1. Postmortem biochemical investigations in hypothermia fatalities

   • Cristian Palmiere
   • Patrice Mangin

   Review Article 07 July 2012 Pages: 267 - 276

2. Validation of the PLEX-ID^TM mass spectrometry mitochondrial DNA assay

   • David H. Warshauer
   • Jonathan King
   • Bruce Budowle

   Original Article 21 July 2012 Pages: 277 - 286

   

3. Mass spectrometry-based proteomics as a tool to identify biological matrices in forensic science

   • Katleen Van Steendam
   • Marlies De Ceuleneer
   • Dieter Deforce

   Original Article Open access 29 July 2012 Pages: 287 - 298

   

4. A validation study of the Nucleix DSI-Semen kit—a methylation-based assay for semen identification

   • Bobby L. LaRue
   • Jonathan L. King
   • Bruce Budowle

   Original Article 16 August 2012 Pages: 299 - 308

   

5. Whole genome amplification of degraded and nondegraded DNA for forensic purposes

   • Agnieszka Maciejewska
   • Joanna Jakubowska
   • Ryszard Pawłowski

   Original Article Open access 01 September 2012 Pages: 309 - 319

   

6. Pressure cycling technology (PCT) reduces effects of inhibitors of the PCR

   • Pamela L. Marshall
   • Jonathan L. King
   • Bruce Budowle

   Original Article 18 September 2012 Pages: 321 - 333

   

7. Apparent versus true gene expression changes of three hypoxia-related genes in autopsy derived tissue and the importance of normalisation

   • Antje Huth
   • Benedikt Vennemann
   • Marielle Vennemann

   Original Article 30 October 2012 Pages: 335 - 344

   

8. Population genetic analyses of the STR loci of the AmpFlSTR NGM SElect™ kit for Han population in Fujian Province, China

   • Bin Li
   • Jianye Ge
   • Yuanzhong Chen

   Short Communication 22 July 2012 Pages: 345 - 346

9. Prediction of people’s origin from degraded DNA—presentation of SNP assays and calculation of probability

   • Micaela Poetsch
   • Rowena Blöhm
   • Sandra Freitag-Wolf

   Short Communication 24 August 2012 Pages: 347 - 357

   

10. Genetic investigation of biological materials from patients after stem cell transplantation based on autosomal as well as Y-chromosomal markers

    • Renata Jacewicz
    • Krzysztof Lewandowski
    • Jarosław Berent

    Short Communication Open access 28 September 2012 Pages: 359 - 362

    

11. Substitution mutation induced migration anomaly of a D10S2325 allele on capillary electrophoresis

    • Peng-Yu Chen
    • Ji Zhang
    • Yi-Ping Hou

    Short Communication 11 October 2012 Pages: 363 - 368

    

12. Mutation rates at 16 Y-chromosome STRs in the South China Han population

    • Weixia Weng
    • Hong Liu
    • Chao Liu

    Short Communication 23 October 2012 Pages: 369 - 372

13. Characterization of mitochondrial DNA control region lineages in Iraq

    • Nadia Al-Zahery
    • Jessica Saunier
    • Jodi A. Irwin

    Population Data 29 August 2012 Pages: 373 - 375

14. Population genetic data of the NGM SElect STR loci in Chinese Han population from Zhejiang region, China

    • Anju Zhou
    • Weiwei Wu
    • Dejian Lu

    Population Data 16 October 2012 Pages: 377 - 378

15. Can subclavian blood be equated with a peripheral blood sample? A series of 50 cases

    • Caroline Sastre
    • Valérie Baillif-Couniou
    • Anne-Laure Pelissier-Alicot

    Original Article 07 July 2012 Pages: 379 - 384

16. Clinical and forensic examinations of glycaemic marker methylglyoxal by means of high performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry

    • Cornelius Hess
    • Bernd Stratmann
    • Frank Musshoff

    Original Article 21 July 2012 Pages: 385 - 393

    

17. Toxicogenetics—cytochrome P450 microarray analysis in forensic cases focusing on morphine/codeine and diazepam

    • H. Andresen
    • C. Augustin
    • T. Streichert

    Original Article 17 August 2012 Pages: 395 - 404

    

18. Segmental hair analysis and estimation of methamphetamine use pattern

    • Eunyoung Han
    • Heejin Yang
    • Joon Myong Song

    Original Article 06 September 2012 Pages: 405 - 411

    

19. Confirmation of natural gas explosion from methane quantification by headspace gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (HS-GC-MS) in postmortem samples: a case report

    • V. Varlet
    • M. Augsburger

    Technical Note 21 June 2012 Pages: 413 - 418

    

20. Micro-CT features of intermediate gunshot wounds severely damaged by fire

    • Paolo Fais
    • Chiara Giraudo
    • Giovanni Cecchetto

    Original Article 26 September 2012 Pages: 419 - 425

    

21. Diagnostic value of lipopolysaccharide-binding protein and procalcitonin for sepsis diagnosis in forensic pathology

    • Marc Augsburger
    • Katia Iglesias
    • Cristian Palmiere

    Original Article 13 October 2012 Pages: 427 - 435

22. Differentiation at autopsy between in vivo gas embolism and putrefaction using gas composition analysis

    • Yara Bernaldo de Quirós
    • Oscar González-Díaz
    • Antonio Fernández

    Original Article 23 October 2012 Pages: 437 - 445

    

23. Is the lung floating test a valuable tool or obsolete? A prospective autopsy study

    • Anna-Lena Große Ostendorf
    • Markus A. Rothschild
    • Sibylle Banaschak

    Original Article 26 June 2012 Pages: 447 - 451

    

24. Sudden death due to spontaneous acute dissection of the left subclavian artery with rupture during postpartum period: a case report

    • Marie Barbesier
    • Emily R. Duncanson
    • Lindsey C. Thomas

    Case Report 28 June 2012 Pages: 453 - 457

    

25. Microwave Digestion—Vacuum Filtration-Automated Scanning Electron Microscopy as a sensitive method for forensic diatom test

    • Jian Zhao
    • Chao Liu
    • Siya Lu

    Technical Note 12 August 2012 Pages: 459 - 463

    

26. Terminology used in publications for post-mortem cross-sectional imaging

    • Guy N. Rutty
    • Gil Brogdon
    • Bruno Morgan

    Letter to the Editor 18 October 2012 Pages: 465 - 466

27. Inaccuracy of age assessment from images of postpubescent subjects in cases of alleged child pornography

    • Arlan L Rosenbloom

    Original Article 08 September 2012 Pages: 467 - 471

28. The iliac crest in forensic age diagnostics: evaluation of the apophyseal ossification in conventional radiography

    • Daniel Wittschieber
    • Volker Vieth
    • Andreas Schmeling

    Original Article 02 October 2012 Pages: 473 - 479

    

29. A test of the Whitaker scoring system for estimating age from the bones of the foot

    • Catriona Davies
    • Lucina Hackman
    • Sue Black

    Original Article 04 October 2012 Pages: 481 - 489

    

30. Identification of forensically important Sarcophaga species (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) using the mitochondrial COI gene

    • Kurt Jordaens
    • Gontran Sonet
    • Stijn Desmyter

    Original Article 08 September 2012 Pages: 491 - 504

    

31. Concordance of traditional osteometric and volume-rendered MSCT interlandmark cranial measurements

    • Daniel Franklin
    • Andrea Cardini
    • Paul O’Higgins

    Original Article 29 September 2012 Pages: 505 - 520

    

32. Characteristic patterns of lip prints in Egyptian population sample at Dakahlia Governorate

    • Ahmed Refat Ragab
    • Sahar Abd El-Aziz El-Dakroory
    • Rania Hamed Abdel Rahman

    Original Article 12 October 2012 Pages: 521 - 527

    

33. Novel dating method to distinguish between forensic and archeological human skeletal remains by bone mineralization indexes

    • Zoltan Patonai
    • Gabor Maasz
    • Laszlo Mark

    Original Article 30 October 2012 Pages: 529 - 533

    

34. Erratum to: An evaluation of the transfer of saliva-derived DNA

    • David H. Warshauer
    • Pamela Marshall
    • Bruce Budowle

    Erratum 07 October 2012 Pages: 535 - 535