ABSTRACT
Quantitation of serum proteins by cellulose acetate done on 319 voluntary blood donors in Jamaica showed significant increases in both y and b-globulins of the order of 0.5 gm and 0.35 gm/dl respectively. These studies re-emphasize the importance of relating laboratory results to local normal values as well as the employment of methods or techniques that are fairly well universally standardized and accurate. Further studies as to the precise reasons for these increases would probably best be done by Immunological Assays, particularly of the Immunoglobulins Ig G, A and M (AU)
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Adult , Female , Humans , Male , Blood Proteins , Blood Donors , Blood Protein Electrophoresis , Electrophoresis, Cellulose Acetate , Chemical Fractionation , JamaicaABSTRACT
Data obtained so far from a comprehensive survey of cancer in Kingston and St. Andrew are given. The findings revealed an overall incidence of cancer comparable with Denmark but with certain remarkable site differences. In Jamaica, cancer of the upper alimentary and and respiratory tract, oesaphagus, cervix and penis ocurred more frequently while gastro-intestinal malignancies were less common. Cancer of liver and lung occupied an intermediate position between European and African incidences; the incidence for liver cancer is much lower than in Africa. Data on cancer obtained from the autopsy records of the University College Hospital for the year 1952-1958 were compared with similar autopsy studies in American whites and negroes. (AU)
