But any sideways curve in the spine—known as scoliosis—is considered a deformity. A spine with scoliosis takes on a curve that resembles the letters C or S; normally, the spine looks like the letter I ...

As you can imagine, this type of somatic mimicry can create confusion in regard to what to do: Some people will rush to the emergency room, while others may experience even greater anxiety as they ...

There are several traditional model systems commonly used to study cancer, including cell culture based, zebrafish and mouse models. These models all have their own unique advantages and limitations ...

Fibrous dysplasia is a congenital, non-inherited, benign intramedullary bone lesion in which the normal bone marrow is replaced by abnormal fibro-osseous tissue. The disorder can be monostotic ...

57 Similarly, somatic mosaicism, which in the case of SCN1A may manifest as a mild seizure disorder in the parent and Dravet syndrome in the child, has important counselling implications. Somatic ...