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Primary signet ring carcinoma of the colon and rectum.

English Sarma NH, Gahukamble LD, Visweswara RN, Ramesh K, al Fituri O, Saeed SO. Department of Pathology, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. Histopathology. 1995 Apr;26(4):378-9. Abstract Keywords: Primary signet ring carcinoma of the colon and rectum. Link/DOI:

Normal values for lung function tests in Sudanese children.

Original article English Mabrouk AA, Ibrahim SA. Khartoum Teaching Hospital, Sudan. East Afr Med J. 1995 Apr;72(4):258-62. Abstract Forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC) and peak expiratory flow rates (PEFR) were determined in 400 healthy Sudanese school children aged between seven and 12 years aiming to establish normal values of …

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Basic aspects of GABA-transaminase in neuropsychiatric disorders.

Review English Sherif FM, Ahmed SS. Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Al-Fateh for Medical Sciences, Tripoli, Libya. Clin Biochem. 1995 Apr;28(2):145-54. Abstract Over the last two decades, there have been several studies suggesting the major inhibitory amino acid neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is involved directly and/or indirectly in the pathogenesis of many …

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Surgical management of pulmonary hydatid cysts in children.

Original article English Elburjo M, Gani EA. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. Thorax. 1995 Apr;50(4):396-8. Abstract BACKGROUND–Hydatid disease is common in Libya with a prevalence of 2%. Surgery of pulmonary hydatid disease remains the best treatment and aims to remove the cyst or its remnants and obliterate the …

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Immunoblot evaluation of the 100 and 130 kDa antigens in camel hydatid cyst fluid for the serodiagnosis of human cystic echinococcosis in Libya.

Original article English Shambesh MK, Craig PS, Gusbi AM, Echtuish EF, Wen H. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Salford, UK. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 1995 May-Jun;89(3):276-9. Abstract Two high molecular weight antigens with molecular masses approximately 100 kDa and 130 kDa were identified by immunoblotting camel hydatid cyst fluid, with 94% sensitivity …

Immunoblot evaluation of the 100 and 130 kDa antigens in camel hydatid cyst fluid for the serodiagnosis of human cystic echinococcosis in Libya. Read More »

Complete penetrance of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in Libyan Jews carrying the E200K mutation in the prion protein gene.

Original article English Spudich S, Mastrianni JA, Wrensch M, Gabizon R, Meiner Z, Kahana I, Rosenmann H, Kahana E, Prusiner SB. Department of Neurology, University of Calfornia, San Francisco 94143-0518, USA. Mol Med. 1995 Sep;1(6):607-13. Abstract BACKGROUND: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a prion disease which is manifest as a sporadic, inherited, and transmissible neurodegenerative disorder. …

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Branchiogenic carcinoma–a case for radiation induced carcinogenesis.

Case report English Visweswara RN, Patel MH. Department of Pathology, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. Cent Afr J Med. 1995 Sep;41(9):296-8. Abstract From the time the first case of bronchial cleft carcinoma was reported over a century ago, very few cases have been reported which prove to be a cancer of primary branchial origin, while …

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Immunoblot evaluation of IgG and IgG-subclass antibody responses for immunodiagnosis of human alveolar echinococcosis.

Original article English Wen H, Craig PS, Ito A, Vuitton DA, Bresson-Hadni S, Allan JC, Rogan MT, Paollilo E, Shambesh M. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Salford, U.K. Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 1995 Oct;89(5):485-95. Abstract Antigen binding of total-IgG and IgG-subclass antibodies from patients with alveolar or cystic echinococcosis (AE and CE) was assessed …

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Extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma with dedifferentiation.

Case report English Ramesh K, Gahukamble L, Sarma NH, al Fituri OM. Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Al Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. Histopathology. 1995 Oct;27(4):381-2. Abstract Keywords: Extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma with dedifferentiation. Link/DOI:

Albendazole therapy in liver hydatidosis.

Case report English Singh H, Qasim M, Chugh JC, Shembesh AH. Department of Pediatrics, Al Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. Indian Pediatr. 1995 Oct;32(10):1105-6. Abstract Keywords: Albendazole therapy in liver hydatidosis. Link/DOI: