A protocol for obtaining DNA barcodes from plant and insect fragments isolated from forensic-type soils Kelly A. MeiklejohnMegan L. JacksonJames M. Robertson Original Article 08 February 2018 Pages: 1515 - 1526
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Differentiation analysis for estimating individual ancestry from the Tibetan Plateau by an archaic altitude adaptation EPAS1 haplotype among East Asian populations Li JiangJianxiong PengCaixia Li Original Article 10 February 2018 Pages: 1527 - 1535
Analysis of COMT Val158Met polymorphisms and methylation in Chinese male schizophrenia patients with homicidal behavior Yikai HuChenghu LiHongmei Xu Original Article 17 February 2018 Pages: 1537 - 1544
Improved Y-STR typing for disaster victim identification, missing persons investigations, and historical human skeletal remains Angie AmbersJitka VotrubovaBruce Budowle Original Article 23 February 2018 Pages: 1545 - 1553
Developmental validation of GlobalFiler™ PCR amplification kit: a 6-dye multiplex assay designed for amplification of casework samples Matthew J. LudemanChang ZhongDennis Y. Wang Original Article Open access 09 March 2018 Pages: 1555 - 1573
Comparison of different methods of DNA recovery and PCR amplification in STR profiling of casings—a retrospective study Verica RadojicicMilica Keckarevic MarkovicDusan Keckarevic Original Article 13 March 2018 Pages: 1575 - 1580
Assessment of the Precision ID Ancestry panel Muna Al-AsfiDennis McNevinRuna Daniel Original Article 19 March 2018 Pages: 1581 - 1594
Differences in SNP genotype distributions between complex and simple suicides Tanja ČuguraJakob BohAlja Videtič Paska Original Article 20 March 2018 Pages: 1595 - 1601
Male DNA under female fingernails after scratching: transfer and persistence evaluation by RT-PCR analysis and Y-STR typing Alessandra IuvaroCarla BiniSusi Pelotti Original Article 17 April 2018 Pages: 1603 - 1609
Potential forensic biogeographic application of diatom colony consistency analysis employing pyrosequencing profiles of the 18S rDNA V7 region Yuancun ZhaoXiaogang ChenJi Zhang Original Article 07 May 2018 Pages: 1611 - 1620
Male individualization using 12 rapidly mutating Y-STRs in Araein ethnic group and shared paternal lineage of Pakistani population Faqeeha JavedSumbal SumbalTayyab Husnain Original Article 24 May 2018 Pages: 1621 - 1624
Detectability, visualization, and DNA analysis of bloodstains after repainting the walls Frank RamsthalerJulia SchloteMattias Kettner Original Article 09 August 2018 Pages: 1625 - 1634
Genetic analysis of 15 autosomal STRs in Yousafzai population of Pakistan Zunaira BatoolRukhsana PerveenSana Kaleem Population Data 18 August 2018 Pages: 1635 - 1636
Genetic polymorphisms of 21 autosomal STR loci in Chinese Uygur ethnic population Xingbo SongHaimei GouBinwu Ying Population Data 20 August 2018 Pages: 1637 - 1639
Phylogenetic analysis and forensic evaluation among Rakhine, Marma, Hajong, and Manipuri tribes from four culturally defined regions of Bangladesh using 17 Y-chromosomal STRs Mahamud HasanAbu SufianSharif Akhteruzzaman Population Data 24 August 2018 Pages: 1641 - 1644
Post-mortem distribution of the synthetic cannabinoid MDMB-CHMICA and its metabolites in a case of combined drug intoxication Franziska GaunitzSabrina LehmannKatja Mercer-Chalmers-Bender Case Report 15 September 2018 Pages: 1645 - 1657
The use of gelatine in wound ballistics research D. J. CarrT. StevensonP. F. Mahoney Review Open access 25 April 2018 Pages: 1659 - 1664
Stressors increase leptin receptor-expressing thymic epithelial cells in the infant/child thymus Shuntaro AbeTakashi SaitoKoichi Suzuki Original Article 19 February 2018 Pages: 1665 - 1670
Guidelines examination of victims of sexual assault harmonization of forensic and medico-legal examination of persons B. LudesA. GerautD. N. Vieira Original Article 21 February 2018 Pages: 1671 - 1674
Multiplex quantitative imaging of human myocardial infarction by mass spectrometry-immunohistochemistry Aleksandra AljaknaEstelle LauerAurélien Thomas Original Article 19 March 2018 Pages: 1675 - 1684
Analysis on sarcoglycans expression as markers of septic cardiomyopathy in sepsis-related death Elvira Ventura SpagnoloCristina MondelloGiuseppina Rizzo Original Article 11 April 2018 Pages: 1685 - 1692
Post-mortem chemical excitability of the iris should not be used for forensic death time diagnosis Katja KoehlerSusanne SehnerSven Anders Original Article 18 April 2018 Pages: 1693 - 1697
Fatal falls in the elderly and the presence of proximal femur fractures Sylvia SchickDaniela HeinrichSteffen Peldschus Original Article 07 June 2018 Pages: 1699 - 1712
Challenges in investigation of diabetes-related aviation fatalities—an analysis of 1491 subsequent aviation fatalities in USA during 2011–2016 Ilkka S. JunttilaAlpo VuorioAntti Sajantila Original Article 04 July 2018 Pages: 1713 - 1718
SDH and EDH in children up to 18 years of age—a clinical collective in the view of forensic considerations Wiebke GekatSvenja BinderSibylle Banaschak Original Article 07 July 2018 Pages: 1719 - 1727
Secondary sclerosing cholangitis in critically ill patients after a traffic accident—a new entity that should be considered in death classification Fred ZackHorst NizzeAndreas Büttner Case Report 27 February 2018 Pages: 1729 - 1732
Letter to the editors regarding the article entitled: “Cardiothoracic injuries after CardioPump CPR: a report of two cases and review of the literature” by Kolopp et al. Guillaume RousseauVincent DupontStéphane Malbranque Letter to the Editor 21 February 2018 Pages: 1733 - 1734
The use of whole body diffusion-weighted post-mortem magnetic resonance imaging in timing of perinatal deaths Susan C. ShelmerdineCheryl MainOwen J. Arthurs Original Article Open access 28 July 2018 Pages: 1735 - 1741
New equations for age estimation using four permanent mandibular teeth in Thai children and adolescents P. DuangtoA. JanhomA. Iamaroon Original Article 03 March 2018 Pages: 1743 - 1747
Differences in non-enzymatic glycation products in human dentine and clavicle: changes with aging Aurora ValenzuelaEduardo Guerra-HernándezBelén García-Villanova Original Article 01 August 2018 Pages: 1749 - 1758
Third molar maturity index (I3M) for assessing age of majority in northern Chinese population Guang ChuYa-hui WangYu-cheng Guo Original Article 07 August 2018 Pages: 1759 - 1768
Age estimation combining radiographic information of two dental and four skeletal predictors in children and subadults Akiko KumagaiGuy WillemsPatrick Thevissen Original Article 11 August 2018 Pages: 1769 - 1777
Dental age estimation in Somali children using the Willems et al. model Mari MetsäniittyJanna Waltimo-SirénPatrick Thevissen Original Article 01 September 2018 Pages: 1779 - 1786
Is the third molar maturity index (I3M) useful for a genetic isolate population? Study of a Sardinian sample of children and young adults E. SpinasStefano De LucaR. Cameriere Population Data 19 September 2018 Pages: 1787 - 1794
Larval identification key to necrophagous Coleoptera of medico-legal importance in the western Palaearctic Luisa M. Díaz-ArandaDaniel Martín-VegaBlanca Cifrián Original Article 03 August 2018 Pages: 1795 - 1804