Wilms' tumour of the kidney is known to occur in Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome. It has also been described in four cancer prone families displaying Li-Fraumeni syndrome but it is not usually considered to be part of this syndrome. In order to detect particular familial cancer aggregations associated with this tumour, we studied the cancer incidence and mortality among relatives of the 501 Wilms' ...

A new species of Cyphomyia Wiedemann, Cyphomyiabaoruco sp. n., is described from the Dominican Republic. A key to the species of Cyphomyia known from the Caribbean islands is provided.

Six new species of Macrostomus Wiedemann are described, namely M. acreanus sp. nov. from Brazil (Acre state), M. amazonensis sp. nov. from Guyana and Brazil (Roraima, Amazonas, Pará, Rondônia, and Mato Grosso states), M. albicaudatus sp. nov. from Brazil (Roraima, Amazonas, and Pará states), M. paraiba sp. nov. from Brazil (Paraíba state), M. trombetensis sp. nov. from Brazil (Pará state) and M...

Background: Placental mesenchymal dysplasia (PMD) is a distinct syndrome of unknown aetiology that associated with significant fetal morbidity and mortality. Intrauterine growth restriction common, yet, paradoxically, many the fetuses/newborns have been diagnosed Beckwith-Wiedemann (BWS). Methods: We report two cases PMD high levels androgenetic (complete paternal uniparental isod...

The true identity of Anopheles sinensis is established by the designation and description of a lectotype. The status of An. lesteri and other cryptic species hidden under the name "sinensis" in China, is summarized. The confusion produced by these cryptic species, in regard to our understanding of the vector capabilities of sinensis, is also discussed. Characters are noted that can be used to s...

This paper proposes a fuzzy approach to classify single-site electromyograph (EMG) signals for multifunctional prosthesis control. While the classification problem is the focus of this paper, the ultimate goal is to improve myoelectric system control performance, and classification is an essential step in the control. Time segmented features are fed to a fuzzy system for training and classifica...