ArticleAcademic forensic pathology2017
The Promise of Molecular Autopsy in Forensic Pathology Practice.
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- Molecular mechanisms of sudden unexplained death and recent updates on molecular autopsy strategies for forensic investigation.International journal of legal medicine · 2026Review
- Career choice and interdisciplinary education in forensic pathology: a cross-sectional study.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- Post-mortem Cardiac MRI in Sudden Cardiac Death: The Interesting Intertwining of Radiology and Histology to Diagnose Arrhythmic Death or Myocardial Infarction.Current medical imaging · 2025Article
- Sudden Death in Adults: A Practical Flow Chart for Pathologist Guidance.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
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Abstract
Molecular autopsy is changing the practice of forensic pathology. Under some circumstances, one must contemplate the involvement of genetic factors to help explain why someone has died unexpectedly. Such considerations most commonly occur when a young person dies by natural means. However, there are deaths that occur by nonnatural means that the forensic pathologist will be asked to investigate, which could involve natural disease that has a significant genetic underpinning. Elucidation of genetic mutations may not only further an understanding of the pathophysiology at hand, but also speak to underlying susceptibilities in an individual who dies that may not have been recognized. In addition, one may occasionally identify pathological findings that are confused for trauma that may actually be better explained by an underlying disease process. Using molecular medicine as a tool to explore such possibilities can improve the quality of death investigations and provide a new lens to probe challenging and contentious forensic cases that have proved resistant to traditional methods.
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