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A QUANTITATIVE TECHNIC

PAUL H. HARMON, Ph.D., M.D.; GRAHAM KERNWEIN, M.D.

Arch Intern Med. 1942;70(3):416-420.

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Prior to the demonstration by Bennhold¹ that a diagnosis of amyloid disease could be based on the selective affinity of deposits of this substance within the body, any decision as to the presence of amyloid deposits in the body rested on presumptive data. In another article we² have presented cases that we have encountered in which this test was of service in arriving at a diagnosis. Even our restricted data demonstrate the utility of this little known test. Bennhold's original technic of the injection of 10 cc. of a 1 per cent congo red solution has been used since his method first appeared.³ While our work was in progress Friedman and Auerbach⁴ and later Taran⁵ eliminated the factor of possible hemolysis by precipitating proteins with alcohol and (according to Taran) with acetone.

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—We have made several modifications and refinements in the technic of . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
SAYRE, PA.; CHICAGO

From the Department of Surgery, Division of Orthopedic Surgery, the University of Chicago.

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