Review articles

	The expanding phenotype of laminin 2 chain (merosin) abnormalities: case series and review Kristi J Jones, Graeme Morgan, Heather Johnston, Vivienne Tobias, Robert A Ouvrier, Ian Wilkinson, and Kathryn N North J Med Genet 2001; 38: 649-657. doi:10.1136/jmg.38.10.649 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Original articles

	A dominant gene for developmental dyslexia on chromosome 3 Jaana Nopola-Hemmi, Birgitta Myllyluoma, Tuomas Haltia, Mikko Taipale, Vesa Ollikainen, Timo Ahonen, Arja Voutilainen, Juha Kere, and Elisabeth Widén J Med Genet 2001; 38: 658-664. doi:10.1136/jmg.38.10.658 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Frequency of mitochondrial transfer RNA mutations and deletions in 225 patients presenting with respiratory chain deficiencies Michaela Jaksch, Stephanie Kleinle, Curt Scharfe, Thomas Klopstock, Dieter Pongratz, Josef Müller-Höcker, Klaus-D Gerbitz, Sabina Liechti-Gallati, Hanns Lochmuller, and Rita Horvath J Med Genet 2001; 38: 665-673. doi:10.1136/jmg.38.10.665 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	An epidemiological study of Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome: life expectancy and cause of mortality N L Shannon, E L Maltby, A S Rigby, and O W J Quarrell J Med Genet 2001; 38: 674-679. doi:10.1136/jmg.38.10.674 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Short reports

	Kufor-Rakeb syndrome, pallido-pyramidal degeneration with supranuclear upgaze paresis and dementia, maps to 1p36 Daniel J Hampshire, Emma Roberts, Yanick Crow, Jacquelyn Bond, Ammar Mubaidin, Abdul-Latif Wriekat, Amir Al-Din, and C Geoffrey Woods J Med Genet 2001; 38: 680-682. doi:10.1136/jmg.38.10.680 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters to the editor

	Surveillance or surgery? A description of the factors that influence high risk premenopausal women's decisions about prophylactic oophorectomy Nina Hallowell, Ian Jacobs, Martin Richards, James Mackay, and Martin Gore J Med Genet 2001; 38: 683-691. doi:10.1136/jmg.38.10.683 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Oncology nurse training in cancer genetics Clara Gaff, Kristiina Aittomäki, and Robert Williamson J Med Genet 2001; 38: 691-695. doi:10.1136/jmg.38.10.691 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Participation in preconceptional carrier couple screening: characteristics, attitudes, and knowledge of both partners L Henneman, I Bramsen, H M van der Ploeg, H J Adèr, H E van der Horst, J J P Gille, and L P ten Kate J Med Genet 2001; 38: 695-703. doi:10.1136/jmg.38.10.695 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Functional characterisation of mitochondrial tRNATyr mutation (5877GA) associated with familial chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia Ko Sahashi, Makoto Yoneda, Kinji Ohno, Masashi Tanaka, Tohru Ibi, and Kentaro Sahashi J Med Genet 2001; 38: 703-705. doi:10.1136/jmg.38.10.703 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Mutation detection in long QT syndrome: a comprehensive set of primers and PCR conditions P Syrris, A Murray, N D Carter, W M McKenna, and S Jeffery J Med Genet 2001; 38: 705-710. doi:10.1136/jmg.38.10.705 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Triplication of several PAR1 genes and part of the Homo sapiens specific Yp11.2/Xq21.3 region of homology in a 46,X,t(X;Y)(p22.33;p11.2) male with schizophrenia Norman L J Ross, Jian Yang, Carole A Sargent, Catherine A Boucher, Shinichiro Nanko, Rekha Wadekar, Nic A Williams, Nabeel A Affara, and Timothy J Crow J Med Genet 2001; 38: 710-719. doi:10.1136/jmg.38.10.710 [Extract] [Full text] [Enhanced Figure 2] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Potential mapping of corneal dermoids to Xq24-qter Peer Dar, Ali A Javed, Myrna Ben-Yishay, Jose C Ferreira, Andrew D Paterson, Susan J Gross, David Chitayat, Bernice E Morrow, and Harold M Nitowsky J Med Genet 2001; 38: 719-723. doi:10.1136/jmg.38.10.719 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Satellites on the terminal short arm of chromosome 12 (12ps), inherited through several generations in three families: a new variant without phenotypic effect Lionel Willatt, Andrew J Green, and Dorothy Trump J Med Genet 2001; 38: 723-727. doi:10.1136/jmg.38.10.723 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Corrections

	Correction for vol. 37, p. 897 J Med Genet 2001; 38: 727. doi:10.1136/jmg.38.10.727a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Electronic letters

	The Asp1822Val variant of the APC gene is a common polymorphism without clinical implications Clara Ruiz-Ponte, Ana Vega, Roberto Conde, Francisco Barros, Angel Carracedo, Fiona Macdonald, and Yvonne Wallis J Med Genet 2001; 38: e33. doi:10.1136/jmg.38.10.e33 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	A simple non-isotopic method to show pitfalls during mutation analysis of the glucocerebrosidase gene Mirella Filocamo, Stefano Regis, Raffaella Mazzotti, Giancarlo Parenti, Marina Stroppiano, and Rosanna Gatti J Med Genet 2001; 38: e34. doi:10.1136/jmg.38.10.e34 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	No evidence of allelic heterogeneity in the DYT1 gene of European patients with early onset torsion dystonia Sylvie Tuffery-Giraud, Laurent Cavalier, Agathe Roubertie, Caroline Guittard, Soukeyna Carles, Patrick Calvas, Bernard Echenne, Philippe Coubes, and Mireille Claustres J Med Genet 2001; 38: e35. doi:10.1136/jmg.38.10.e35 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing loss in the Lebanese population: prevalence of the 30delG mutation and report of two novel mutations in the connexin 26 (GJB2) gene Myrna Mustapha, Nabiha Salem, Valérie Delague, Eliane Chouery, Michella Ghassibeh, Myriam Rai, Jacques Loiselet, Christine Petit, and André Mégarbané J Med Genet 2001; 38: e36. doi:10.1136/jmg.38.10.e36 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]