DNA-free does not mean RNA-free—The unwanted persistence of RNA

Study of backspatter using high-speed video of experimental gunshots

(2020) Christian Schyma et al.   Forensic Science Medicine and Pathology

The stability and persistence of blood and semen mRNA and miRNA targets for body fluid identification in environmentally challenged and laundered samples

(2019) Carrie Mayes et al.   Legal Medicine

Old meets new: Comparative examination of conventional and innovative RNA-based methods for body fluid identification of laundered seminal fluid stains after modular extraction of DNA and RNA

(2018) G. Kulstein et al.   Forensic Science International-Genetics

Distortion of the temporary cavity and its influence on staining in firearm barrels

(2018) Christian Schyma et al.   Forensic Science Medicine and Pathology

Staining in firearm barrels after experimental contact shots

(2017) C. Schyma et al.   FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL

The reference cube: A new ballistic model to generate staining in firearm barrels

(2017) Christian Schyma et al.   Forensic Science Medicine and Pathology

RNA/DNA co-analysis from bloodstains on aged polyvinyl-alcohol gloves prepared for securing evidence from the hands of victims of fatal gunshot injuries

(2017) Melanie Grabmüller et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LEGAL MEDICINE

How far does it get?—The effect of shooting distance and type of firearm on the simultaneous analysis of DNA and RNA from backspatter recovered from inside and outside surfaces of firearms

(2016) Melanie Grabmüller et al.   FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL

Die Endoskopie des Waffenlaufes

(2016) C. Schyma et al.   Rechtsmedizin

Efficacy Assessment of Nucleic Acid Decontamination Reagents Used in Molecular Diagnostic Laboratories

(2016) Melina Fischer et al.   PLoS One

Comparative evaluation of different extraction and quantification methods for forensic RNA analysis

(2015) Melanie Grabmüller et al.   Forensic Science International-Genetics

The ‘triple contrast’ method in experimental wound ballistics and backspatter analysis

(2015) Christian Schyma et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LEGAL MEDICINE

Identification of gunshots to the head by detection of RNA in backspatter primarily expressed in brain tissue

(2014) Constantin Lux et al.   FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL

Persistence of biological traces in gun barrels after fatal contact shots

(2012) Christian Schyma et al.   Forensic Science International-Genetics

MicroRNA markers for forensic body fluid identification obtained from microarray screening and quantitative RT-PCR confirmation

(2010) Dmitry Zubakov et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LEGAL MEDICINE

The MIQE Guidelines: Minimum Information for Publication of Quantitative Real-Time PCR Experiments

(2009) S. A. Bustin et al.   CLINICAL CHEMISTRY

Amplification efficiency: linking baseline and bias in the analysis of quantitative PCR data

(2009) J. M. Ruijter et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

New markers for old stains: stable mRNA markers for blood and saliva identification from up to 16-year-old stains

(2008) Dmitry Zubakov et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LEGAL MEDICINE