Guest guest Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 Yes. You're runner up. Missed it by 14 minutes. GG > > Are you looking for the genetic disorder of Porphyria? > > > > The Weekend Puzzler > > OK Rocket Rangers! Here's this weekend's puzzler for you, good for a 6 day > weekend in just 72 hours in beautiful downtown Opdykie West, TX, the wonder > resort of the region. > > What congenital condition is speculated to be responsible for the Dracula > and > Werewolf legends? > > Gene G. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 Good, but too late, Alfonso. Three others beat you to it. Now, if they're willing to share the room in Opdyke West, then of course, that's up to them. Gene > > Iron-deficiency porphyria. > > -Alfonso R. Ochoa > > --- In texasems-l@yahoogrotexasem, wegandy1938@, wegandy1 > > > > OK Rocket Rangers! Here's this weekend's puzzler for you, good for > a 6 day > > weekend in just 72 hours in beautiful downtown Opdykie West, TX, the > wonder > > resort of the region. > > > > What congenital condition is speculated to be responsible for the > Dracula and > > Werewolf legends? > > > > Gene G. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 OK, OK, OK. All you vampires and werewolves, you got it! It's Porphyria. There's so many winners, Y'all all jist gather down there behind the liquor store in Opdyke West, and party on! The Weekend Puzzler No. 1 is now officially closed, with thanks to the brilliant winners who nailed it within an hour of its promulgation. The Weekend Puzzler No. 2 is now open. Gene G. > > theory holds that " vampires " may have had congenital erythropoietic > porphyria. Because porphyrins help form heme rings, red blood cell > production depends on them. In a person with erythropoietic porphyria, > however, erythrocytes are prematurely destroyed because of an inherited > disorder of porphyrin metabolism. The condition is characterized by > erythrodontia (the teeth exhibit a strong red fluorescence under ultraviolet > light), cutaneous photosensitivity (leading to mutilating skin lesions), > hemolytic anemia, splenomegaly, and hypertrichosis - From Dr. Jon Hallberg > - Minnesota Medicine > > http://www.mmaonlinhttp://www.mmaonhttp://www.mmhttp://www.mmahtt > <http://www.mmaonlinhttp://www.mmaonhttp://www.mmhttp://www.mmahtt> > > The Weekend Puzzler > > OK Rocket Rangers! Here's this weekend's puzzler for you, good for a 6 day > weekend in just 72 hours in beautiful downtown Opdykie West, TX, the wonder > resort of the region. > > What congenital condition is speculated to be responsible for the Dracula > and > Werewolf legends? > > Gene G. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 Good plan. FE can always be counted on for a good party. GG > > Great, I claim a bunk and AL call FE at Levelland and tell him to go to > Wayne-bo and brind the refreshments and food. I guess we can play poker and look > at the dead weeds. > > Don > ---- " Alfonso R. Ochoa " wrote: > > Iron-deficiency porphyria. > > > > -Alfonso R. Ochoa > > > > --- In texasems-l@yahoogrotexasem, wegandy1938@, wegandy1 > > > > > > OK Rocket Rangers! Here's this weekend's puzzler for you, good for > > a 6 day > > > weekend in just 72 hours in beautiful downtown Opdykie West, TX, the > > wonder > > > resort of the region. > > > > > > What congenital condition is speculated to be responsible for the > > Dracula and > > > Werewolf legends? > > > > > > Gene G. > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 Now that's above and beyond the call of duty! Of course, Dracula is sufferin from sociopathy, and we ought to have recognized it. Because we didn't, we failed him, and it's our fault that he has corrupted all these gentle souls. We as a society must pay damages. Further, not recognizing xeroderma pigmentosum is flagrant malpractice at any level. You'll all be hearing from the plaintiff's attorneys forthwith. GG > > Congenital rerythropoietic porphyria.but Dracula may also suffer > xeroderma pigementosum and could just be suffering straight sociopathic > behavior > > http://fe.pennnet.http://fe.penhttp://fe.pennnehttp://fe.pehttp: > <http://fe.pennnet.http://fe.penhttp://fe.pennnehttp://fe.pehttp: & C=feat > & ARTICLE_ID=ARTICL & KEYWORDS=KEYWOR & p=p=> > & C=feat & ARTICLE_ARTICLE_< & <wbr>KEYW<wbr>K & p=p= > > > > The Weekend Puzzler > > OK Rocket Rangers! Here's this weekend's puzzler for you, good for a 6 > day > weekend in just 72 hours in beautiful downtown Opdykie West, TX, the > wonder > resort of the region. > > What congenital condition is speculated to be responsible for the > Dracula and > Werewolf legends? > > Gene G. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 theory holds that " vampires " may have had congenital erythropoietic porphyria. Because porphyrins help form heme rings, red blood cell production depends on them. In a person with erythropoietic porphyria, however, erythrocytes are prematurely destroyed because of an inherited disorder of porphyrin metabolism. The condition is characterized by erythrodontia (the teeth exhibit a strong red fluorescence under ultraviolet light), cutaneous photosensitivity (leading to mutilating skin lesions), hemolytic anemia, splenomegaly, and hypertrichosis - From Dr. Jon Hallberg - Minnesota Medicine http://www.mmaonline.net/Publications/MnMed1999/June/Hallberg.cfm <http://www.mmaonline.net/Publications/MnMed1999/June/Hallberg.cfm> The Weekend Puzzler OK Rocket Rangers! Here's this weekend's puzzler for you, good for a 6 day weekend in just 72 hours in beautiful downtown Opdykie West, TX, the wonder resort of the region. What congenital condition is speculated to be responsible for the Dracula and Werewolf legends? Gene G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 Are you looking for the genetic disorder of Porphyria? The Weekend Puzzler OK Rocket Rangers! Here's this weekend's puzzler for you, good for a 6 day weekend in just 72 hours in beautiful downtown Opdykie West, TX, the wonder resort of the region. What congenital condition is speculated to be responsible for the Dracula and Werewolf legends? Gene G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 Ok I can copy and paste, this sounds like it. CONGENITAL ERYTHROPOIETIC PORPHYRIA The enzyme defect is in the enzyme uroporphyrinogen cosynthase. This is an erythropoietic porphyria, and the enzyme defect is expressed in erythrocytes ( Introduction to porphyria). Patients develop severe photosensitivity in childhood ( Skin disease in porphyria). This is a mutilating condition. By adolescence and early adulthood, patients may lose their lips, pinnae of the ears, eyelids and noses, and develop severe hypertrichosis. Bones and teeth may be discoloured and will fluoresce under ultraviolet light. Associated manifestations of the defect in haemoglobin synthesis include a mild haemolytic anaemia and splenomegaly. Some have speculated that the " werewolves " of legend may have been based on unfortunate patients with this disorder, with hairy, scarred faces, deformed ears and noses, contracted lips exposing discoloured teeth in an apparent snarl, and who avoid daylight because of their photosensitivity. The disorder is diagnosed by demonstrating fluorescence of erythrocytes under ultraviolet light and by showing a characteristic accumulation of uroporphyrin and other hydroxylated porphyrins in urine and erythrocytes ( Diagnosis of porphyria). Treatment is difficult, and unsatisfactory, and may include avoidance of exposure to light and the use of oral sorbents such as activated charcoal to interrupt the enterohepatic cycling of porphyrins. Bone marrow transplantation has been used in the treatment of congenital erythropoietic porphyria and gene therapy is under investigation. Don ---- wegandy1938@... wrote: > OK Rocket Rangers! Here's this weekend's puzzler for you, good for a 6 day > weekend in just 72 hours in beautiful downtown Opdykie West, TX, the wonder > resort of the region. > > What congenital condition is speculated to be responsible for the Dracula and > Werewolf legends? > > Gene G. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 Iron-deficiency porphyria. -Alfonso R. Ochoa > > OK Rocket Rangers! Here's this weekend's puzzler for you, good for a 6 day > weekend in just 72 hours in beautiful downtown Opdykie West, TX, the wonder > resort of the region. > > What congenital condition is speculated to be responsible for the Dracula and > Werewolf legends? > > Gene G. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 Great, I claim a bunk and AL call FE at Levelland and tell him to go to Wayne-bo and brind the refreshments and food. I guess we can play poker and look at the dead weeds. Don ---- " Alfonso R. Ochoa " wrote: > Iron-deficiency porphyria. > > -Alfonso R. Ochoa > > > > > > OK Rocket Rangers! Here's this weekend's puzzler for you, good for > a 6 day > > weekend in just 72 hours in beautiful downtown Opdykie West, TX, the > wonder > > resort of the region. > > > > What congenital condition is speculated to be responsible for the > Dracula and > > Werewolf legends? > > > > Gene G. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 Congenital rerythropoietic porphyria.but Dracula may also suffer xeroderma pigementosum and could just be suffering straight sociopathic behavior http://fe.pennnet.com/articles/article_display.cfm?Section=ARCHI <http://fe.pennnet.com/articles/article_display.cfm?Section=ARCHI & C=feat & ARTICLE_ID=216950 & KEYWORDS=Suprun & p=71> & C=feat & ARTICLE_ID=216950 & KEYWORDS=Suprun & p=71 The Weekend Puzzler OK Rocket Rangers! Here's this weekend's puzzler for you, good for a 6 day weekend in just 72 hours in beautiful downtown Opdykie West, TX, the wonder resort of the region. What congenital condition is speculated to be responsible for the Dracula and Werewolf legends? Gene G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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