Transsexual gene link identified - BBC Health News 26th October 2008
Australian researchers have identified a significant link between a gene involved in testosterone action and male-to-female transsexualism.
DNA analysis from 112 male-to-female transsexual volunteers showed they were more likely to have a longer version of the androgen receptor gene.
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Schizophrenic killer escapes from hospital and rapes schoolgirl within hours - Daily Mail 9th September 2008
A psychiatric patient who was allowed to watch pornography films raped a 14-year-old girl after escaping from hospital.
An investigation is under way to discover why Darren Harkin, 21, was being kept at a low-security institution.
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Lung removed in 'cancer blunder' - BBC Health News 11th August 2008
A man has said his lung was needlessly removed by doctors after he was wrongly diagnosed with cancer.
Laurence Ball, who lives in Shetland, had surgery at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary to remove a tumour on his lung.
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