Lead toxicity causes hematological, gastrointestinal, and neurological dysfunction in adults
and children. Symptoms are usually noted with blood lead greater than 1.93 μmol/L. Severe …

… The mean IR, available in 14 patients, was 14·0 ± 5·2 g and the mean IR/age was 0·65 ±
0·3. Transferrin saturation, serum ferritin levels and the occurrence of clinical complications …

… (Adapted from Lockitch G. ed. Handbook of diagnostic biochemistry and hernatology in
normal … (Adapted from Lockitch G. ed. Handbook of diagnostic biochemistry and hematology in …

… Wong for technical assistance, G. Gingera for administrative support and the families for
their participation in this work. This work was supported in part by grants from the University of …

Human SCO1 and SCO2 are metallochaperones that are essential for the assembly of the
catalytic core of cytochrome c oxidase (COX). Here we show that they have additional, …

OBJECTIVE: Our purpose was to assess the utility of cervicovaginal expression of fetal
fibronectin in the diagnosis of preterm labor. STUDY DESIGN: Women seen between 24 and 34 …

… Infant birth weight ranged from 2950 g to 4695 g, and weight loss ranged from 8% to 30%
(mean 19.3%) of birth weight. On initial examination signs of dehydration (ie, dry mucous …

Using the Ektachem-700 multilayer film analyzer, we defined age- and sex-specific reference
intervals for 20 analytes in sera from a healthy population of neonates and children ages …

… z07 Five of six children who excreted over 15 g fat per day had selenium levels below the
mean value for CF children in this study.”’ These data support the concept that selenium …

Age- and sex-specific reference intervals based on the 0.025 and 0.975 fractiles of data derived
from a healthy pediatric population are presented for zinc, copper, selenium, iron, ferritin…