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G Lefranc

Publications and source records attributed to G Lefranc.

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Serum protein polymorphism among Tunisian Berbers: haptoglobin, transferrin and group-specific component subtypes, C3 and BF types.

The polymorphism of serum proteins (Hp, Tf, Gc, C3 and BF) was determined on 210 samples belonging to Berber groups living in three regions of Tunisian. The gene frequencies obtained among the Berbers are different from the the values observed among the other Tunisians. These frequencies differ also within the three-Berber communities. The data collected show that the actual Berber community is genetically heterogeneous. Despite the presence of some African admixture, the gene pool of the Berbers from Tunisia shows large homologies with Middle Eastern groups rather than similarities with North African populations.

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[Ultrastructure of cerebellar hemangioblastoma].

Authors describe the fine structure of the border zone of a cerebellar hemangioblastoma. This electron microscopie study corroborates all the previous optic microscopic results concerning absence of a well delimited bound between hemangioblastoma and bordering cerebellar tissue. Different stages of peculiar cellular degeneration are found, and an attempt for interpretation is given. However these morphologic changes are insufficient to allow further explanation about the histogenesis of hemangioblastomas, which remains unknown.

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Local application of IGF1 on dental pulp mechanically exposed; in vivo study on rabbit.

IGF1 (Insulin Growth Factor, 1) was intentionally applied onto pulp tissues, aiming to provoque a dentine regeneration process through the stimulation of the dentinoblasts' potententials. 72 cavities were hence performed on rabbit molars, intentionally exposing the dental pulp. Different concentrations of IGF1 were then applied; The histo and anatomo-pathological observations showed persistent vitality of the pulp without any sign of necrosis, even 6 weeks after the IGF1 application. Dentinoblasts layers (as an indication of the regeneration activity) were counted, according to a pre-established protocol, at days 7, 14, 22, 28 and 42. The type of the applied IGF1, was carefully selected to be "Binding Protein Resistant" (IGF-BPR), so to avoid any inhibition of the IGF1 action by the endogenous binding proteins (Hochscheid and coll). The results were conclusive in indicating the IGF1 as an efficient dental pulp capping product.

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