[Psychotic symptoms in patients with mild intellectual disability: follow an integrative approach].

In The Netherlands, approximately 1 in 8 citizens (2.2 million) have an IQ between 70 and 85. Together the combination of a low IQ (< 70) and low adaptive functioning is referred to as mild intellectual disability (ID).

Quality assurance in RT-PCR-based BCR/ABL diagnostics--results of an interlaboratory test and a standardization approach.

Here we describe the results of an interlaboratory test for RT-PCR-based BCR/ABL analysis. The test was organized in two parts. The number of participating laboratories in the first and second part was 27 and 20, respectively.

Nucleotide sequence of a new HLA-DQB1 allele, DQB1*03033.

HLA-genotyping by sequencing of the corresponding polymerase chain reaction (PCR) product allow the identification of a new HLA-DQB1 allele, DQB1*03033. To confirm the finding the entire exon 2 was sequenced.

Clinical relevance of hepatitis G virus (HGV) infection in heart transplant patients.

To investigate whether the recently discovered hepatitis G virus (HGV) influences the clinical outcome of heart transplant recipients under immunosuppression, we determined the prevalence of HGV infections correlated with liver function and survival in 51 patients. Presence of HGV RNA and anti-E2, a marker for resolved HGV infection, were serially tested in sera from patients before and after heart transplantation (HTX) by nested RT-PCR and ELISA. Four of 51 (7.