Durum Wheat Cultivars Express Different Level of Resistance to Granary Weevil, (Coleoptera; Curculionidae) Infestation.

The granary weevil, Linnaeus 1875, is a primary pest of stored grains worldwide. Feeding damage and progeny production of was estimated to identify the levels of resistance of the insect on different durum wheat cultivars. Insect attack on four different durum wheat cultivars was investigated over a period of 20 weeks.

Age and sex differences in genome damage between prepubertal and adult mice after exposure to ionising radiation.

The mechanisms that lead to sex and age differences in biological responses to exposure to ionising radiation and related health risks have still not been investigated to a satisfactory extent. The significance of sex hormones in the aetiology of radiogenic cancer types requires a better understanding of the mechanisms involved, especially during organism development. The aim of this study was to show age and sex differences in genome damage between prepubertal and adult mice after single exposure to gamma radiation.

Gender Difference in Distribution of Estrogen and Androgen Receptors in Intestinal-type Gastric Cancer.

Background: Gender difference in survival of patients with gastric cancer is not well investigated. The aim of this study was to analyze the gender-related distribution of estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) and androgen receptor (AR) in the epithelium and stroma of intestinal-type gastric cancer.

Materials And Methods: Immunohistochemical analysis was performed in 60 patients (42% females).

[Guidelines for diagnosis, therapy and follow up of Anderson-Fabry disease].

Fabry disease (Anderson-Fabry disease) is one of the most common lysosomal storage diseases (after Gaucher disease) caused by deficient activity of the α-galactosidase A (α-Gal A) enzyme, which leads to progressive accumulation of globotriaosylceramide in various cells, predominantly in endothelium and vascular smooth muscles, with multisystem clinical manifestations. Estimates of the incidence range from one per 40,000 to 60,000 in males, and 1:117,000 in the general population. Pain is usually the first symptom and is present in 60%-80% of affected children, as well as gastrointestinal disturbances, ophthalmologic abnormalities and hearing loss.