African-based on evidence from 2,482 conventional orthopantomog...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Olze A,van Niekerk P,Ishikawa T,Zhu BL,Schulz R,Maeda H,Schmeling A

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carisoprodol is commonly prescribed as a centrally acting muscle relaxant, but it is also subject to abuse. The literature describing fatal intoxications with the drug is limited to a relatively small number of cases, and there are inconsistencies with regard to which concentration levels that are toxic. We therefore ...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Høiseth G,Bramness JG,Christophersen AS,Mørland J

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method has been developed for the simultaneous determination of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), its epimer iso-LSD, and its main metabolites nor-LSD and 2-oxo-3-hydroxy LSD in blood, urine, and, for the first time, vitreous humor samples. The method is based on liquid/liquid extraction and liquid chromatography-mu...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Favretto D,Frison G,Maietti S,Ferrara SD

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes the development of a species testing system based on the diversity of nucleotide sequences in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) among species. Five species, human, cow, pig, dog, and cat, were considered. The partial nucleotide sequences in 16S ribosomal RNA coding region were chosen as the target for di...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Imaizumi K,Akutsu T,Miyasaka S,Yoshino M

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We demonstrate the applicability of ion-pair reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (ICEMS) for the simultaneous characterization of length and nucleotide polymorphisms. Two sections within the first (HVS-I) and second (HVS-II) hypervariable segme...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Oberacher H,Niederstätter H,Parson W

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the case of a 3.5-year-old boy with sudden anal blood loss at school. Sexual abuse was suspected, and, apart from anal fissures seen on sigmoidoscopy, no other clinical signs of any sort of disorder were present. As no medical explanation for the blood loss could be given, penetrating anal trauma was sugges...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： De Munnynck K,Van Geet C,De Vos R,Van de Voorde W

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DXS8378, DXS7132, HPRTB, and DXS7423 microsatellite markers located in four different X-chromosomal linkage groups were studied in the Hungarian population. After genotyping unrelated men (219) and women (165), forensic efficiency parameters showing that the four X-linked short tandem repeats are informative for foren...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Zalán A,Völgyi A,Jung M,Peterman O,Pamjav H

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about what bereaved parents feel about the autopsy performed on their child. A multi-centre case control study of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) victims was carried out in Germany between 1998 and 2001, in which all infants had been autopsied. We performed a follow-up study 4-7 years after the par...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Vennemann MM,Rentsch C,Bajanowski T,Zimmer G

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunohistochemical investigation of the respiratory tract and lungs of 63 fire victims revealed a statistically significant enhanced expression of heat-shock protein 70 (Hsp70) in the epiglottis, the trachea, and the main and the peripheral bronchi compared with a control group. In the fire victims, a strong expressi...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Marschall S,Rothschild MA,Bohnert M

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 89-year-old woman was found dead lying in her bed. Autopsy demonstrated a pronounced thickening of all coronary arteries except for the first 2-4 cm. Death was due to a recent myocardial infarction. Microscopically, the coronary arteries showed a substantial concentric thickening of all three layers with 90% narrow...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Karger B,Fechner G

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contrary to the traditional dogma of being a relatively invariable and quiescent organ lacking the capability to regenerate, there is now widespread evidence that the human brain harbors multipotent neural stem cells, possibly throughout senescence. These cells can divide and give rise to neuroectodermal progeny in vi...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Feldmann RE Jr,Mattern R

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this investigation was to determine the cause of death of a 13-year-old girl, where none was immediately evident. Our analysis showed it to be a very unusual case of a drug-facilitated sexual assault (DFSA), which led to the tragic death of the young rape victim and then to the suicide of the rapist. Th...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Gaillard Y,Masson-Seyer MF,Giroud M,Roussot JF,Prevosto JM

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sequence variation of the hypervariable segments (HVS) I/II of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and the haplogroup affiliation were determined in a sample of 271 Italian subjects. This analysis showed that 42% of the individuals could be ascribed to H, the most frequent haplogroup in European Caucasian populations. This frac...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Grignani P,Peloso G,Achilli A,Turchi C,Tagliabracci A,Alù M,Beduschi G,Ricci U,Giunti L,Robino C,Gino S,Previderè C

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To better characterize the morphologic changes in electrocution, morphologic changes in the hearts of 21 subjects, who died instantaneously of electrocution, were compared to the hearts of decedents with different types of death. Sixteen myocardial samples per heart were processed for histological examination, and sec...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Fineschi V,Karch SB,D'Errico S,Pomara C,Riezzo I,Turillazzi E

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A multiplex PCR was designed for the loci D2S1338, D16S539, D18S51, TH01 and FGA using redesigned primers in order to reduce the lengths of the amplification products compared to the designs used in commercially available multiplex PCR kits, also including amelogenin. The new PCR primers were used to amplify highly de...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Grubwieser P,Mühlmann R,Berger B,Niederstätter H,Pavlic M,Parson W

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urine samples from 20 male volunteers of European Caucasian origin were stored at 4 degrees C over a 4-month period in order to compare the identification potential of nuclear DNA (nDNA) and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) markers. The amount of nDNA recovered from urines dramatically declined over time. Consequently, nDNA ...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Castella V,Dimo-Simonin N,Brandt-Casadevall C,Robinson N,Saugy M,Taroni F,Mangin P

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allele frequencies of 15 STR loci (D8S1179, D21S11, D7S820, CSF1PO, D3S1358, TH01, D13S317, D16S539, D2S1338, D19S433, vWA, TPOX, D18S51, D5S818, and FGA) were determined in a sample of 163 unrelated individuals from the Republic of Macedonia. AmpFISTR Identifiler Kit (Applied Biosystems) was used for PCR amplificatio...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Jakovski Z,Nikolova K,Furac I,Masic M,Janeska B,Kubat M

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cross-sectional study was carried out to assess chronological age estimation based on the stages of third lower molar development, following the eight stages (A-H) method of Demirjian et al. The final sample consisted of 1,054 orthopantomograms from Spanish individuals of known chronological age (range 14-21 years) ...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Prieto JL,Barbería E,Ortega R,Magaña C

更新日期：2005-11-01 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