BACKGROUND Australian Aborigines in remote areas are experiencing an epidemic of renal disease, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease. Adult deaths are increased 3- to 6-fold, and renal failure more than 20-fold. Renal disease is marked by albuminuria. We describe its distributions and correlations in two remote communities in the Northern Territory. METHODS Observations i...

four saudi arabian indigenous sheep populations including najdi, hbsi, arb, and naemi were genotyped for 16 microsatellite markers recommended by the food and agriculture organization (fao). this study aims to provide information on the genetic structure of the breeds analyzed and give indications and proposals for the cross breeding program. all loci were polymorphic in all populations and loc...