Libiseller,K.; Pavlic,M.; Grubwieser,P.; Rabl,W.
Neben Methadon und Morphin wird in Österreich in der Opiat-Substitutionstherapie seit 1999 auch Buprenorphin verwendet. Somit ergibt sich auch die Notwendigkeit einer schnellen Testmöglichkeit für Buprenorphin im Harn, um die Einnahme der substituierten Substanz zu kontrollieren und gegebenenfalls einen illegalen Beikonsum nachzuweisen.
[Read More]Steinlechner,M., Parson,W., Rabl,W., Grubwieser,P., Scheithauer,R.
In Sri Lanka more than 38.000 individuals of varied racial and ethnic background lost their lives when the island was affected by the South Asian tsunami in December 2004. Among the victims were 80 foreigners from 17 countries. Disaster victim identification (DVI) teams from many countries were involved in examining victims and taking DNA samples from victims for identification procedures. The principal role of our laboratory in this process was to provide bar- coded sampling kits, to perform DNA typing of human remains and ante mortem/kinship samples and to accomplish DNA matching services to support DNA based identifications.
[Read More]Eichmann,C.; Berger,B.; Parson,W.
As the dog is deemed to be our most popular pet, it can also be considered as the most interesting animal species from a forensic point of view. Canine saliva as well as dog hairs can remain everywhere where contact between dogs and humans have taken place. As forensic identity testing of canine DNA using short tandem repeats (STRs) is becoming commonplace in resolving criminal cases it has become increasingly important to have a set of minimum guidelines, such as common used STR markers and a reliable nomenclature. These enable exchange of data and international collaborations. The majority of canine STR markers described in the literature were reported by the estimated fragment size as determined by electrophoresis of the PCR-products.
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