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Transfer of biological traces in cases of hanging and ligature strangulation.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Bohnert, Michael Faller-Marquardt, M. Lutz, Sheila Amberg, Rainer Weisser, Hubert Pollak, Stefan |
| Copyright Year | 2001 |
| Abstract | In hanging and ligature strangulation, the noose mostly causes a mark or groove which is formed partly by compression of the skin and partly by abrasion with loss of the upper epidermal layers. The horny scales abraded from the neck may be transferred to the strangulation device or to the interposed textiles where they are sometimes visible at stereomicroscopic examination or even to the naked eye as silver-grey particles. The morphologic features of the epidermal transfer due to hanging and ligature strangulation is demonstrated by 14 case examples. The biological traces may be sufficient for comparative DNA typing by means of PCR-based methods. In 9 out of the 14 cases, genomic DNA typing was successful. Analysis of mtDNA succeeded in another two cases, although genomic DNA could not be detected. Beside the accumulation of solid epidermic particles the paper describes deposition of serous and fatty tissue fluid at the ligature (mainly adjacent to skin ridges). |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1016/S0379-0738(00)00357-1 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.safetylit.org/citations/ild_request_form.php?article_id=citjournalarticle_336505_38 |
| PubMed reference number | 11182261 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0379-0738%2800%2900357-1 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 116 |
| Issue Number | 2-3 |
| Journal | Forensic science international |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
