Ausgabe 1/2026
Inhalt (50 Artikel)
Update on the similarities between SADS, SIDS, and SUDEP: Three sides of the same pyramid?
- Open Access
- Review
Rosario Barranco, Isabella Caristo, Andrea Molinelli, Gabriele Rocca, Nicolò Vernazza, Francesco Ventura
Molecular biology research progress in post-mortem interval (PMI) estimation in forensic medicine
- Review
Ting He, Binghui Song, Junjiang Fu
Differential diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction based on plasma Exosomal MicroRNA
- Original Article
Peng Zhou, Jia Zhang, Xiangjun Wu, Leilei Zhang, Qinlai Liu, Ruotong Xiong, Yujie Wang, Min Li, Ran Wei, Xiaoqun Xu, Deping Meng, Chunjiang Yu, Jiangwei Yan, Chen Fang
Population substructure affects kinship testing in multi-ethnic areas of China
- Original Article
Yuhan Hu, Xuan Dai, Haoyu Wang, Yifan Wei, Yuntao Cai, Chun Yang, Qiang Zhu, Ji Zhang
Retrospective analysis-based prioritization and degradation pattern characterization of sudden unexplained death susceptibility genes
- Original Article
Qi Shen, Zhimin Wang, Junyi Lin, Liliang Li, Suhua Zhang, Shouyu Wang, Chengtao Li
Cell free DNA and MiRNA analysis by quantitative Real-Time polymerase chain reaction in postmortem interval determination
- Original Article
Duygu Yavuz-Kilicaslan, Emrah Emiral, N. Lale Satiroglu-Tufan
Addressing species identification of 12 animals and human beings with two novel assays
- Original Article
Lanrui Jiang, Feng Song, Bo Liu, Tongli Zhu, Chaoran Sun, Hewen Yao, Zhirui Zhang, Xindi Wang, Yuxiang Zhou, Shuangshuang Wang, Haibo Luo
Evaluation of gain in statistical power for kinship analysis using sequence-based versus length-based STR genotyping
- Original Article
Huseyin Sevay, Naciye Durmus, Gonul Filoglu, Cemal Gurkan, Ozlem Bulbul
Species-level taxonomic characterization enhances the power of saliva and feces stain microbiota for inferring the time since deposition (TsD)
- Original Article
Litao Huang, Jiaqian Le, Mingyue Zhao, Jieyu Du, Xiaohui Chen, Qin Su, Linying Ye, Quyi Xu, Xiaolong Han, Bofeng Zhu, Chao Liu, Ling Chen
The potential of mRNA markers in body fluids and personal source analysis based on the QNome nanopore sequencing
- Original Article
Suyu Li, Haowen Song, Jing Liu, Liu Qin, Mengyao Zhao, Yiping Hou, Bin Cong, Zheng Wang
Identification of specific molecular markers in severe heatstroke using transcriptomics techniques
- Open Access
- Original Article
Zhiao Duan, Mei Wang, Yunchao Zhou, Jianghuan Lu, Yixin Ma, Yuzhao Xu, Jianqiang Deng, Hui Liu, Jianhua Chen
Forensic insights into genetic polymorphism and tri-allelic pattern in the Brahmin population of Gujarat, India, using 21 autosomal STR markers
- Original Article
Ankita Arunrao Fulkar, Vrunda Dave, Malay Ashvinkumar Shukla
Comparison of classic Sanger and next generation sequencing mitotypes of second world war victims from Konfin I mass grave
- Open Access
- Short Communication
Marcel Obal, Irena Zupanič Pajnič
Identification of a large off-ladder allele of the D21S2055 locus during population genetics analysis
- Short Communication
Hongqin Lin, Shuning Zhang, Dian Chen, Hong Yu, Lili Han, Li Lai
Tri-allelic pattern in CSF1PO: a case study
- Case Report
Noemi Argirò, Venusia Cortellini, Andrea Verzeletti
Case report on multilocus gene deletion and gene conversion at Y-STR loci
- Case Report
Xiaoting Mo, Huijie Nie, Yiyan Zhang, Yiren Yao, Lei Huang, Xingchun Zhao, Baowen Cheng
Chiral analysis of etomidate and metomidate enantiomers in hair by UHPLC-MS/MS: application to authentic human hair samples and enantiomeric fraction assessment
- Original Article
Zhen Zhang, Xin Wang, Meiting Lin, Hui Yan, Yan Shi, Zheng Qiao, Miao Yu, Ping Xiang
Characterizing post-mortem blood concentrations in methadone-related deaths
- Open Access
- Original Article
Guido Pelletti, Valentina Giunchi, Paolo Fais, Mattia Innocenti, Arianna Giorgetti, Elisabetta Poluzzi, Michele Fusaroli, Susi Pelotti
Insufficient evidence for the applicability of the neonatal line as evidence for live birth in forensic odontology: a systematic review
- Original Article
Bidisha Borah, Punnya V Angadi, Alka Kale
Identification of MFN2 and NCL as cardiac biomarkers for post-mortem diagnosis of atypical electrocution death
- Original Article
Fengping Yan, Yuanyuan Chen, Fu Zhang
Working out the manner and cause of death using medicine, marks and micro traces - Case report
- Open Access
- Case Report
Matthias Weber, Pia Rosendahl, Sonja Siegel
Sudden perioperative death post aortic valve replacement with autopsy showing hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in elderly female
- Open Access
- Case Report
Zubair Abdul Razak, Joseph Westaby, Mary N. Sheppard
Sudden cardiac death due to intussusception of a coronary artery: a case report
- Open Access
- Case Report
Federica Attico, Francesco Di Paola, Matteo De Nadai, Gaetano Bulfamante, Andrea Verzeletti
The role of forensic imaging in the allegations of torture in asylum seekers
- Open Access
- Review
Giuseppe Davide Albano, Giuseppe Lo Re, Sergio Salerno, Marika Barberi Triskari, Mariagrazia Fornasari, Giuseppe Micci, Domenico Albano, Mauro Midiri, Corinne La Spina, Ginevra Malta, Stefania Zerbo, Antonina Argo
Comparing imaging modalities and healing criteria for the estimation of fracture age: a systematic review
- Open Access
- Review
Charlotte G. Lawrence, Mark A. Williams, Charlotte Primeau
Diagnostic tips for multi-phase post-mortem computed tomography angiography interpretation in upper gastro-intestinal bleeding
- Open Access
- Original Article
Kim Wiskott, Virginie Magnin, Coraline Egger, Ruben Soto, Silke Grabherr, Tony Fracasso
Diagnostic accuracy of rib fracture detection in forensic post-mortem photon counting CT
- Open Access
- Original Article
Paolo Lombardo, Conny Hartmann, Chantal Fridle, Hendrik von Tengg-Kobligk, Thomas D. Ruder, Wolf-Dieter Zech
Detection of gunshot residues using infrared photography: influence of ammunition type, surface color and blood contamination
- Open Access
- Original Article
Joel Bottoni, Holger Wittig, Thomas Rost, Alexander Schocker, Philipp Wild, Urs Nachbur, Dominique Neuhaus, Lennart Bedarf, Kathrin Gerlach, Eva Scheurer, Claudia Lenz
Ex-situ identification of vertebral artery injuries from stab wounds through contrast-enhanced fluoroscopy and micro-CT
- Short Communication
Laura Secco, Giorgia Franchetti, Guido Viel, Paolo Fais, Filippo Pirani, Barbara Bonvicini, Anna Michielin, Silvia Damiana Visonà, Chiara Giraudo, Giovanni Cecchetto
Age assessment according to the stages of pulp involution in a Brazilian sample
- Original Article
Nathália Araujo da Silva, Paulo Cássio Figueira-Silva, Mirela Cristina da Silva, Juliana Marques Brassarola, Paulo Henrique Viana Pinto, Ricardo Henrique Alves da Silva
Development of an age estimation method for the coxal bone and lumbar vertebrae obtained from post-mortem computed tomography images using a convolutional neural network
- Original Article
Kazuhiko Imaizumi, Shiori Usui, Takeshi Nagata, Hideyuki Hayakawa, Seiji Shiotani
Combining machine learning algorithms to construct a new method for inferring dental age of children with missing teeth in southern China
- Original Article
Xiaohong Liang, Chudong Wang, Dan Wen, Zhikai Tian, Yike Zhang, Lihua Hou, Bingxu Chen, Wenshuang Wu, Yali Wang, Lagabaiyila Zha, Ying Liu
From cartilage to bone: the utility of ultrasonography in age estimation using forearm bones: a novel scoring system approach
- Original Article
Manar Maher Fayed, Donia A. Abo Seada, Radwa M. Elkhouly, Ahmed Abdel Raouf Hashem, Asmaa F. Sharif
Development of an open-source 3D imaging method for forensic age estimation based on medial clavicular ossification: assessing area and volume ratios of epiphyses and metaphyses
- Open Access
- Method Paper
Jonathan Kurz, Tobias Krähling, Ronald Schulz, Christian Ottow, Volker Vieth, Andreas Schmeling, Aaron Liebsch
Evaluating the compatibility of the 2D and 3D facial soft tissue depth measurement methods
- Open Access
- Original Article
Gülçin Coşkun
Assessment of sexual dimorphism in all lumbar vertebrae using three-dimensional multi-slice computed tomography scan
- Original Article
Soha A. Abd Elghany, Asmaa F. Sharif, Aalaa Yehia Mohammed Yehia, Yara B. Abd Eldayem
Metric analysis of the postcranial skeleton: a comprehensive approach for biological sex estimation in an Italian population
- Open Access
- Original Article
Paolo Morandini, Lucie Biehler-Gomez, Kyra Stull, Cristina Cattaneo
Facial soft tissue thickness in the sub-adult population of Türkiye: MRI-based assessment and its correlation with body-mass index (BMI)
- Original Article
Zehra Arslan, Elif Aze Bol, Seda Kaynak Şahap, Nergis Cantürk, Gürol Cantürk
Ear biometrics in forensic identification: from ear similarity quantification to kinship verification driven by deep learning approaches
- Original Article
Xindi Wang, Zibo Zhao, Yufei Yang, Bo Liu, Chengye Zhou, Chuanxu Wang, Haibo Luo, Feng Song
A preliminary study of insect, bacterial, and fungal communities associated with Sus scrofa carrion in a tropical rainforest
- Open Access
- Original Article
Nur Adilla Zaini, Tania Ivorra, Norhidayah Rosman, Hiromu Kurahashi, Chong Chin Heo
Fact-finding with fungi: A scoping review on recent advancements in the role of fungi as evidence in forensic science
- Review
Dhatri V. Karanth, Arjun Rao Isukapatla
The use of liver biomechanics in forensic pathology
- Open Access
- Original Article
Johann Zwirner, Pavithran Devananthan, Natalia Kabaliuk, Paul D. Docherty, Benjamin Ondruschka
HOW do we improve the testing of female ballistic body armour? – a comparison of roma plastilina no.1, 10% ballistic gelatine and sebs gel
- Open Access
- Original Article
Chris Malbon, Clare Knock, Debra J. Carr
The impact of age and insects factors on cadaver microbial communities and application to postmortem interval Estimation
- Original Article
Sile Chen, Yang Xia, Xiangyan Zhang, Jian Zhao, Sheng Hu, Fan yang, Zhe Deng, Chengxin Ye, Hai Wu, Xingchun Zhao, Yadong Guo
Experimental Biomechanical study on the consequences of dashboard injury of the pelvis after total hip replacement
- Open Access
- Original Article
Kálmán Rácz, Gábor Simon, Gyula Győrfi, László Kiss, Tamás Bazsó, Loránd Csámer, Tamás Juhász, Péter Attila Gergely, Sándor Manó
Post-mortem fundus examination after sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI): can we do better? a study based on the French SUDI registry
- Original Article
Romain Provost, Jean- Baptiste Ducloyer, Caroline Rambaud, Christele Gras-LeGuen, Renaud Clement, Sophie T. Brouard, Audrey Farrugia, Mathilde Ducloyer
High-voltage electrocution at a hydroelectric plant: a case report with SEM-EDS analysis of electrical wounds
- Case Report
Lise Pestourie, Eulalie Pefferkorn, Claudie Josse, Anthony Blanc, Norbert Telmon, Céline Guilbeau-Frugier
To err is no more (only) human: where does legal medicine stands on?
- Letter to the Editor
Simone Grassi, Francesco De Micco
Correction to: Investigating skeletal fracture patterns in truck occupants involved in fatal motor vehicle incidents
- Correction
Alexandra Wulff, Joanna F. Dipnall, Richard G. D. Fernandez, Emma C. Cheshire, Michael J. P. Biggs, Hans de Boer, Samantha K. Rowbotham
Correction to: Population substructure affects kinship testing in multi-ethnic areas of China
- Correction
Yuhan Hu, Xuan Dai, Haoyu Wang, Yifan Wei, Yuntao Cai, Chun Yang, Qiang Zhu, Ji Zhang
