jachymski [ proc. amer. math. soc., 136 (2008), 1359-1373] gave modified version of a banach fixed point theorem on a metric space endowed with a graph. in the present paper, (g, φ)-graphic contractions have been de ned by using a comparison function and studied the existence of fixed points. also, hardy-rogers g-contraction have been introduced and some fixed point theorems have been proved. s...

Sik,?It was with great interest that I read in J01'1 issue Colonel Wimberley's article on the out iea Dengue-like fever amongst the 15tli Sikhs, It struck me that if there is a differential diagnosis a < between ' Breakbone Dengue ' and the Seven-Day I e\ei c cribed by Major Leonard Rogers?then these interesting cases must fall under the latter heading?and this, in spi e the fact that the fever...

The thiamine transporter gene SLC19A2 was recently found to be mutated in thiamine responsive megaloblastic anaemia with diabetes and deafness (TRMA, Rogers syndrome), an early onset autosomal recessive disorder. We now report a novel G1074A transition mutation in exon 4 of the SLC19A2 gene, predicting a Trp358 to ter change, in a girl with consanguineous parents. In addition to the typical tri...

Yet, although it is very difficult to detect just by physical examination, it is most important that the clinician pick up developing thyroid disease in children and adults with Down’s syndrome. Hypothyroidism can affect a child with Down’s syndrome at any age as was shown in a study where none of the cases had yet presented with clinical signs; the hypothyroidism already present in the childre...