| De Sanctis, Carlo | <person> Italian psychiatrist, *1888. See: De Sanctis-Cacchione syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| monte carlo method | In statistics, a technique for numerically approximating the solution of a mathematical problem by studying the distribution of some random variable, often generated by a computer. The name alludes to the randomness characteristic of the games of chance played at the gambling casinos in monte carlo. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| De Sanctis-Cacchione syndrome | <syndrome> A variant of xeroderma pigmentosum in which a different DNA repair enzyme is involved. Hybrid fibroblasts formed by Sendai virus fusion of the two types show normal repair (complementation). Those affected demonstrate xeroderma pigmentosum with mental deficiency, dwarfism, and gonadal hypoplasia. Inheritance: autosomal recessive. (05 Jul 2000) |