New questions about the muscular dystrophies
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Despite recent advances in genetically diagnosing the many forms of muscular dystrophy (MD), questions about the selective nature of the gene expression still remain. MD is a group of genetically transmitted diseases. Certain skeletal muscles deteriorate over time in patients with MD. A review of the symptoms and methods of diagnosing some of the classical forms of MD such as Duchenne, Becker, Emery-Dreifuss, Facioscapulohumeral (FSH), Fukuyama, North African is presented. Doctors can now diagnose most of these forms of MD genetically. Most MD patients experience only mild pain associated with their disease. The muscle weakness associated with MD frequently results in certain joints losing their ability to move. Patients with Duchenne, Becker, a childhood form of MD (SCARMD2), or a form of MD present at birth all seem to lack one of a group of proteins associated with muscle development.
Publication Name: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0003-4967
Year: 1995
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Dominican Republic
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Scuba diving destinations in the Dominican Republic are described. Among these are the Hickory and El Limon wreckages, La Sirena and Catalina Island wall. The Dominican Republic occupies the eastern two-thirds of Hispaniola and is bounded by Haiti to the west. Its highest mountain is the Pico Duarte, which rises to 10,382 feet. The country is also home to the largest saltwater lake in the Caribbean, Lake Enriquillo, which is 144 feet below sea level.
Publication Name: Rodale's Scuba Diving
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 1060-9563
Year: 1999
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A Whiff of Xenophobia
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West Germany cannot rid itself of the foreign workers it imported in the booming 1960s. Immigration is discouraged. Government programs provide financial incentives for leaving. However, studies show adverse economic impact if all the aliens left. Graphs are given.
Publication Name: Economist
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1984
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