However, there was no trace of a withered arm or other abnormalities described in the more extreme characterisations of the king.

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And Dr Flegr has found other abnormalities in infected people.

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But longer exposure to the gene protein might lead to other cancer-causing abnormalities, which would not be reversible.

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Officers said areas of concrete floor inside the house were also being drilled and any abnormalities or other areas shown up by radar were being examined.

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Men on beta-blockers and other medications also had fewer brain abnormalities, but not as big a reduction as that seen in the men on beta-blockers alone.

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