
Authors: Toni Lisboa Costa
Ectodermal dysplasias are conditions that involve structures derived from the ectoderm, such as the epidermis and its enclosures, constituting a large and complex nosologic group, composed of rare entities with genetic etiology (in their majority). Freire-Maia, in 1971 and 1977, proposed a clinical definition and a clinical-mn.. Read More»
Authors: Carlos Alberto Longui, Mylene Neves Rocha,Liana Carla Albuquerque Peres Martinho,Gustavo Gir Gomes, Ricardo Eustachio de Miranda,Thomas Alves de Souza Lima, M�´nica Barbosa Melo and Osmar Monte
Turner syndrome is caused by haploinsufficiency of the short arm of X-chromosome, and is usually diagnosed by karyotyping. This procedure is time-consuming, expensive and unfeasible for population screening. We propose molecular detection of 45XO Turner patients based on the ability of HpaII, a methylation sensitive endonuclea.. Read More»