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Letter from George Burch to Linus Pauling. October 9, 1951.
Burch writes to note that he will attempt to implement Pauling's suggestion that carbon monoxide and sodium nitrite be used, on an experimental basis, in the treatment of sickle cell patients. [Courtesy, National Library of Medicine]

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THE TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA

NEW ORLEANS 12

SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

October ninth nineteen fifty-one

Dear Linus:

I have your letter of October 5. I shall arrange for one of our residents at the Hospital to see if it would be possible to employ your suggestions in the use of carbon monoxide in a group of patients, as well as sodium nitrite, in another, in the management of some of our sickle cell patients. I have thought about the suggestion which you made several months ago and really have not had the opportunity of following it through.

We have not been sending any sickle cell blood recently, as we were not certain that you wished to have the shipments continued. If you do, we shall be very happy to arrange this as we have in the past.

Vivian and I certainly enjoyed reading about your life and thought it was well done. Best regards.

Yours sincerely,

G. E. BURCH, M. D.

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Dr. Linus Pauling

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena 4, California

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