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Henry T. Lynch, MD; Ramon M. Fusaro, MD, PhD
Creighton University School of Medicine Omaha

JAMA. 1985;253(17):2494.

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In Reply.—

Dr Jacoby states that our "rebuttal" lacked comprehension of the conference objectives. We participated in the conference, have published our data on the FAMMM syndrome widely,^1,2 and followed actively all of the research and issues discussed at the conference. We did not object to the theme of the conference; rather, we disagreed strongly with the conclusions. We must reject Dr Jacoby's statement that our rebuttal was misleading and that it was not in accord with the intent of the conference. Furthermore, Dr Jacoby's statement indicates that he did not comprehend the issues and the conclusions of the conference, which he was coordinating as acting director of the Office of Medical Applications of Research, NIH.

We are deeply concerned about Dr Jacoby's confrontational letter, which is very defensive in character and implies a sacrosanct nature in the published conclusions of the expert panelists. Are we to believe that . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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