OBJECTIVES To evaluate the outcomes of preconception screening of Jewish Australians for Tay Sachs disease (TSD) carrier status on Jewish TSD-affected births. DESIGN, PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING Epidemiological observational study involving a complete retrospective audit of infantile and intermediate TSD cases diagnosed in Sydney and Melbourne between 1 January 1995 and 31 December 2011 (Royal C...

Abstract The present study interprets and frames a long-standing question concerning Judah he-Ḥasid’s motivations in migrating to Regensburg against the social geographical contexts of Jews Ashkenaz. By examining use Hebrew geographic terminology during High Middle Ages (Loter, Ashkenaz, Ashkelonia), article demonstrates that twelfth-century perceived were engaged contemporary political territo...

Gerardo Adesso, Alessio Serafini and Fabrizio Illuminati Dipartimento di Fisica “E. R. Caianiello”, Università degli Studi di Salerno; CNR-Coherentia, Gruppo di Salerno; and INFN Sezione di Napoli-Gruppo Collegato di Salerno; Via S. Allende, 84081 Baronissi (SA), Italy Centre for Quantum Computation, DAMTP, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, University of Cambridge, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge C...

contrary to other jewish communities of iran, kashan’s jewish community has undergone positive social and political developments during qajar period. although they could never enjoy equal social privileges as citizens, in comparison to other iranian jews and comparing the safavid period, they made considerable achievements in social relationships and political experience. the present research f...

We previously reported preliminary results of association of clozapine-induced agranulocytosis (CA) with HLA-B38, DR4, DQ3 in five Ashkenazi Jewish patients and with HLA-DR2, DQ1 in four non-Jewish patients. In the present study, 31 additional patients with CA, 10 Ashkenazi Jewish, and 21 of non-Jewish ancestry, were studied. HLA alleles and haplotypes were compared among 52 patients (33 Ashken...