Interação entre Hb C [beta6(A3)Glu>Lys] e IVS II-654 (C>T) beta-talassemia no Brasil

Thalassemias are a heterogeneous group of inherited disorders characterized by a microcytic hypochromic anemia and an imbalance in the synthesis of the globin-chains. Hb C is the second most frequently variant of hemoglobin found in Brazil. The laboratory diagnosis of hemoglobinopathies, including thalassemias, is growing in importance, particularly because of an increasing requirement for neonatal diagnosis of abnormal hemoglobins. Screening tests were carried out using alkaline and acid electrophoresis, globin-chain analysis by cellulose acetate in alkaline pH, isoelectric focusing and HPLC. The molecular characterization was made by PCR-ASO for Hb C and beta thalassemia mutants. Large-scale screening and discriminative methodologies must provide information about the hemoglobin polymorphisms in Brazilian population. HPLC is a powerful tool in these cases. Molecular characterization is important to genetic counseling and clinical management, in particular for the Brazilian population that have an intense racial admixture, with great variability of hemoglobins. In this paper an association between Hb C and beta thalassemia (IVS-II-654) in a black family from Brazil was described.

Resolución 654(XXXIII): Actividades de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe en relación con el seguimiento de los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio y la aplicación de los resultados de las grandes conferencias y cumbres de las Naciones Unidas en las esferas económica y social y esferas conexas.

Incluye Bibliografía

Resolution 654(XXXIII) Activities of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean in relation to follow-up to the Millennium Development Goals and implementation of the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic, social and related fields

Includes bibliography

Confederate Veterans Association Catawba Camp No. 278 Records - Accession 190 - M84 (107)

The Confederate Veterans Association Catawba Camp No. 278 Records consist mainly of minutes, but also included are lists of members, newspaper clippings and resolutions of the Association which was organized in 1893 and based in Rock Hill, SC. The collection consists entirely of photocopies.

Mr. USA Pageant Records - Accession 107 - M46 (61)

The Mr. USA Pageant Records consists of letters, news releases, newspaper clippings, memorabilia, and photographs relating to the operation of the pageant and the publicity generated from the pageant. The Mr. USA Pageant was held on May 13, 1977 in Charleston, SC as a spoof of traditional beauty pageants and was sponsored by the National Organization of Women (NOW).

Hepatectomia videolaparoscópica: experiência pessoal com 107 casos

OBJETIVO: analisar nossa experiência após 107 hepatectomias videolaparoscópicas e discutir a evolução técnica da hepatectomia laparoscópica nos últimos cinco anos. MÉTODOS: entre abril de 2007 e abril de 2012 foram realizadas 107 hepatectomias laparoscópicas em 105 pacientes. A média de idade foi 53,9 anos (17 a 85). Cinquenta e três pacientes eram do sexo masculino. Todas as intervenções foram realizadas pelos autores do trabalho. RESULTADOS: do total de 107 operações, houve necessidade de conversão para a técnica aberta em três casos (2,8%). Dezesseis pacientes (14,9%) apresentaram complicações. Dois pacientes foram a óbito, mortalidade de 1,87%. Um óbito foi decorrente de infarto maciço do miocárdio, sem relação com a hepatectomia laparoscópica, que transcorreu sem intercorrências e não apresentou conversão nem sangramento. O outro óbito foi decorrente de falha do grampeador. Vinte pacientes (18,7%) necessitaram de transfusão sanguínea. O tipo de hepatectomia mais frequente foi a bissegmentectomia, segmentos 2-3, (33 casos), seguida de hepatectomia direita (22 casos). Setenta e duas cirurgias (67,3%) foram realizadas por meio da técnica de acesso Glissoniano. CONCLUSÃO: a divulgação dos resultados é de extrema importância. As dificuldades técnicas, complicações e mesmo mortalidade, inerentes a este complexo tipo de cirurgia, necessitam ser divulgados com clareza. Este procedimento deve ser realizado em centro especializado e por equipe capacitada. A técnica de acesso Glissoniano por via laparoscópica, descrita pela nossa equipe, facilita a realização de hepatectomias anatômicas.

Tissue coverage of a hydrophilic polymer-coated zotarolimus-eluting stent vs. a fluoropolymer-coated everolimus-eluting stent at 13-month follow-up: an optical coherence tomography substudy from the RESOLUTE All Comers trial

Aims To compare the tissue coverage of a hydrophilic polymer-coated zotarolimus-eluting stent (ZES) vs. a fluoropolymer-coated everolimus-eluting stent (EES) at 13 months, using optical coherence tomography (OCT) in an ‘all-comers' population of patients, in order to clarify the mechanism of eventual differences in the biocompatibility and thrombogenicity of the devices. Methods and results Patients randomized to angiographic follow-up in the RESOLUTE All Comers trial (NCT00617084) at pre-specified OCT sites underwent OCT follow-up at 13 months. Tissue coverage and apposition were assessed strut by strut, and the results in both treatment groups were compared using multilevel logistic or linear regression, as appropriate, with clustering at three different levels: patient, lesion, and stent. Fifty-eight patients (30 ZES and 28 EES), 72 lesions, 107 stents, and 23 197 struts were analysed. Eight hundred and eighty-seven and 654 uncovered struts (7.4 and 5.8%, P= 0.378), and 216 and 161 malapposed struts (1.8 and 1.4%, P= 0.569) were found in the ZES and EES groups, respectively. The mean thickness of coverage was 116 ± 99 µm in ZES and 142 ± 113 µm in EES (P= 0.466). No differences in per cent neointimal volume obstruction (12.5 ± 7.9 vs. 15.0 ± 10.7%) or other areas–volumetric parameters were found between ZES and EES, respectively. Conclusion No significant differences in tissue coverage, malapposition, or lumen/stent areas and volumes were detected by OCT between the hydrophilic polymer-coated ZES and the fluoropolymer-coated EES at 13-month follow-up.

Ms. hebr. oct. 107,1 - Mishpaṭ shalom

Vorbesitzer: Abraham Merzbacher