Dear Trevor,
I qualify my writing to colleagues (and lawyers) by the fact that I am not
an expert in this or indeed anything and you surely can't use a poor and
flimsy opinion in a court. Besides, let me disappoint the lawyers further
by being vague and say that it may probably be impossible to interpret the
results. In general and not specifically related to this case, consider
two things amongst others. Immaturity of the blood-brain-barrier decreases
the asialotransferrin relative to total transferrin, whereas immaturity of
the liver increases it. Tau protein is also susceptible to bacterial
degradation, and we see this not too infrequently in some samples that we
receive. The electrophoretic pattern provides the clue. The expert whom
you may wish to contact regarding transferrin and its glycoforms is Geoff
Keir (on 020 7837 3611 ext. 4198).
With best wishes,
Reza
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