Polymorphism of the mitochondrial DNA control region in Italians A. TagliabracciChiara TurchiCorrado Sassaroli Original article Pages: 224 - 228
MtDNA control region and RFLP data for Sicily and France F. CaliM. G. Le RouxV. Romano Original article Pages: 229 - 231
The detection of toxic substances in entomological specimens R. Gagliano-CandelaL. Aventaggiato Review article Pages: 197 - 203
An assessment of the utility of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) for forensic purposes Peter Gill Original article Pages: 204 - 210
Significant differences between Yemenite and Egyptian STR profiles and the influence on frequency estimations in Arabs M. KlintscharNabil Al-HammadiBarbara Reichenpfader Original article Pages: 211 - 214
Metric sex differentiation of the pars petrosa ossis temporalis Joachim WahlM. Graw Original article Pages: 215 - 223
Immunohistochemical study of the kidneys after severe muscular injury M. AbeHisako SaitohMasahiro Kiuchi Original article Pages: 232 - 236
Serum procalcitonin (PCT): a valuable biochemical parameter for the post-mortem diagnosis of sepsis M. TsokosU. ReicheltK. Püschel Original article Pages: 237 - 243
Liver rupture caused by isolated blunt force impact: the result of a blow, a kick or a fall? R. Vock Original article Pages: 244 - 247
Death after excessive propofol abuse S. Iwersen-BergmannP. RösnerA. Schmoldt Case report Pages: 248 - 251
Post-mortem detection and identification of sildenafil (Viagra) and its metabolites by LC/MS and LC/MS/MS W. WeinmannM. BohnertS. Pollak Case report Pages: 252 - 258
Identification of victims from the M/S Estonia H. SoomerH. RantaA. Penttilä Case report Pages: 259 - 262
DNA analysis of fingernail debris using different multiplex systems: a case report T. LedererP. BetzS. Seidl Case report Pages: 263 - 266
Scratched pustule or gunshot wound? A medical odyssey T. BajanowskiB. KargerB. Brinkmann Case report Pages: 267 - 268
STR typing of human telogen hairs – a new approach A. HellmannU. RohlederM. Wittig Technical note Pages: 269 - 273
A novel dimorphism in the human SRY gene: usefulness in human migration studies E. NaitoKazuo UmetsuHaruo Yamanouchi Short communication Pages: 274 - 277
Evaluation and application of the AmpFlSTR Profiler Plus PCR amplification kit in a Bavarian population sample K. AnslingerB. RolfW. Keil Short communication Pages: 278 - 280
Population data for 12 STR loci in Hong Kong Chinese D. M. WongM. Y. LawC. T. Chiu Short communication Pages: 281 - 284
Less is more – length reduction of STR amplicons using redesigned primers P. WiegandM. Kleiber Short communication Pages: 285 - 287
Population genetics of ten STR loci (AmpFℓSTR SGM plus) in Austria M. SteinlechnerB. BergerW. Parson Short communication Pages: 288 - 290
Post-mortem markers of sepsis: an immunohistochemical study using VLA-4 (CD49d/CD29) and ICAM-1 (CD54) for the detection of sepsis-induced lung injury M. TsokosF. Fehlauer Short communication Pages: 291 - 294
Variations in primer sequences are the origin of allele drop-out at loci D13S317 and CD4 L. BoutrandB. EgyedA. Vandenberghe Short communication Pages: 295 - 297
The Bubi population of Equatorial Guinea characterised by HUMTH01, HUMVWA31A, HUMCSF1PO, HUMTPOX, D3S1358, D8S1179, D18S51 and D19S253 STR polymorphisms M. GenéP. MorenoE. Huguet Short communication Pages: 298 - 300
