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involved in the action of peptide hormones, startling in its breadth of coverage. Professor Catt came armed with no less than 6 other seminars -a remarkable achievement. The greatest demand was for those on angiotensin and aldosterone, as well as those on the gonadotrophin-releasing hormones. He had detailed laboratory discussions with between 5 and 12 endocrine investigators each day, and all remarked on his perspicacity and helpfulness in discussing their research. Professor Catt proved to be indefatigable, despite what a distinguished British professor described as 'an itinerary for his destruction', and the educational value of his visits to young British researchers proved immense. Perhaps his only moments of peace and quiet were on a train, or when staying at the Domus Medica. He was, of course, entertained by the Clinical Endocrinology Trustees and also by the officers of the Section of Endocrinology.The value of such visits, however, is not just oneway, and is well exemplified by Professor Catt's remark to me that he had not previously realized how well focused is British endocrine research, nor how diverse. British endocrinology and the Section of Endocrinology in particular express their gratitude to Professor Catt and the Trustees for making such a marvellous visit possible.
HIV-2 and HTLV-1 infection are both associated with increased mortality, but the causes of death are not well known. Relatives of 84 deceased persons from a rural part of Guinea-Bissau were interviewed using a standardised verbal autopsy questionnaire in the context of a large longitudinal community cohort study. The results were reviewed by two doctors to conclude cause of death. A cause of death was agreed upon for 49/84 subjects. Nineteen of these 49 were infected with HIV-2 alone and 7 with both HIV-2 and HTLV-1. Among these, the main causes of death were pulmonary tuberculosis (n = 5), AIDS (n = 5), cerebrovascular accident (n = 5), sepsis (n = 3) and hepatocellular carcinoma (n = 2). Death associated with traditional HIV-related causes were implicated in 13/26 (50%) of those with HIV-2.
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