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This page provides extensive information Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy and includes images associated with the disorder.

An introduction of the human brain, with descriptions of how the brain communicates, and how drugs work in the brain.

This powerpoint presentation of the treatment of acute and chronic pain patients presents several different aspects of pain care, including general points regarding pain treatments, acute pain in buprenorphine maintained patients, and the differences between acute and chronic pain.

The Committee on Genetics studies and makes recommendations to the Board of Directors on recent advances in genetics and provides support to chapters on state legislative issues as they relate to genetics. This is a description of current AAP policy statements authored by the COG.

The National Center for Tobacco-Free Older Persons (NCTFOP), created by and an integral part of The Center for Social Gerontology (TCSG), is dedicated to redressing and mitigating the physical and emotional harm to older persons caused by the actions of the tobacco industry. The NCTFOP will serve as a national advocate for and source of information on tobacco and older persons issues, as well as a center for conducting research, education and training to increase public awareness of the effects of tobacco on older persons and to reduce smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke by older persons. (From their website)

Patient Example of the Fagerström Tolerance Questionnaire for Adolescents

Effectively communicating statistical information about risks and benefits is not specific to the field of medical genetics. Instead, it is a common challenge in all areas of medicine. This resource explains specific steps to make this process easier.

Below are sample Punnett squares for X-linked dominant conditions. The disease-causing mutation is denoted by the capital letter A. The normal gene is denoted by the lower case letter a .

In August 2002, Myriad launched an enhancement to the BRACAnalysis test to detect five common large rearrangements. The BRACAnalysis Rearrangement Test, or BART, launched in August 2006, is designed to detect large rearrangements beyond these five. For patients who meet the defined clinical criteria, BART will automatically be performed concurrently with the sequence analysis of Comprehensive BRACAnalysis®.

Fanconi anemia is an autosomal recessive disorder affecting all bone marrow elements and associated with cardiac, renal, and limb malformations as well as dermal pigmentary changes.