CURRENT UNDERSTANDING OF THE GENETIC BASIS OF READING AND SPELLING DISABILITY.
Abstract. Dyslexia is a common developmental disorder of unknown etiology. Behavioral and biological studies of dyslexia are complicated by its phenotypic heterogeneity and the lack of uniformly applied diagnostic criteria. In the past 20 years, increasingly powerful genetic technologies and statistical methodologies have been applied to identify genomic locations...

Laboratory Test Handbook, 5th ed.
5th ed, edited by David S. Jacobs, Dwight K. Oxley, and Wayne R. DeMott, 1031 pp, with illus, Hudson (Cleveland), Ohio, LEXI-COMP, Inc, 2001. The Jacobs & DeMott Laboratory Test Handbook is to clinical laboratory testing what the Physician's Desk Reference is to pharmacology. Originally the work...

Patents, the charter & a healthy dose of rights in wrongs: the poison is the elixir for life, liberty & security of the person.
What is it about our political process that enables legislatures and governments to ignore the most fundamental interests of significant segments of society with impunity? (1) 1. INTRODUCTION There are some 3,000-4,000 hereditary diseases related to errors in our genetic code including cystic fibrosis, muscular...

THEOLOGICAL ISSUES IN GENETICS.
CONTEMPORARY molecular genetics and reproductive medicine are posing far-reaching questions for theological reflection. In this second section of the Notes on Moral Theology my focus is on three topics that highlight some of these questions. I will consider these topics in the light of two hermeneutical themes that are...

COMBINE genetics study: the pharmacogenetics of alcoholism treatment response: genes and mechanisms.
THE COMBINE ALCOHOLISM Treatment Study, described in detail elsewhere (COMBINE Study Research Group, 2003a,b), represents a unique opportunity to explore the relevance of pharmacogenetic factors in treatment response to naltrexone, acamprosate and the Combined Behavioral Intervention. The challenge for COMBINE, as for most clinical trials, is that responses to...

Ob.Gyns. Ill Prepared for Future Genetic Testing.
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA. -- As gynecologists increasingly take on the role of primary care providers, genetics screening and testing are going to fall into their purview, and tomorrow's graduates aren't likely to be prepared, Dr. Charles J. Macri said. Prompted by the recent release of the...

Toward an understanding of "Genetic Sociology" and its relationships to medical sociology and medical genetics in the educational enterprise.
The purpose of this paper is to establish the fact that a new subdiscipline in the field of medical sociology is urgently needed to analyze the interrelationships and implications of genetic discoveries, diagnoses, treatments and prognoses upon societal behavior. This subdiscipline is "Genetic Sociology". Genetic Sociology aims to illuminate...

The human genome, nutrigenomics and nutrigenetics.
ABSTRACT The term nutrigenomics refers to the effect of diet on gene expression. The term nutrigenetics refers to the impact of inherited traits on the response to a specific dietary pattern, functional food or supplement on a specific health outcome. The specific fields of genome health nutrigenomics...

Discoveries Hold Promise for Dysfunctional Labor.
BIG SKY, MONT.-Recent discoveries in genetics and molecular biology may soon give obstetricians new, highly targeted tools for management of dysfunctional labor, Dr. Mark Phillippe reported at an ob.gyn. update sponsored by the University of Chicago. Gene coding for many of the key parturitional hormones and hormone...

Chromos announces new board appointments.
BURNABY, BC, July 5 /PRNewswire/ - Chromos Molecular Systems Inc. ("CHROMOS"; TSE: CHR) announced today the election of Michael Hayden, MD, PhD, and Mr. Jeff Tomlinson to its Board of Directors. "We are delighted to welcome these two gentlemen to Chromos' Board of Directors," said...