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International Journal of Legal Medicine

Ausgabe 2/2021

Inhalt (40 Artikel)

Open Access Case Report

Who killed my dog? Use of forensic genetics to investigate an enigmatic case

Mariana Roccaro, Carla Bini, Paolo Fais, Giuseppe Merialdi, Susi Pelotti, Angelo Peli

Open Access Case Report

The recovery of touch DNA from RDX-C4 evidences

Noora R. Al-Snan

Method Paper

Technical note: developmental validation of a novel 41-plex Y-STR system for the direct amplification of reference samples

Guangyao Fan, Lipeng Pan, Peizhi Tang, Yijun Zhou, Mengnan Liu, Xiangmin Luo

Short Communication

Mitochondrial DNA control region variation in an Iraqi population sample

Suhair M. Jabbar, Nihad A. M. Al-Rashedi

Short Communication

A case of “false tri-allelic pattern” on D7S820, caused by invasion of a short SE33 allele into the bins of D7S820

Kamlesh Kaitholia, Pankaj Shrivastava, Gyaneshwer Chaubey

Short Communication

Developmental validation of the STRscan-17LC kit: a 6 Dye STR kit enhanced stability and ability to detect degraded samples

Bowei Jiang, Wei He, Chuan Jin, Ying Liu, Dan Wen, Chudong Wang, Moutanou Modeste Judes ZEYE, Jienan Li, Lagabaiyila Zha

Population Data

Population genetics of 27 Y-STRs for the Yi population from Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, China

Chen Dezhi, Lv Meili, Huang Yingjian, Hou Yiping, Tan Yu, Liang Weibo

Population Data

Genetic diversity of 17 autosomal STR loci in Meizhou Hakka population

Xiaolong Han, Anna Shen, Ting Yao, Weibin Wu, Xiaohan Wang, Hongyu Sun, Chao Liu

Population Data

Close genetic relationship between central Thai and Mon people in Thailand revealed by autosomal microsatellites

Suparat Srithawong, Kanha Muisuk, Metawee Srikummool, Jatupol Kampuansai, Pittayawat Pittayaporn, Sukhum Ruangchai, Dang Liu, Wibhu Kutanan

Open Access Population Data

Haplotype data and forensic evaluation of 23 Y-STR and 12 X-STR loci in eight ethnic groups from Eritrea

Carla Bini, Stefania Sarno, Elisabetta Tangorra, Alessandra Iuvaro, Sara De Fanti, Yohannes Ghebremedhin Tseghereda, Susi Pelotti, Donata Luiselli

Original Article

Detecting drugs in dry bone: a pilot study of skeletal remains with a post-mortem interval over 23 years

Gaia Giordano, Lucie Biehler-Gomez, Pierfausto Seneci, Cristina Cattaneo, Domenico Di Candia

Original Article

Findings of illicit drugs in hair of children at different ages

T. Franz, G. Skopp, F. Mußhoff

Open Access Original Article

Brain/blood ratios of methadone and ABCB1 polymorphisms in methadone-related deaths

S. Iwersen-Bergmann, S. Plattner, S. Hischke, A. Müller, H. Andresen-Streichert, H. Jungen, R. Erb, B. Beer-Sandner

Open Access Review

Sudden cardiac death—update

P. Markwerth, T Bajanowski, I. Tzimas, R. Dettmeyer

Original Article

Automated diatom searching in the digital scanning electron microscopy images of drowning cases using the deep neural networks

Weimin Yu, Ye Xue, Rob Knoops, Danyuan Yu, Evgeniya Balmashnova, Xiaodong Kang, Pietro Falgari, Dongyun Zheng, Pengfei Liu, Hui Chen, He Shi, Chao Liu, Jian Zhao

Original Article

Child maltreatment by non-accidental burns: interest of an algorithm of detection based on hospital discharge database

Coralie Hermetet, Émeline Laurent, Yasmine El Allali, Christophe Gaborit, Annie Urvois-Grange, Mélanie Biotteau, Anne Le Touze, Leslie Grammatico-Guillon

Original Article

Preliminary observations of the sequence of damage in excised human juvenile cranial bone at speeds equivalent to falls from 1.6 m

Tom Brooks, Johann Zwirner, Niels Hammer, Benjamin Ondruschka, Mark Jermy

Original Article

Intrathrombotic appearances of AQP-1 and AQP-3 in relation to thrombus age in murine deep vein thrombosis model

Mizuho Nosaka, Yuko Ishida, Yumi Kuninaka, Akiko Ishigami, Akira Taruya, Emi Shimada, Yumiko Hashizume, Hiroki Yamamoto, Akihiko Kimura, Fukumi Furukawa, Toshikazu Kondo

Case Report

Unusual attempted suicide or covered attempted homicide? A neck stabbing case report and review of literature

Chiara Stassi, Cristina Mondello, Gennaro Baldino, Filippo Benedetto, Francesco La Corte, Ignazio Salamone, Daniela Sapienza, Luigi Cardia, Elvira Ventura Spagnolo

Case Report

Compound elevated fracture—reconstruction of an unusual skull injury

Anne-Catherine Kessler, Roland Hausmann

Case Report

Fatal automobile accident due to airbag misdeployment

Younis M. Albalooshi, Hazem M. Sherif, Sulaiman M. Alzarooni, Mohammad A. Alqassim

Open Access Case Report

Penetrating eye injury by dart

Tanja Germerott, N. Mann, S. Axmann

COVID-19 Case Report

SARS-Cov-2 fulminant myocarditis: an autopsy and histopathological case study

Guillaume Gauchotte, Véronique Venard, Michaël Segondy, Cyril Cadoz, Aude Esposito-Fava, Damien Barraud, Guillaume Louis

Case Report

Forensic evaluation of alleged wrist restraint/handcuff injuries in survivors of torture utilizing the Istanbul Protocol

Miriam Y. Neufeld, Sarah Kimball, Andrew B. Stein, Sondra S. Crosby

Letter to the Editor

Incidental findings in forensics: are we sure that it is a question easy to deal with?

Luciana Caenazzo, Pamela Tozzo, Kris Dierickx

Open Access Original Article

Diagnostic accuracy of postmortem computed tomography for bleeding source determination in cases with hemoperitoneum

Vasiliki Chatzaraki, Michael J. Thali, Garyfalia Ampanozi

Original Article

Postmortem CT and autopsy findings in nine victims of terrorist attack

Antonio Oliva, Simone Grassi, Vincenzo M. Grassi, Vilma Pinchi, Roberto Floris, Guglielmo Manenti, Cesare Colosimo, Laura Filograna, Vincenzo L. Pascali

Open Access Original Article

Dental age estimation in children affected by juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

Vilma Pinchi, Ilenia Bianchi, Francesco Pradella, Giulia Vitale, Martina Focardi, Ingrid Tonni, Luigi Ferrante, Andrea Bucci

Open Access Original Article

Forensic age estimation via magnetic resonance imaging of knee in the Turkish population: use of T1-TSE sequence

Oguzhan Ekizoglu, Ali Er, Mustafa Bozdag, Can Doruk Basa, Ismail Eralp Kacmaz, Negahnaz Moghaddam, Silke Grabherr

Original Article

A new model of classification of third molars development and its correlation with chronological age in a Brazilian subpopulation

Hugo Gaêta-Araujo, N. Oliveira-Santos, E. H. L. Nascimento, F. Nogueira-Reis, A. C. Oenning, F. C. Groppo, C. Oliveira-Santos

Open Access Original Article

Automated age estimation of young individuals based on 3D knee MRI using deep learning

Markus Auf der Mauer, Eilin Jopp-van Well, Jochen Herrmann, Michael Groth, Michael M. Morlock, Rainer Maas, Dennis Säring

Original Article

Comparison of different machine learning approaches to predict dental age using Demirjian’s staging approach

Antoine Galibourg, Sylvain Cussat-Blanc, Jean Dumoncel, Norbert Telmon, Paul Monsarrat, Delphine Maret

Short Communication

A full Bayesian calibration model for assessing age in adults by means of pulp/tooth area ratio in periapical radiography

R. Cameriere, Stefano De Luca, I. Soriano Vázquez, H. C. Kiş, Y. Pigolkin, A. Kumagai, L. Ferrante

Original Article

Relationship between lateral angle and shape of internal acoustic canal: cautionary note for diagnosis of sex

Daniele Gibelli, Michaela Cellina, Stefano Gibelli, Giovanni Termine, Giancarlo Oliva, Chiarella Sforza, Cristina Cattaneo

Original Article

Patterns and evidence of human rights violations among US asylum seekers

Michael S. Miller, Megan R. D’Andrea, Eileen Wang, Elizabeth K. Singer, Kim A. Baranowski

Neu im Fachgebiet Rechtsmedizin

Molekularpathologische Untersuchungen im Wandel der Zeit

Open Access Biomarker Leitthema

Um auch an kleinen Gewebeproben zuverlässige und reproduzierbare Ergebnisse zu gewährleisten ist eine strenge Qualitätskontrolle in jedem Schritt des Arbeitsablaufs erforderlich. Eine nicht ordnungsgemäße Prüfung oder Behandlung des …

Vergleichende Pathologie in der onkologischen Forschung

Pathologie Leitthema

Die vergleichende experimentelle Pathologie („comparative experimental pathology“) ist ein Fachbereich an der Schnittstelle von Human- und Veterinärmedizin. Sie widmet sich der vergleichenden Erforschung von Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschieden von …

Gastrointestinale Stromatumoren

Open Access GIST CME-Artikel

Gastrointestinale Stromatumoren (GIST) stellen seit über 20 Jahren ein Paradigma für die zielgerichtete Therapie mit Tyrosinkinaseinhibitoren dar. Eine elementare Voraussetzung für eine mögliche neoadjuvante oder adjuvante Behandlung bei …

Personalisierte Medizin in der Onkologie

Aufgrund des erheblichen technologischen Fortschritts in der molekularen und genetischen Diagnostik sowie zunehmender Erkenntnisse über die molekulare Pathogenese von Krankheiten hat in den letzten zwei Jahrzehnten ein grundlegender …