Falloposcopy is a transvaginal microendoscopic technique to explore the
human Fallopian tube from the uterotubal ostium to the fimbrial end.
Falloposcopy provides a unique possibility to visualize endotubal disease
and may be used therapeutically for removal of debris and for cutting down
filmy intraluminal adhesions. To assess the clinical performance of
falloposcopy as part of an infertility investigation, a total of 43 women
scheduled for laparoscopy as part of an investigation of infertility had a
falloposcopy performed in conjunction with the laparoscopy. All women were
investigated at Danderyd Hospital, Stockholm and Akademiska Hospital,
Uppsala, during 1995 and 1996. Images from the endosalpinx were obtained in
26 of 43 women (60.5%). In 10 women (23.3%), it was possible to obtain
images from both tubes. No images were of sufficient quality to describe
the entire tubal mucosa in detail. Falloposcopy represents a unique tool
for visualization of endotubal disease and may provide a valuable
instrument for in-vivo exploration of tubal physiology. However, certain
technical problems limit the usefulness of this method in routine clinical
practice. These technical problems have to be solved before falloposcopy
can achieve a central position in investigation and treatment of tubal
disease.
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Xeroderma pigmentosum is an autosomal recessive disease. HLA-A and -B typing was performed on peripheral blood lymphocytes and platelets. Sixteen Tunisian families were typed with 37 patients and 108 relatives. Genetic transmission of the disease and of the HLA system seemed to be independent in this study. Comparison of HLA gene frequencies between (unrelated) parents of patients and a control population showed no difference, proving that there is no clear association in populations between deleterious XP genes and a particular HLA gene. However, an excess of identical HLA among pairs of diseased siblings would suggest that the disease is polymorphic and a form of the XP could be linked to HLA. 相似文献
Interstitial chromosomal deletions at 22q11.2 and 7q11.23 are detected in
the vast majority of patients affected by CATCH 22 syndromes and the
Williams-Beuren syndrome, respectively. In a group of 15 Williams- Beuren
patients, we have shown previously that a large number of 7q11.23 deletions
occur in association with an interchromosomal rearrangement, indicative of
an unequal crossing-over event between the two homologous chromosomes 7. In
this study, we show that a similar mechanism also underlies the formation
of the 22q11.2 deletions associated with CATCH 22. In eight out of 10
families with a proband affected by CATCH 22, we were able to show that a
meiotic recombination had occurred at the critical deleted region based on
segregation analysis of grandparental haplotypes. The incidences of
crossovers observed between the closest informative markers, proximal and
distal to the deletion, were compared with the expected recombination
frequencies between the markers. A significant number of recombination
events occur at the breakpoint of deletions in CATCH 22 patients (P =
2.99x10(-7)). The segregation analysis of haplotypes in three- generation
families was also performed on an extended number of Williams-Beuren cases
(22 cases in all). The statistically significant occurrence of meiotic
crossovers (P = 4.45x10(-9)) further supports the previous findings. Thus,
unequal meiotic crossover events appear to play a relevant role in the
formation of the two interstitial deletions. The recurrence risk for
healthy parents in cases where such meiotic recombinations can be
demonstrated is probably negligible. Such a finding is in agreement with
the predominantly sporadic occurrence of the 22q11.2 and 7q11. 23
deletions. No parent-of-origin bias was observed in the two groups of
patients with regard to the origin of the deletion and to the occurrence of
inter- versus intrachromosomal rearrangements.
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BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to compare the training effects of the Ab-Flex (F), Ab-Roller (R) and standard crunch (C) on EMG production, isometric maximum voluntary contraction (MVC), and isokinetic average peak torque at 30 degrees/sec (ISO) of the abdominal muscles. It was hypothesized that the training devices would have similar value in a strength training program. METHODS: Experimental design: this was a prospective study involving 18 training sessions of progressively increasing repetitions. Setting: Neuromuscular Research Laboratory, University of Pittsburgh. Subjects: thirty-two subjects volunteered for this study, but only 26 completed the training. Each subject participated in recreational activity, but had not performed any abdominal training prior to starting this study. Each subject was randomly assigned to either the control group or one of the treatment groups. Interventions: there were three interventions: two training devices (Ab-Flex and Ab-Roller) and the standard crunch, considered a control group. Measures: the pretest consisted of skin fold measurements (%), EMG activity (V) during the three interventions, and peak torque (Nm) plus EMG during the MVC and ISO tasks. The 18 training sessions over three weeks consisted of three sets of exercise with increasing repetitions from 10 to 20, by 2, every three sessions. The difference in pretest/posttest scores were compared using a One-way ANOVA on the mean differences (Mdiff) for each of: MVC, ISO (peak torque), and EMG for upper rectus (UR), lower rectus (LR), internal oblique (IO), and external oblique (EO). A T-Test was used to detect significance for the body fat measures. RESULTS: Mean differences (Mdiff) were normally distributed about zero for both MVC and ISO (MVC = -0.55, ISO = 4.57). The analysis by group showed no difference (p = 0.596) on the reported means (Nm) -3.16 (C), 5.84 (F) and -4.83 (R). The change associated to the treatment during MVC was only 4% (eta = 0.04). For the ISO the Mdiff (Nm) were 1.39 (C), 13.66 (F) and -2.06 (R) which were not significant (p = 0.127). The Ab-Flex was the only group to have a 95% confidence interval above zero, increasing by an average of 16.5%. There were no significant differences for the EMG activity for Mdiff or between group scores. CONCLUSIONS: No significant differences were found with this study. These results would suggest that using these devices does not add significantly to overall abdominal strength development, or reduction of body fat. A suggestion could be made that certain devices influence muscles differently. 相似文献
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OBJECTIVES: The objectives were to assess the prevalence of high-risk HPV in the male sexual partners of women with HPV-induced lesions, and correlate it with biopsies guided by peniscopy. STUDY DESIGN: Fifty-four asymptomatic male sexual partners of women with low-grade squamous intra-epithelial lesions (LSIL) associated with high-risk HPV were examined between April 2003 and June 2005. The DNA-HPV was tested using a second-generation hybrid capture technique in scraped penile samples. Peniscopy identified acetowhite lesions leading to biopsy. RESULTS: High-risk HPV was present in 25.9% (14 out of 54) of the cases. Peniscopy led to 13 biopsies (24.07%), which resulted in two cases of condyloma, two cases of intra-epithelial neoplasia (PIN) I, one case of PIN II, and eight cases of normal tissue. The high-risk HPV test demonstrated 80% sensitivity, 100% specificity, 100% positive predictive value, and 88.9% negative predictive value for the identification of penile lesions. There was a greater chance of finding HPV lesions in the biopsy in the positive cases of high-risk HPV with abnormal peniscopy (p=0.007); OR=51 (CI 1.7-1527.1). CONCLUSION: Among asymptomatic male sexual partners of women with low-grade intra-epithelial squamous lesions, those infected by high-risk HPV have a higher chance of having abnormal penile tissue compared with male partners without that infection. 相似文献
The current article provides a brief overview of the criteria for defining disease control in acromegaly.
Methods
This was a retrospective, narrative review of previously published evidence chosen at the author’s discretion along with an illustrative case study from Latin America.
Findings and Conclusions
In the strictest sense, “cure” in acromegaly is defined as complete restoration of normal pulsatile growth hormone secretion, although this is rarely achieved. Rather than “cure”, as such, it is more appropriate to refer to disease control and remission, which is defined mainly in terms of specific biochemical targets (for growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor-1) that predict or correlate with symptoms, comorbidities and mortality. However, optimal management of acromegaly goes beyond biochemical control to include control of tumour growth (which may be independent of biochemical control) and comprehensive management of the symptoms and comorbidities typically associated with the disease, as these may not be adequately managed with acromegaly-specific therapy alone.