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G Reeves

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Prenatal diagnosis of tetrasomy 47,XY,+i(12p) confirmed by in situ hybridization.

A case of tetrasomy i(12p) detected prenatally is reported. The patient, a black, 32-year-old G3P2002 at 24 weeks' gestation with an unremarkable family history presented herself for prenatal care. Ultrasound examination showed a fetus with diminished femoral and humeral lengths, and hydramnios. A level II scan confirmed the presence of an omphalocele. Amniocentesis at 31 weeks showed 47,XY,+i(12p) karyotype. An infant with multiple congenital anomalies was delivered at 34 weeks. The infant died after 5 h. Genetic and ultrasonographic examinations in the third trimester were helpful in the investigation of this fetus with multiple congenital anomalies. The careful, complete team counselling afforded by this approach enabled the mother and family to be well adjusted to the strong possibility (and subsequent reality) of an abnormal infant.

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[Cryptococcosis. Apropos of a case].

A case of cryptococcosis in a woman 46 years old, with lesions of the skin and the lung with an evolution of six years who answered satisfactory to a treatment with ketoconazole. We will discuss the duration of the lesion, the possible start of the skin aspect of the disease and the excellent response obtained with ketoconazole.

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[Cowden's disease].

We report a typical case of Cowden disease or Multiple Hamartoma Syndrome in a 32 year old female without a family history of this illness. The patient suffered bilateral fibrocystic disease of the breast, having been subjected to mastectomy because of carcinomatous degeneration. She complained of gastric symptoms, and the x-ray examination showed multiple polyposis. On physical examination an asymptomatic thyroid nodule was noted. The skin showed multiple wart-like lesions, lichenoid papules, localized hyperkeratosis and pigmented spots. She had many papillomas in her mouth a rasberry tongue and bilateral perleches.

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Review: what can structural classifications reveal about protein evolution?

In this article we present a review of the methods used for comparing and classifying protein structures. We discuss the hierarchies and populations of fold groups and evolutionary families in some of the major classifications and we consider some of the problems confronting any general analyses of structural evolution in protein families. We also review some more recent analyses that have expanded these classifications by identifying sequence relatives in the genomes and thereby reveal interesting trends in fold usage and recurrence.

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Aspiration of oocytes for in-vitro fertilization.

An aspiration system, incorporating a regulated vacuum pump, was used to examine, in vitro, some factors that may affect oocyte collection. In an open aspiration system, as the length of the needle was increased, or the internal diameter decreased, the velocity (and flow rate) of aspirated fluid decreased. There was a difference, however, between experimental flows and those predicted by Hagen-Poiseuille's Law. Upon application of vacuum to a closed aspiration system, employing isolated bovine ovaries, there was an initial rapid increase in the collection tube vacuum to 85% of the selected pump vacuum followed by a more gradual rise to 100%. The vacuum within the needle similarly rose rapidly to approximately half the selected vacuum, while the vacuum at the needle tip was approximately 5% of selected vacuum. The vacuums throughout the system briefly equilibrated as maximum flow/velocity was reached. Flow/velocity slowed dramatically as the follicle collapsed, and stopped as the needle tip was blocked. If vacuum was maintained during the withdrawal of the needle from the follicle, there was a dramatic forward flow of fluid toward the collection tube. The morphological appearance of bovine cumulus after in-vitro aspiration was generally unaltered by vacuums commonly utilized in oocyte collection, providing the cumulus was regular, compact and refractile. The cumulus was less resistant to aspiration if it was damaged or had degenerated. These results suggest that an intact cumulus may offer protection during oocyte collection.

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