MULTIPLE ENDOCRINOPATHIES (GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY, AUTOIMMUNE HYPOTHYROIDISM AND DIABETES MELLITUS) IN KEARNS-SAYRE SYNDROME

Multiple endocrinopathies (growth hormone deficiency, autoimmune hypothyroidism and diabetes mellitus) in Kearns-Sayre syndrome

Kearns-Sayre syndrome is characterized by onset before 20 years, chronic progressive external opthalmoplegia, pigmentary retinal degeneration, and ataxia (and/or hearth block, and/or high protein content in the cerebrospinal fluid) in the presence of mtDNA rearrangements.Multiple endocrine dysfunction associated with this syndrome was Stamping rare

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Geological and taphonomic context for the new hominin species Homo naledi from the Dinaledi Chamber, South Africa

We describe the physical context of the Dinaledi Chamber within the Rising Star cave, South Africa, which contains the fossils of Homo naledi.Approximately 1550 specimens of hominin PCA remains have been recovered from at least 15 individuals, representing a small portion of the total fossil content.Macro-vertebrate fossils are exclusively H.naledi

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