1. From the Laboratory of Hematology (M.-C.A., D.B., A.M., P.M., I.J.-V.), EPI 99[hyphen]36, Faculty of Medicine, Marseille, France; the Department of Angiology (A.M.), University Medical Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia; the Department of Gastric Surgery (B.B.), CHU Timone, Marseille, France; the Service d’Endocrinologie (M.G.), Maladies Métaboliques et Nutrition, CHU Nord, Marseille, France; and the Centre d’Investigation Clinique (M.-C.A., P.M., I.J.-V.), AP-HM INSERM 95-02, Hôpital Ste. Marguerite,...