Publications by authors named "John S Harington"
Mseleni joint disease: a potential model of epigenetic chondrodysplasia.
Joint Bone Spine
October 2010
Objective: In this paper past research on the natural history of Mseleni joint disease, a crippling endemic osteoarthritis, its socio-economic impacts, the demographics, diet, geology and the genetic background of affected people are reviewed. In addition, some new research ideas are suggested to continue the search for etiological avenues for this disease such as stable isotope analysis and epigenetic mechanisms.
Results: Mseleni joint disease is a chondrodysplasia first described in 1970.
Background: South Africa's export of each of its three types of asbestos, crocidolite, amosite, and chrysotile, and the total amounts to 84 countries in metric tonnes is examined over a 24-year period, 1980-2003.
Methods: For convenience, the countries are divided into nine world regional groups, Europe, Eastern Europe, North America with the Caribbean, South America, Africa, Middle East, Far East, South Asia, and Oceania.
Results: The three greatest importing countries of total asbestos in metric tonnes were all in the Far East region, ranging from Japan, South Korea to Thailand, and followed by USA and Italy.