Response to Galbraith and Weill

A Leri-Weill dyschondrosteosis patient confirmed by mutation analysis of SHOX gene

Leri-Weill dyschondrosteosis is characterized by SHOX deficiency, Madelung deformity, and mesomelic short stature. In addition, SHOX deficiency is associated with idiopathic short stature, Turner syndrome, and Langer mesomelic dysplasia. We report the first case of a Leri-Weill dyschondrosteosis patient confirmed by SHOX gene mutation analysis in Korea. The patient, who was a 7-year-old female,...

Popcorn lung and bronchiolitis obliterans: a critical appraisal.

PURPOSE To perform a critical review of a series of journal articles and Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHER) by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), where they have described the incidence of fixed obstructive pulmonary disease in a population of workers exposed to butter flavorings. METHODS The clinical presentations, diagnostic modalities frequently employe...

The Intellectual Socialism of John

W hat makes the work of John Kenneth Galbraith vital is that for over twenty-five years he has vigorously opposed the severance of economics from its historical and philosophical moorings. He is not a good economist if we use the methodology and content of contemporary social science as our standards of excellence. Galbraith is more than an economist. He is primarily a reflective intellectual w...

The Ethic of High Expectations

Expression of genes at the agouti locus and mitotic activity of the hair bulb of the mouse.

HE action of genes at the agouti locus, in combination with “wild” genes at other color loci, results in coat color phenotypes which range from all black ( a / a ) to all yellow (Ay / ) . Between these two extremes is the agouti phenotype (A/--) which is typically characterized by the presence of a subapical yellow band on an otherwise black hair. These observations indicate that alleles at the...