[Magnetic resonance imaging findings on the eyelids of Japanese cadavers for anatomical studies and a comparative examination of their histological pictures].

Objective: To clarify ambiguous areas in interpreting MR images of Japanese eyelids, a histological examination was conducted on cadavers after the MRI for a comparative evaluation.

Subjects And Methods: Orbital sections including the unilateral upper and lower palpebrae of two Japanese cadavers (an 87-year-old woman and a 49-year-old man) were examined. Following MRI, the specimens of the same cadavers were examined histologically for a comparative evaluation.

Electrophysiological and histopathological characteristics of progressive atrioventricular block accompanied by familial dilated cardiomyopathy caused by a novel mutation of lamin A/C gene.

Unlabelled: Conduction defect caused by lamin A/C gene mutation.

Introduction: Mutations of lamin A/C gene (LMNA) cause dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) with atrioventricular (AV) conduction defect, although the electrophysiological and histological profiles are not fully understood.

Methods And Results: We analyzed a large Japanese family (21 affected and 203 unaffected members) of DCM with AV block.