A28 year old man with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) presents with his 4 year old daughter who is afraid of the dark and is bed wetting. He would like his daughter to have a DNA test to determine whether she has RP. The man was diagnosed with RP at age 7 years after his parents noted nyctalopia and he had a confirmatory electroretinogram (ERG). The man’s father was diagnosed at age 30 years, while t...

Purpose : to study the formed images of sexual self-consciousness in persons who applied for permission change their sex. Materials and methods 80 people were examined, 40 whom sex (20 male 20 female biological sex). The comparison group — men women, whose gender identity coincides with Methods Sandra Bem's BSRI (Bem Sex-Role Inventory) test, V.V. Stolin's self-attitude questionnaire, O.L. Kust...

BACKGROUND There have been a few case reports of motor neuron disease in association with Huntington disease (HD). OBJECTIVE To describe a patient presenting with prominent fasciculations, chorea, and possible amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in whom genetic testing revealed HD mutation. DESIGN Case report. SETTING University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas. Patient  A 69-...

Objective: An increasing number of studies have reported on shifts in timing and length of the growing season, based on phonological, satellite and climatologically studies. Changes in the timing and length of the growing season (GSL) may not only have far reaching consequences for plant and animal ecosystems, but persistent increases in GSL may lead to long-term increases in carbon storage and...