TUMBLER SPITTOON SWITCH MBK

Microtomy at the touch of a button The first of its kind this fully automated and programmable microtome aligns and trims blocks with optimal precision section after section.

Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) includes a group of disorders in which the cortisol production by adrenals is lowered. Cortisol is a steroid hormone necessary to maintenance of blood sugar level, partial maintenance of body fluids and electrolytes and protection of the body against stress. CAH cannot be cured, but it can be effectively treated by steroid substitution therapy if detected in early stage of life and disease course.

Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive disorder affecting the lungs, pancreas, intestine and liver. CF is the most common in Caucasians with an incidence rate 1:2500 newborns. CF is caused by mutation in the gene for the protein cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CTFR) [1,2]. Large-scale neonatal screening for CF is performed by indentification of increased levels of immunoreactive trypsinogen (IRT) in blood.