Jacquelin Perry, 9 Feet Tall

Brachydactyly, distal symphalangism, scoliosis, tall stature, and club feet: a new syndrome.

Five members of a kindred with brachydactyly and distal symphalangism, normal stature, pes cavus, and scoliosis were ascertained. The pedigree was consistent with autosomal dominant inheritance. The combination of clinical and radiological features is believed to be distinct from those previously reported in patients with brachydactyly/symphalangism.

Authors' reply to Perry.

We thank Perry for raising the interesting difference between research trials where both patients and staff are blinded to whether the tablet is really a statin and everyday practice where patients and doctors know whether a statin is being taken. 2 In the blinded trials, there are indeed reports of symptoms, but (in the published data) these are equivalent between statin and placebo. In everyd...

Major Thomas Alfred Perry Marsh

Major Thomas Alfred Perry Marsh, R.A.M.C., whose death was reported at Deelfontein Hospital on 22nd May, 1900, was the youngest son of the late Captain Henry Godfrey Marsh, J.P., of Winterbourne Park, Gloucestershire. He was born at Blackwood, Mon., on the 23rd February, 1856, and received his professional education at University College, Bristol, and St. George's Hospital, London, and he was a...

Robert P. Perry 1931–2013

Robert P. Perry On July 15, Robert Palese Perry—‘‘Bob’’ to those who knew him—passed away at the age of 82. Bob was a pioneer in studying gene transcription in mammalian cells, a wonderful mentor to his preand postdoctoral students, and a compassionate family man. He leaves behind his wife Zoila, a well-known sculptor with whom he enjoyed a happy marriage for 57 years, his two daughters Adele a...

John Perry (1929-1985) and the origins of the John Perry Prize.