Neonatal diabetes mellitus is a rare condition, the causes of which are mostly unknown. One well defined though very rare entity is the autosomal recessive Wolcott-Rallison syndrome, in which permanent neonatal diabetes, osteopenia, and epiphyseal dysplasia occur. Only five previous families have been reported, and here we describe the second in which parental consanguinity was present. The pro...

The big-headed fly Eudorylas schreiteri (Shannon) is recorded for the first time as an endoparasitoid of the corn leafhopper Dalbulus maidis (DeLong & Wolcott) in Northern Argentina. A table of known Neotropical pipunculid-host associations is presented.

The Sneaky Kid and Its Aftermath is a first-person account of the (sexual) intimacy between a researcher (Harry WOLCOTT) and his research participant (Brad, the sneaky kid). Two years after the events, the sneaky kid returned with a vengeance, beating up the researcher and burning down his house. Autobiographical texts may lead readers to confuse author and literary figure of the same name. Any...

551 Roger Wolcott Richardson was born on 30␣ May 1930 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He was the eldest of the four sons of Roger Wolcott Richardson jr and Cora Johnson. His father was completing a Ph.D. in chemical engineering at the time of Richardson’s birth and subsequently devoted virtually his whole working life to a career as an executive with Standard Oil (later the Exxon Corporation). His y...

Wolcott-Rallison syndrome (WRS) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by early-onset diabetes, spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia, tendency to skeletal fractures secondary to osteopenia, and growth retardation. Mutations in the eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2α kinase (EIF2AK3) gene are responsible for this disorder. Here, we describe a boy with neonatal diabetes, diagnosed ...

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early-onset diabetes, liver dysfunction, growth retardation, spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia, and tendency to skeletal fractures due to osteopenia are characteristics of wolcott-rallison syndrome (wrs). eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2α kinase (eif2ak3) is the only known gene, which is responsible for this rare autosomal recessive disorder. here, we report two siblings a girl and a boy w...

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