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The metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, and its surrogates in African and white subjects with type 2 diabetes in South Africa by Kalk, W J, Joffe, B I

“…Coronary heart disease (CHD) is rare in diabetic Africans in South Africa, unlike diabetic African-Americans, despite moderate levels of conventional risk…”
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Hyposecretion of adrenal androgens and the relation of serum adrenal steroids, serotonin and insulin-like growth factor-1 to clinical features in women with fibromyalgia by Dessein, P H, Shipton, E A, Joffe, B I, Hadebe, D P, Stanwix, A E, Van der Merwe, B A

“…Neuroendocrine deficiencies have been implicated in fibromyalgia (FM). In the present study, adrenal androgen metabolites and their relationship with health…”
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Intravenous fat tolerance in obese Africans with varying grades of carbohydrate tolerance by Shires, R, Joffe, B I, Seftel, H C

“…An intravenous fat tolerance test (IVFTT) was performed and fasting plasma lipid values determined in 12 healthy normal weight, 18 obese non-diabetic, 9 obese…”
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Neuroendocrine deficiency-mediated development and persistence of pain in fibromyalgia: a promising paradigm? by Dessein, P.H., Shipton, E.A., Stanwix, A.E., Joffe, B.I.

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T04-P-021 Cardiovascular risk factors in low & high risk type 2 diabetes: Significant differences by Kalk, W.J., Joffe, B.I.

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Clinical Characteristics and Outcome of Hyperglycaemic Emergencies in Johannesburg Africans by Zouvanis, M., Pieterse, A.C., Seftel, H.C., Joffe, B.I.

“…In this prospective analysis we investigated the clinical characteristics of black South African diabetic patients admitted to hospital with hyperglycaemic…”
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Pathogenesis of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in the black population of southern Africa by Joffe, B I, Panz, V R, Wing, J R, Raal, F J, Seftel, H C

“…Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) is an important health problem in the black population of southern Africa. Whether the primary cause of NIDDM…”
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Insulin-mediated glucose disposal in black south Africans with essential hypertension by Wing, J R, van der Merwe, M T, Joffe, B I, Panz, V R, Seftel, H C

“…We used the hyperinsulinaemic euglycaemic clamp method to assess insulin-mediated glucose disposal in ten black South African patients with newly-diagnosed…”
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Changes in glucose disposal and cellular insulin binding in obese black Southern African patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus before and after sulphonylurea therapy by Wing, J R, Panz, V R, Joffe, B I, Seftel, H C

“…Peripheral insulin action and cellular insulin binding were studied in 10 newly detected, obese, black, Southern African women with Type 2 diabetes mellitus…”
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Hypoglycemia in hepatocellular carcinoma: failure of short-term growth hormone administration to reduce enhanced glucose requirements by Wing, J R, Panz, V R, Joffe, B I, Kalk, W J, Seftel, H C, Zapf, J, Kew, M C

“…The mechanism of tumor-associated hypoglycemia was investigated in 10 (six hypoglycemic and four normoglycemic) southern African blacks with hepatocellular…”
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Insulin-receptor activity in nondiabetic and diabetic urbanized South African black women by PANZ, V. R, JOFFE, B.I, WING, J. R, RAAL, F. J, SEFTEL, H. C

“…Insulin-receptor activity in nondiabetic and diabetic urbanized South African black women. V R Panz , B I Joffe , J R Wing , F J Raal and H C Seftel…”
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Asymptomatic bacteriuria in diabetes mellitus by Joffe, B.I., Seftel, H.C. & Distiller, L.A.

“…A study was undertaken to determine the frequency of asymptomatic bacteriuria among 100 ambulant diabetic patients attending a diabetic outpatient clinic…”
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Hormonal and biochemical responses to transcendental meditation by Joffe, B.I., Seftel, H.C.

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Auto-immune haemolytic anaemia associated with a-methyldope therapy - a case report by Joffe, B.I., Spitz, I.M. & Gale, G.E.

“…A 50-year-old White female presented with a short history of tiredness, giddiness and weakness. She had been treated for hypertension with a-methyldopa for…”
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Maximal pancreatic beta-cell stimulation and the counter-regulatory hormonal responses in South African black and white obese subjects by Shires, R., Joffe, B.I. & Seftel, H.C.

“…We evaluated beta-cell secretory capacity over 60 minutes in response to oral glucose (75 g) followed 30 minutes later by the intravenous injection of…”
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Treatment of homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia with portacaval shunt by Forman, M B, Baker, S G, Mieny, C J, Joffe, B I, Sandler, M P, Mendelsohn, D U, Seftel, H C

“…Thirteen patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia (HFH) were treated with portacaval shunt operations. One patient died postoperatively and the…”
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Comparison of the metabolic responses to alpha-adrenergic stimulation in asthmatics and non-asthmatics after clonidine by Kallenbach, J.M., Joffe, B.I., Seftel, H.C. & Zwi, S.

“…The role of the alpha-adrenergic system in the pathogenesis of asthma is investigated…”
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Clonidine and the hormonal responses to graded exercise in healthy subjects by Joffe, B I, Haitas, B, Edelstein, D, Panz, V, Lamprey, J M, Baker, S G, Seftel, H C

“…The aim of this study was to assess the acute effects of clonidine, an alpha 2-adrenergic agonist, on hormonal responses to graded exercise in 8 healthy young…”
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Treatment of homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia with probucol by Baker, S.G., Joffe, B.I., Mendelsohn, D. & Seftel, H.C.

“…Ten patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia were treated with the recently introduced drug probucol (Lurselle; Mer-National) for 15-21 months…”
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Plasma C-peptide and insulin responses to intravenous glucagon stimulation in idiopathic haemochromatosis by Rumbak, M.J., Joffe, B.I., Seftel, H.C., Kalk, W.J., Bezwoda, W.R. & Bothwell, T.H.

“…Beta-cell reserve was investigated in 15 patients with proven idiopathic haemochromatosis (IHC) (7 normoglycaemic haemochromatotic patients. 4…”
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