Biomedical subjects

J K Fleshman

Publications and source records attributed to J K Fleshman.

11 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed1983

Retinoblastoma in Navajo Indian children.

Retinoblastoma occurs with an observed incidence of one in 18,000 live births, and 35% to 45% of cases are transmitted genetically in a dominant fashion. A retrospective analysis of Navajo Indian children during the past 15 years disclosed an incidence 21/2 to three times the expected. This observation raises the possibility that silent expression of the gene for retinoblastoma occurs more frequently among the Navajo population compared with the population at large.

Child↗

PubMed1977

The sudden infant death syndrome among Alaskan natives.

Among Alaskian natives the sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) occurs at a rate somewhat less than that reported for native Americans indigenous to temperate latitudes. Cases occurred in both the arctic and subarctic regions of the state and among all but one of the ethnically distinct native population groups. No striking male predisposition was evident. These findings are, in general, similar to previously reported accounts from the states of California and Washington. Any theory of SIDS epidemiogenesis must take into account its wide geoethnic and peculiar sex distribution.

Alaska↗

PubMed1973