Sérgio Alves Teixeira (1932-2020)

Lisboa CARVALHO , Carlos Alberto Paes ALVES , Marco

Objective: To compare the results obtained from two distinct surgical approaches in patients undergoing surgical correction of an atrial septal defect (ASD). Method: The study series consisted of 20 patients, with a mean age of 24.1 ± 14.2 years, distributed in two groups. In group A, 10 patients (80% female, with a mean age of 20.9 ± 12.0 years) underwent surgical correction of ASD through a c...

Robin Holliday 1932–2014

Robin Holliday When the founder of a field of investigation departs from our midst, there is the palpable feeling among his or her close associates that an era has come to an end. Such is the sense that the elders of the field of genetic recombination feel with the passing of Robin Holliday, whose very name is synonymous with the process. Hediedathis homeon theoutskirtsofSydney, Australia, on t...

Op-brhe130268 1931..1932

We have known about the strong association between AS and the HLA-B*27 (B*27) gene for the past 40 years; however, the mechanism with which only some allomorphs of the HLA-B27 molecule, as well as some other HLA class I molecules, are involved in the occurrence of SpAs is still unclear [1]. In this issue of Rheumatology, Cauli et al. [2] present data that may aid our understanding of this mecha...

Éditorial: Edmond Bianco (1932-2005)

Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro: giving a voice to children.

In early 2003, the then UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan asked the Brazilian human rights expert Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro to lead a study into the violence perpetrated against the world’s children. During the next 3 years, he worked to expose the scope of violence against children and its impact on their lives. Pinheiro’s report made unhappy reading. Violence against children was widespread, he fou...