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Scientists Focus on 'Dwarf Eye'; Genetic Finding May Have Implications for Farsightedness and Nearsightedness, Too.
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Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
BALTIMORE, Aug. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- Working with an Amish-Mennonite family tree, Johns Hopkins researchers at the Wilmer Eye Institute have discovered what appears to be the first human gene mutation that causes extreme farsightedness.
The researchers report that nanophthalmos, Greek for "dwarf eye," is a rare, potentially blinding disorder caused by an alteration in a gene called MFRP that helps control eye growth and regulates the organ's shape and focus. The study is described in the July 5 issue of the ...
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The English Emblem Tradition: Vol. IV: William Camden: "Remaines of a Greater Worke Concerning Britaine"; H.G.: "The Mirrour of Maiestie"; Otto van Veen: "Amorum Emblemata".(Review)
Magazine article from: The Modern Language Review
; ...English Emblem Tradition. Vol. IV: William Camden: 'Remaines of a Greater Worke...based on the chapter 'Impreses' in Camden's Remaines (1605). The second...for more introductory material on Camden and H. G. Alan R. Young's introduction...
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William Brady Camden
Newspaper article from: Yakima Herald-Republic
; ...Funeral Home, Yakima YAKIMA - William "Brady" Camden, 53, passed away Friday, Jan...Colville, WA to Louis and Barbara Camden. He was raised in the Yakima...is survived by his wife, Nancy Camden of Yakima; son, Jacob Camden...
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 "Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)")
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Interim sheriff is quick on the draw: just days after taking over, William Fontanez dismissed two Camden County undersheriffs. He cited a need for a change.
Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)
; ...minor shake-up began yesterday in the Camden County Sheriff's Office as two undersheriffs...days after an interim sheriff took over. William "Willie" Fontanez, 50, was sworn in...the bottom line is the court system of Camden County. Those are the people we got to...
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OBIT - CAMDEN, WILLIAM FRANKLIN (BILL)
Newspaper article from: Roanoke Times & World News
; William Franklin (Bill) Camden, 80, of Glasgow, died Tuesday...and two grandchildren, Hailey Camden and Christian Camden, both of Lexington. Funeral...Harrison Funeral Chapel with Rev. William Thomas officiating. Burial will...
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OBIT - CAMDEN, GEORGE WILLIAM
Newspaper article from: Roanoke Times & World News
; George William Camden, 72, of Forest, Va., died Wednesday, May 13, 2009. Arrangements by Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, Va., 434-237-9424.
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OBIT - CAMDEN, STUART WILLIAM (BILL)
Newspaper article from: Roanoke Times & World News
; Stuart William (Bill) Camden, 72, of Lynchburg, died Saturday, March 11, 2006. Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family. 434-237-9424.
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New sheriff fulfills dream: Camden native William Fontanez, 50, will hold the county job till Jan. 1.
Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)
; ...s a new sheriff in town. William "Willie" Fontanez, 50, was sworn in yesterday as Camden County's acting sheriff at City Hall in Camden. The 29-year veteran will...Fontanez grew up in South Camden and said that as a child...
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Camden: An admiral's making: William J. Fallon's roots in South Jersey prepared him for Iraq.
Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)
; ...miles and culture -- from Camden and neighboring Merchantville. But Navy Adm. William J. Fallon, the new commander...and later graduated from Camden Catholic High School and...from the Parkside section of Camden to Merchantville when he...
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Four Philly men sentenced in Camden home invasion.(Philadelphins Rasheen Mines, William Hernandez, William Brown and Lawrence Johnson)(Brief article)
Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)
; ...17--Four Philadelphia men found guilty in a Camden County home invasion were sentenced today to lengthy...s Office. In November, Rasheen Mines, 27, William Hernandez, 30, William Brown, 24, and Lawrence Johnson, 32, were found...
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Camden native to lead in Mideast: If confirmed, Adm. William Fallon will direct U.S. forces in Iraq, Afghanistan.
Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)
; ...Dwight Ott Jan. 7--William Fallon led a Norman Rockwell life in Camden and small-town...and graduated from Camden Catholic High School...Navy. Now Adm. William "Fox" Fallon must...this mission." William Fallon was in the...graduating class in Camden Catholic High School...
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