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Original Articles
Clinical Spectrum of Obesity and Mutations in the Melanocortin 4 Receptor Gene
I. S. Farooqi and Others
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Binge Eating as a Major Phenotype of Melanocortin 4 Receptor Gene Mutations
R. Branson and Others
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Soluble CD40 Ligand in Acute Coronary Syndromes
C. Heeschen and Others
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An Outbreak of Conjunctivitis Due to Atypical Streptococcus pneumoniae
M. Martin and Others
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Review Articles
Current Concepts: Preventing Complications of Central Venous Catheterization
D. C. McGee and M. K. Gould
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Mechanisms of Disease: The Chromogranin–Secretogranin Family
L. Taupenot, K. L. Harper, and D. T. O'Connor
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  Perspective
Behind the Research: Medical Detection in the 21st Century
A. Zuger
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Medicine and the Racial Divide
E. G. Phimister
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A Death at Duke
E. W. Campion
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Images in Clinical Medicine
Appearance of Intraocular Silicone Oil on Computed Tomography
G. J. Stringfellow and I. C. Francis
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Case Records of the Massachusetts General Hospital
Case 9-2003 — An 18-Year-Old Man with Back and Leg Pain and a Nondiagnostic Biopsy Specimen
A. M. Friedmann, E. Oliva, A. L. Zietman, and S. L. Aquino
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Editorial
Defective Melanocortin 4 Receptors in Hyperphagia and Morbid Obesity
J. F. List and J. F. Habener
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CD40 Ligand — Assessing Risk Instead of Damage?
J. E. Freedman
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Sounding Board
Race and Genomics
R. S. Cooper, J. S. Kaufman, and R. Ward
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The Importance of Race and Ethnic Background in Biomedical Research and Clinical Practice
E. G. Burchard and Others
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Correspondence
Risk of Myocardial Infarction and Polymorphisms in Candidate Genes
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Surgical Treatment of Esophageal Cancer
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Mass Treatment of Filariasis in New Guinea
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High-Frequency Ventilation
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Typhoid Fever
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Views of Practicing Physicians and the Public on Medical Errors
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Low-Dose Heparin for Severe Sepsis
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PR Interval and the Response to Enzyme-Replacement Therapy for Fabry's Disease
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Bisphosphonates and Ocular Inflammation
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Book Reviews
Infanticide: Psychosocial and Legal Perspectives on Mothers Who Kill
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Silenced Angels: The Medical, Legal, and Social Aspects of Shaken Baby Syndrome
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Formative Years: Children's Health in the United States, 1880–2000
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Corrections
Adefovir Dipivoxil for the Treatment of Hepatitis B e Antigen–Negative Chronic Hepatitis B
Adefovir Dipivoxil for the Treatment of Hepatitis B e Antigen–Positive Chronic Hepatitis B

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Selective Estrogen-Receptor Modulators — Mechanisms of Action and Application to Clinical Practice
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