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Fibrin degradation product D-dimer induces the synthesis and release of biologically active IL-1 beta, IL-6 and plasminogen activator inhibitors from monocytes in vitro by Robson, S C, Shephard, E G, Kirsch, R E

“…Disseminated intravascular coagulation, characterized by circulating fibrin(ogen) degradation products (FDP), is associated with both acute and chronic…”
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Nonopsonic binding of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to human complement receptor type 3 expressed in Chinese hamster ovary cells by CYWES, C, GODENIR, N. L, HOPPE, H. C, SCHOLLE, R. R, STEYN, L. M, KIRSCH, R. E, EHLERS, M. R

“…Services IAI Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit StumbleUpon…”
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Administration of oral activated charcoal in variegate porphyria results in a paradoxical clinical and biochemical deterioration by Hift, R.J., Todd, G., Meissner, P.N., Kirsch, R.E.

“…Summary Background  Porphyrinogens are the obligate intracellular precursors of haem. These compounds are, however, unstable and are easily oxidized to the…”
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Evidence that the GBV-C/hepatitis G virus is primarily a lymphotropic virus by Tucker, Timothy J., Smuts, Heidi E.M., Eedes, Christopher, Knobel, Gideon D., Eickhaus, Peter, Robson, Simon C., Kirsch, Ralph E.

“…GB virus‐C and the hepatitis G virus (GBV‐C/HGV) are variants of the same positive sense RNA flavivirus, initially thought to be associated with hepatitis. The…”
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Isolation from human fetal liver of cells co-expressing CD34 haematopoietic stem cell and CAM 5.2 pancytokeratin markers by Lemmer, Eric R., Shephard, Enid G., Blakolmer, Karin, Kirsch, Ralph E., Robson, Simon C.

“…Background/Aims: Ductal plate and bile duct cells in developing human liver express haemotopoietic stem cell markers, such as c-kit and CD34, in association…”
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Molecular characterization of the 5′ non-coding region of South African GBV-C/HGV isolates: Major deletion and evidence for a fourth genotype by Tucker, Timothy J., Smuts, Heidi, Eickhaus, Peter, Robson, Simon C., Kirsch, Ralph E.

“…GB virus C/hepatitis G virus (GBV‐C/HGV) has been characterised as a novel flavivirus, and to date three known genotypes have been cloned. Greater genetic…”
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Purification of and kinetic studies on a cloned protoporphyrinogen oxidase from the aerobic bacterium Bacillus subtilis by Corrigall, A V, Siziba, K B, Maneli, M H, Shephard, E G, Ziman, M, Dailey, T A, Dailey, H A, Kirsch, R E, Meissner, P N

“…The previously cloned and expressed protoporphyrinogen oxidase from Bacillus subtilis has been purified to homogeneity by Ni2+ affinity chromatography using a…”
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Variegate porphyria by Kirsch, R E, Meissner, P N, Hift, R J

“…Variegate porphyria is an autosomal dominant inherited trait resulting in decreased activity of protoporphyrinogen oxidase. It is characterized clinically by…”
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Porphyria cutanea tarda: the etiological importance of mutations in the HFE gene and viral infection is population-dependent by Hift, R J, Corrigall, A V, Hancock, V, Kannemeyer, J, Kirsch, R E, Meissner, P N

“…A number of factors, including increased iron stores and alcohol consumption, are known to be associated with the development of porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT)…”
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Serum angiotensin-converting enzyme activity, concentration, and specific activity in granulomatous interstitial lung disease, tuberculosis, and COPD by Brice, E A, Friedlander, W, Bateman, E D, Kirsch, R E

“…Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) activity in serum is used as an aid to the diagnosis and follow-up of patients with sarcoidosis. A theoretical limitation…”
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Homozygous Variegate Porphyria in South Africa: Genotypic Analysis in Two Cases by Corrigall, A.V., Hift, R.J., Davids, L.M., Hancock, V., Meissner, D., Kirsch, R.E., Meissner, P.N.

“…Variegate porphyria is an autosomal dominant disorder of heme metabolism which results from decreased activity of the enzyme protoporphyrinogen oxidase…”
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Hepatitis C virus infection rate in volunteer blood donors from the Western Cape : comparison of screening tests and PCR by TUCKER, T. J, VOIGT, M, BIRD, A, ROBSON, S, GIBBS, B, KANNEMEYER, J, GALLOWAY, M, KIRSCH, R. E, SMUTS, H

“…Hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody seroprevalence studies overestimate the true infection rate. No data exist on the incidence of HCV or its clinical features in…”
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Ten years of liver transplantation at Groote Schuur Hospital by BOTHA, J. F, SPEARMAN, C. W, KIRSCH, R. E, TERBLANCHE, J, KAHN, D, MILLAR, A. J. W, MICHELL, L, GORDON, P, LOPEZ, T, BUTT, A, THOMAS, J, MCCULLOCH, M, JAMES, M

“…Liver transplantation has evolved from an experimental procedure to being the treatment of choice for many patients with end-stage liver disease, and is…”
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Hepatitis B serology by SPEARMAN, C. A. W, KIRSCH, R. E

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A novel high molecular weight fibrinogenase from the venom of Bitis arietans by Jennings, B.R, Spearman, C.W.N, Kirsch, R.E, Shephard, E.G

“…A fibrinogenase (Ba100) with an apparent molecular mass of 100 kDa under non-reducing conditions and a p I of 5.4 was purified from the venom of the African…”
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Role of neutrophil membrane proteases in fibrin degradation by Adams, S A, Kelly, S L, Kirsch, R E, Robson, S C, Shephard, E G

“…The cellular components of blood play a significant role in the breakdown of fibrin, with specific cellular adhesive processes allowing for accumulation of…”
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Hepatitis E in South Africa: Evidence for sporadic spread and increased seroprevalence in rural areas by Tucker, Timothy J., Kirsch, Ralph E., Louw, Steven J., Isaacs, Sedick, Kannemeyer, Jennifer, Robson, Simon C.

“…Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a major cause of non‐A, non‐B hepatitis in developing countries. Factors influencing sporadic spread of hepatitis E are unclear. We…”
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Fibrin and fibrinogen degradation products with an intact D-domain C-terminal γ chain inhibit an early step in accessory cell-dependent lymphocyte mitogenesis by ROBSON, S. C, SAUNDERS, R, PURVES, L. R, DE JAGER, C, CORRIGALL, A, KIRSCH, R. E

“…Although the low molecular weight degradation products of fibrinogen (FgDP) and fibrin (FbDP) are known to inhibit lymphocyte blastogenesis, the effect of…”
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Diagnostic value of ascites adenosine deaminase in tuberculous peritonitis by Voigt, M D, Kalvaria, I, Trey, C, Berman, P, Lombard, C, Kirsch, R E

“…The value of ascitic fluid adenosine deaminase activity in distinguishing tuberculosis from other causes of ascites was examined in a retrospective study of 41…”
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Doctors and the TRC--confronting our past by Kirsch, R E

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