The fat deposits, once present, never spontaneously disappear, and the disease is usually progressive over a period of years. Although multiple cases have been reported in some families, most cases have been singular, with no evidence of hereditary predisposition.
Ivy League. The Ivy League is an athletic conference composed of sports teams from eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. The conference name is also commonly used to refer to those eight schools as a group.
âA Brief History of the Ivy Leagueâ. [Portions of this text appeared in the first Ivy League Football Guide in 1954 and were written by William H. McCarter, Director of Athletics at Dartmouth College from 1937-54.] âThe designation âIvy Leagueâ first appeared at the typewriter of Caswell Adams of the New York Tribune in 1937.