Immunohistochemical detection of insulin at the injection site in a case of suspected murder with the suicide of the perpetrator
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RIS BIB ENDNOTEImmunohistochemical detection of insulin at the injection site in a case of suspected murder with the suicide of the perpetrator
Publication date: 03.2023
Archives of Forensic Medicine and Criminology, 2022, Vol. 72 (3), pp. 147 - 150
https://doi.org/10.4467/16891716AMSIK.22.017.17395Authors
Immunohistochemical detection of insulin at the injection site in a case of suspected murder with the suicide of the perpetrator
In medicolegal practice, rare cases involving suicidal, criminal, or accidental insulin overdose are both analytically and forensically challenging. The aim of this study is to present a model procedure in such cases, developed at the Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology of the Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, with particular emphasis on the possibility of additional confirmation of insulin intake by its immunohistochemical detection at the injection site. In the example case presented here, an immunohistochemical examination using FLEX Polyclonal Guinea Pig Anti-Insulin antibody (code IR002, Dako) confirmed the presence of insulin in the subcutaneous tissue of the victims. In our opinion, the method of immunohistochemical detection of insulin at the injection site can and should be used routinely in such cases.
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Information: Archives of Forensic Medicine and Criminology, 2022, Vol. 72 (3), pp. 147 - 150
Article type: Original article
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Immunohistochemical detection of insulin at the injection site in a case of suspected murder with the suicide of the perpetrator
Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice,
Medical University of Silesia
Poland
Department of Pathomorphology and Molecular Diagnostics, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice
Department of Pathomorphology and Molecular Diagnostics, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice
Published at: 03.2023
Received at: 18.11.2022
Accepted at: 30.01.2023
Article status: Open
Licence: CC-BY-NC-SA
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