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The relative importance of various human leukocyte antigen (HLA) loci and the resolution level at which they are matched has not been fully defined for unrelated donor transplantation. To address this question, National Marrow Donor Program data from 3857 transplantations performed from 1988 to 2003 in the United States were analyzed. Patient-donor pairs were fully typed for HLA-A, -B, -C, -DRB1, -DQB1, -DQA1, -DPB1, and -DPA1 alleles. High-resolution DNA matching for HLA-A, -B, -C, and -DRB1 (8/8 match) was the minimum level of matching associated with the highest survival. A single mismatch detected by low- or high-resolution DNA testing at HLA-A, -B, -C or -DRB1 (7/8 match) was associated with higher mortality (relative risk, 1.25; 95% CI, 1.13-1.38; P < .001) and 1-year survival of 43% compared with 52% for 8/8 matched pairs. Single mismatches at HLA-B or HLA-C appear better tolerated than mismatches at HLA-A or HLA-DRB1. Mismatching at 2 or more loci compounded the risk. Mismatching at HLA-DP or -DQ loci and donor factors other than HLA type were not associated with survival. In multivariate modeling, patient age, race, disease stage, and cytomegalovirus status were as predictive of survival as donor HLA matching. High-resolution DNA matching for HLA-A, -B, -C, and -DRB1 alleles is associated with higher rates of survival.
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Determinations about the relatedness of adverse events to participation in research commonly result in probability statements that fall along a continuum between definitely related to the research and definitely unrelated to participation in the research. OHRP considers possibly related to participation in the research to be an important threshold for determining whether a particular adverse event represents an unanticipated problem. In this guidance document, OHRP defines possibly related as follows:
In contrast to earlier reports,28,29 the interval between diagnosis and HSCT had no significant impact on transplant outcome. This result should certainly be considered with caution given the numbers of patients, but was also observed in other recent studies,9,10 and may be related to earlier referral of patients for transplantation. It is also consistent with the recommendation of performing transplantation from unrelated donors only after failure of a first course of immunosuppressive therapy rather than upfront at the time of diagnosis, in keeping with current guidelines.30
In summary, from the French experience, survival after unrelated transplantation for SAA has improved over the past 15 years. The data we reviewed suggest that HLA matching at the allelic level was an important factor in this progress. Results for young patients who are fully HLA-matched at the allelic level with their donor are comparable to those observed after related HSCT. Given these results, transplantation from an unrelated donor should be recommended as a salvage therapy for children and young adults who do not respond to immunosuppressive therapy. In the older population, even though results seem to have improved over time, the outcome after unrelated HSCT for SAA remains quite poor. This underscores that this approach should be further compared with alternative modalities of HSCT, or non-transplant strategies such as supportive care or repetition of immunosuppressive treatments.
Soil Ca availability appeared to play no substantive role in the development of tipburn in romaine lettuce grown under field conditions representative of the Salinas Valley. This confirmed prior observations that tipburn severity was generally unrelated to soil Ca status and could not be reduced through soil Ca application (Bangerth, 1979; Collier and Tibbitts, 1982; Misaghi and Matyac, 1981). The lack of correlation between soil Ca availability and tipburn incidence, and the lack of crop response to Ca fertigation, can be attributed to two main factors: generally high soil Ca availability in the soils of this region and the confounding effects of environmental factors on plant Ca uptake.
In summary, soils used for lettuce production in central California have high Ca availability. Tipburn severity is unrelated to soil Ca availability and therefore is unlikely to be reduced by soil Ca fertilization.
Hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) from an HLA-A, HLA-B, HLA-C, HLA-DRB1, and HLA-DQB1 allele-matched unrelated donor is a well-recognized life-saving treatment modality for patients with hematologic disorders. The morbidity and mortality from clinically significant acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) remains a limitation. The extent to which transplantation outcome may be improved with donor matching for HLA-DP is not well defined. The risks of aGVHD, relapse, and mortality associated with HLA-DPB1 allele mismatching were determined in 5929 patients who received a myeloablative HCT from an HLA-A-, HLA-B-, HLA-C-, HLA-DRB1-, and HLA-DQB1-matched or -mismatched donor. There was a statistically significantly higher risk of both grades 2 to 4 aGVHD (odds ratio [OR] = 1.33; P < .001) and grades 3 to 4 aGVHD (OR = 1.26; P < .001) after HCT from an HLA-DPB1-mismatched donor compared with a matched donor. The increased risk of aGVHD was accompanied by a statistically significantly decrease in disease relapse (hazard ratio [HR] = 0.82; P = .01). HLA-DPB1 functions as a classical transplantation antigen. The increased risk of GVHD associated with HLA-DPB1 mismatching is accompanied by a lower risk of relapse. Knowledge of the DPB1 matching status prior to transplantation will aid in more precise risk stratification for the individual patient.
Klunk WE, Price JC, Mathis CA, Tsopelas ND, Lopresti BJ, Ziolko SK, Bi W, Hoge JA, Cohen AD, Ikonomovic MD, Saxton JA, Snitz BE, Pollen DA, Moonis M, Lippa CF, Swearer JM, Johnson KA, Rentz DM, Fischman AJ, Aizenstein HJ, Dekosky ST.Amyloid deposition begins in the striatum of presenilin-1 mutation carriers from two unrelated pedigrees. J Neurosci. 2007 Jun 6;27(23):6174-84. PubMed.
The work by Klunk and coworkers (2007) demonstrates how incomplete our understanding is of the early neuropathobiological events that occur in both FAD as well as sporadic AD. Interestingly, we recently demonstrated an age-related increase in striatal amyloid-containing plaques associated with neuritic pathology in APPswe/PS1δE9 mice (Perez et al., 2005). Whether striatal plaque pathology is a very early event compared to cortical and hippocampal pathology in these mice remains an unanswered question. If so, then this mutant may be a putative animal model for both AD and FAD as well as the investigation of early treatment strategies.
Abstract: This paper addresses a scheduling problem with unrelated parallel machines, sequence dependent setups and due dates. The problem is based on a real case and the objective is to minimise the sum of the makespan and the weighted delays. A mixed integer linear programming model is proposed and since the model considers realistic constraints, a metaheuristic based on GRASP is used as a solution method. Several versions of the metaheuristic are tested and multiple instances of the problem with different configurations are generated to test the solution quality and the computational performance.
The inquirer is counsel for the respondent in an underinsured motorist case where the claimant's lawyer has been suspended from the practice of law and has not been replaced. The suspension was for conduct unrelated to the litigation of this claim. Prior to the effective date of the suspension, the claimant's attorney had completed the arbitration hearing and all other work on the case. The inquirer seeks information about how to pay an award entered in a private arbitration, where typically the payment would be by check made payable to both the claimant and the attorney. He also seeks guidance on communication directly with claimant to dismiss a related pending court action appointing the arbitrator, and whether the suspended lawyer can be contacted with respect to that procedural issue.
The question arises, as to whether the suspended attorney has an interest in any portion of that settlement amount. There are two principal lines of authority addressing this issue. In some jurisdictions, a suspension is considered to be an unjustified voluntary abandonment of the client which \"precludes recovery for legal work performed prior to the disciplinary action.\" See, Kourouvacilis v. American Federal of State, County and Municipal Employees, 841 N.E.2d 1273, 1279-80 (Mass. App. Ct. 2006). The other line of authority holds that a suspended attorney may recover the reasonable value of the services rendered prior to the discipline in certain circumstances. Id. The leading case so holding which applies Pennsylvania law is Eisenberg v. General Motors Acceptance Corp., 761 F. Supp. 20, 22 (E.D. Pa. 1991). The Eisenberg court reasoned that if a client is permitted to withhold payment of an earned fee, the client will be unjustly enriched. Id. See also, Hiscott and Robinson v. King, 626 A.2d 1235 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1993). In most of these cases, and particularly in Eisenberg, the courts allow counsel to be paid the reasonable value of services provided to the client before the disciplinary action only where the attorney is \"disbarred or suspended from practice for reasons which are unrelated to his representation of a particular client . . . .\" Id.; see also Kourouvacilis, 841 N.E.2d at 1280-81 (collecting cases). 59ce067264