D. Boyanovsky, H.J. de Vega, R. Holman and J. F. J. Salgado (a) Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. 15260, U.S.A. (b) LPTHE, ∗ Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI) et Denis Diderot (Paris VII), Tour 16, 1er. étage, 4, Place Jussieu 75252 Paris, Cedex 05, France (c) Department of Physics, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA. 15213, U. S. A...

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Purpose To investigate intraocular expression of COL7A1 and its protein product type VII collagen, particularly at the accommodation system. Methods Eyes from 26 human adult donors were used. COL7A1 expression was analyzed in ex vivo ciliary epithelium by microarray. Type VII collagen distribution was examined by Western blot analysis, immunohistochemistry. and immuno-electron microscopy. R...

BACKGROUND High blood levels of coagulation factor VII are associated with a risk of ischemic vascular disease. Although factor VII levels may be genetically determined, the relation between genetic polymorphisms of factor VII, factor VII blood levels, and the risk of myocardial infarction has not been established. METHODS We performed a case-control study of 165 patients with familial myocar...

By S00NA S. SETNA .-5’NI) S. J. ALTMAN I T IS \VELL KNO\VX that deficiencies of prothrombimi and proconvertin can I)e the cause of serious bleedimig.’’ In addition to recognized causes of these deficiencies, su(’h as inadequate imitake, aI)sorption or utilization of vitamin K, cases of unrecognized cause may be emicountered.6 To date, an acquired idiopathic deficiency of these two sul)stamices ...

Highly purified single-chain factor VII was isolated from plasma and used to generate monospecific antibodies. A double-antibody equilibrium radioimmunoassay was constructed. The assay was tested for and met all the criteria required for a specific. sensitive, and accurate determination of factor VII in plasma. The range of sensitivity of the assay was between 1 and 500 ng factor VII/mI, and th...

The past decade has seen the development of a major consensus within Australian society which has encompassed the reiteration that Australia is a tolerant and multicultural society. Moreover, it has been argued that the vestiges of racism that exist do so amongst only a small minority of the older Anglo-Australians, and that attitudes such as theirs are increasingly reprehensible in the eyes of...

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