Homozygosity mapping of a consanguineous Pakistani family affected with oculocutaneous albinism to Tyrosinase gene

Dear Sir,Iam Haiba Kaul,from the Department of Biochemistry,University of Health Sciences,Lahore,Pakistan.I write to present a study of oculocutaneous albinism（OCA）in consanguineous Pakistani families.OCA is a genetic defect of melanin biosynthesis that mainly affects eyes,skin and hair.

Comment on homozygosity mapping of a consanguineous Pakistani family affected with oculocutaneous albinism to Tyrosinase gene

Dear Editor,I have carefully read the article entitled ＂Homozygosity mapping of a consanguineous Pakistani family affected with oculocutaneous albinism to Tyrosinase gene＂,published by Shakil et al in 2016 and found it very interesting for the scientific community.

Does Family Planning Increase Children's Income?

Whether the generation affected by the family planning will benefi t directly is the key to test whether the policy implications are the same to collective and individual.There are researches on the family planning's consequences are usually in the macro-level.In order to discovery how family planning directly affects the individual,this paper use micro data from China Family Panel Studies(CFPS) 2010 to test the impact of family planning on children's personal income.The results shows that"quantity-quality tradeoff"hypothesis holds on human capital levels in China,and the implementation of family planning policy effectively increases children's education level,but the social capital effect of siblings is also reduced by the family planning policy.Considering the two kinds of effects,the family planning policy has not signifi cantly affect children's personal income.

Health Literacy Level of Chinese Residents Improved to 9.48%

The 2013 Monitoring Report of Health Literacy Level of Chinese Residents announced by National Health and Family Planning Commission（NHFPC）on February 17,2015 shows that health literacy level of Chinese residents had increased to 9.48%,a rise of 0.68percentage point over 8.80% in 2012 and an increase of 3 percentage points over 6.48% in 2008.

The Chinese response to the challenges of aging

The burden of support for the elderly, intergenemfional relationships and value realization constitute three vital factors that will shape China＇s sustainable development in the future. These three issues translate themselves into the problem of ＂fewer producers and more consumers＂ in the field of economics, or intergenerational conflicts over distribution of resources and power and the issue of old people＇s value realization in the field of sociology. From the perspective of demography, old persons who are vulnerable as a result of family planning occupy an ever increasing proportion of the population, and China can expect to see a large number of ＂elderly people affected by family planning.＂ This concept has been formulated to draw the attention of government and government departments at all levels to the public benefit and welfare character of public services in population and family planning. Aging poses long-term and diverse challenges to a China that is getting old before it gets rich. In response to such challenges, this paper proposes a strategy of ＂successful aging＂ that foresees an old age of health, activity, harmony and happiness. In responding to population aging and the challenges it poses, Chinese society has developed a unique approach that combines tradition with modem elements. This approach may be summarized as being based on old age support by families, work units （collectives） and self-help, supplemented by the community, social welfare and philanthropy. The paper concludes with a brief review of the contributions in this special issue within the framework of＂China＇s problem and China＇s choices.＂