Lymphocyte Sensitization in Asthma with Special Reference to Nature and Identity of Intrinsic Form

Caspary, E. A.; Feinmann, E. L.; Field, E. J.

doi:10.1136/bmj.1.5844.15

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“…One out of 5 asthmatic subjects gave a positive result. Clinical evidence suggested that this particular patient (Table II) was suffering from intrinsic asthma, which has been shown to give MEM+ results (Caspary, Feinman and Field, 1973). The other 4 asthma cases (Table I) were clinically classified as extrinsic asthma.…”

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Clinical assessment of the MOD-MEM cancer test in controls with non-malignant diseases

Pritchard¹,

Moore²,

Sutherland³

et al. 1976

Br J Cancer

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A control series of 105 patients in hospital with non-malignant diseases was used in a limited clinical assessment of the MOD-MEM test. Twenty-seven positive results could be explained on the basis of destruction of nervous parenchyma, tissue necrosis, tuberculosis, malignant disease, etc. The remaining 13 unexplained positives showed a sex and age distribution in agreement with that predicted from cancer registration statistics if the MOD-MEM test detects cancer about 16 years before the clinical appearance of the disease.

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