PGM18 in two German families
PGMl-isoenzymes with a mobil i ty slower than a seem to be very rare (Hopkinson and Harris, 1966; Giblett, 1969; Yunis, 1969). Fami ly studies were impossible till now. We observed two not related German families with the allele PGM~ (Fig. 1). The pedigrees are shown in Fig. 2. The compilation of all findings in these families (Table) gives no evidence for linkage. We found these two families within al together 2200 PGMl-investigations. Our observation confirms the suggestion, t ha t PGM~ is a rare allele of the phosphoglueomntase.
PGM-Varianten in der Berliner Bevölkerung
SummaryThe rare phosphoglucomutase phenotypes found during studies of the last three years are reported, their frequencies and importance in paternity cases are discussed. Pecularities of the variant PGM patterns are demonstrated on photographs.ZusammenfassungBericht über die beobachteten seltenen PGM-Phänotypen, ihre Häufigkeit und Bedeutung für die Vaterschaftsbegutachtung. Es wird auf die Besonderheiten, die bei der Beurteilung der Pherogramme zu beachten sind, an Hand von Abbildungen hingewiesen.
Proliferative kidney disease: first reported outbreak in North America
Abstract. Proliferative kidney disease (PKD) was diagnosed in rainbow trout, Salmo gairdneri Richardson, at the Hagerman, Idaho, State Fish Hatchery. Wild fish from Riley Creek, one of the hatchery water supplies, were infected with PKD organisms. Clinical signs, gross pathology and histopathology of affected fish were typical of those reported for PKD in salmonids from European hatcheries. In addition to lesions normally seen, we observed a severe vasculitis and occlusion of renal and hepatic vessels. Ultrastructure of the PKD organism and possible inclusion body production sites are described. The disease outbreak was complicated by the presence of other infectious diseases. This is the first recorded outbreak of PKD in North America.