Goodpasture-Syndrom und Benzineinwirkung

Demenz und Depression bei Patienten mit idiopathischem Parkinson-Syndrom

Goodpasture syndrome.

Epidemiology Goodpasture syndrome is diagnosed in 1 in 1 million persons each year. Whites are affected more than is any other race, and the incidence is slightly higher in men than in women. The syndrome affects 2 different age groups: persons in their mid 30s and persons in their late 50s. With current therapy, survival through the acute phase is more than 90%. However, 2-year survival is les...

Rachel Carson Syndrom

For years some ecologists have been convinced that pesticides are contributing to a decline in amphibian species around the globe. From an apparent epidemic of deformed frogs in Minnesota to the near disappearance of yellow-legged frogs from California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains, pesticides have been considered prime suspects. This suspicion is no doubt rooted in the belief by the ecological com...

Das Hepatopulmonale Syndrom

MEN-2-Syndrom: Was gibt es Neues?

Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2 (MEN-2): An Update. Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN-2) is an autosomal dominant hereditary cancer syndrome. The disorder is caused by missense mutations of the RET proto-oncogene that result in their gain of function. Three distinct clinical subtypes of MEN-2 are characterized: MEN-2A, MEN-2B, and familial MTC (FMTC). The precise RET mutations may su...