242 More than just coincidence: Melanoma and breast cancer

Sarcoidosis following specific immunotherapy: more than just coincidence?

Although not yet clear, the etiology of sarcoidosis may be linked to seasonal, environmental and genetic factors; mycobacterial or other infections. To the best of our knowledge there is no data suggesting any connection between the onset of sarcoidosis and specific allergen immunotherapy in the medical literature. During the 11-year period between 1993 and 2005, a total of 91 sarcoidosis cases...

Cancer Metabolism: Fueling More than Just Growth

The early landmark discoveries in cancer metabolism research have uncovered metabolic processes that support rapid proliferation, such as aerobic glycolysis (Warburg effect), glutaminolysis, and increased nucleotide biosynthesis. However, there are limitations to the effectiveness of specifically targeting the metabolic processes which support rapid proliferation. First, as other normal prolife...

More than just vanilla.

Bier spots and unilateral nevoid telangiectasia: more than just a coincidence*

Dear editors: Twin spotting (didymosis) means the coexistence of discrete areas of skin in close spatial and temporal proximity, differing clinically and genetically from each other, and from the background skin. This is a type of mosaicism caused by somatic recombination. A growing list of previously unexplained skin conditions has been attributed to this phenomenon.1 We describe the case of a...

More than just big ears

To the non-specialist, large ears in elephants used to mean African, small ears, Indian. But to taxonomists African elephants have long posed a more complex puzzle. During the nineteenth century, it was fashionable for wealthy trophy hunters to assign their own names to species they had shot destined for the museums of Europe. At least 18 elephant subspecies were claimed following this fashion....