The dystrophin gene is the largest gene found in nature, measuring 2.4 Mb. The gene was identified through a positional cloning approach, targeted at the isolation of the gene responsible for Duchenne (DMD) and Becker (BMD) Muscular Dystrophies. Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is caused by deletion, duplication or point mutation of the dystrophin gene.Of the 7 exons most commonly deleted, 49,50 and 51 aooear to be the hot spots.
The Bethesda system (TBS) was developed by the United States National Cancer Institute (NCI) to provide more detailed information about Pap test results. When lab specialists examine cervical cells, they use this system to report the lab results to doctors. Your doctor gets the report from the lab.
DHS is changing fiscal services for the consumer-directed community supports (CDCS) service and the Consumer Support Grant (CSG) program to better support people who use them. What will change? Currently, a person who uses CDCS or CSG receives assistance from a fiscal support entity (FSE) to help him or her with employer-related and other financial responsibilities. With this change, a person who uses CDCS or CSG will receive assistance from a financial management services (FMS) provider instead of an FSE. While a fiscal supports entity (FSE) offered three employment models, a financial management services (FMS) provider will offer one: The payroll model. In the payroll model, a person who uses CDCS or CSG is the employer of his or her support workers (i.e., participant employers).