The clinicopathological landscape of thyroid cancer in South Africa-A multi-institutional review.

Background: In South Africa (SA), data on the incidence of thyroid cancer is limited. Papillary thyroid carcinoma is by far the most common malignancy in developed countries; however, a preponderance of follicular thyroid cancer in developing countries, despite iodized salt, has been observed. The aim of this study was to describe the national landscape of thyroid cancer in SA with reference to pathological subtypes, surgical outcomes, and treatments offered.

Actinomycosis of the foot - A South African case.

Mycetoma is a chronic infection, characterised by severe disability and discomfort to patients. This condition is common throughout tropical regions of the world. The Indian subcontinent and north-east Africa, especially Sudan, bear the majority of the disease burden.

Novel calibration tools and validation concepts for microarray-based platforms used in molecular diagnostics and food safety control.

Commercial platforms consisting of ready-to-use microarrays printed with target-specific DNA probes, a microarray scanner, and software for data analysis are available for different applications in medical diagnostics and food analysis, detecting, e.g., viral and bacteriological DNA sequences.

Quantitation and validation of cis-camphoric acid 3-methyl ester and cis-camphoric acid 1-methyl ester using CE.

The 1- and 3-methyl esters of cis-camphoric acid, the active agents of a mild laxative (Flubilar) have been simultaneously assayed using capillary electrophoresis (CE). The compounds are completely separated using a sodium acetate buffer pH 4.0, 40 mmol/l.

Bilateral symmetry in morphogenesis of embryos.

It is suggested that differentiated embryonic cells have a high specificity of molecular constitution as regards the surface layers surrounding their cellular membranes. Correspondingly, specific interface energies may characterize the early contacts between different cell types. The question is raised whether the morphology of the developing embryo may be understood in terms of cellular arrangements which minimize the total interface energy.