abstract：:The hypothesis that antitussives containing ethylmorphine are abused by alcoholics and drug addicts and that this may lead to fatal poisonings where ethylmorphine causes or contributes to death was investigated. For this purpose 14 cases were analysed where a blood ethylmorphine concentration above the therapeutic lev...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Jonasson B,Jonasson U,Holmgren P,Saldeen T

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A chimera is an organism whose cells derive from two or more distinct zygote lineages. and therefore two different blood cell populations circulate in one individual. To point out the potential pitfalls in forensic analysis, a set of triplets (a girl and two boys) who revealed blood chimerism was investigated with fou...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Milde A,Kühl-Burmeister R,Ritz-Timme S,Kaatsch HJ

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sequences of the hypervariable region 1 (HV1) of the mitochondrial DNA control region from multiple hair shafts from 10 unrelated individuals were compared to determine the frequency of differences in hairs from one individual. The extraction method described herein showed an average success rate of 67% for all 15...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Hühne J,Pfeiffer H,Waterkamp K,Brinkmann K

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The allele frequencies of DYS19 and DYS390 located on the Y chromosomes were determined from male bloodstain samples of 308 (DYS19) and 268 (DYS390) unrelated male adults in south-east Hungary. Six alleles could be distinguished in both systems, yielding 22 DYS19/DYS390 halotypes in a subset of 239 males. ...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Csete K,Szabó A,Varga T

更新日期：1999-01-01 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：:The case concerns the sudden death of a 21-year-old male during a soccer game. The autopsy revealed large, calcified saccular aneurysms at the origins of both the left anterior descending and the right coronary arteries. Histologically, the wall of the aneurysms was thin and composed of an internal fibro-calcified lay...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Fineschi V,Paglicci Reattelli L,Baroldi G

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allele frequencies for four short tandem repeat loci were determined in a population sample from Catalonia (NE Spain). After denaturing PAGE electrophoresis, 8 alleles were identified for D3S1358 (n=201), 10 alleles for D8S1179 (n=198), 13 alleles for D18S51 (n=197) and 11 alleles for D19S253 (n=201). No deviation fro...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Gené M,Piqué E,Borrego N,Carracedo A,Huguet E,Moreno P

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine the prevalence of hepatitis G virus (HGV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections in deceased injection drug users and for comparison of the detection rates of HGV and HCV RNA in liver tissue with detection rates in postmortem serum samples, RT-PCR was performed in 50 drug abuse-related fatalities. HGV RNA w...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Seidl S,Koenig B,Reinhardt G,Hampl W,Mertens T,Michel D

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A system of nomenclature is proposed for the complex STR system ACTBP2 (SE33) in order to facilitate data exchange between laboratories. The nomenclature conforms to the ISFH recommendations as far as it is possible for such complex systems. A blind trial was carried out between up to 20 laboratories to ascertain the ...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Schneider HR,Rand S,Schmitter H,Weichhold G

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a Japanese population study of the D1S80 locus 24 alleles ranging from allele 16 to allele43 were analysed using PCR-RFLP. As two repeat units were found to contain the restriction cleavage site (CCAGG) for EcoRII, we digested the alleles with EcoRII, separated the digested fragments on polyacrylamide gels and stai...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Arakura A,Liu C,Ota M,Fukushima H

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blank cartridge guns are generally regarded as being harmless and are not considered to be firearms in most countries. A comparison of the legal situations in Germany and Austria concerning weapons is given. There have been several reports of serious injuries and even fatalities due to these weapons. Ballistic experim...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Rabl W,Riepert T,Steinlechner M

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Identification of unknown bodies is mainly made by dental examination and comparison with accurate dental records. Therefore it is necessary to examine the jaws carefully and to locate every tooth-coloured dental restoration. Overlooking dental fillings can make positive identification impossible. The technique descri...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Benthaus S,DuChesne A,Brinkmann B

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abstract DNA typing of four tetrameric repeat loci (HUMVWA, HUMTH0I, D21SII and HPRT) was carried out in a Chinese Han population from Shanghai (East China) and one from Guangzhou (South-East China) using a quadruplex PCR amplification and detection of the fluorescent-labeled alleles on the ALF DNA sequencer. All loci...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Xiao FX,Gilissen A,Gu XX,Cassiman JJ,Decorte R

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study reports mtDNA polymorphisms in both hypervariable segments HV1 and HV2 of the non coding D-loop region from 60 unrelated Koreans. In contrast to two previous Korean data base studies, mtDNA was extracted separately from pulp tissue and root dentin of teeth obtained from dentists. Dentin turned out to be a r...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Pfeiffer H,Steighner R,Fisher R,Mörnstad H,Yoon CL,Holland MM

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A short tandem repeat at the D1S1656 locus was sequenced in 45 selected alleles and 13 different alleles were found which were designated according to the total number of repeats. This STR is a compound hypervariable STR consisting of blocks of (TAGR) repeats with a basic sequence structure (TAGA)4(TGA)0-1(TAGA)6-16(T...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Lareu MV,Barral S,Salas A,Pestoni C,Carracedo A

更新日期：1998-01-01 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：:The measurement of the myeloperoxidase activity was used to quantify the acute granulocyte reaction. A 35% loss of blood resulted in a clear decrease of the myeloperoxidase activity at the edges of experimental incision wounds in rat skin in the first day after inflicting the wounds. After 12 h only about one-third an...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Laiho K

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Population genetic studies were carried out on 932 caucasians from Austria using the short tandem repeat system ACTBP2 (SEE33). A sequenced allelic ladder was used for typing (Möller et al. 1995). After native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis all 26 alleles of the ladder were found as well as 194 alleles which migra...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Klintschar M,Neuhuber F

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA typing was carried out on epithelial cells which were transferred from the hands of the suspect onto the neck of the victim. In an experimental study 16 suspect-victim combinations were investigated for estimating the typing success. Alternatively to an attack against the neck, the upper arm was used for "strangul...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Wiegand P,Kleiber M

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For the interpretation of the concentration of morphine in blood samples of heroin consumers information about the concentration of the analgesic active morphine metabolite morphine-6-glucuronide is very important. Thus a simple but specific clean-up procedure based on immuno-affinity chromatography is presented for t...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Beike J,Köhler H,Blaschke G

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 49-year-old white male was found lying unconscious at home. He had vomited, his mouth was filled with a white foam and a pungent odour filled the room. After emergency treatment blood, urine and stomach contents were screened for drugs after acid and alkaline extraction with subsequent derivatisation and GC-MS analy...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： West A,Frost M,Köhler H

更新日期：1997-01-01 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：:We describe new primers for the detection of the STR polymorphism at the CSF1PO locus. These primers have been designed to produce shorter amplicons (150-182 bp) than the primers in standard use (295-327 bp). The reliability of the new primers for CSF1PO typing has been demonstrated by testing on known samples and by ...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Yoshida K,Sekiguchi K,Kasai K,Sato H,Seta S,Sensabaugh GF

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro experiments on the interaction of 3H-cocaine and melanin from Sepia officinalis confirmed the existence of drug binding sites on melanin granules. The results suggested that the binding of 3H-cocaine to melanin could be analyzed by assuming that the binding to the surface of pigment granules is analogous ...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Pötsch L,Skopp G,Rippin G

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In three separate shooting incidents involving multiple gunshots, two FMJ bullets and one bullet fragment found at the scene (one from each case) were investigated for the presence of biological material from the victim after perforation. The surface of the missiles, which did not show obvious tissue traces when exami...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Karger B,Meyer E,DuChesne A

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three immunohistochemically different myelomonocytic subtypes, i.e. MRP8, MRP14 and 27E10 were quantitatively evaluated in the intraalveolar, alveolar-interstitial and alveolar-intracapillary lung compartments. Lung sections from 5 major groups with defined causes of death, i.e. drowning and death during immersion (DI...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Brinkmann B,Hernandez MA,Karger B,Ortmann C

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five short tandem repeat (STR) systems HumVWA, HumTH01, HumCD4, HumF13B and HumFES were investigated in 2 subpopulations living in Turkey (Laz Turks and Kurds). The population genetic data were compared to a Turkish population sample from the Adana area. A closer genetic relationship was found to the Laz Turks than to...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Iwasa M,Wiegand P,Rand S,Schürenkamp M,Atasoy S,Brinkmann B

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Shooting incidents are often portrayed as resulting in a sometimes violent backwards displacement of the victim. This opinion is also not infrequently held by expert witnesses. The physical force responsible for this would be momentum (mass x velocity). The physics of momentum in ballistic injury is explained in detai...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Karger B,Kneubuehl BP

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myocardial pathology and cardiac functional abnormalities known to occur in association with chronic alcohol abuse have been attributed to a direct toxic effect of ethanol on the intra-myocardial vasculature: alcohol-induced occlusion of small arteries with consequent secondary ischaemia leads to individual myocyte lo...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Ahmed AN,Elton RA,Busuttil A

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Suppose that part of the prosecution's evidence in some crime case is analysis of a blood stain, and that the traits E discovered in the stain suggest multiple donors. Then the prosecution will probably allege some specific inculpatory hypothesis H0 about the sources of the stain, and P (E [symbol: see text] H0) can b...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Brenner CH,Fimmers R,Baur MP

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Backspatter is the ejection of biological material from a gunshot entrance wound against the line of fire. This phenomenon was investigated experimentally in transverse gunshots to the heads of calves (n = 9) using two types of 9 mm Parabellum ammunition from shooting distances of 0-10 cm. The resulting bloodstains we...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Karger B,Nüsse R,Schroeder G,Wüstenbecker S,Brinkmann B

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Population studies on six short tandem repeat loci, HUMF13A01, HUMFXIIIB, HUMLIPOL, HUMTH01, HUMTPOX and HUMVWFA31 were carried out in a sample of unrelated Japanese individuals (n = 337-545) living in Gifu Prefecture (central region of Japan). Five alleles could be identified for HUMFXIIIB, six for HUMF13A01, HUMLIPO...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Nagai A,Yamada S,Watanabe Y,Bunai Y,Ohya I

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 32-year-old patient died of a cerebellar haemorrhage and the blood coagulation analysis before death suggested defective synthesis of vitamin K-dependent clotting factors due to vitamin K deficiency. The post-mortem toxicological examination of different tissues revealed phenprocoumon poisoning as the cause of death...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Höhler T,Becker J,Meyer zum Büschenfelde KH,Rittner C

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allele frequencies of the Short tandem repeat systems HumVWA and HumACTBP2 were determined from 105 unrelated individuals from the area of Szeged, Hungary. A total of 8 alleles was detected for VWA, and 23 alleles were found for ACTBP2. In both systems no deviations from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium were observed. A com...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Csete K,Schürenkamp M,Varga T

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA typing of cellular debris from perforating bullets was investigated following shooting experiments. A total of 14 perforating gunshots were fired into 9 calves. PCR typing of tissue fragments was done using bovine-specific primers flanking a 247 bp segment within the bovine lactoglobulin gene. Positive amplificati...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Karger B,Meyer E,Knudsen PJ,Brinkmann B

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 12-year-old boy with no previous serious medical history experienced abdominal discomfort and chest pains for 5 days and suddenly died. The autopsy revealed diffuse and extensive infiltration of eosinophils into the myocardium, with poorly formed granulomas and few fibrotic changes. The necrotic changes was so exten...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Aoki Y,Nata M,Hashiyada M,Sagisaka K

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The tetrameric STRs, HUMTH01, HUMVWA31A and HUMFES/FPS, were studied in a population from the Basque Country (northern Spain) for their frequency distribution and applicability to identity and paternity testing. All systems conformed to Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium; pairwise comparisons demonstrated the allelic independ...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Alonso S,Castro A,Fernandez I,Gómez de Cedrón M,Garcia-Orad A,Meyer E,Martínez de Pancorbo M

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Military rifle bullets are assumed to tumble 180 degrees in the target and end up facing backwards, but intact. It has been claimed, however, that a German version of the 7.62 mm x 51 (7.62 mm NATO) bullet may fragment at ranges up to 100 m. A lack of strength in the jacket, causing it to break at the cannelure when h...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Knudsen PJ,Vigsnaes JS,Rasmussen R,Nissen PS

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Haemorrhages at the periostal-clavicular origin of the sternocleidomastoid muscles were found in 52 out of 54 cases of death by hanging. This cervical haemorrhage is most frequently found in death by hanging, but only seldomly seen in other causes of death and can therefore be regarded as being typical for death by ha...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Keil W,Forster A,Meyer HJ,Peschel O

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Determinations of chronologic age are of great importance in forensic science. At present the aspartic acid racemization method on teeth provides one of the best means in adult individuals. However, if teeth are not available, some other stable tissue has to be used. In this study, the applicability of cartilage from ...

journal_title：International journal of legal medicine

authors： Pfeiffer H,Mörnstad H,Teivens A

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00