D.C.G. Silva, M.C.C.G. Carvalho, P.M. Ruas, C.F. Ruas, M.E. MedriPublished May 4, 2010Genet. Mol. Res. 9 (2): 797-810 (2010)DOI 10.4238/vol9-2gmr736 About the AuthorsD.C.G. Silva, M.C.C.G. Carvalho, P.M. Ruas, C.F. Ruas, M.E. Medri Corresponding authorD.C.G. SilvaEmail: daniellegregorio@ffalm.br ABSTRACT The tree species Parapiptadenia rigida, native to southern South America, is frequently used in reforestation of riverbanks in […]
Relationship between genetic polymorphism of MCP-1 and non-small-cell lung cancer in the Han nationality of North China
L. Yang, G.L. Shi, C.X. Song, S.F. XuPublished April 27, 2010Genet. Mol. Res. 9 (2): 765-771 (2010)DOI 10.4238/vol9-2gmr740 About the AuthorsL. Yang, G.L. Shi, C.X. Song, S.F. Xu Corresponding authorS.F. Xu Email: xushaofa@263.net ABSTRACT Monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1) is an important chemokine that has a dose-dependent anti-tumoral effect. Polymorphism in the MCP-1 distal regulatory region […]
Biodiversity in the sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) germplasm of Pakistan
A. Iqbal, B. Sadia, A.I. Khan, F.S. Awan, R.A. Kainth, H.A. SadaqatPublished April 27, 2010Genet. Mol. Res. 9 (2): 756-764 (2010)DOI 10.4238/vol9-2gmr741 About the AuthorsA. Iqbal, B. Sadia, A.I. Khan, F.S. Awan, R.A. Kainth, H.A. Sadaqat Corresponding authorB. Sadia Email: bushrauaf@gmail.com ABSTRACTSorghum ranks fifth in worldwide economic importance among cereal crops and is one of the […]
Mediterranean fever gene mutation analysis in infertile Turkish males
E.O. Etem, D. Erol, Y. Huseyin,A. ArslanPublished April 6, 2010Genet. Mol. Res. 9 (2): 611-619 (2010)DOI 10.4238/vol9-2gmr743\ About the AuthorsE.O. Etem, D. Erol, Y. Huseyin,A. Arslan Corresponding authorE.O. EtemEmail: ebruetem@gmail.com ABSTRACT Male infertility is a common barrier that prevents successful conception. There have been reports of azoospermia in men with familial Mediterranean fever, some of […]
C677T polymorphism of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene does not affect folic acid, vitamin B12, and homocysteine serum levels in Turkish children with neural tube defects
M.O. Erdogan, S.H. Yildiz, M. Solak, O. Eser, E. Cosar, B. Eser, R. Koken and S. BuyukbasPublished June 22, 2010Genet. Mol. Res. 9 (2): 1197-1203 (2010)DOI 10.4238/vol9-2gmr816 About the authorsM.O. Erdogan, S.H. Yildiz, M. Solak, O. Eser, E. Cosar, B. Eser, R. Koken and S. Buyukbas Corresponding authorM.O. ErdoganE-mail: mjgnzdmr1977@yahoo.com ABSTRACT Association between neural tube […]
mRNA abundance and expression of SLC27A, ACC, SCD, FADS, LPIN, INSIG, and PPARGC1 gene isoforms in mouse mammary glands during the lactation cycle
L.Q. Han, H.J. Li, Y.Y. Wang, H.S. Zhu, L.F. Wang, Y.J. Guo, W.F. Lu, Y.L. Wang and G.Y. YangPublished June 29, 2010Genet. Mol. Res. 9 (2): 1250-1257 (2010)DOI 10.4238/vol9-2gmr814 About the authorsL.Q. Han, H.J. Li, Y.Y. Wang, H.S. Zhu, L.F. Wang, Y.J. Guo, W.F. Lu, Y.L. Wang and G.Y. Yang Corresponding authorG.Y. YangE-mail: mrswx@yahoo.cn ABSTRACT […]
The azoospermia factor locus-c region was found to be related to Klinefelter syndromein Turkish patients
C. Ceylan, G.G. Ceylan and T.A. SerelPublished June 29, 2010Genet. Mol. Res. 9 (2): 1229-1233 (2010)DOI 10.4238/vol9-2gmr826 About the authorsC. Ceylan, G.G. Ceylan and T.A. Serel Corresponding authorC. CeylanE-mail: ceylacavit@yahoo.com ABSTRACT We looked for a possible association between Klinefelter syndrome (KFS) and microdeletions in the Y chromosome in Turkish KFS patients. We examined the frequency of […]
Cytogenetic analysis of 4216 patients referred for suspected chromosomal abnormalities in Southeast Turkey
M. Balkan, H. Akbas, H. Isi, D. Oral, A. Turkyılmaz, S. Kalkanli, S. Simsek, M. Fidanboy, M.N. Alp, A. Gedik and T. BudakPublished June 11, 2010Genet. Mol. Res. 9 (2): 1094-1103 (2010)DOI 10.4238/vol9-2gmr827 About the authorsM. Balkan, H. Akbas, H. Isi, D. Oral, A. Turkyılmaz, S. Kalkanli, S. Simsek, M. Fidanboy, M.N. Alp, A. Gedik […]
CCR2-64I is a risk factor for development of bladder cancer
K.F. Narter, B. Agachan, S. Sozen, Z.B. Cincin and T. IsbirPublished April 13, 2010Genet. Mol. Res. 9 (2): 685-692 (2010)DOI 10.4238/vol9-2gmr829 About the authorsK.F. Narter, B. Agachan, S. Sozen, Z.B. Cincin and T. Isbir Corresponding authorB. AgachanE-mail: agachanb@yahoo.com ABSTRACT Chemokines are potent proinflammatory cytokines that are implicated in numerous inflammatory diseases. Proinflammatory gene polymorphisms lead […]
Loss of the AZFc region due to a humanY-chromosome microdeletion in infertilemale patients
L.K. Pandey, S. Pandey, J. Gupta and A.K. SaxenaPublished June 29, 2010Genet. Mol. Res. 9 (2): 1267-1273 (2010)DOI 10.4238/vol9-2gmr836 About the authorsL.K. Pandey, S. Pandey, J. Gupta and A.K. Saxena Corresponding authorA.K. SaxenaE-mail: draksaxena1@rediffmail.com ABSTRACT Infertility is a major reproductive health threat; the frequency of male infertility due to Y-chromosome microdeletions is 13-18% in the human […]