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Anthropometric indicators as predictors of the risk of metabolic syndrome in adult working men

Anthropological Review, 2015
Measurement of body weight, height, waist and hip circumference is a standard procedure that allows to better define the risk of metabolic syndrome.
Brudecki Janusz, Chrzanowska Maria
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Genomic selection signatures in sheep from the Western Pyrenees

Genetics Selection Evolution, 2018
Background The current large spectrum of sheep phenotypic diversity results from the combined product of sheep selection for different production traits such as wool, milk and meat, and its natural adaptation to new environments.
Otsanda Ruiz-Larrañaga, Jorge Langa, Fernando Rendo, Carmen Manzano, Mikel Iriondo, Andone Estonba   +5 more
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Spinal Involvement in a Pediatric and Adult Cohort of Patients With Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This was a single‐center retrospective observational study with national recruitment from October 2007 to March 2022 at the AMC clinic of the University Hospital Grenoble Alpes (CHUGA). Participants underwent a clinical spinal assessment and spine radiography.
Alicia Mom, Véronique Bourg, Shenhao Dai, Alicia‐Marine Milot, Dominic Perennou, Klaus Dieterich   +5 more
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Human skeletal remains discovered in Moșnița Veche (west of Romania) belonging to Bodrogkeresztúr Culture

Analele Banatului. Arheologie-Istorie, 2021
This article presents the anthropological analysis of six individuals belonging to the Bodrogkerestúr culture from an archaeological site situated in West Romania.
Stefan Popa, Bogdan Craiovan, Ionela Radac   +2 more
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A Novel Splice Variant in ERGIC1 Causes Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita—Characterization Using Urine‐Derived Cells

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC) is defined as the presence of joint contractures affecting at least two body regions at birth. Three different ERGIC1 variants have been reported in individuals with AMC. Here, we report on a 16‐year‐old male with a homozygous ERGIC1 c.250+1G>A variant that was classified as a variant of uncertain ...
Lauren Kerr, Paul McKay, Juliana Marulanda, Zenghui Wu, Reggie Hamdy, Sena Tavukcu, Noémi Dahan‐Oliel, Frank Rauch   +7 more
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Why heads matter in palaeoanthropology: The impacts and consequences of collecting skulls

South African Journal of Science
This piece reflects on the importance of and focus on heads – especially the collecting of skulls and its impacts – in alpha taxonomy, biological anthropology, and Western science more broadly.
Lauren Schroeder, Paige Madison, Rebecca R. Ackermann   +2 more
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Composition of the Kirsten Skeletal Collection at Stellenbosch University

South African Journal of Science, 2018
The Kirsten Skeletal Collection is curated in the Division of Anatomy and Histology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, South Africa.
Amanda Alblas, Linda M. Greyling, Elsje-Marie Geldenhuys   +2 more
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The EXPLAIN Study: Exploring Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita in Adults in Norway — A Description of Demographic, Medical, and Neurological Findings

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita (AMC) encompasses several hundred conditions with diverse genetic, pathophysiological, and clinical origins. The overarching EXPLAIN study explores underlying causes and implications of AMC and represents the largest clinical cohort of adults with AMC reported to date.
My Vuong Hermansen, Kristin Ørstavik, Unni Steen, Mathias Toft, Cathrine Brunborg, Lena Lande Wekre   +5 more
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Sergey Vladimirovich Vasilyev is 50!

Поволжская археология, 2013
Colleagues congratulate Sergey Vladimirovich Vasilyev, head, Department of physical anthropology of the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Historical Sciences, on his 50th birth anniversary.
Gerasimova Margarita M.
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Stable Isotopes Unveil Dietary Trends in the Samnite and Peligni Communities of Opi Val Fondillo and Sulmona S. Lucia (V–VI Centuries BCE, Abruzzo, Central Italy)

Biology, 2023
The purpose of this study is to gain insights into the subsistence activities and nutrition of the Samnite and Peligni populations who lived in the Abruzzo region (Italy) during the Iron Age. The samples under investigation are from Opi Val Fondillo (AQ)
Iuri Icaro, Inmaculada Alemán, Joan Viciano   +2 more
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