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R VOLPE

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PubMed1963

An assessment of the "radioactive renogram" using O-iodohippurate sodium (Hippuran) labelled with radioactive iodine.

A "radioactive renogram" using o-iodohippurate sodium (Hippuran)-I(131) was performed in 57 patients who had either hypertension or various renal diseases. In longstanding essential hypertension, the initial uptake and secretory phases are often reduced below normal. In five hypertensive patients who were shown to have unilateral renal disease, the renogram showed significantly abnormal tracings on the affected side. In three patients suffering from ureteral obstruction, the excretory phase was significantly prolonged.On the basis of comparative albumin and iodohippurate renograms, the initial uptake can no longer be considered as a vascular phase, as previously believed.The iodohippurate-I(131) renogram is a useful adjunct in the investigation of hypertension and renal disease, providing information about each kidney not so readily obtained by other means. Nevertheless, the test does not supplant any other investigative procedure and should not be depended upon as a screening procedure.

Essential Hypertension↗
PubMed1963

Genetic factors in Hashimoto's struma.

It has previously been established that there is a significant history of thyroid disorders in families of patients with Hashimoto's struma or chronic thyroiditis. In the present study, 99 relatives of 20 patients with Hashimoto's struma or chronic thyroiditis were studied with regard to the incidence of circulating thyroid autoantibodies; 42 of these 99 relatives were found to have such antibodies. Twenty of the 99 relatives were shown to have thyroid abnormalities (chiefly goitre); of this group of 20, antibodies were found in 12. In the remaining 79 persons (who had no clinical evidence of thyroid disease), 30 were found to have circulating antithyroid antibodies. The incidence of such antibodies among these relatives is very significantly greater than in the general population.From these and other similar studies, there is strong evidence favouring a genetic predisposition for Hashimoto's struma and chronic thyroiditis. The mode of inheritance is not yet established, and the pathogenesis of the disease has not yet been elucidated.

Adult↗