Ten years of molecular ballistics—a review and a field guide Jan EuteneuerCornelius Courts Review Open access 16 February 2021 Pages: 1121 - 1136
Identification and sequencing of 59 highly polymorphic microhaplotypes for analysis of DNA mixtures Riga WuHaixia LiHongyu Sun Original Article 27 January 2021 Pages: 1137 - 1149
Evaluation of microhaplotypes in forensic kinship analysis from a Swedish population perspective Adam StaadigAndreas Tillmar Original Article Open access 28 January 2021 Pages: 1151 - 1160
Assessment of Illumina® Human mtDNA Genome assay: workflow evaluation with development of analysis and interpretation guidelines Viktorija SukserFilip RokićMarina Korolija Original Article 29 January 2021 Pages: 1161 - 1178
Association between monoamine oxidase A promoter polymorphism and the risk of sudden infant death syndrome: a meta-analysis Qiaoxia ZhouDaoyin GongFeijun Huang Original Article Open access 01 February 2021 Pages: 1179 - 1190
Population inference based on mitochondrial DNA control region data by the nearest neighbors algorithm Fu-Chi YangBill TsengJames Chun-I Lee Original Article 14 February 2021 Pages: 1191 - 1199
Validation of BMI genetic risk score and DNA methylation in a Korean population Sohee ChoEun Hee LeeHwan Young Lee Original Article 16 February 2021 Pages: 1201 - 1212
Signatures of vaginal microbiota by 16S rRNA gene: potential bio-geographical application in Chinese Han from three regions of China Yao TingZhi WangLing Chen Original Article 17 February 2021 Pages: 1213 - 1224
Molecular clocks in ancient proteins: Do they reflect the age at death even after millennia? Nina Sophia MahlkeSilvia RenhartStefanie Ritz-Timme Original Article Open access 17 February 2021 Pages: 1225 - 1233
Evaluation of the trnK-matK-trnK, ycf3, and accD-psal chloroplast regions to differentiate crop type and biogeographical origin of Cannabis sativa Ya-Chih ChengRachel Houston Original Article 18 February 2021 Pages: 1235 - 1244
Intra-bone nuclear DNA variability in Second World War metatarsal and metacarpal bones Jezerka InkretEva PodovšovnikIrena Zupanič Pajnič Original Article 24 February 2021 Pages: 1245 - 1256
Analytical validation of an RI sample cartridge with the RapidHIT® ID system Anqi ChenYue YangChengtao Li Original Article 22 March 2021 Pages: 1257 - 1265
The diversity of shedder tests and a novel factor that affects DNA transfer Max SchwenderMalte BambergPeter Wiegand Original Article 30 March 2021 Pages: 1267 - 1280
Development of a multiplex methylation-sensitive restriction enzyme-based SNP typing system for deconvolution of semen-containing mixtures Zeqin LiJintao LiGengqian Zhang Original Article 04 April 2021 Pages: 1281 - 1294
The forensic landscape and the population genetic analyses of Hainan Li based on massively parallel sequencing DNA profiling Haoliang FanZhengming DuPingming Qiu Original Article 13 April 2021 Pages: 1295 - 1317
Suitability of specific soft tissue swabs for the forensic identification of highly decomposed bodies Katharina HelmChristian MatzenauerWalther Gotsmy Original Article Open access 20 April 2021 Pages: 1319 - 1327
Prediction of eye and hair pigmentation phenotypes using the HIrisPlex system in a Brazilian admixed population sample Thássia Mayra Telles CarrattoLetícia MarcorinCelso Teixeira Mendes-Junior Original Article 22 April 2021 Pages: 1329 - 1339
Re-evaluation of single nucleotide variants and identification of structural variants in a cohort of 45 sudden unexplained death cases Jacqueline NeubauerShouyu WangCordula Haas Original Article Open access 25 April 2021 Pages: 1341 - 1349
Molecular characterization of the Yp11.2 region deletion in the Chinese Han population Qianqian PangQingai LinJunfang Wang Original Article Open access 26 April 2021 Pages: 1351 - 1358
Developmental validations of a self-developed 39 AIM-InDel panel and its forensic efficiency evaluations in the Shaanxi Han population Xingru ZhangChunmei ShenBofeng Zhu Original Article 27 April 2021 Pages: 1359 - 1367
Selection and evaluation of bi-allelic autosomal SNP markers for paternity testing in Koreans Soyeon BaeSohyoung WonHeebal Kim Original Article Open access 28 April 2021 Pages: 1369 - 1374
Sudden infant death syndrome: deletions of glutathione-S-transferase genes M1 and T1 and tobacco smoke exposure Anthea MawickHeidi PfeifferMarielle Vennemann Original Article Open access 01 May 2021 Pages: 1375 - 1383
“I’ve never been at the crime scene!” — gloves as carriers for secondary DNA transfer Katrin TanzhausMarie-Therese ReißTom Zaspel Original Article 04 May 2021 Pages: 1385 - 1393
Genetic investigations of 100 inherited cardiac disease-related genes in deceased individuals with schizophrenia Sofie Lindgren ChristiansenJeppe Dyrberg AndersenNiels Morling Original Article 11 May 2021 Pages: 1395 - 1405
Genetic identification and subsequent LC-QTOF MS analysis of plant remains (Oenanthe spp.) could prove the cause of an undetermined sudden death Pilar MartínezOscar QuintelaBelén Pérez-Gómez Case Report 27 January 2021 Pages: 1407 - 1411
Species identification from seized animal oil: a case study of suspected Gangetic dolphin (Platanista gangetica) Abhishek SinghAvijit GhoshMukesh Thakur Case Report 06 April 2021 Pages: 1413 - 1416
Large fragment demineralization: an alternative pretreatment for forensic DNA typing of bones Heitor CorrêaVenusia CortelliniAndrea Verzeletti Method Paper 15 February 2021 Pages: 1417 - 1424
Progress in the implementation of massively parallel sequencing for forensic genetics: results of a European-wide survey among professional users Theresa E. GrossJan FleckhausPeter M. Schneider Short Communication Open access 13 April 2021 Pages: 1425 - 1432
Population data and genetic characteristics of 12 X-STR loci using the Investigator® Argus X-12 Quality Sensor kit for the Kedayan population of Borneo in Malaysia Hashom Mohd HakimHussein Omar KhanHisham Atan Edinur Population Data 30 March 2021 Pages: 1433 - 1435
Application of Q-TOF–MS based metabonomics techniques to analyze the plasma metabolic profile changes on rats following death due to acute intoxication of phorate Zhiwen WeiZuxin DongKeming Yun Original Article 13 May 2021 Pages: 1437 - 1447
Anabolic steroids and extreme violence: a case of murder after chronic intake and under acute influence of metandienone and trenbolone Frédéric AknoucheLaurie GheddarPascal Kintz Case Report 04 April 2021 Pages: 1449 - 1453
Scopolamine fatal outcome in an inmate after buscopan® smoking Sabina Strano-RossiSerena MestriaAntonio Oliva Case Report Open access 23 April 2021 Pages: 1455 - 1460
The use of multiple keratinous matrices (head hair, axillary hair, and toenail clippings) can help narrowing a period of drug exposure: experience with a criminal case involving 25I-NBOMe and 4-MMC Pascal KintzJean-Sébastien RaulAlice Ameline Short Communication 01 February 2021 Pages: 1461 - 1465
Involuntary 5F-ADB-related intoxication following e-cigarette use Sophie SalleChristelle SevestreJean-michel Gaulier Short Communication 25 March 2021 Pages: 1467 - 1470
Characterization of in vitro phase I metabolites of methamnetamine in human liver microsomes by liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry Young-ki HongYoung-Hoon KimMi Sun Kang Short Communication 29 April 2021 Pages: 1471 - 1476
Comments on “Evaluation and review of ways to differentiate sources of ethanol in post-mortem blood” Florian HakimThomas GicquelJean-michel Gaulier Letter to the Editor 20 February 2021 Pages: 1477 - 1479
Spinal cord injury as an indicator of abuse in forensic assessment of abusive head trauma (AHT) Michela ColombariClaire TroakesSafa Al-Sarraj Review Open access 22 February 2021 Pages: 1481 - 1498
Gene variants associated with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in relation to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) J. KerzP. SchürmannM. Klintschar Original Article Open access 08 February 2021 Pages: 1499 - 1506
Gunshot homicides in Denmark 1992–2016 Asser H. ThomsenPeter M. LethPalle Villesen Original Article 04 March 2021 Pages: 1507 - 1514
Elder abuse among Spanish and Iranian people: new methodological approach to the same old story Vahid FarniaHafez BajoghliMaria D. Perez-Carceles Original Article 30 March 2021 Pages: 1515 - 1524
Myelin basic protein and neurofilament H in postmortem cerebrospinal fluid as surrogate markers of fatal traumatic brain injury Simone BohnertChristoph WirthMichael Bohnert Original Article Open access 24 April 2021 Pages: 1525 - 1535
“Guboow”—child abuse or traditional medical treatment? a case report N. Lange-HerrA. RindlisbacherC. Jackowski Case Report Open access 15 February 2021 Pages: 1537 - 1540
A case of fatal embolization during laser lithotripsy Giorgia FarìEleonora VecchioVincenzo Arena Case Report 03 March 2021 Pages: 1541 - 1547
Incarcerated diaphragmatic hernia after right hepatectomy: an autopsy case with a review of 45 previous cases Sang Won LeeSoong Deok LeeMoon-Young Kim Case Report 18 March 2021 Pages: 1549 - 1554
An updated approach to sudden cardiac death, the AECVP perspective Katarzyna MichaudAllard C. van der WalCristina Basso Letter to the Editor 18 March 2021 Pages: 1555 - 1557
Ethmoidal labyrinth hemorrhage: a novel complement autopsy finding in fatal neck compression Petr HejnaDalibor KovaříkMartin Janík Letter to the Editor 02 May 2021 Pages: 1559 - 1562
Commentary on “Macromorphological findings in cases of death in water: a critical view on drowning signs” Rosario BarrancoFrancesco Ventura Letter to the Editor 14 February 2021 Pages: 1563 - 1564
Validation of Roberts’ method using root canal width patterns as a mandibular maturity marker in determining the 18-year threshold Christy L. DavidsonChané NelAndré Uys Original Article 15 February 2021 Pages: 1565 - 1572
Ultrasonographic assessment of ossification of the distal radial epiphysis for estimating forensic age Oguzhan EkizogluAli ErSilke Grabherr Original Article Open access 20 February 2021 Pages: 1573 - 1580
CT of the medial clavicular epiphysis for forensic age estimation: hands up? Magdalini TozakidouRieke L. MeisterJochen Herrmann Original Article Open access 24 February 2021 Pages: 1581 - 1587