Our study describes a novel human erythrocyte protein antigen, the expression of which is regulated by the rare Lutheran inhibitor In(Lu) gene. We have produced a monoclonal antibody (A3D8) that bound strongly to erythrocytes from subjects with Lutheran phenotypes Lu(a+b+), Lu(a+b-), and Lu(a-b+) but bound negligibly to erythrocytes from subjects with the dominant form of Lu(a-b-) phenotype, re...

Abstract This article considers the conception of religion from a contemporary Lutheran perspective. It begins by recollecting 20th‐century Protestant strife over concept religion, and articulating deep ambivalence in regard to religion. is considered an inherently insight essentially belonging Luther's rediscovering justification faith alone , including his simul justus et peccator . Thus, ask...

Swetha P. Karturi, MD, Hjalti Gudmundsson, MD, Masood Akhtar, MD, Arshad Jahangir, MD, Indrajit Choudhuri, MD From the Gundersen-Lutheran Health, La Crosse, Wisconsin, Aurora Cardiovascular Services, Aurora Sinai/Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Centers, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Center for Integrative Research on Cardiovascular Aging (CIRC...