Estudio descriptivo de los factores de contaminación en las tomas forenses de muestras de ADN

La contaminación de las muestras de ADN en el ámbito judicial tiene una enorme trascendencia en todos los procesos, especialmente en los penales. Con el objetivo de conocer los factores que condicionan esta contaminación, así como el grado de la misma, hemos diseñado un trabajo experimental que incluye cuatro equipos diferentes, cada uno de los cuales realiza de tres maneras diferentes la toma (correcta, incorrecta y muy incorrecta). Los resultados del estudio muestran una mínima contaminación por manipulación incorrecta, así como por contaminación residual en las instalaciones de trabajo. Se concluye que aunque los métodos habituales de toma de muestras son seguros, es conveniente siempre asegurarse de que se cumplen los protocolos de toma de muestras y de limpieza de las instalaciones de trabajo.

25-hydroxy vitamin D and syndrome metabolic components in candidates to bariatric surgery

Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of hypovitaminosis D in candidates to bariatric surgery (BS) and its relationship with risk factors and components of the metabolic syndrome. Material and methods: Clinical, anthropometric and biochemical parameters were measured in 56 Caucasian patients included in a protocol of BS between January and June 2014. Patients were stratified into three groups according to their vitamin D status: sufficiency (≥ 40 ng/ml), insufficiency (40-20 ng/ml) and deficiency (< 20 ng/ml). Results: Data showed vitamin D deficiency in 75% of patients. These patients had greater BMI (p = 0.006) and lower PTH concentrations in plasma (p = 0.045). In addition, there were more patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM2) and dyslipidemia (DLPM) in the group with 25 (OH) D < 20 ng/ml levels. Another finding was that 25(OH) D levels were observed to be negatively correlated with fat mass (r = -0.504; p = 0.009), BMI (r = -0.394; p = 0.046) and hypertension (r = -0.637; p = 0.001). Conclusion: We conclude that vitamin D deficiency is extremely common among candidates to BS, who are associated with DM2 and DLPM. Although there are limited data regarding the best treatment for low Vitamin D status in BS candidate patients, screening for vitamin D deficiency should be regularly performed in cases of morbid obesity.