Both obesity and being underweight have been associated with increased mortality 1 , 2 .
Underweight, defined as a body mass index (BMI) ≤ 18.5 kg per m 2 in adults and ≤ −2 …

Objective Electronic waste (e-waste) has been an emerging environmental health issue in
both developed and developing countries, but its current management practice may result in …

The World Health Organization conservatively estimates that 80 million people suffer from
infertility worldwide. Male factors are believed to be responsible for 20–50% of all infertility …

Purpose Genitopatellar syndrome and Say–Barber–Biesecker–Young–Simpson syndrome
are caused by variants in the KAT6B gene and are part of a broad clinical spectrum called …

There is a need for a system to classify various forms of arthrogryposis. None is satisfactory
or complete. Nevertheless, several have been developed to meet the needs of clinicians, …

Background: An accurate estimation of the risk of life-threatening (LT) ventricular tachyarrhythmia
(VTA) in patients with LMNA mutations is crucial to select candidates for implantable …

The most common human cancers are malignant neoplasms of the skin 1 , 2 . Incidence of
cutaneous melanoma is rising especially steeply, with minimal progress in non-surgical …

Background Oliver–McFarlane syndrome is characterised by trichomegaly, congenital
hypopituitarism and retinal degeneration with choroidal atrophy. Laurence–Moon syndrome …

Lead is a confirmed neurotoxin, but questions remain about lead-associated intellectual
deficits at blood lead levels< 10lg/dL and whether lower exposures are, for a given change in …

Infertility concerns a minimum of 70 million couples worldwide. An important proportion of
cases is believed to have a genetic component, yet few causal genes have been identified so …