骨髓活检组织淋巴瘤的病理诊断和分型

目的 探讨组织形态改变、免疫组织化学、基因重排在淋巴瘤骨髓侵犯的病理诊断和分型中的作用。材料与方法 对62例甲醛固定、石蜡包埋的骨髓活检组织,分别做了组织学、EnVision法观察和免疫球蛋白重链(IgH)基因和TCRγ基因重排检测。结果 慢性淋巴细胞性白血病／小淋巴细胞淋巴瘤(CLL／SLL)的异型淋巴细胞呈小梁间结节状或散在分布,有时可见假滤泡结构。滤泡型淋巴瘤(FCL)表现为结节性小梁旁或小梁间的浸润,结节内小淋巴样细胞松散聚集。淋巴浆细胞性淋巴瘤(LPL)主要为小梁间弥散浸润,在小而圆的淋巴细胞间可见散在数量不等的浆细胞样淋巴细胞。边缘区淋巴瘤(MZL)则见模糊的或界限不清的小梁间或小梁旁结节,一些细胞胞质透明。套细胞性淋巴瘤(MCL)异型细胞小到中等大小,缺乏副免疫母细胞和假滤泡。毛细胞性淋巴瘤(HCL)瘤细胞胞膜多清晰,胞质丰富透明,常形成荷包蛋样表现。霍奇金病可见大核瘤细胞,核仁明显。T-非霍奇金淋巴瘤(NHL)浸润骨髓主要为小梁间间质性散在或弥漫分布,胞质多透明,核有芋艿样或脑回状改变,DLBL造血细胞间体积大的瘤细胞散在或弥漫分布。CD3对T细胞来源、CD20和CD79对B细胞来源淋巴瘤有鉴别诊断价值,cyclin D1和(SD5阳性对MCL具有诊断性价值,bcl-2和CD10阳性则对FCL具有诊断性意义,而CLL／SLL除了(SD20和CD79阳性外,也可CD5和CD23阳性。HCL的瘤细胞CD25强阳性。CD15、CD30和Fascin也适用于骨髓霍奇金病的诊断。骨髓中CLL／SLL,LPL,MZL及DLBL的IgH重排率(80％、60％、66．7％、70％)及T—NHL的TCRγ重排率(66．7％)较高。结论 综合组织形态改变、免疫组织化学和IgH／TCRγ重排检测,有助于淋巴瘤骨髓侵犯的诊断和分型,有助于发现骨髓中为数不多的淋巴瘤细胞。     

富于PD-1阳性T细胞的滤泡间弥漫大B细胞淋巴瘤1例临床病理分析

目的探讨富于PD-1阳性T细胞的滤泡间弥漫大B细胞淋巴瘤(diffuse large B cell lymphoma,DLBCL)的临床病理学和免疫表型特征及鉴别诊断。方法应用HE和免疫组化染色、EBER原位杂交及基因克隆性重排技术检测1例罕见的富于PD-1阳性T细胞的滤泡间DLBCL,并复习相关文献。结果镜下见淋巴结内增生的淋巴滤泡散在分布,滤泡间区增宽明显伴多形性细胞浸润,包括异型的中心母细胞和免疫母细胞样大细胞、小淋巴样细胞、嗜酸性粒细胞和组织细胞。免疫表型:滤泡间区异型大细胞CD20、PAX5、MUM1一致强阳性表达,CD3、CD5、CD10、BCL-6、CD30和CD15均阴性,背景小淋巴样细胞多为PD-1阳性的T细胞。此外,EBER原位杂交阴性,免疫球蛋白基因重排示B细胞单克隆性增生,T细胞受体基因未见单克隆性重排。结论滤泡间DLBCL,特别是伴有PD-1阳性的T细胞背景,其诊断具有挑战性。认识DLBCL这一罕见生长方式很重要,需与包括反应性免疫母细胞增生性疾病、血管免疫母细胞性T细胞淋巴瘤、滤泡间霍奇金淋巴瘤和其它富于PD-1阳性T细胞的大B细胞淋巴瘤等类似病变鉴别。     

肝脏原发黏膜相关淋巴组织结外边缘区淋巴瘤及肝脏假性淋巴瘤的临床病理特征北大核心CSCD

目的 探讨肝脏原发黏膜相关淋巴组织结外边缘区（MALT）淋巴瘤和肝脏假性淋巴瘤的临床病理特征、鉴别诊断.方法 收集2012年1月至2017年3月就诊于南京医科大学第一附属医院的3例肝脏原发MALT淋巴瘤和2例肝脏假性淋巴瘤患者资料,行HE和免疫组织化学EnVision法染色观察组织学形态,采用原位杂交法检测EB病毒编码小RNA,采用荧光原位杂交（FISH）技术检测MALT1基因,采用免疫球蛋白（Ig）基因重排检测技术分析克隆性基因重排情况,并复习相关文献.结果 3例MALT淋巴瘤,肿瘤结节状浸润汇管区,浸润及包绕周围肝组织并融合成结节或片状,多量小胆管陷入、散布其间伴淋巴上皮病变.瘤细胞围绕增生的淋巴滤泡,主要为中心细胞样和单核样B细胞,其中1例可见簇状上皮样组织细胞.瘤细胞CD20和PAX5阳性,不表达CD5、CD23、CD10、bcl-6及cyclin D1.2例肝脏假性淋巴瘤,病灶呈境界清楚的孤立性结节,其中1例可见部分纤维包膜.小胆管仅见于病灶周边,且缺乏淋巴上皮病变.淋巴组织增生以淋巴滤泡增生为主,缺乏明显异型性和单核样B细胞形态.免疫组织化学染色示增生的淋巴组织由B细胞和T细胞混合.Ig基因重排检测发现,3例肝脏原发MALT淋巴瘤呈单克隆性B细胞增生,而在2例假性淋巴瘤示多克隆性增生.FISH检测发现2例MALT淋巴瘤存在MALT1基因断裂.所有病例EBER原位杂交均为阴性.结论 肝脏原发MALT淋巴瘤和假性淋巴瘤均属肝脏罕见的淋巴组织增生性病变,两者具有重叠的组织学形态及免疫表型特征,互为首要鉴别诊断.综合分析组织形态、免疫表型和基因重排有助于区分两者.     

胃肠MALT淋巴瘤中bcl-10 mRNA和蛋白的表达

目的　探讨bcl- 10基因在胃肠黏膜相关淋巴组织(MALT)淋巴瘤中的表达情况及意义。方法　采用免疫组化S P 法及原位杂交技术检测40例胃肠MALT淋巴瘤和14例正常淋巴结中bcl- 10基因的表达。结果　40例MALT淋巴瘤中有36 例(90.0%)表达bcl- 10蛋白,其中21例仅在胞质表达,15例在胞质胞核同时表达;39例(97.5%)表达bcl 10mRNA。bcl -10 蛋白与mRNA表达之间差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。MALT淋巴瘤临床分期与bcl- 10蛋白核表达明显相关(P<0.01)。14 例淋巴结中,8例(57.1%)表达bcl -10蛋白。淋巴滤泡内生发中心B细胞呈高度表达,边缘区B细胞中等强度表达,套区细胞 微弱表达。结论　bcl -10的高度表达在MALT淋巴瘤发生发展可能起着重要作用。bcl -10蛋白核表达与进展期MALT淋巴瘤 相关。bcl -10蛋白在淋巴滤泡各区域的表达差异提示它对B细胞分化成熟有着重要意义。     

肺黏膜相关淋巴组织边缘区B细胞淋巴瘤及良性淋巴组织增生性疾病的临床病理分析

目的 研究肺原发性黏膜相关淋巴组织边缘区B细胞(MALT)淋巴瘤及良性淋巴组织增生性疾病的临床病理形态、免疫组织化学表型和B细胞重链基因重排,比较肺MALT淋巴瘤和良性淋巴组织增生性疾病的差异.方法 回顾性的分析原发性肺MALT淋巴瘤13例,7例肺良性淋巴组织增生性疾病资料.对标本行常规HE染色,EnVision免疫组织化学染色(抗体包括AE1/AE3、CD20、CD79α、CD3、CD5、CD10、CD21、bel-2、bcl-6、cyclinD-1)及免疫球蛋白重链IgH基因重排检测.结果 13例肺MALT淋巴瘤,细胞成分多样,分别由不同比例的小淋巴细胞样细胞、中心细胞样细胞、单核样B细胞组成,常伴有浆细胞分化.肿瘤细胞以弥漫性和滤泡边缘区排列为主,常见反应性淋巴滤泡和滤泡中心的植入.肿瘤细胞呈串珠状直接侵犯肺泡间隔和沿支气管血管束向周边及肺膜扩散.MALT淋巴瘤中,均未见坏死.9例可见肿瘤细胞侵犯血管壁,6例可见胸膜累及,2例肺门淋巴结侵犯.9例肺MALT淋巴瘤可见淋巴上皮样病变,免疫组织化学显示上皮细胞内的淋巴细胞CD20阳性,CD3阴性.7例肺良性淋巴组织增生性疾病,2例可见淋巴上皮样病变,免疫组织化学显示,其淋巴上皮样病变内的淋巴细胞,部分CD20阳性,部分CD3阳性.9例肺MALT淋巴瘤进行了免疫球蛋白重链IgH基因重排,8例阳性;7例良性淋巴组织增生性疾病均为阴性.结论 肺MALT淋巴瘤在细胞组成和排列上与其他部位结外MALT淋巴瘤相同,肿瘤细胞呈串珠状直接侵犯肺泡间隔和沿支气管血管束向周边及肺膜扩散.在肺内淋巴上皮样病变常见于MALT淋巴瘤,并有助于诊断,但并非其特异性病变,一些肺的反应性淋巴组织增生也可出现,用免疫组织化学有助于区别两种病变.免疫球蛋白重链IgH基因重排可以帮助鉴别肺MALT淋巴瘤和良性淋巴组织增生性疾病.     

ALK阳性大B细胞淋巴瘤2例并文献复习

目的探讨间变性淋巴瘤激酶(anaplastic lymphoma kinase,ALK)阳性大B细胞淋巴瘤(large B cell lymphoma,LBCL)的临床病理学特征。方法采用免疫组化En Vision法和FISH法检测2例ALK+LBCL,分析患者的临床资料、组织学特征、免疫表型,并结合文献进行复习。结果镜下见淋巴结结构破坏,肿瘤细胞沿淋巴窦性生长或弥漫性生长,呈片、巢状分布,肿瘤细胞中等偏大,核仁较圆,胞质丰富,嗜碱性或嗜双色性,可见明显嗜双色核,呈免疫母细胞样和(或)浆母细胞样特点。免疫表型:ALK、CD138、CD4、CD45、EMA、Κappa、MUM1、Oct-2、Bob-1均阳性; CD3、CD5、CD20、CD79a、Pax-5、CD56均阴性。FISH检测2例患者均为ALK基因断裂,并发现ALK-EML4基因融合。结论 LBCL是弥漫大B细胞淋巴瘤的罕见类型,具有特征性的形态学、免疫表型和分子遗传学特点。     

胸腺原发黏膜相关淋巴组织淋巴瘤及淋巴上皮性涎腺炎样胸腺增生的临床病理分析

目的探讨胸腺原发黏膜相关淋巴组织(mucosa associated lymphoid tissue,MALT)淋巴瘤和淋巴上皮性涎腺炎(lymphoepithelial sialadenitis,LESA)样胸腺增生的临床病理学特征、两者相关性及鉴别诊断。方法分析3例胸腺MALT淋巴瘤和1例LESA样胸腺增生的临床病理学和免疫表型特征,并复习相关文献。结果 3例胸腺MALT淋巴瘤,其中2例伴Sj9gren综合征;镜下胸腺正常结构损毁,增生的淋巴滤泡间可见肿瘤性淋巴样细胞浸润伴明显的淋巴上皮病变,以中心细胞样和单核样B细胞形态为主。瘤细胞表达CD20、PAX-5和BCL-2,其中1例伴显著浆细胞分化者Lambda轻链限制性表达。3例胸腺MALT淋巴瘤免疫球蛋白(immunoglobulin,Ig)基因检测均示单克隆性重排。LESA样胸腺增生镜下胸腺分叶状结构大体尚存,可见包含增生滤泡的丰富淋巴细胞浸润,胸腺上皮增生伴显著淋巴上皮病变,未见有单核样B细胞形态。免疫组化染色示增生淋巴组织由B和T细胞混合;Ig基因重排检测示多克隆性增生。结论 LESA样胸腺增生和胸腺MALT淋巴瘤均是胸腺少见的淋巴增生性病变,两者具有相似的组织学和免疫表型特征;结合基因重排技术详细分析两者的鉴别要点,有助于鉴别。     

多发性淋巴瘤性息肉病型套细胞淋巴瘤临床病理分析

目的 探讨大肠多发性淋巴瘤性息肉病(MLP)型套细胞淋巴瘤(MCL)的临床病理与免疫组化特点。方法 采用免疫组化EnVision法确定1例肠道MLP／MCL的免疫表型，抗体包括CD5、CD10、CD19、CD20、CD22、CD79α、bcl-6、bcl-2、CD23、CD43、cyclinD1等。结果 末端回肠、右半结肠、直肠分别见多发性息肉。镜下见肿瘤性淋巴细胞呈弥漫型及结节型生长。瘤细胞表达全B细胞标记，CD5 ，CD10-，cyclinD1 ，CD43 ，CD23-，bcl-6-，bcl-2 。结论 MLP是一种罕见的独特的胃肠道恶性淋巴瘤，几乎均为MCL，具有特殊的免疫表型，需与其他类型B细胞淋巴瘤鉴别。MLP具有侵袭性生物学行为，预后较差，应按中高级别恶性淋巴瘤给予系统性联合化疗。     

bcl-10蛋白异常表达对黏膜相关淋巴组织结外边缘区B细胞淋巴瘤的诊断价值

目的探讨bcl-10蛋白表达对黏膜相关淋巴组织结外边缘区B细胞淋巴瘤（MALT淋巴瘤）的诊断价值。方法收集140例不同部位的MALT淋巴瘤,包括胃38例、眼眶35例、肠16例、皮肤15例、涎腺15例、肺14例、甲状腺3例、其他部位4例。对照：10例扁桃体反应性滤泡增生（RFH）、5例眼眶的淋巴组织增生和143例非MALT淋巴瘤、不同类型的非霍奇金淋巴瘤（NHL）,包括20例NK／T细胞淋巴瘤、20例滤泡性淋巴瘤（FL）、20例间变性大细胞淋巴瘤（ALCL）、20例淋巴结内弥漫大B细胞淋巴瘤（DLBCL）、10例原发胃DLBCL、13例淋巴结边缘区淋巴瘤（NMZL）、12例套细胞淋巴瘤（MCL）、11例脾脏边缘区淋巴瘤（SMZL）、6例血管免疫母细胞性T细胞淋巴瘤（AITL）、6例外周T细胞淋巴瘤（PTCL）、3例B．小淋巴细胞淋巴瘤（B-SLL）、1例淋巴浆细胞性淋巴瘤（LPL）和1例浆细胞瘤。免疫组织化学EnVision法检测bcl-10蛋白;免疫组织化学双标记法检测CD20与bcl-10的共表达。结果在扁桃体RFH中,bel-10蛋白呈中等强度表达于生发中心B细胞质中,套细胞不表达,边缘区细胞和副皮质区T细胞呈弱表达。在眼眶淋巴组织增生中,2例bel-10阴性,3例主要呈淋巴滤泡生发中心B细胞质阳性,与扁桃体RFH的表达类似。在非MALT淋巴瘤的其他类型NHL中,除3例（3／10）原发胃DLBCL呈胞核阳性外,其余均未见胞核表达;在不同NHL中的胞质阳性分别为：结内（12／20）和胃（7／10）DLBCL、FL和ALCL（16／20）、PTCL（5／6）、AILT（6／6）、NMZL（13／13）、SMZL（11／11）、B-SLL（3／3）和浆细胞瘤（1／1）,11例MCL呈胞质可疑阳性,20例NK／T细胞淋巴瘤和1例LPL阴性;在部分淋巴瘤中可见肿瘤性细胞表达而反应性小淋巴细胞不表达：MALT淋巴瘤之bcl-10的总表达率为92．1％（129／140）,其中54．3％（76／140）胞质阳性,37．9％（53／140）胞核阳性;但不同部位之胞核阳性率有所不同。在MALT淋巴瘤中,bcl-10蛋白核强表达最常见于眼眶（25．7％,9／35）;除出现异常bcl-10胞核表达外,约20％有反应性滤泡的病例呈生发中心失表达。双标记显示bcl-10阳性细胞为CD20阳性细胞,但CD20阳性细胞多于bcl-10阳性细胞。结论（1）淋巴细胞增生性病变中bcl-10蛋白普遍表达,细胞质表达可出现在多数NHL和反应性增生中,但在淋巴瘤中呈肿瘤细胞表达而反应性细胞不表达,提示bcl-10异常可能与部分淋巴瘤的形成有关;（2）细胞核内bcl-10异常表达主要见于MALT淋巴瘤;眼眶、肺等部位的胞核强阳性和生发中心阴性的特殊模式,对MALT淋巴瘤的诊断及其与反应性病变的鉴别诊断有一定辅助意义。     

眼结膜黏膜相关淋巴组织边缘带B细胞淋巴瘤临床病理分析

目的 探讨眼结膜黏膜相关淋巴组织边缘带B细胞淋巴瘤(marginal zone B cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue)(简称为MALT淋巴瘤)的临床病理特征、治疗及预后.方法 对15例眼结膜MALT淋巴瘤患者的临床病理资料进行回顾性分析及随访,复查和完善HE及免疫组化染色切片,4例进行Ig基因重排克隆性分析.结果 (1)15例患者中,男性5例,女性10例,中位年龄42岁,病史平均20个月.(2)病理形态:黏膜下大量密集淋巴样细胞弥漫浸润,并有模糊淋巴滤泡样结节.浸润细胞多为小～中等大小的淋巴样细胞及单核样B细胞.(3)免疫表型:浸润细胞CD20、CD79a、BCL-2均(+),CD3、CD5、CD10、Cyclin D1、TdT均(-).(4)Ig基因克隆性分析:4例均呈单克隆.(5)随访:随访时间2～35个月,截止随访日期,所有患者均生存,且病变无复发.结论 眼结膜MALT淋巴瘤好发于中年女性,结膜红肿突起为主要特征,镜下以小细胞样边缘带B细胞为主,具有典型MALT淋巴瘤的免疫表型和惰性临床经过,预后良好.     

Renal dysplasia and asplenia in two sibs

A family is reported in which two sibs, one male and the other female, both died within 24 hours of birth with enlarged polycystic kidneys. Postmortem histology in the second child showed gross renal dysplasia. In both children the pancreas was enlarged, nodular and cystic but the liver appeared macroscopically normal. In the second child, histological examination confirmed pancreatic fibrosis with cystic dilation of ducts, but showed portal fibrosis with bile duct proliferation in the liver.
This combination of findings is very reminiscent of those in a girl and her brother reported by Ivemark et al. (1959). The children reported here also showed absence or hypoplasia of the spleen, cardiac anomalies and other features of the Ivemark syndrome (Ivemark 1955), a quite different, usually sporadic, congenital disorder. It is suggested that the children described here have a distinct lethal congenital disorder, probably inherited in an autosomal recessive manner.     

Schizophrenia in a North Swedish geographical isolate, 1900–1977. Epidemiology, genetics and biochemistry

Over 200 schizophrenic patients belonging to three major and interrelated pedigree complexes have been investigated over the past 30 years in a North Swedish geographically isolated population, presently numbering about 6,000. An intensive investigation of a number of biochemical correlates and genetic markers in a few selected families belonging to one of the major pedigrees has indicated new strategies for the current research program.
Schizophrenia, as defined operationally, is significantly associated with decreased activities of two enzymes (1) blood platelet monoamine oxidase, (2) plasma dopamine-β-hydroxylase, and (3) with the genetic marker Gc² (group specific antigen). Both enzymes are subject to genetic variation. A positive score for linkage between schizophrenia and low plasma DBH activity has been calculated, but, so far, available data are insufficient for discrimination between linkage and partial contribution of genetically controlled low plasma DBH to the pathogenesis of the disease. Alternatively, both mechanisms could be involved.
As a model for continued research, schizophrenia is explained as based on a double dominant-recessive genotype (Aabb), representing a vulnerability which in about 50 % of cases develops into clinical schizophrenia. It is suggested that the dominant mutation (A) operates on or affects MAO activity, and that the recessive genotype (bb) is instrumental in low variates of DBH activity and very likely such variates within the normal range of physiological variation. Moreover, it is suggested that the combined effects of MAO- and DBH-reduced efficiency on the metabolism of e.g. dopamine could be an essential pathogenic mechanism for the schizophrenic illness which is segregating in this population.     

The dominant diseases of modernized societies as omega-3 essential fatty acid deficiency syndrome: Substrate beriberi

About 1900, modern food selection and processing caused widespread $\text{epidemics}$ of the B vitamin deficiency diseases of beriberi and pellagra which, for genetic reasons, often expressed as different diseases ranging from bowel and heart disease to dermatoses and psychoses. But the B vitamins merely help convert essential fatty acids (EFA) into the prostaglandin (PG) tissue regulators and it now turns out that, through hydrogenation, milling and selection of w3-poor southern foods, we have also been systematically depleting, by as much as 90%, a newly discovered trace Nordic EFA (w3) of special importance to primates and sole precursor of the PG3(4) series, even as a concurrent fiber deficiency increases body demand for EFA. Since substrate EFA is processed by many B vitamin catalysts, an EFA deficiency will mimic a $\text{panh}$ypovitaminosis B, i.e., a mixture of $\text{substrate}$ beriberi and $\text{substrate}$ pellagra resembling vitamin beriberi and pellagra but exhibiting as even more diverse $\text{endemic}$ disease. This would consitute a second stage of the Modern Malnutrition and explain why some workers now hold the dominant diseases of modermized societies to be new, nutritionally based, pellagraform yet lipid-related and to range, once again, from heart disease to psychosis. It is an assumption that our dominant diseases are unrelated to each other or are merely revealed by our diagnostic acumen and therapeutic success; and that hydrogenating millions of tons of food oils annually, to destroy the rancidity producing w3-EFA, is safe for $\text{primates}$. Extensive beriberiform disease is reported here in 32 typical cases taken from medical practice which responds strikingly to linseed oil supplements (60% w3-EFA) in confirmation of identical results in Capuchins.     

What will studies of Fulani individuals naturally exposed to malaria teach us about protective immunity to malaria?

There are an estimated over 200 million yearly cases of malaria worldwide. Despite concerted international effort to combat the disease, it still causes approximately half a million deaths every year, the majority of which are young children with Plasmodium falciparum infection in sub-Saharan Africa. Successes are largely attributed to malaria prevention strategies, such as insecticide-treated mosquito nets and indoor spraying, as well as improved access to existing treatments. One important hurdle to new approaches for the treatment and prevention of malaria is our limited understanding of the biology of Plasmodium infection and its complex interaction with the immune system of its human host. Therefore, the elimination of malaria in Africa not only relies on existing tools to reduce malaria burden, but also requires fundamental research to develop innovative approaches. Here, we summarize our discoveries from investigations of ethnic groups of West Africa who have different susceptibility to malaria.     

'Very sore nights and days': the child's experience of illness in early modern England, c.1580-1720

Sick children were ubiquitous in early modern England, and yet they have received very little attention from historians. Taking the elusive perspective of the child, this article explores the physical, emotional, and spiritual experience of illness in England between approximately 1580 and 1720. What was it like being ill and suffering pain? How did the young respond emotionally to the anticipation of death? It is argued that children’s experiences were characterised by profound ambivalence: illness could be terrifying and distressing, but also a source of emotional and spiritual fulfilment and joy. This interpretation challenges the common assumption amongst medical historians that the experiences of early modern patients were utterly miserable. It also sheds light on children’s emotional feelings for their parents, a subject often overlooked in the historiography of childhood. The primary sources used in this article include diaries, autobiographies, letters, the biographies of pious children, printed possession cases, doctors’ casebooks, and theological treatises concerning the afterlife.     

Guidelines for the Validation and Use of Immunoassays for Determination of Introduced Proteins in Biotechnology Enhanced Crops and Derived Food Ingredients

Recent advancements in agricultural biotechnology have created a need for analytical techniques to determine introduced proteins in crops enhanced through modern biotechnology techniques. These proteins are expressed in plant tissues and may be present in food ingredients. Immunoassays are ideally suited for protein detection and may be used as both quantitative and threshold methods. Microplate ELISA and lateral flow devices are two of the most commonly used immunoassay formats for agricultural biotechnology applications. This paper provides general background information and a discussion of criteria for the validation and application of immunochemical methods to the analysis of proteins introduced into plants and food ingredients using biotechnology methods. It is the result of a collaborative effort of members of the Analytical Environmental Immunochemical Consortium. This collaborative effort represents the combined expertise of several organizations to reach consensus on establishing guidelines for the validation and use of immunoassays. Further, the paper offers developers and users a consistent approach to adopting the technology as well as aid in producing accurate and meaningful results.     

HLA in North Colombia Chimila Amerindians

HLA-A,-B,-C,-DRB1 and -DQB1 alleles have been studied in Chimila Amerindians from Sabana de San Angel (North Colombian Coast) by using high resolution molecular typing. A frequent extended haplotype was found:HLA-A*24:02-B*51:10-C*15:02-BRB1*04:07-DQB1*03:02 (28.7%) which has also been described in Amerinndian Mayos Mexican population (Mexico, California Gulf, Pacific Ocean). Other haplotypes had already been found in Amerindians from Mexico (Pacific and Atlantic Coast), Peru (highlands and Amazon Basin), Bolivia and North USA. A geographic pattern according to HLA allele or haplotype frequencies is lacking in Amerindians, as already known. Also, five new extended haplotypes were found in Chimila Amerindians. Their HLA-A*24:02 high frequencies characteristic is shared with aboriginal populations of Taiwan; also, HLA-C*01:02 high frequencies are found in New Zealand Maoris, New Caledonians and Kimberly Aborigines from Australia. Finally, this study may show a model of evolutionary factors acting and rising one HLA allele frequency (-A*24:02), but not in others that belong to the same or different HLA loci.     

Ultracryotomy: development and application (with examples from the yeast cytology) (author's transl)

The preparation steps usually necessary for obtaining ultrathin frozen sections of biological material (chemical prefixation, enclosing, cryoprotective treatment, freezing, sectioning, and post-staining the sections for transmission electron microscopy) are submitted to a critical analysis. The application of cryo-ultramicrotomy, in particularly for cytochemical purposes, is reviewed. Fundamental considerations of chemical prefixation and poststaining are supported by examples from yeast cytology. Furthermore, the efficiency of the cryo-ultramicrotomy (electron optical resolution of ultrastructural details) is demonstrated on yeast cells and protoplasts.     

The universal muscular chamber. A basic unit of the genitourinary, cardiovascular, gastro-intestinal, skeletal, cutaneous, respiratory and other systems, endocameral hypertension; and spasm, the key to their idiopathic diseases and arthropathies

Starting with the integument, we see many organs are contractile sacs or multiples thereof, which tubes or bags constitute the major part of the entire body. Recognition of this basic unit and its characteristics sheds new light, individually and collectively, on many disorders previously considered unrelated. Muscular tears and perforations develop in the walls of these chambers, being no way peculiar to those organs, wherein, hydrochloric acid occurs. So, it is not necessary to explain the absence of excessive acid from patients who exhibit holes in the gastric, uterine, aortic, duodenal, rectal, pulmonary, retina, and other walls. Muscle, not acid is the great common factor relating idiopathic disorders in the gastrointestinal tract to each other and to similar diseases in other systems. When the units are linked together, the lesions tend to appear as arthropathies, i.e. at the joints. Rephrasing common-place observations, frees us from conventional, conceptual cul-de-sacs. An observation is only as good as its interpretation, so all possibilities must be considered, otherwise, we will remain blinded by our misconceptions.