Mapping Genes Involved in Human Hereditary Skin Disorders: Linkage analysis in some alopecia families in Pakistan Hair loss (alopecia) affects men and women of all ages and often significantly affects social and psychologic well-being. Congenital alopecia may occur either alone or in association with ectodermal and other abnormalities. Present study involves genetic mapping in three consanguineous Pakistani families with autosomal recessive alopecia.To establish linkage of these five families to known alopecia loci, microsatellite markers were selected from the candidate regions of each of the five known loci and used to genotype the families. List Price: $ 67.00 Price:…. Read more

Identification of Clouds and Snow in Northern Pakistan: Development of Regional Based Snow Mapping Algorithm Using Liberal Cloud Mask and Comparison with MODIS Snow-Cover Product Northern Area of Pakistan consists of the mountainous region, which is rich in snow cover. The concentration of snow in this area is main hydrological resource for Pakistan. Accurate mapping of snow for this area is inevitable for the forecasting of snow-melt discharge for flood control, energy production and irrigation. MODIS snow-cover product (MOD10A1) is generated through an automated procedure which detects and masks clouds from snow surface using a global default algorithm. This distinction is challenging since snow and cloud have comparable reflectance…. Read more