1. Differential pattern of genetic variability at the DXYS156 locus on homologous regions of X and Y chromosomes in Indian population and its forensic implications

   • Sanjukta Mukerjee
   • Meeta Mukherjee
   • Anil Kumar Sharma

   Original Article 25 November 2011 Pages: 1 - 6

2. Application of the new insertion–deletion polymorphism kit for forensic identification and parentage testing on the Czech population

   • Anastassiya Zidkova
   • Ales Horinek
   • Marie Korabecna

   Original Article Open access 29 November 2011 Pages: 7 - 10

3. Consensus and pool profiles to assist in the analysis and interpretation of complex low template DNA mixtures

   • Corina Benschop
   • Hinda Haned
   • Titia Sijen

   Original Article Open access 01 December 2011 Pages: 11 - 23

   

4. Identifying contributors of two-person DNA mixtures by familial database search

   • Yuk-Ka Chung
   • Wing K. Fung

   Original Article Open access 22 January 2012 Pages: 25 - 33

   

5. DNA methylation-specific multiplex assays for body fluid identification

   • Ja Hyun An
   • Ajin Choi
   • Hwan Young Lee

   Original Article 01 June 2012 Pages: 35 - 43

   

6. Mutation rate estimates for 13 STR loci in a large population from Rio Grande do Sul, Southern Brazil

   • Ana Carolina Mardini
   • Rodrigo Rodenbusch
   • Cláudia Maria Dornelles da Silva

   Short Communication 10 November 2011 Pages: 45 - 47

7. Chimerism in DNA of buccal swabs from recipients after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantations: implications for forensic DNA testing

   • Burkhard Berger
   • Roswitha Parson
   • Walther Parson

   Short Communication 09 March 2012 Pages: 49 - 54

   

8. A real-time PCR-based amelogenin Y allele dropout assessment model in gender typing of degraded DNA samples

   • Kyung-Yong Kim
   • Younghyuk Kwon
   • Kijeong Kim

   Technical Note 12 January 2012 Pages: 55 - 61

   

9. Population data of 12 X-STR loci in a North of Portugal sample

   • Laura Cainé
   • Sérgio Costa
   • Maria F. Pinheiro

   Population Data 02 February 2012 Pages: 63 - 64

10. Population data of 30 insertion/delection polymorphisms from a sample taken in the North of Portugal

    • Ana Carvalho
    • Maria F. Pinheiro

    Population Data 20 April 2012 Pages: 65 - 67

11. Degradation of zopiclone during storage of spiked and authentic whole blood and matching dried blood spots

    • Ricarda Jantos
    • Annemiek Vermeeren
    • Gisela Skopp

    Original Article 25 April 2012 Pages: 69 - 76

    

12. The Mountain Meadows Massacre and “poisoned springs”: scientific testing of the more recent, anthrax theory

    • Ugo A. Perego
    • Alessandro Achilli
    • Scott R. Woodward

    Short Communication Open access 07 March 2012 Pages: 77 - 83

    

13. Fatality following a suicidal overdose with varenicline

    • Christophe P. Stove
    • Els A. De Letter
    • Willy E. Lambert

    Case Report 07 June 2012 Pages: 85 - 91

    

14. Hyperthermia and postmortem biochemical investigations

    • Cristian Palmiere
    • Patrice Mangin

    Review Article 05 June 2012 Pages: 93 - 102

15. Biomechanics and injury risk of a headbutt

    • Jiri Adamec
    • Vera Mai
    • Jutta Schöpfer

    Original Article 16 September 2011 Pages: 103 - 110

    

16. Effects of fall conditions and biological variability on the mechanism of skull fractures caused by falls

    • Anissa Hamel
    • Maxime Llari
    • Lionel Thollon

    Original Article 09 October 2011 Pages: 111 - 118

    

17. Wound ballistic evaluation of the TASER^® XREP ammunition

    • Sebastian N. Kunz
    • Jiri Adamec
    • Oliver Peschel

    Original Article 09 October 2011 Pages: 119 - 126

    

18. Estimation of the time since death—reconsidering the re-establishment of rigor mortis

    • Sven Anders
    • Michaela Kunz
    • Hans-Peter Beck-Bornholdt

    Original Article 21 October 2011 Pages: 127 - 130

    

19. The role of focal myocardial inflammation in sudden unexpected cardiac and noncardiac deaths—A clinicopathological study

    • Mingchang Zhang
    • Fabio Tavora
    • Allen Burke

    Original Article 07 December 2011 Pages: 131 - 138

    

20. Postmortem genetic testing of the ryanodine receptor 2 (RYR2) gene in a cohort of sudden unexplained death cases

    • M. K. Larsen
    • K. E. Berge
    • H. K. Jensen

    Original Article 06 January 2012 Pages: 139 - 144

    

21. Cardiac channelopathy causing sudden death as revealed by molecular autopsy

    • Silke Kauferstein
    • Nadine Kiehne
    • Hansjürgen Bratzke

    Original Article 28 February 2012 Pages: 145 - 151

    

22. Nail projectiles propelled by a mason’s lacing cord: an experimental approach

    • Matthias Frank
    • Rico Grossjohann
    • Frank Tost

    Original Article 06 May 2012 Pages: 153 - 158

    

23. Temporal profiles of axonal injury following impact acceleration traumatic brain injury in rats—a comparative study with diffusion tensor imaging and morphological analysis

    • Shangxun Li
    • Yan Sun
    • Yiwu Zhou

    Original Article 10 May 2012 Pages: 159 - 167

    

24. Deciphering the elusive nature of sharp bone trauma using epifluorescence macroscopy: a comparison study multiplexing classical imaging approaches

    • Caroline Capuani
    • Jacques Rouquette
    • Céline Guilbeau-Frugier

    Technical Note 23 February 2012 Pages: 169 - 176

    

25. Appearance of gas collections after scuba diving death: a computed tomography study in a porcine model

    • Pierre-Eloi Laurent
    • Mathieu Coulange
    • Guillaume Gorincour

    Original Article 30 December 2011 Pages: 177 - 184

    

26. Non-invasive visualisation and volume estimation of maggot masses using computed tomography scanning

    • Aidan Johnson
    • Melanie Archer
    • James Wallman

    Original Article 02 February 2012 Pages: 185 - 194

    

27. Detection and characterization of traumatic scalp injuries for forensic evaluation using computed tomography

    • Norbert Malli
    • Thomas Ehammer
    • Eva Scheurer

    Original Article 08 March 2012 Pages: 195 - 200

    

28. Humeral development from neonatal period to skeletal maturity—application in age and sex assessment

    • Carme Rissech
    • Olalla López-Costas
    • Daniel Turbón

    Original Article 17 May 2012 Pages: 201 - 212

    

29. Strengthen forensic entomology in court—the need for data exploration and the validation of a generalised additive mixed model

    • Michèle Baqué
    • Jens Amendt

    Original Article 28 February 2012 Pages: 213 - 223

    

30. Nonterrorist suicides using hand grenades on the territory of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Serbia, from 1990 to 2009

    • Stojan Petković
    • Miljen Maletin
    • Dragan Drašković

    Original Article 07 March 2012 Pages: 225 - 229

    

31. Effects of storage temperature on the change in size of Calliphora vicina larvae during preservation in 80% ethanol

    • Cameron S. Richards
    • Catherine C. Rowlinson
    • Martin J. R. Hall

    Original Article Open access 08 March 2012 Pages: 231 - 241

    

32. Differential gene expression during metamorphosis: a promising approach for age estimation of forensically important Calliphora vicina pupae (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

    • Petra Boehme
    • Philipp Spahn
    • Richard Zehner

    Original Article 04 May 2012 Pages: 243 - 249

    

33. Interpreting the formation of bloodstains on selected apparel fabrics

    • Therese de Castro
    • Tania Nickson
    • Clare Knock

    Original Article 26 May 2012 Pages: 251 - 258

    

34. Decomposed liver has a significantly adverse affect on the development rate of the blowfly Calliphora vicina

    • Cameron S. Richards
    • Catherine C. Rowlinson
    • Martin J. R. Hall

    Short Communication Open access 26 April 2012 Pages: 259 - 262

    

35. Is acute subdural hematoma reduced during the agonal stage and postmortem?

    • Go Inokuchi
    • Daisuke Yajima
    • Hirotaro Iwase

    Case Report 06 June 2012 Pages: 263 - 266