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Bequest of Mr!, Mrs. Dewey Young AidsBoston University Athritis Center(BOSTON, Mass.)--the Multipurpose Arthritis Center at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) has received a bequest of more than a quarter of a million dollars to study and treat amyloidosis. Amyloidosis can occur alone or as a complication of arthritis or tuberculosis. In rare instances, it runs in families. The disease was first identified as a unique fibrous protein by Alan S. Cohen, M.D., director of BUSM’s Arthritis Center.The bequest is from the estate of the late Dewey Young and Myrtle Porterfield Young of Dallas, members of one of the few known families in the country afflicted with the disease. Of Mr. Young’s 11 siblings, four have amyloidosis, including his brother James ofBedford, Texas, who recently attended ceremonies held at the Arthritis Center to commemorate the bequest and to name the Amyloid Research Laboratory there in memory of the Youngs.Representing the family of late Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Young, James (Polk) Young of Bedford, attended ceremonies held at the Arthritis Center to commemorate thebequest and to name the Amyloid Research Laboratory there in memory of the late Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Young. He is an amyloidosis victim.Dewey Young was the brother of Mrs. L.C. Sweat and of the late Mrs. Mitt Lowrv and the late Mrs.Roxie Lowrie of Wellineton. Henrymg of Portales, N.M.disease two weeks agoResearchers at the Arthritis Center, which is an international resource for information on amyloidosis research and treatment, are conducting one of the most extensive studies to date of the disease. Amyloidosis is characterized by the buildup of a fibrous protein in various tissues and organs throughout the body.The buildup can cause organs,such as the liver, to enlarge several times their normal size. For the victim, the result is extended periods of pain and incapacitation.Boston University School of Medicine has had a 30-year history of treating arthritis and related diseases. In 1960 an Arthritis Section of BUSM was established and. in 1966. was de.sionat»/iSchoolCalendarWEDNESDAY, MAY 22: LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!^THURSDAY, MAY 23: Teacher’s Work Day.^THURSDAY, MAY 23: 3th Grade Graduation at7:30 p.m. High School Auditorium.*FRIDAYf MAY 24: WHS Seniors Graduation at 8:00p.m. High School Auditorium.sponsored as a public service by^ StateJAMES YOUNGArthritis Clinical Research by the National Arthritis 1tion. When, in 1977, the CenterWellington, TexasMember F.D.I.Cwas chosen by the National Institutes of Health as one of 15 Multipurpose Arthritis Centers in the county, it was officially named the Arthritis Center of Boston University.The reputation of the Center is due in large part to its director, Dr. Cohen, who is also Conrad Wesselhoeft Professor of Medicine He has devoted his career to combating arthritis and amyloidosis since his days as an intern at Boston City Hospital. Cohen is a former president of the American Rheumatism Association and an honorary member of rheumatism associations in Italy, Spain, Ireland, Brazil and Finland.In unique study of amylodiosis which Dr. Cohen is carrying out with the members of the Young family, Dr. Cohen attends these family gatherings along with other doctors from BUSM. They take part in the family activities. Butthey also administer tests to all family members within the agebracket where amyloidosis first appears in the Young family. Three doctors and a dentist in the family work with them.The reunion has been held in Bura Handley Community Center, and receives the co-operation of Collingsworth General HospitalThis year the reunion and testing will be in Muleshoe, where Jack Young, a Muleshoe attorney, willhead the arrangements.Leader ReadersMrs. R.H. Crane, Michael Joe Hughes, J. Bryon Bell, Shamrock; Emily M. Ingram, DalioALLSUCONVENIENCE STC
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