Immunological and clinical evaluation during a 12 month period of immunotherapy.

Serum IgE and IgG4 were evaluated in twenty adult allergic rhinitis subjects during a 12-month immunotherapy (IT) course against common inhalant allergens. The selection criteria for IT were the result of a prolonged history of allergic diseases and a positive skin test for common inhalant allergens. Twenty non-atopic adults served as the control group.

High transfusion in children with beta-thalassemia/Hb E: clinical and laboratory assessment of 18 cases.

Between 1990-1992, 18 patients with beta-thalassemia/Hb E age between 2-13 years (mean 7.4 +/- 3 years) were examined. Three patients were splenectomized and the rest were nonsplenectomized.

Cost effectiveness in screening of class I HLA antibodies in Thai pregnant women.

Fifty-seven sera obtained from pregnant women who attended antenatal clinic were screened for class I HLA antibodies by standard microlymphocytotoxicity test. The age ranged from 20 to 40 years (mean +/- SD = 30.4 +/- 5).

Breastfeeding and return to ovulation in Bangkok.

Twenty-seven breastfeeding mothers and nine non-breastfeeding postpartum comparison mothers in Bangkok, Thailand were followed longitudinally until ovulation resumed. A simple set of guidelines is described involving three obvious milestones for the breastfeeding mother to safely use the natural contraceptive benefit of breastfeeding. Those milestones are the first menses, the initiation of supplementation and the child's monthly birthday.

Renal hypertrophy in experimental diabetes. The activity of the 'de novo' and salvage pathways of purine [corrected] synthesis.

Measurements were made of the activity of phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate amidotransferase (PPRibP-At, EC 2.4.2.