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09/19/2013
Association analysis; Genetic polymorphisms; susceptibility; Toll-like receptor 4; Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) is potentially an important gene affecting the susceptibility to type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The objective of this study was to evaluate whether genetic polymorphisms of the TLR4 gene are associated with T2DM susceptibility. This potential association was analyzed in 668 T2DM patients and 672 healthy controls by polymerase chain reaction- ... more

X.D. Fu; X.Q. Sun; H.Y. Wang; J.F. Guo; G.Z. Zhang; Q.H. Xu
12/18/2006
Essential hypertension; Evironmental risks; Feature selection; Genetic polymorphisms; Support vector machines

Statistical modeling of links between genetic profiles with environmental and clinical data to aid in medical diagnosis is a challenge. Here, we present a computational approach for rapidly selecting important clinical data to assist in medical decisions based on personalized genetic profiles. What could take hours or days of computing is available on-the-fly, making this strategy ... more

P.C. Carvalho; S.S. Freitas; A.B. Lima; M. Barros; I. Bittencourt; W. Degrave; I. Cordovil; R. Fonseca; M.G.C. Carvalho; R.S.Moura Neto; P.H. Cabello
04/29/2005
Amerindians; Brazilian population; DARC; DNA polymorphism; Duffy blood group; Genetic polymorphisms

Ala100Thr has been suggested to be a Caucasian genetic marker on the FY*B allele. As the Brazilian population has arisen from miscegenation among Portuguese, Africans, and Indians, this mutation could possibly be found in Euro- and Afro-Brazilians, or in Brazilian Indians. Fifty-three related individuals and a random sample of 100 subjects from the Brazilian population were investigated ... more

A.Cristina Estalote; R. Proto-Siqueira; W.Araújo Da Silva; M.Antonio Zago; M. Palatnik
11/17/2009
Genetic polymorphisms; Lipid profile; Marker assisted selection; Molecular markers; Nellore cattle; Single nucleotide polymorphisms
F.M. Rezende
10/07/2008
Brazilian population; Complement receptor-1; Duffy blood group; Genetic polymorphisms; Malaria; Toll-like receptor

The main purpose of this research was to analyze the relation of the genetic polymorphisms frequently expressed by antigen-presenting cells, erythrocytes and malaria susceptibility/resistance with the human malaria infection cases. The sample used consisted of 23 Plasmodium vivax (Pv)- and P. falciparum (Pf)-infected patients, and 21 healthy individuals as a control group, ... more

S.C. Soares; K. Abé-Sandes; V.B.Nascimento Filho; F.M.F. Nunes; W.A. Silva
10/19/2011
ABCB1 gene; Genetic polymorphisms; Infantile spasms

Infantile spasms are a severe epileptic encephalopathy with a variety of etiologies that occur in infancy and early childhood. Subjects with infantile spasms are at a higher risk for evolving into intractable epileptic spasms, tending to be refractory to conventional antiepileptic drugs. Genetic polymorphisms of the P-glycoprotein-encoding gene ABCB1 are suspected to be associated with ... more

L. Dong; M. Mao; R. Luo; Y. Tong; D. Yu
06/15/2010
AGER; Genetic polymorphisms; Gestational diabetes; RAGE; Single nucleotide polymorphisms

The receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE or AGER) is a multiligand member of the immunoglobulin superfamily. RAGE is expressed in several tissues, including human myometrium, chorionic villi and placenta. Advanced glycation end products are the best studied ligands of RAGE; they have pro-inflammatory actions in human gestational tissues, ... more

I.C.R. Santos; D.R. Daga; H.R. Frigeri; R.R. Réa; A.C.R. Almeida; E.M. Souza; F.O. Pedrosa; C.M.T. Fadel-Picheth; G. Picheth
03/23/2010
Genetic polymorphisms; Glioma; Gluthatione S-transferase

The glutathione S-transferases (GSTs), a family of phase II isozymes, detoxify several carcinogens. Genetic variations in GSTs have been associated with increased risk for cancer due to a heritable deficiency in detoxification pathways for environmental carcinogens. Conflicting findings have been reported about the association between constitutive GST polymorphisms and gliomas in ... more

P. Coutinho; V. Sandim; J.A. Oliveira; G. Alves; A. Hatagima
01/12/2010
Association study; CYP27B1; EDN1; Genetic polymorphisms; GSTP1; Sarcoidosis

Sarcoidosis is a chronic inflammatory disease, characterized by granulomatous inflammation, prominently involving the respiratory system. The etiology of this disease has not yet been elucidated and the contribution of genetic is not yet completely understood. We searched for novel candidate genes, utilizing a system biology approach, based on data from published transcriptional, ... more

A. Maver; I. Medica; B. Salobir; M. Tercelj; B. Peterlin
12/16/2013
Allelic frequency; Genetic polymorphisms; Hemoglobin S; PCR-RFLP; Sickle cell disease; SNPs

Sickle cell anemia is an affection that causes chronic inflammation, with consequences for vaso-occlusion, oxidative stress and cytokine production. Genetic polymorphisms in markers involved in this process can modulate the inflammatory response, including polymorphisms -308G/A of TNFA (tumor necrosis factor alpha) and -509C/T of TGFB1 (transforming growth factor beta 1), reported to ... more

L.S. Torres; B. Júnior; D.G. Silva; C.L. Lobo; M.A. Ruiz; C.R. Bonini-Domingos

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