Publisher Summary Descriptive names given to landraces or cultivated varieties illustrate
the practical necessity for farmers to identify sources of seed of proved performance. In many …

The haemoglobinopathies refer to a diverse group of inherited disorders characterized by a
reduced synthesis of one or more globin chains (thalassaemias) or the synthesis of a …

The East Flanders Prospective Twin Survey (EFPTS), started in 1964, is unique among the
17 major European twin registers because it is population based, the twins (and higher …

As part of an investigation of the fixation mechanisms of mtDNA mutations in humans, we
sequenced the first hypervariable segment of the control region in 180 twin pairs and found …

Women who carry a mutation in the BRCA1 gene (on chromosome 17q21), have an 80%
risk of breast cancer and a 40% risk of ovarian cancer by the age of 70 (ref. 1). The variable …

Methods and materials are disclosed for use in Simulta neously amplifying at least thirteen
loci of genomic DNA in a single multiplex reaction, as are methods and materials for use in …

One of the major complications after allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT) in patients
with malignant disease is a high frequency of relapse. We have prospectively analyzed the …

Methods Ten patients with missing lower and upper lateral incisors were first seen at the
Hypodontia Unit of the Department of Pedodontics and Orthodontics, University of Helsinki …

We explored the relationship of umbilical cord insertion and fusion of placentas with
birthweight in monozygotic monochorionic (MZ MC), monozygotic dichorionic (MZ DC), and …

Effective conservation and use of plant genetic resources involve asking many questions
about the extent and distribution of genetic variation. Only when the appropriate markers …