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G Vardi

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PubMed1993

Orthodox Jews have a lower incidence of malignant melanoma. A note on the potentially protective role of traditional clothing.

The incidence of malignant melanoma (MM) in orthodox and non-orthodox Jews in Israel during the years 1970-1982 was compared through an assessment of incidence rates in the orthodox and non-orthodox neighborhoods in the city of Jerusalem and by a comparison of the rates in 2 cities on the outskirts of Tel Aviv, one of which has a strongly orthodox population. Within the city of Jerusalem the incidence of MM for the European-American born in the orthodox neighborhoods was significantly lower than in the rest of the city in males, and of borderline significance in females. A similar pattern was seen upon comparison of the orthodox city of Bnei Brak to its neighbor city, Givatayim. The findings are consistent with the role of sun exposure in the etiology of malignant melanoma.

Clothing↗
PubMed1993

[Rett syndrome].

Rett syndrome was described relatively recently. It affects only females and is characterized by progressive deterioration of neurological status and impairment of psychomotor development. Psychomotor development is normal in the first year of life, but then there is deterioration of fine motor and language skills and later still, of gross motor skills. This results in severe motor function handicap and dementia. The arrested head growth, severe psychomotor retardation and typical "washing hands" movements are typical of Rett syndrome. We describe a 3-year-old Bedouin girl with the clinical picture of the syndrome and review the world literature, stressing the difficulty in detection and diagnosis.

Child, Preschool↗