Section 296 - Curses

"Similar to a chromosomal abnormality?"

Yesterday, Li Bai and Julian and Catherine exchanged cases of XYY chromosome syndrome, which are similar to genetic defects and chromosomal defects, but cases that can be called curses are very rare.

Julian didn't know much about the Samos family, and said conservatively: "To be precise, it should be hereditary psychosis." ”

Chromosomes contain genes, but the two are not equivalent.

"What the hell is going on?

Li Bai is always very curious about these special cases.

"The Samos family is from Romania, since the 16th century AD, began to suffer from the genetic disease of mental abnormality, the symptoms are thirst and insomnia, continuous nightmares, and finally evolved into the inability to distinguish between dreams and reality, as terrible as a curse, there is a legend that the reason for its emergence is because the family blood is mixed with the mutation produced by the descendants of Count Dracula, so far all the medical experts are helpless about it, but they have not given up, and have been looking for a way to treat. ”

Catherine is like Bai Xiaosheng, not only knows about Eastern culture, but also knows the cursed story of the Samos family.

"That's interesting! This curse is as tenacious as Corgi's short-legged gene!"

Li Baisan finished eating the steak in two bites, and then sandwiched the next piece.

"Corgi! That's an interesting analogy!"

Julian was stunned, then laughed dumbly.

Corgi's short-legged gene is like a small round face, capable of short-legged almost all dog breeds, short-legged Labrador, short-legged Erha, short-legged Spot, short-legged Demu, short-legged Chai, short-legged Chow Chow...... Everything is short.

Think about the fact that over the past 500 years, marriage and childbirth, and the introduction of new genes, but still have not been able to cover or correct the hereditary psychosis of the Samos family, it shows how stubborn and powerful this inheritance is.

"Have a good meal, let's go check it out!"

Li Bai sped up his meal.

"Actually, it's useless, our New York Presbyterian Hospital received patients from the Samos family more than a hundred years ago, and continued to follow up for one hundred and thirty years, but there is not much progress, even if the most advanced modern medical and scientific research equipment is used, there is no drug to treat this hereditary psychosis, even if it is alleviated, it is estimated that at least until the human gene sequence is all decoded, to be able to find the answer, now only the sequencing plan has been completed, and it is still very early to verify the role of each base。 ”

Catherine introduced to Li Bai the progress of treatment in the Presbyterian Hospital of New York, which is not a secret, the treatment files from more than 200 years ago are still there, and now all of them have been electronically documented, and the doctors in the hospital can access and view them.

The predecessor of the Presbyterian Hospital of New York, the New York Hospital was founded in 1771 and is affiliated with Cornell University School of Medicine, and the Presbyterian Hospital was founded in 1868 and is affiliated with Columbia University School of Medicine.

The medical archives that can be traced back to hundreds of years can be said to be amazing, and it is already remarkable to be able to turn to the archives of 50 years ago in a Chinese hospital.

"There is a saying in Huaxia that it is called the stone of other mountains, you can attack jade, maybe you can find a way in Huaxia. ”

Li Bai didn't believe in this evil, with the rules of heaven and earth in this world, if it was really a curse, it would be easy to solve.

"Okay! I'll go with Catherine and you later, anyway, there's no solution!"

Julian shook his head.

The "curse" of the Samos family has been inherited for more than 500 years, and if it could be cured, a countermeasure would have been found a long time ago.

New tenders like Julian and Catherine simply don't have enough qualifications to deal with it, and I'm afraid it will take a lifetime before it may be possible to grasp some clues.

Li Bai swept away the food on the plate, Julian and Catherine didn't have much food for themselves, and the two sides had almost time to settle their lunches.

It is also strange to say that the appetite of Chinese people is much larger than that of European and American whites, but European and American whites are more likely to be obese than Chinese people.

When the three of them walked out of the cafeteria, the old man of the Samos family was still standing in the doorway, trying to get acquainted with the doctor attending the exchange meeting, and handing him his business card.

"Mr. Lawrence, have you eaten lunch?"

Julian was the first to greet the other party, and the Samos family was a frequent visitor to first-class hospitals in Europe and the United States, such as Presbyterian Hospital in New York, and he naturally knew some of them.

Lawrence Agilent is the housekeeper of the Samos family, and this time he came to Huaxia mostly to find a doctor for the Samos family members, and the "curse" has almost run through the entire family history.

For more than 500 years, every family member has not given up, and has been looking for a way to relieve hereditary psychosis, but with little success.

"Are you, Ah, Dr. Julian of NewYork-Presbyterian?" Butler Lawrence's gaze fell on the freckled girl beside Julian again, and he bowed slightly with a smile, and continued, "Hello, Dr. Catherine!"

Clearly, the housekeeper who had worked hard for the Samos family knew all the psychiatrists at the world's leading hospitals.

When you see Julian and Catherine, you can call them by name.

"Hello, Mr. Lawrence. ”

Catherine nodded generously, and she continued: "Let me introduce you, this is Li Bai from Huxi City, Qianjiang Province, China, you can call him Li Bai directly, he is very interested in the genetic diseases of the Samos family. ”

Since Li Bai was interested in the "curse" of the Samos family, Catherine didn't mind citing him as a reference.

It is the duty of every doctor to save lives and relieve the pain of patients, there is no such thing as grabbing jobs, medical treatment techniques are often public, and few people will keep a hand for the sake of profit.

Except, of course, those pharmaceutical companies.

"Hello, Mr. Li Bai, thank you very much for your help to the Samos family. ”

Butler Lawrence seemed excited.

In many people before, he hit a wall, partly because he knew about the "curse" that had been circulating for a long time in the Samos family, but he couldn't do anything about it, and the other part was because he didn't understand, and he was regarded as a liar, after all, this hereditary psychosis is very rare, and it is not as widespread as hemophilia, and it has been confined to the Samos family, and not many people know about the case.

If it weren't for Julian and Catherine's explanation, I'm afraid it would be difficult for Li Bai to believe that there is such a tenacious genetic disease in the world.

"It's okay, I'm just interested in the hereditary psychosis of the Samos family and see if I can help. ”

After all, it is a rare disease that has been difficult in Europe and the United States for hundreds of years, and Li Bai is not arrogant enough to pat his chest with the other party to ensure that he gets rid of the disease, anyway, depending on the situation, step by step, if it can be solved, it will be cured, and give himself more qualifications and experience.

"Yes, Mr. John's second son, Mr. Thomas Jr., is upstairs in the guest room, and if you have time, you can come with me!"

The expert doctors who didn't refuse Lawrence's butler before just accepted the business card, and whether they were willing to go to the clinic depended on whether they had time, but it was Li Bai's initiative that made him full of joy and immediately sent out an invitation.

"Let's go, let's see!"

Li Bai looked at Julian and Catherine.

"Afternoon meeting?"

Catherine didn't expect Li Bai to say that she would leave.

"It doesn't matter, it's all big shots, let's just go back and watch the video. ”

Julian didn't take it to heart, since Li Bai was interested, it would be good to accompany him to take a look, one person was short, and three people were long, maybe they could exchange some new insights.

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