We report on a familial cryptic (20;21) translocation [(t20;21)] that was initially suspected with the observation of a single chromosome 21 specific signal in an interphase nuclei by in situ hybridization (FISH) study performed on a 34-week gestation amniotic fluid specimen. The genetic amniocentesis was prompted by the presence of fetal anomalies detected by ultrasound. In addition, there was...

Nina Bunjevac’s graphic memoir, Fatherland (2014), tells the story of her father, Peter Bunjevac, who died when she was a year old while preparing bomb to attack Yugoslavian Consulate in Toronto as part his activities member Serbian terrorist group ‘Freedom for Fatherland’. This man is depicted distant, elusive through an account that marked by gaps and aporias, which based on historical newspa...

Two cases of ankyloblepharon filiforme adnatum in siblings are presented. One sib had associated cleft lip and palate, the other had bilateral syndactyly of the second and third toes. Father, paternal grandmother, and great-grandmother all had bilateral syndactyly of the second and third toes. Cases of ankyloblepharon filiforme adnatum reported in the ophthalmic literature are reviewed as are c...

Eating disorders are a leading cause of disease burden among young women. This study investigated associations of social characteristics of parents and grandparents, sibling position, and school performance with incidence of eating disorders. The authors studied Swedish females born in 1952–1989 (n 1⁄4 13,376), thirdgeneration descendants of a cohort born in Uppsala in 1915–1929. Data on grandp...

Eating disorders are a leading cause of disease burden among young women. This study investigated associations of social characteristics of parents and grandparents, sibling position, and school performance with incidence of eating disorders. The authors studied Swedish females born in 1952–1989 (n 1⁄4 13,376), thirdgeneration descendants of a cohort born in Uppsala in 1915–1929. Data on grandp...

Eating disorders are a leading cause of disease burden among young women. This study investigated associations of social characteristics of parents and grandparents, sibling position, and school performance with incidence of eating disorders. The authors studied Swedish females born in 1952-1989 (n = 13,376), third-generation descendants of a cohort born in Uppsala in 1915-1929. Data on grandpa...

The purposes of this paper are to report the prevalence of breastfeeding to six months among women in Kuwait and to determine the factors that are associated with the duration of breastfeeding. A cohort of 373 women recruited from maternity wards in four hospitals in Kuwait city were followed from birth to 26 weeks postpartum. The association of any and full breastfeeding duration and predictor...

A previously untreated 25-year-old female graduate student with masochistic traits but no axis I or II disorder entered twice-weekly psychodynamic psychotherapy with a stated goal of ending an abusive romantic relationship with a colleague. In the early months, sessions were filled with the patient’s childhood memories of emotional mistreatment by her parents, whose constant fighting left her f...