Soft tissue removal by maceration and feeding of Dermestes sp.: Impact on morphological and biomolecular analyses of dental tissues in forensic medicine

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 121, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 341-348

  Offele, Daniel ^a   Harbeck, Michaela ^b   Dobberstein, Reimer C ^a   Von Wurmb Schwark, Nicole ^b   Ritz Timme, Stefanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age estimation; Aspartic acid racemisation; DNA integrity; Maceration techniques; Tooth morphology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTISTRY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA DETERMINATION; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACEMIZATION; SOFT TISSUE; TOOTH; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH ROOT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; BEETLES; CAUSTICS; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTIN; DNA; DNA DEGRADATION, NECROTIC; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; ENZYMES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FORENSIC DENTISTRY; GINGIVA; HUMANS; LIPIDS; MIDDLE AGED; PAPAIN; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYPHOSPHATES; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; TOOTH ROOT;

EID: 34548118315     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-006-0116-8     Document Type: Article

References (48)

1. Alonso A, Martin P, Albarran C, Garcia P, Garcia O, de Simon LF, Garcia-Hirschfeld J et al (2004) Real-time PCR designs to estimate nuclear and mitochondrial DNA copy number in forensic and ancient DNA studies. Forensic Sci Int 28:141-149
2. Bartels T, Flachsbarth M, Meyer W (1992) Zu den speziellen Möglichkeiten von Biozym SE in der Mazerations-und Korrosionstechnik. Der Präparator 38:89-96
3. Brennan TV, Clarke S (1993) Spontaneous degradation of polypeptides at aspartyl and asparaginyl residues-effects of the solvent dielectric. Protein Sci 2:331-338
4. Bürgi J (1967) Mazeration von unfixierten und fixierten Knochen. Der Präparator 13:185-190
5. Capasso S, Mazzarella L, Zagari A (1991) Deamidation via cyclic imide of asparaginyl peptides: dependence on salts, buffers and organic solvents. Pept Res 4:234-238
6. Clarke S (1987) Propensity for spontaneous succinimide formation from aspartyl and asparaginyl residues in cellular proteins. Int J Pept Protein Res 30:808-821
7. Drusini A (1991) Age-related changes in root transparency of teeth in males and females. Am J Hum Biol 3:629-637
8. van Duin ACT, Collins MJ (1998) The effects of conformational constraints on aspartic acid racemization. Org Geochem 29:1227-1232
9. Fu S-J, Fan C-C, Song H-W, Wei F-Q (1995) Age estimation using a modified HPLC determination of ratio of aspartic acid in dentin. Forensic Sci Int 73:35-40
10. Fujii N, Momose Y, Ishii N, Takita M, Akaboshi M, Kodama M (1999) The mechanism of simultaneous stereoinversion, racemization, and isomerization at specific aspartyl residues of aged lens protein. Mech Ageing Dev 107:347-358
11. Glauser PW, Kraus-Ruppert R (1979) Über die Herstellung von Mazerationspräparaten eines Oberschenkelkopfes. Der Präparator 25:153-156
12. Grundmann C, Rötzscher K (1999) Zur Sektionstechnik im orofazialen Bereich. Die Mazeration mit Enzyrim. Rechtsmedizin 9:115-117
13. Gustafson G (1950) Age determinations on teeth. J Am Dent Assoc 41:45-54
14. Hoffmeister DF, Lee MR (1963) Cleaning mammalian skulls with ammonium hydroxide. J Mammal 44:283-284
15. Konrad G, Sparing S (1962) Die Mazeration von Skeletten mittels Natronbleichlauge (Liquor Natrii Hypochlorosi). Der Präparator 8:91-93
16. Lopez-Nicolas M, Morales A, Luna A (1996) Application of dimorphism in teeth to age calculation. J Forensic Odontostomatol 1:10-13
17. Lura R, Schirch V (1988) Role of peptide conformation in the rate and mechanism of deamidation of asparaginyl residues. Biochemistry 27:7671-7677
18. Maples WR (1978) An improved technique using dental histology for estimation of adult age. J Forensic Sci 134:764-770
19. Maus H-E (1974) Die Mazeration von Knochen mit enzymhaltigen Waschmitteln. Med Diss, Technische Hochschule Aachen
20. Meinig H, Verwiebe S (1993) Zeitsparende und kostengünstige Methode zur Mazeration von fixierten Kleinsäugermaterial. Der Präparator 39:19-21
21. Metzger Z, Buchner A, Gorsky M (1980) Gustafson's method for age determination from teeth-a modification for the use of dentists in identification teams. J Forensic Sci 25:742-749
22. Mörnstad H, Pfeiffer H, Teivens A (1994) Estimation of dental age using HPLC-technique to determine the degree of aspartic acid racemization. J Forensic Sci 39:1425-1431
23. Monzavi BF, Ghodoosi A, Savabi O, Hasanzadeh A (2003) Model of age estimation based on dental factors of unknown cadavers among Iranians. J Forensic Sci 48:379-381
24. Niederklopfer P, Troxler M (2001) Knochenpräparation Handbuch für Praktiker. ROMEI AG Edelstahlverarbeitung, Rothenbrunnen
25. Ochs K (2002) Produktdeklaration Wasch-und Waschhilfsmittel. Henkel Waschmittel, Düsseldorf
26. Ohtani S (1995a) Estimation of age from the teeth of unidentified corpses using the amino acid racemization method with reference to actual cases. Am J Forensic Med Pathol 16:238-242
27. Ohtani S (1995b) Estimation of age from dentin by utilizing the racemization of aspartic acid: influence of pH. Forensic Sci Int 75:181-187
28. Ohtani S (1995c) Estimation of age from dentin by using the racemization reaction of aspartic acid. Am J Forensic Med Pathol 16:158-161
29. Ohtani S, Ito R, Arany S, Yamamoto T (2005) Racemization in enamel among different types of teeth from the same individual. Int J Legal Med 119:66-69
30. Olze A, Knell B, Hauri-Bionda R, Schmeling A, Geserick G (2002) Überprüfung der Altersdiagnostik mittels Wurzeldentintransparenzmessung bei unbekannten Toten. Rechtsmedizin 12:143-149
31. Piechoki R, Altner H-J (1998) Makroskopische Präparationstechnik. Leitfaden für das Sammeln, Präparieren und Konservieren. Fischer, Jena
32. Porkert J, Novak J, Grosseova M (1983) Zur Mazeration kleiner Wirbeltiere in alkalischen Lösungen der Halogene. Der Präparator 29:53-54
33. Prince D, Ubelaker DH (2002) Application of Lamendin's adult dental aging technique to a diverse skeletal sample. J Forensic Sci 47:940-943
34. Rennick SL, Fenton TW, Foran DR (2005) The effects of skeletal preparation techniques on DNA from human and non-human bone. J Forensic Sci 50:1016-1019
35. Ritz S, Schütz HW, Peper C (1993) Postmortem estimation of age at death based on aspartic acid racemization in dentin: its applicability for root dentin. Int J Legal Med 105:289-293
36. Ritz S, Stock R, Schütz HW, Kaatsch H-J (1995) Age estimation in biopsy specimens of dentin. Int J Legal Med 108:135-139
37. Ritz-Timme S (1999) Lebensaltersbestimmung aufgrund des Razemisierungsgrades von Asparaginsäure. Grundlagen, Methodik, Möglichkeiten, Grenzen, Anwendungsbereiche. In: Berg S, Brinkmann B (eds) Arbeitsmethoden der medizinischen und naturwissenschaftlichen Kriminalistik, Band 23. Schmidt-Römhild, Lübeck, pp 1-84
38. Ritz-Timme S, Rochholz G, Schütz HW, Collins MJ, Waite E, Cattaneo C, Kaatsch H-J (2000) Quality assurance in age estimation based on aspartic acid racemization. Int J Legal Med 114:83-86
39. Ritz-Timme S, Cattaneo C, Collins MJ, Waite ER, Schütz HW, Kaatsch H-J, Borrman HIM (2000) Age estimation: the state of the art in relation to the specific demands of forensic practise. Int J Legal Med 113:129-136
40. Robinson NE, Robinson AB (2001a) Molecular clocks. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 98:944-949
41. Robinson NE, Robinson AB (2001b) Prediction of protein deamidation rates from primary and three-dimensional structure. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 98:4367-4372
42. Rösing FW, Kvaal SI (1998) Dental age in adults-a review of estimation methods. In: Alt KW, Rösing FW, Teschler-Nicola M (eds) Dental anthropology. Fundamentals, limits, and prospects. Springer, Berlin Heidelberg New York, pp 443-469
43. Schmidt P (1974) Haltung von Speckkäfern zur Herstellung von Skeletten kleiner Wirbeltiere. Neue Museumskd 17:216-218
44. Schmidt U (1981) Mazeration mit Waschmitteln. Der Präparator 27:69-76
45. Solheim T (1989) Dental root translucency as an indicator of age. Scand J Dent Res 97:189-197
46. Steinmann WF (1982) Makroskopische Präparationsmethoden in der Medizin. Thieme, Stuttgart
47. von Wurmb-Schwark N, Schwark T, Harbeck M, Oehmichen M (2004) Amplification of mtDNA and nuclear DNA in a duplex PCR to evaluate the DNA quality of anthropological and forensic samples prior to STR typing. Legal Med 6:80-88
48. von Wurmb-Schwark N, Ringleb A, Gebühr M, Simeoni E (2005) Genetic analysis of modern and historical burned human remains. Anthropol Anz 63:1-12