INTRODUCTION This chapter introduces the field of genetic research, in which twin studies are a powerful approach to exploring the genetic basis of complex traits. Twin studies take advantage of the existence of mono-and dizygotic (MZ and DZ) twins and use the comparison of resemblances of MZ and DZ twins as the basis for analysis of variations in human traits and diseases. We describe the basi...

Anjay, S.C. Das, A. Kumar, P. Kaushik & Savita Kumari Eastern Regional Station, IVRI, Belgachia, Kolkata-700 037, India. Department of Veterinary Public Health, Bihar Veterinary College, Patna800 014, Bihar, India Division of Veterinary Public Health, E.R.S., I.V.R.I., Belgachia, Kolkata700 037, West Bengal, India Division of Veterinary Public Health, I.V.R.I., Izatnagar, Bareilly243 122, Uttar...

J Med Assoc Thai Vol. 93 Suppl. 2 2010 Correspondence to: Hamontri S, HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Srinakharinwirot University, Rangsit-Nakohn Nayok Rd, Nakohn Nayok 26120, Thailand. Phone: 037-395-086 Ext. 10803, Fax: 037-395-086 Ext. 10801. E-mail: [email protected] Predictive Factors for Residual Disease...

Pancreatic adenocarcinoma was diagnosed in a 15-yearold donkey that presented with signs of chronic laminitis, weight loss and chronic colic. An intra-abdominal mass was identified by exploratory laparoscopy, and this was subsequently confirmed to be a pancreatic adenocarcinoma at post mortem examination. Unlike most previously reported cases of pancreatic disease in equids, this donkey had no ...

Methods 69 FMF patients (37 with amyloidosis, 32 – without amyloidosis) were investigated. All 69 patient underwent molecular-genetic investigation (PCR method), 9 different mutant combinations of MEFV gene were detected: 3 homozygous M694V/M694V(AA) in 25 patients, M680I/ M680I(CC) in 4, V726A/V726A(BB) in 1, 5 compound heterozygous M694V/V726A(AB) in 17, M694V/M680I (AC) in 9, V726A/M680I(BC)...

The activity of methicillin, oxacillin, vancomycin, imipenem and FK037 against 106 isolates of staphylococci was assessed using a microbroth dilution method with low (10(5) cfu/mL) and high (10(7) cfu/mL) inoculum sizes. Overall, FK037, an oxime-type cephem antibiotic, was as active as imipenem, but less active than vancomycin (MIC90s 25, 25 and 6.25 mg/L, respectively) at the lower inoculum. E...

A velocity dispersion has been measured for the luminous globular cluster M31 037–B327, claimed to be the most massive star cluster in the Local Group and to be a young “super star cluster” that has survived to an old age. M31 037– B327 has a mass comparable to that of M31 G1, but not significantly larger. Although near the upper end for the mass distribution of globular clusters, it is not an ...

A velocity dispersion has been measured for the luminous globular cluster M31 037-B327, claimed to be the most massive star cluster in the Local Group and to be a young “super star cluster” that has survived to an old age. M31 037-B327 has a mass comparable to that of M31 G1 but not significantly larger. Although near the upper end for the mass distribution of globular clusters, it is not an un...