THE GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GENETIC DISORDERS VOLUME 2

turn are formed of exogamous clans and lineages.
Yet many educated Indians will say there are only four castes! The reason for this disparity is that in ancient times scholars had divided Hindu society up into four ranked cate- gories, or varnas, which are still recognized today. The[r]

It was not long before affirmative action policies came under legal attack as “ reverse discrimination. ” The first serious challenge to affirmative action, REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA V . BAKKE , 438 U.S. 265, 98 S. Ct. 2733, 57 L. Ed. 2d 750 (1978), fundamen[r]

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For thousands of years, epilepsy was looked upon dif- ferently than most other medical problems. Because of this, epilepsy has been fraught with social stigmas, even up to today. The ancient Greeks knew about the condition that led to a sudden attack upon the unfor[r]

For common diseases such as diabetes or heart disease, this level of risk has important implications for health. In much the same way that cholesterol is currently used as a biochemical marker of cardiovascular risk, we can anticipate th[r]

With the help of Confederate sympathizers and former Confederate soldiers, Benjamin traveled from Tampa to the Gamble Mansion on Florida ’ s southwest coast. En route, he presented himself as Mr. Howard, a farmer and cattle buyer. With federal troops closing in, he was twice for[r]

While on the Court, Black was known for being sometimes antagonistic toward other justices with whom he disagreed. The Court’s tradition of keeping private its inner workings and the nature of the personal relationships between the justices was broken[r]

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Word of Becket ’ s MURDER spread quickly, and his tomb soon became a shrine visited by thousands of pilgrims. Becket, in his early fifties at the time of his death, was canonized by Pope Alexander II in 1173. Henry II did penance at Canterbury and was absolved of[r]

Hereditary multiple exostoses
(non-cancerous). Technically exostoses are tumors, but they are nearly always benign.
EXT1 and EXT2 belong to a class of genes known as tumor suppressors. In normal circumstances, tumor suppressor genes prevent cells either from replicating at all, or[r]

Diagnosis
Diagnostic testing
The diagnosis and cause of Opitz syndrome is often difficult to establish. In most cases, Opitz syndrome is diagnosed through a clinical evaluation and not through a blood test. This means a genetic specialist (geneticist) has examined the