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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Abraham Lincoln did not have type 5 spinocerebellar ataxia.

18 Oct 2009 An autosomal dominant genetic disorder, type 5 spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA5), occurs in multiple descendants of one paternal uncle and one paternal aunt of President Abraham Lincoln. It has been suggested that Lincoln himself had the disease and ... Read more...

[The painful light--portraits of awakeness and melancholy by painter Edward Hopper]

6 Oct 2009 Depression was a recurrent phenomenon in the life of the American painter Edward Hopper (1882-1967). He is known as one of the artists who portrays modern melancholy most convincingly. The article uses his original artwork to reflect upon sleep, ... Read more...

Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria syndrome: its presentation in F. Scott Fitzgerald's short story 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' and its oral manifestations.

29 Sep 2009 Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS) was first documented in the medical literature in 1886. A HGPS patient has the physical characteristics and appearances of an elderly individual. In 1921, F. Scott Fitzgerald published a short story ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Famous Persons'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The cover. Evening mood at Schlachtensee. 2 Nov 2009
• The story of Louis Braille. 30 Oct 2009
• Cattleya orchid and three Brazilian hummingbirds. 30 Oct 2009
• The cover. Giant Indian fruit bat. 26 Oct 2009
• The cover. The court jester Stanczyk (1480-1560) receives news of the loss of Smolensk (1514), during a ball at Queen Bona's court. 19 Oct 2009
• Abraham Lincoln did not have type 5 spinocerebellar ataxia. 18 Oct 2009
• The cover. Spatial concept: expectations. 12 Oct 2009
• [The painful light--portraits of awakeness and melancholy by painter Edward Hopper] 6 Oct 2009
• The cover. Granada woman. 5 Oct 2009
• Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria syndrome: its presentation in F. Scott Fitzgerald's short story 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' and its oral manifestations. 29 Sep 2009
• Saint Lucy, the Patron Saint of the Blind. 29 Sep 2009
• Anatomical segregation of representations of personally familiar and famous people in the temporal and parietal cortices. 29 Sep 2009
• Targeted caricatures. 29 Sep 2009
• Senator Kennedy's legacy to U.S. health and health care. 28 Sep 2009
• The cover. The physician Hua Tuo scraping the bone of Guan Yu to treat an arrow wound. 21 Sep 2009
• The cover. Lute-player. 14 Sep 2009
• Overlook agricultural research at our peril. 12 Sep 2009
• The cover. Pomona. 7 Sep 2009
• Legacy of practicality, compromise. Kennedy's healthcare work was about passing bills, not furthering ideology. 5 Sep 2009
• The cover. Le pere jacques (the wood gatherer). 31 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Famous Persons'

Descriptor UI: D005197

Alternative terms: Famous Persons; Famous Person; Person, Famous; Persons, Famous;

Tree Number: K01.517.211.506; M01.228;

Technical Notes: IM; no qualif; Manual 32.16.11, 32.16.12; when not to use: 32.16.7