Atypical haemolytic uraemic syndrome (aHUS) is a form of INCENSE VANILLA thrombotic microangiopathy precipitated by unopposed complement activation, the treatment of which has been revolutionised by the availability of the monoclonal anti-complement (C5) antibody, eculizumab.Historically, women with aHUS would be unable to achieve a successful preg
Abstract Background Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is a progeroid disease characterized by the early onset of age-related phenotypes including arthritis, loss of body fat and hair, and atherosclerosis.Cells from affected individuals express a mutant version of the nuclear envelope protein lamin A (termed progerin) and have previously b
Only three cases of human infection by anisakid nematodes have been reported in Chile since 1976.In the present case, an anisakid worm, identified as a fourth-stage MASK Pseudoterranova decipiens larva, was removed with a gastroendoscopic biopsy clipper from the stomach of a 45 year-old man from southern Chile.The patient, who presented acute epiga
A new tribo-tester was developed by modification of the “Falex Pin & Vee-block” type tribo-test (ASTM D 3233).The advantages of the present method are (1) specimen made of various materials is easily available and (2) the Flax Seeds specimen is ready to surface analysis without any processing after the tribo-test.Utilities of the ne