1. Identification of rare variants of DSP gene in sudden unexplained nocturnal death syndrome in the southern Chinese Han population

   • Qianhao Zhao
   • Yili Chen
   • Jianding Cheng

   Original Article 19 November 2015 Pages: 317 - 322

   

2. Relationship inference based on DNA mixtures

   • Navreet Kaur
   • Mariam M. Bouzga
   • Thore Egeland

   Original Article 05 November 2015 Pages: 323 - 329

   

3. Genetic investigation of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy cohort by panel target resequencing

   • Monica Coll
   • Catarina Allegue
   • Ramon Brugada

   Original Article 30 September 2015 Pages: 331 - 339

   

4. Selection of highly informative SNP markers for population affiliation of major US populations

   • Xiangpei Zeng
   • Ranajit Chakraborty
   • Bruce Budowle

   Original Article 08 December 2015 Pages: 341 - 352

   

5. A segment of rbcL gene as a potential tool for forensic discrimination of Cannabis sativa seized at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

   • I. C. T. Mello
   • A. S. D. Ribeiro
   • Rodrigo Soares de Moura Neto

   Short Communication 20 June 2015 Pages: 353 - 356

   

6. X-chromosomal 21-indel marker panel in German and Baltic populations

   • Jeanett Edelmann
   • Michael Kohl
   • Andre Hoffmann

   Short Communication 12 July 2015 Pages: 357 - 360

   

7. The role of hereditary KCNQ1 mutations in water-related death

   • Iliana Tzimas
   • Thomas Bajanowski
   • Micaela Poetsch

   Short Communication 14 September 2015 Pages: 361 - 363

8. Analysis of 16 autosomal STRs and 17 Y-STRs in an indigenous Maya population from Guatemala

   • Sergio Cardoso
   • Rubén Sevillano
   • Marian Martínez de Pancorbo

   Population Data 03 May 2015 Pages: 365 - 366

9. Genetic portrait of Tamil non-tribal and Irula tribal population using Y chromosome STR markers

   • Rajshree Raghunath
   • Kamalakshi Krishnamoorthy
   • Ramkumar Kunka Mohanram

   Population Data 30 May 2015 Pages: 367 - 369

10. Influence of dose-death interval on colchicine and metabolite distribution in decomposed skeletal tissues

    • Anic B. Imfeld
    • James H. Watterson

    Original Article 07 May 2015 Pages: 371 - 379

    

11. Death following ingestion of methylone

    • L. Barrios
    • H. Grison-Hernando
    • R. Clement

    Original Article 13 June 2015 Pages: 381 - 385

    

12. Detection of the ethanol consumption markers ethyl glucuronide and ethyl sulfate in urine samples from inmates of two German prisons

    • Annette Thierauf-Emberger
    • Anette Franz
    • Laura M. Huppertz

    Original Article 10 July 2015 Pages: 387 - 391

13. Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) in blood samples from “driving under the influence” cases as indicator for prolonged excessive alcohol consumption

    • Alexandra Schröck
    • Ana Hernández Redondo
    • Wolfgang Weinmann

    Original Article 15 December 2015 Pages: 393 - 400

    

14. Systemic inflammatory response due to chloroform intoxication—an uncommon complication

    • A. Dettling
    • K. Stadler
    • H. T. Haffner

    Case Report 13 February 2015 Pages: 401 - 404

15. A methoxydiphenidine-impaired driver

    • Nicole Stachel
    • Andrea Jacobsen-Bauer
    • Gisela Skopp

    Case Report 19 October 2015 Pages: 405 - 409

    

16. A potential new metabolite of gamma-hydroxybutyrate: sulfonated gamma-hydroxybutyric acid

    • Stephanie Hanisch
    • Nicole Stachel
    • Gisela Skopp

    Method Paper 26 July 2015 Pages: 411 - 414

    

17. Sudden infant death syndrome caused by cardiac arrhythmias: only a matter of genes encoding ion channels?

    • Georgia Sarquella-Brugada
    • Oscar Campuzano
    • Ramon Brugada

    Review 12 February 2016 Pages: 415 - 420

18. Postmortem degradation of skeletal muscle proteins: a novel approach to determine the time since death

    • Stefan Pittner
    • Fabio C. Monticelli
    • Peter Steinbacher

    Original Article 04 June 2015 Pages: 421 - 431

    

19. Skeletal muscle proteins: a new approach to delimitate the time since death

    • Elena Esra Foditsch
    • Alexandra Maria Saenger
    • Fabio Carlo Monticelli

    Original Article 02 June 2015 Pages: 433 - 440

    

20. A case of acute subdural hematoma due to ruptured aneurysm detected by postmortem angiography

    • Go Inokuchi
    • Yohsuke Makino
    • Hirotaro Iwase

    Case Report 11 September 2015 Pages: 441 - 446

    

21. Technical note: unsafe rectal temperature measurements due to delayed warming of the thermocouple by using a condom. An issue concerning the estimation of the postmortem interval by using Henßge’s nomogram

    • Tristan Krap
    • Joris Meurs
    • Wilma Duijst

    Technical Note Open access 14 May 2015 Pages: 447 - 456

    

22. Can postmortem MRI be used to assess trajectories in gunshot victims?

    • M. Luijten
    • I. I. H. Haest
    • P. A. M. Hofman

    Original Article Open access 30 October 2015 Pages: 457 - 462

    

23. When the prey gets too big: an uncommon road accident involving a motorcyclist, a car and a bird

    • J. Tschui
    • N. Feddern
    • W. D. Zech

    Case Report 17 April 2015 Pages: 463 - 467

    

24. Detection of aortic rupture using post-mortem computed tomography and post-mortem computed tomography angiography by cardiac puncture

    • Shu Zhou
    • Lei Wan
    • Yijiu Chen

    Technical Note Open access 15 March 2015 Pages: 469 - 474

    

25. Probabilistic graphical models to deal with age estimation of living persons

    • Emanuele Sironi
    • Matteo Gallidabino
    • Franco Taroni

    Original Article 21 March 2015 Pages: 475 - 488

    

26. Obtaining appropriate interval estimates for age when multiple indicators are used: evaluation of an ad-hoc procedure

    • Steffen Fieuws
    • Guy Willems
    • Patrick Thevissen

    Original Article 30 May 2015 Pages: 489 - 499

    

27. Variability in developmental timings of the knee in young American children as assessed through Pyle and Hoerr’s radiographic atlas

    • Maureen Schaefer
    • Lucina Hackman
    • John Gallagher

    Technical Note 17 January 2015 Pages: 501 - 509

    

28. The lateral clavicular epiphysis: fusion timing and age estimation

    • Natalie R. Langley

    Method Paper 08 August 2015 Pages: 511 - 517

    

29. Postmortem redistribution of the heroin metabolites morphine and morphine-3-glucuronide in rabbits over 24 h

    • Peter D. Maskell
    • Mohammed Albeishy
    • L. Nitin Seetohul

    Original Article 12 April 2015 Pages: 519 - 531

    

30. Comparing the face to the body, which is better for identification?

    • Teghan Lucas
    • Maciej Henneberg

    Original Article 10 February 2015 Pages: 533 - 540

    

31. Osteometric sorting of skeletal elements from a sample of modern Colombians: a pilot study

    • Juan Manuel Guerrero Rodríguez
    • Lucina Hackman
    • César Sanabria Medina

    Original Article 15 January 2015 Pages: 541 - 550

32. Response of forest soil euglyphid testate amoebae (Rhizaria: Cercozoa) to pig cadavers assessed by high-throughput sequencing

    • Christophe V. W. Seppey
    • Bertrand Fournier
    • Enrique Lara

    Original Article 27 January 2015 Pages: 551 - 562

    

33. Experimental and computational investigation of the trajectories of blood drops ejected from the nose

    • P. H. Geoghegan
    • C. J. T. Spence
    • M. C. Jermy

    Original Article 15 March 2015 Pages: 563 - 568

    

34. The medico-legal investigation of abandoned fetuses and newborns—a review of cases admitted to the Pretoria Medico-Legal Laboratory, South Africa

    • L. du Toit-Prinsloo
    • C. Pickles
    • G. Saayman

    Original Article 03 May 2015 Pages: 569 - 574

35. Possible application of CT morphometry of the calcaneus and talus in forensic anthropological identification

    • Osamu Inamori-Kawamoto
    • Takaki Ishikawa
    • Hitoshi Maeda

    Original Article 11 September 2015 Pages: 575 - 585

    

36. Renaissance of criticism on the concept of brain death—the role of legal medicine in the context of the interdisciplinary discussion

    • L. Markert
    • B. Bockholdt
    • M. Parzeller

    Original Article 15 July 2015 Pages: 587 - 595

    

37. Acknowledgement to referees

    Acknowledgement to referees 12 February 2016 Pages: 597 - 598