ADVANCES IN METABOLIC DISORDERS

Advances in Metabolic Disorders

fields. Wherever indicated, as well, suggestions for promising avenues of investigation are included in the discussions. All of the chapters are of high standard, but some are particularly commendable. Kirk's review of the field of special education should be most helpful. His critical evaluation of many experimental procedures , practical teaching techniques and curriculum formulation has impo...

Endocrine and metabolic disorders in &#946 -thalassemia major patients

Background: Thalassemia is the most common hereditary anemia and beta thalassemia major is its most severe form. Endocrine abnormalities in thalassemia major are common disturbing complications that need prompt management. The purpose of this study was to determine the endocrine disorders and bone mineral density in patients with major -thalassemia in Qazvin, Iran. Methods: In this cross- sect...

recent advances in functional bowel disorders

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Recent Advances in Imprinting Disorders.

Imprinting disorders (ImpDis) are a group of currently 12 congenital diseases with common underlying (epi)genetic etiologies and overlapping clinical features affecting growth, development and metabolism. In the last years it has emerged that ImpDis are characterized by the same types of mutations and epimutations, i.e. uniparental disomies, copy number variations, epimutations, and point mutat...

Advances in Vitreoretinal Interface Disorders