The X chromosome contains many genes that control immunity, as indicated by reports of several X-linked recessive immunodeficiency syndromes.^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7} Another X-linked disorder, the X-linked recessive lymphoproliferative syndrome, is characterized by ...

The molecular mechanism of the α-thalassemia syndromes has best been defined in the Asian population,^{1 2 3} in whom the severity of the different clinical syndromes is related to the number of α-globin structural genes deleted.^{4 5 6 7} Of the four α-globin ...

Pseudohypoparathyroidism is a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by resistance to parathyroid hormone, with or without typical somatic anomalies (Albright's osteodystrophy).¹ Since deficient renal responses to parathyroid hormone are virtually ...

Since the discovery of the first coumarin derivative by Link¹ in 1943, more clinical trials have been performed to evaluate the use of anticoagulants in acute myocardial infarction than in almost any other therapeutic situation.^{2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13} ...

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Nerve growth factor (NGF) is a protein that is necessary for the growth and maintenance of sympathetic and certain sensory neurons. A number of recent studies have implicated NGF in several disorders of the human nervous system. ...

Total parenteral nutrition has been of clinical importance in the United States for less than a decade. Although it has not yet achieved its full status, its striking impact on medical practice and research has been expedited by numerous conferences and ...

Oral glucose electrolyte solution is now established as simple, effective and relatively inexpensive fluid-replacement therapy^{1 2 3 4 5} for severe diarrheal disease, the leading cause of morbidity in the developing world. Cholera, the illness with most ...

Osteomalacia after ureterocolic anastomosis has been recognized for 25 years.¹ Its cause is uncertain, but both renal damage and acidosis may contribute.^{2 3 4} A requirement for vitamin D is variable: although vitamin D "resistance" has been documented³ ...

Presentation of Case

A 68-year-old man was admitted to the hospital because of possible sepsis.

There was a long history of hypertension and hypercholesterolemia, for which he received methyldopa and dipyridamole. He was otherwise well until two months ...

It is established that Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) is the etiologic agent of infectious mononucleosis and African Burkitt's lymphoma. Thus, EBV, a herpes-related virus, commonly causes a benign, self-limited infection in man, or, in certain settings, a ...

"Sipping once Sipping twice Sipping chicken soup with rice."¹

More than 10 years have passed since an oral glucose-electrolyte solution was first tested as a substitute for intravenous fluid in patients with cholera.^{2 , 3} It is a measure of its success ...

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CONFERENCE ON DIABETES

The 25th Postgraduate Course of the American Diabetes Association "Diabetes in Review: Clinical Conference 1978" will be held at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City, January 25–28.

Further information may be obtained from ...