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Papers by Mladen Marcikic

With the advance in typing tools and extraction procedures in the recent years, DNA analysis deve... more With the advance in typing tools and extraction procedures in the recent years, DNA analysis developed into amazingly powerful method for forensic analysis. For a number of years we are using autosomal STR typing as a tool to lead the process of identification of war victims in Croatia. Although DNA typing is very effective in finding possible identities of exhumed skeletal remains, this approach bears some risk of wrong identification. Here we report a case of a match between skeletal remains and mother, son and wife of a missing person with a cumulative likelihood ratio of nearly 2×109 that was shown to be a false match, since additional genetic testing (Y-STR and mitochondrial DNA) unequivocally excluded the proposed identity. Although we still use likelihood ratios as a main measure of the significance of a genetic match between exhumed skeletal remains and relatives of a missing person, in database matching the meaning of likelihood ratio is not as clear as in simple paternity cases and great care is needed to avoid wrong identification. In addition to DNA evidence we heavily relay on other types of evidence (such as the information about time, place and other conditions of disappearance), as well as anthropological and other "classical" forensic data as a "control mechanism" in the DNA-lead process.

PubMed, Jun 1, 2012

This paper is a retrospective analysis of data on 278 persons with fatal outcomes in traffic acci... more This paper is a retrospective analysis of data on 278 persons with fatal outcomes in traffic accidents in Osjecko--baranjska County, Croatia, during a five-year period. The observed sample of casualties was divided according to the time of fatal outcome into three groups: immediately deceased (139 or 50.0%), deceased within the first 48 hours (84 or 30.2%) and deceased after 48 hours (55 or 19.8%). A comparison of data was made for the first two groups of casualties, based on the level of alcohol intoxication, and an analysis of the possible influence of alcohol intoxication on an early outcome of severe trauma, which was defined as immediate fatal outcome and fatal outcome within the first 48 hours following the trauma. Casualties from the group of immediately deceased had a significantly higher average blood alcohol level than casualties from the group of persons deceased within the first 48 hours (shown through arithmetic mean of 0.81 g/kg vs. 0.33 g/kg, p =0.000). A binary logistic regression analysis showed that every increase in blood alcohol level by 1 g/kg also increased the odds of an immediate fatal outcome by 1.92 times (p=0.004). Conclusion: Beside increased risks of traffic accidents, the collected data showed that alcohol intoxication of accident participants also increases their chances of an immediate fatal outcome.

PubMed, Jun 1, 2005

Hyoid bone is a part of viscerocranium placed between the tongue root and thyroid cartilage to wh... more Hyoid bone is a part of viscerocranium placed between the tongue root and thyroid cartilage to which it is connected by thyrohyoid membrane. Widely accepted morphological classification does not exist. Sexual dimorphism was analysed in this study and new guidelines for anatomical classification of hyoid bones based on anthropometric parameters were given. Total number of analysed bones was 70. The bones were classified into three groups: symmetrical U-type, symmetrical V-type and asymmetrical type according to the angle between greater horns and the proportion of greater horns length. In the females incidence of asymmetrical type is considerably higher than in the males, while the incidence of symmetrical V-type is lower The angle value that is on average higher in males may be the parameter indicating that in puberty hyoid bone, still not completely ossified, to some extent follows development of thyroid cartilage because of their close anatomical relation.

Croatica Chemica Acta, Sep 15, 2005

U jednostruko slijepo, randomnizirano, prospektivno istraživanje je ukljuceno 60 ambulantnih bole... more U jednostruko slijepo, randomnizirano, prospektivno istraživanje je ukljuceno 60 ambulantnih bolesnika s recidivantnim duodenalnim ulkusima i Helicobacter pylori infekcijom. Bolesnici su metodom slucajnog izbora podijeljeni u dvije skupine. Prva skupina bolesnika (n=30) lijecena je famotidinom 40 mg, navecer prije spavanja, sest tjedana uz amoksicilin 2×1000 mg/dan tijekom 14 dana i metronidazol 2×800 mg/dan tijekom sedam dana. Druga skupina bolesnika (n=30) lijecena je famotidinom 40 mg, navecer prije spavanja, tijekom 6 tjedana uz oksitetraciklin 4×500 mg/dan tijekom 14 dana i metronidazol 2×800 mg/dan tijekom 7 dana. Nakon sest tjedana ulkusi su zacijelili u 93, 3% (28/30) bolesnika prve i 96, 6% (29/30) bolesnika druge skupine. Razlika nije statisticki znacajna. Bolesnici s nezacijeljenim ulkusima dobivali su famotidin 40 mg navecer prije spavanja jos dva tjedna. Nakon zacijeljenja ulkusa bolesnici nisu uzimali antiulkusnu terapiju održavanja. Mjesec dana po zavrsetku lijecenja ...

Mitral valve syndrome is relatively frequent in ge neral population. Asymptomatic patients predom... more Mitral valve syndrome is relatively frequent in ge neral population. Asymptomatic patients predomina te over the symptomatic ones. This paper presents a patient who for many years demonstrated non-speci fic symptoms resulting in a cerebral embolic event.

Odjel za patološku anatomiju, Klinika za unutarnje bolesti i Znanstvena jedinica za kliničko-medi... more Odjel za patološku anatomiju, Klinika za unutarnje bolesti i Znanstvena jedinica za kliničko-medicinska istraživanja Opće bolnice Osijek Prema nekim autorima kongenitalna stenoza čini oko 3,8% urođenih anomalija srca. Poznata su tri anatomska ti pa aortalne stenoze: valvularna (60-80%), subvalvularna (10-20%) i supravalvularna (5%). Bolesnik je u prikazanom primjeru imao subvalvularni tip stenoze, a uz nju je bio pri sutan i defekt ventrikularnog septuma. U konkretnom pri mjeru radilo se o rijetkoj kombinaciji urođenih anomalija srca.

The study included 2104 patients who had an autopsy made at the Department of Pathology and Foren... more The study included 2104 patients who had an autopsy made at the Department of Pathology and Forensic Medicine in Osijek Clinical Hospital in the period from 1989 till 1995, but we excluded two year: 1991 and 1992 due to the war. In that period we performed an autopsy in 51.62% of all the dead patients, and the percentage has not dropped like in other development countries. Most of the autop sied patients died in their sixtiex and were treated at the Internal Clinics. Leading causes of death were: ischemic heart disease, dif ferently localized malignant tumors, pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, brain hypertensive hemorrhage, respiratory distress syndrome and hemrrhage. In 40.30% of the cases the cause of death were cardiovascular diseases. The autopsy findings correspondend with the clinical ones in 70.30% of the cases, but they did not in the case of patient who died in less than 24 hours upon his admission. However, in the case of patients who stayed longer than 24 hours, the time s...

Medicinski vjesnik, Dec 1, 1999

Medicinski vjesnik, Dec 1, 1991

Odjel za patološku anatomiju i sudsku medicinu U D K 355.292.91(497.13) Opće bolnice Osijek, Zavo... more Odjel za patološku anatomiju i sudsku medicinu U D K 355.292.91(497.13) Opće bolnice Osijek, Zavod za sudsku medicinu i Prispjelo 20. listopada 1991. Zavod za anatomiju Medicinskog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu Dvadeset i jedan civil, 5 žena i 16 muškaraca, pro nađeni su mrtvi u svojim kućama i dvorištima poslije napada srpskih terorista na selo Cetekovac 3. rujna 1991. Dob poginulih je od 18 do 91 godine. Najstarije žrtve su bile žene (dobi 63, 68, 72, 86, 91 godina). Strijelne rane pronađene na 19 pokojnika karakteri stične su za pucanje iz daljine, projektilima ispa ljenim većinom u leđa ili postrance u tijelo.

Acta Clinica Croatica, Jun 3, 2002

MELINK HK. The t(11;18)(q21;q21) chromosome translocation is a frequent and specific aberration i... more MELINK HK. The t(11;18)(q21;q21) chromosome translocation is a frequent and specific aberration in low-grade but not high-grade malignant non-Hodgkin's lymphomas of the mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) type. Cancer Res 1997;57:3944-8. 11. WOTHERSPOON AC, FINN TM, ISAACSON PG. Trisomy 3 in low-grade B-cell lymphomas of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue.

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Lijec̆nic̆ki vjesnik, Oct 1, 1998

Although the rate combined homicide-suicide is low compared with that for suicide alone or homici... more Although the rate combined homicide-suicide is low compared with that for suicide alone or homicide, homicide-suicide generates much public concern. In some cases, the homicide-suicide involves annihilation of an entire family or multiple people. The phenomenon is difficult to study in part because the perpetrator is dead and unavailable for psychiatric assessment. It is nonetheless crucial to attempt to advance our understanding of this tragic phenomenon. The literature review addresses demographic variables, proposes two classifications, one based on psychopathology, the other on the relationship between offender and victim. In attempting to understand the acts of homicide-suicide, inquiry into the following dimensions should be useful: Ego weakness. What type of psychopathology may have contributed to the homicidal-suicidal behavior? Stressors. What type of acute and chronic stressors did the individual experience leading up to this act? Vectors. Whom did the individual select to kill and why? As contribution to this phenomenon six cases of homicide-suicide had been analyzed in ten year period in the Osijek region.

In this paper was presented new approach of teh morphological classification of the hyoid bone.

Forensic Science International, Aug 1, 1996

Northern and southern Croatian sample populations were typed at seven PCR-based loci -LDLR, GYPA,... more Northern and southern Croatian sample populations were typed at seven PCR-based loci -LDLR, GYPA, HBGG, D7S8, Gc, HLA-DQA1 and D1S80. The results show that all loci meet Hardy-Weinberg expectations and that there is little evidence for association of alleles between loci. Allelic frequency distributions at all loci, except HLA-DQA1, show no differences between the northern and southern Croatian sample populations. Moreover, the population data for Croatians are similar to U.S. Caucasians; only HLA-DQA1 for southern Croatians was statistically different compared with U.S. Caucasians. A Croatian population database(s) has been created and can be used for forensic analyses to estimate the frequency of a multiple locus DNA profile.

International Journal Of Legal Medicine, Oct 1, 2002

Since February 2001 the process of DNA identification of war victims in Croatia relies on the dat... more Since February 2001 the process of DNA identification of war victims in Croatia relies on the database of over 3,000 9-locus (D3S1358, vWA, FGA, TH01, TPOX, CSF1PO, D5S818, D13S317 and D7S820) STR genotypes of relatives of missing persons. Instead of a targeted approach to DNA typing, the genotype of each skeletal remains analysed is compared to all genotypes in the database to identify potential parents and children. Although this approach has significantly increased the pace of identification by DNA typing, non-targeted matching in a database containing several thousand genotypes considerably decreases the significance of inclusion, especially when identification is based on reverse paternity analysis. To support this statistical prediction we present 3 cases of 10 STR loci matches and 1 case of 11 STR loci matches between a child, child's mother and skeletal remains that did not originate from a father of that child.

Sigurnost, Dec 27, 2022

SAŽETAK: U članku je na primjerima iz rada vještaka prikazano više realnih slučajeva nesreća koje... more SAŽETAK: U članku je na primjerima iz rada vještaka prikazano više realnih slučajeva nesreća koje uzrokuju teške mehaničke ozljede, često s fatalnim ishodom. Prikazane su okolnosti nesreće u proizvodnom pogonu ljevaonice prilikom čišćenja miješalice, nesreće koja je nastala kao posljedica nekontroliranog izlijevanja taline i eksplozije, nesreće na platformi naftnog tornja i nesreće koja se dogodila prilikom rada poljoprivrednog stroja. Dani su podaci o mehaničkim ozljedama koje su često posljedica različitih nesreća, što je područje rada sudsko-medicinskog vještaka. Potom su analizirani uzroci prikazanih realnih slučajeva nesreća na radu.

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PubMed, Jul 1, 1991

On August the 1st, 1991, Yugoslav Federal Army and Serbian terrorists attacked the village of Dal... more On August the 1st, 1991, Yugoslav Federal Army and Serbian terrorists attacked the village of Dalj, near Osijek in Eastern Slavonia. The civilians took refuge in Osijek and Hungary, but many of them were captured by terrorists. Their fate is still unknown, and the number of missing persons is more than 300. The Federal Army denies the entry to the village and permitted only 25 cadavers to be taken to the Osijek Hospital. Two out of 25 were civilians: P. D., a baker of Albanian origin, and N. T., baker's assistant, a Croat. The decedent N. T. was killed from the back by rifle fire, while the decedent P. D. was first beaten and then executed by two close-range gunshots in the head.