genetics

Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism (COGA) in Trinidad and Tobago: Review of Findings and Implication

DOI:

10.7727/wimj.2017.228

Synopsis:

Published and unpublished data points to the importance of examining the genetic influence on alcohol use among the major groups in Trinidad and Tobago.

ABSTRACT

The Collaborative study on the Genetics of Alcoholism, Trinidad and Tobago (COGA-TT), studied the frequencies of the genes of alcohol metabolizing enzyme in a population comprising Indo-Trinbagonians (Indo-TTs) and Afro-Trinbagonians (Afro-TTs).

Received:

25 Nov, 2017

Accepted:

18 Dec, 2017

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e-Published: 20 Dec, 2017

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Analysis of Ondine’s Curse Syndrome

Issue:

Vol 66, Issue 2: 2017

DOI:

10.7727/wimj.2015.022

Pages:

380–3

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Received:

26 Jan, 2015

Accepted:

01 Jun, 2015

Published:

22 Sep, 2017

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wimjiss2_2017_380_383.pdf

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Case Reports

Keywords:

genetics

Ondine 's curse syndrome

partial pressure of carbon dioxide

Journal Authors:

L Liu

K Pu

Z Shi

e-Published: 16 Nov, 2015

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Toward Understanding the Biology of Crime in Trinidad and Tobago

Issue:

Vol 63, Issue 6: Oct (2014)

DOI:

10.7727/wimj.2013.297

Pages:

655–7

Synopsis:

Crime has a distinct biological component; addressing this aspect could lead toward clinical interventions that could mitigate the incidence of crime within the population.

ABSTRACT

Serious crime is a scourge within Trinidad and Tobago’s borders and seems to be escalating yearly with no resolution in sight. It is commonplace for governments to view/implement policies targeting crime based on sociological and psychological paradigms. What is most often overlooked, however, is that crime has unique biological underpinnings, which, if characterized, could lead toward clinical interventions that could mitigate its incidence within the population.

Received:

11 Nov, 2013

Accepted:

26 Nov, 2013

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emmanuel-the_biology_of_crime_in_trinidad_and_tobago.pdf

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