Little data are available regarding L-form phagocyte interactions. Due to difficulty with more conventional methods, a serum-free technique of surface phagocytosis employing cellulose ester micropore filters, fluorochrome staining, and reflecting fluorescence microscopy was developed. Intracellular localization of L-frms was confirmed by electron microscopy. In timed experiments, phagocytosis o...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of hyperhomocystinemia in patients with acute ischemic syndrome of the unstable angina type. METHODS We prospectively studied 46 patients (24 females) with unstable angina and 46 control patients (19 males), paired by sex and age, blinded to the laboratory data. Details of diets, smoking habits, medication used, body mass index, and the presence of hypert...

myotonic dystrophy (dm), one of the most common forms of muscular dystrophy, is an inherited disorder of the muscles and other body systems. dm is a progressive genetic disorder with a triplet repeat autosomal mutation that affects an estimated 1 in 8000 people. myotonic dystrophy type 1, also known as steinerts disease, and type 2 caused by mutation in dmpk and cnbp genes, respectively. in eac...