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      Handbook of Forensic Medicine 

      The Doctor and the Law

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      John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

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          Interleukin 22 serum levels are associated with radiographic progression in rheumatoid arthritis.

          To study the role of interleukin 22 (IL-22) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). IL-22 serum levels were measured in patients with early, treatment-naive RA (n=49) and in 45 age- and sex-matched healthy individuals as controls. Patients were assessed clinically and radiographically at baseline and followed up for 2 years. Correlations of IL-22 serum levels were sought with parameters of disease activity, serological markers, demographic factors and the incidence of erosions. IL-22 production by peripheral blood T cells was investigated by intracellular flow cytometry. 24 of 49 patients with RA demonstrated elevated IL-22 levels compared with the range of healthy controls. At baseline, a high percentage of these patients (8/24, 33%) demonstrated bone erosions, whereas only one patient (4%) from the group with normal IL-22 had erosions. During the 2 years of follow-up, six additional patients with increased IL-22 at baseline developed erosions. In contrast, none of the patients in whom IL-22 levels were normal developed erosions despite similar treatment regimens. Multivariate regression analysis accounting for other parameters predictive for erosions, such as the presence of rheumatoid factor or anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies and disease activity, showed that elevated IL-22 baseline levels were independently and significantly associated with erosive RA. Cellular analysis demonstrated enhanced expression of IL-22 from CD4 T cells in RA. IL-22 is elevated in the serum of half of the patients with RA. Elevated serum IL-22 allows discrimination between patients with different radiographic progression and indicates a possible involvement of IL-22 in the pathophysiology of RA.
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            Should the skeleton of "the Irish giant" be buried at sea?

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              [Diagnosis of tumours of the liver and the biliary tract: new tissue and serum markers].

              M-O Riener (2011)
              Hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) and bile duct carcinomas (BDC) have a poor prognosis since they are often detected at advanced stages and respond poorly to adjuvant therapy. Serum markers (e.g. AFP, CA19-9, etc.) can be used for early detection of these tumours but have only moderate sensitivity and specificity. The Golgi-associated protein GOLPH2 was found in the tissue and serum of patients with HCC and CCC and might be used to detect these tumours in time. The biopsy still remains the gold standard in the diagnosis of HCC and CCC. When biopsies are taken from these tumours they are often fragmented and contain reactive changes. Therefore immunohistochemical markers can aid in excluding or ascertaining malignancy. Studies have shown that the oncofetal protein "IGF-II mRNA-binding protein 3" (IMP3), the cell adhesion molecules P-cadherin and CD24, the cancer testis antigen MAGE-C2/CT-10 as well as the protein periostin can be used as tissue markers in the diagnosis of HCC and CCC.
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