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E Price

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Cellular proliferation in the placenta in normal human pregnancy and pregnancy complicated by intrauterine growth restriction.

OBJECTIVE: To determine the incidence of cellular proliferation in the placenta throughout the three trimesters of normal pregnancy, and in the third trimester of pregnancy complicated by intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). METHODS: Placental samples were obtained from 17 first-trimester pregnancies, 9 second-trimester pregnancies, 33 uncomplicated third-trimester pregnancies, and 21 third-trimester pregnancies complicated by IUGR. These samples were then stained by immunohistochemical technique, using the monoclonal antibody MIB-1. RESULTS: The incidences of cellular proliferation in the four groups were as follows: first trimester (n = 17): 11.8% of cells (8.51-17.04); second trimester (n = 9): 9.88% of cells (5.04-10.99); normal third trimester (n = 33): 3.15% of cells (2.07-3.7); IUGR third trimester (n = 21): 3.7% of cells (3.02-4.85). The decline in cellular proliferation throughout the three trimesters of pregnancy was statistically significant (P < .0001 Kruskall-Wallis test). The Spearman rank correlation for proliferative index against gestational age had a P value less than .0001 (Rho corrected for ties = -0.81). There was no statistically significant difference in the incidence of cellular proliferation between normal third-trimester and IUGR third-trimester samples. CONCLUSION: The incidence of cellular proliferation in the placenta declines as pregnancy progresses, a finding that agrees with previous work by others. The incidence of cellular proliferation was not altered in cases of IUGR.

Adolescent↗
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Clinical associations of Norwalk-like virus in the stools of children.

From among 1,360 stool specimens examined during the 19-month period from March 1982 to September 1983, small round-structured viruses, morphologically indistinguishable from the Norwalk agent, were detected by electron microscopy in 42 specimens from 28 children. Diarrhoea was mild, and vomiting, although frequently observed, was not an invariable feature. Mild pyrexia occurred in three patients. Many cases occurred some time after admission to the ward; this and other features suggested a hospital-acquired infection. These cases in particular tended to have other viral infectious agents detected at the same time. Persistent diarrhoea occurred in only three cases; one with preexisting gastrointestinal pathology, and two with a combined Norwalk-like agent, astrovirus, and rotavirus infection.

Acute Disease↗
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Yersinia enterocolitis in iron overload.

Yersinia enterocolitis with peritonitis and septicaemia developed in a 4-year-old child with thalassemia intermedia and iron overload. It is likely that the illness was exacerbated by continued administration of desferrioxamine, a bacterial siderophore, which facilitated systemic spread of Yersinia. It is recommended that Yersinia enterocolitis be considered in children with iron overload and that desferrioxamine be discontinued and prophylactic antibiotics be administered while Yersinia is sought.

Child, Preschool↗
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Prosthetic treatment of severe microphthalmos in infancy.

Four infants with blind, severely microphthalmic eyes have been treated with cosmetic scleral shells. Through periodic refitting, this method has permitted the development of symmetrical ocular appearance without the need for surgery. We recommend that this treatment be initiated in early infancy in appropriate patients.

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Dde I RFLP may falsify linkage analysis of hereditary retinoblastoma when using SSCP of p88PR0.6 region.

The polymorphic p88PR0.6 locus (Xba I RFLP) in intron 17 of the retinoblastoma gene is a DNA marker with high informative content frequently used for linkage analysis of familial retinoblastoma. We identified an unreported Dde I restriction fragment length polymorphism close to the polymorphic Xba I recognition site that interferes with the SSCP analysis of the PR0.6 region. We have named this new polymorphism RB1.17. Under most electrophoresis conditions, the single strand conformations reflect the Dde I genotype rather than that of Xba I. The chromosomal localization, allele frequencies, inheritance and PCR-based detection of the Dde I RFLP which is useful for linkage analysis itself are reported.

Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific↗