Correlation study between anatomopathological data and levels of blood morphine concentrations in heroin-related deaths.

Heroin-related mortality is a complex phenomenon involving several factors that make an individual more susceptible to opioid toxicity. Among these, pre-existing pathological conditions play an important role. The current paper reviewed 51 autopsied cases performed over the last 30 years, each subject ("frequent heroin user") having taken heroin intravenously alone before death.

Comparison of Frontal Sinuses for Personal Identification in 3 Populations Using Cameriere's Code Number.

The identification of unknown individuals is of crucial importance to society, especially in the context of mass disasters involving individuals of different nationalities. The comparison of frontal sinus patterns is an important tool for personal identification. In Cameriere's method, a new personal code number (codC) containing 8 digits was elaborated, based on the measurements of frontal sinus patterns.

Analysis of Frontal Sinuses for Personal Identification in a Chinese Sample Using a New Code Number.

The study of frontal sinuses for personal identification is a considered approach in the forensic field. In Yoshino's system, the frontal sinus patterns of a given person were formulated as a code number (codY) obtained by arranging the class numbers in each classification item. The aim of this work was to use a new code number (codC) with eight digits that includes other two continuous variables obtained as ratios SOR (left frontal sinus area/left orbit area) and SOR (right frontal sinus area/right orbit area), comparing the results with that of Yoshino.

Accuracy of Cameriere's cut-off value for third molar in assessing 18 years of age.

Due to increasingly numerous international migrations, estimating the age of unaccompanied minors is becoming of enormous significance for forensic professionals who are required to deliver expert opinions. The third molar tooth is one of the few anatomical sites available for estimating the age of individuals in late adolescence. This study verifies the accuracy of Cameriere's cut-off value of the third molar index (I3M) in assessing 18 years of age.

Expression of motility-related molecule Cdc42 in endometrial tissue in women with adenomyosis and ovarian endometriomata.

Objective: To evaluate Cdc42 expression in eutopic and ectopic endometrial tissue in patients with adenomyosis and ovarian endometriotic cysts compared with patients without endometriosis.

Design: Experimental retrospective study.

Setting: University hospital.

Thalidomide plus oral melphalan compared with thalidomide alone for advanced multiple myeloma.

Thalidomide, the prototype of a new class of agents active against multiple myeloma (MM), exerts synergistic/additive effects when combined with other drugs. The aim of this study was to compare the toxicity and efficacy of thalidomide alone and in combination with oral melphalan. Patients with advanced MM received 100 mg/day oral thalidomide escalated weekly up to 600 mg/day (n=23; T group), alone or with 0.