Biblical Tall Tales

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3:1 Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. 3:2 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes, the governors, and the captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. 3:3 Then the princes, the governors, and captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, were gathered together unto the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up. 3:4 Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and languages, 3:5 That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up: 3:6 And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. 3:7 Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of musick, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.3:8 Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews.

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Koch and Tiwisina (1959) reviewed 8 examples of affected persons in 2 successive generations, including 4 instances of father and 1 or more sons affected. Some reported instances of familial acromegaly may in fact be pachydermoperiostosis (167100), acromegaloid-cutis verticis gyrata-leukoma syndrome (102100), or cerebral gigantism (117550). Furthermore, familial acromegaly can be a partial expression of the multiple endocrine adenomatosis syndrome, specifically multiple endocrine neoplasia type I (MEN1; 131100). Pituitary growth hormone-secreting tumors occur also as part of McCune-Albright syndrome (174800) due to mutations in the GNAS1 gene. Levin et al. (1974) reported the cases of 2 brothers with acromegaly confirmed by elevated GH levels. Both had acanthosis nigricans and pituitary tumors. Pestell et al. (1989) described a family in which 5 members over 3 generations had isolated functional pituitary adenomas. In 4 cases this was associated with acromegaly, and in the fifth galactorrhea from prolactin excess was the presenting feature. The tumors were histologically of either atypical mixed cell or undifferentiated cell type. No parent-child transmission was observed. The 5 individuals were related as uncle and nephew or uncle and niece or as second cousins. There were no consanguineous marriages in the family. Autosomal dominant inheritance with reduced penetrance was proposed. Pestell et al. (1989) considered the disorder in this family to be distinct from MEN1. Jones et al. (1984), Abbassioun et al. (1986), and McCarthy et al. (1990) also reported cases of familial acromegaly. 30 MEDLINE Neighbors

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