Research Article

Related GMR Articles

10/13/2011
Cashmere fiber traits; Cashmere goats; Polymorphisms; Prolactin receptor

The most important traits of Chinese Liaoning cashmere goat fiber are fiber diameter, weight, and length. We looked for polymorphisms and their possible association with cashmere fiber traits in the 5' upstream region (5' UTR) of the prolactin receptor gene (PRLR), which encodes an anterior pituitary peptide hormone involved in different physiological activities; it is the ... more

J.P. Zhou; X.P. Zhu; W. Zhang; F. Qin; S.W. Zhang; Z.H. Jia
08/26/2011
Non-small cell lung cancer; Polymorphisms; STAT3

Signal transducer and activator of transcription protein 3 (STAT3) has been implicated in cancer development and is recognized as a type of oncogene. However, association studies of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the STAT3 gene with cancer risk are rare and not available for lung cancer. We examined whether STAT3 polymorphisms are associated with the risk of ... more

B. Jiang; Z.Z. Zhu; F. Liu; L.J. Yang; W.Y. Zhang; H.H. Yuan; J.G. Wang; X.H. Hu; G. Huang
08/16/2011
Interleukin-10; Lumbar disc degeneration; Polymorphisms; susceptibility

We investigated a possible association between interleukin (IL)-10 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and susceptibility to and severity of lumbar disc degeneration (LDD) in a Chinese cohort of 320 patients with LDD and 269 gender- and age-matched controls. The degree of disc degeneration was determined by magnetic resonance imaging using Schneiderman’s classification. Genetic ... more

W.P. Lin; J.H. Lin; X.W. Chen; C.Y. Wu; L.Q. Zhang; Z.D. Huang; J.M. Lai
08/03/2010
Drosophilidae; Polymorphisms; Random amplified polymorphic DNA; Zaprionus indianus

Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) was used to detect polymorphisms among Zaprionus indianus fly populations collected from six municipalities in the States of São Paulo and Minas Gerais, Brazil. This species is an important, recently introduced fruit fly pest of figs and other fruit. Among 21 primers, 16 produced 73 reproducible polymorphic fragments; primer AM-9 produced ... more

D. Braganholi; M. Bélo; B.W. Bertoni; A.L. Fachin; R.O. Beleboni; S.M. Zingaretti
10/29/2013
Folate; Glioma; MGMT; MTHFR; Polymorphisms

Hypomethylation of the O6-methylguanine-DNA-methyltransferase (MGMT) promoter in glioma cells has been associated with temozolomide resistance. S-adenosylmethionine (SAM), which is produced during folate metabolism, is the main source of methyl groups during DNA methylation. As a key enzyme during folate metabolism, polymorphisms of 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) may ... more

N. Liu; J. Jiang; Y.J. Song; S.G. Zhao; Z.G. Tong; H.S. Song; H. Wu; J.Y. Zhu; Y.H. Gu; Y. Sun; W. Hua; J.P. Qi
09/23/2013
Chinese Hui population; eNOS gene; Essential hypertension; Polymorphisms

We investigated a possible association of polymorphism of the eNOS gene and essential hypertension in the Chinese Hui population; polymorphisms of rs2070744 (T>C), rs1799983 (G>T), rs1800780 (A>G), and rs3918181 (A>G) loci of the eNOS gene were examined. We found that the genotypic frequencies at rs1799983 and rs1800780 loci differed significantly between patients with ... more

B. Yang; J.R. Xu; X.M. Liu; Y. Yang; X.F. Na; M. Li; Y.J. Wang
12/21/2012
Polymorphisms; Recurrent pregnancy loss; VEGF

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) regulates endothelial cell proliferation, migration and differentiation. VEGF plays a critical role in angiogenesis during placenta formation. We investigated whether VEGF gene polymorphisms are associated with recurrent pregnancy loss. Thirty-eight women with recurrent pregnancy loss and 30 control women with live-born children were recruited ... more

H. Şamlı; B.Ç. Demir; A. Özgöz; M.A. Atalay; G. Uncu
12/03/2012
Bos indicus; Insulin-like growth factor; Polymorphisms; Yearling weight

Meat quality is an important trait for the beef industry. Backfat thickness, ribeye area, and shear force are traits measured late in life, and the investigation of molecular markers associated with these traits can help breeding programs. In cattle, some polymorphisms have been related to production traits. Thus, the purpose of this study was to assess the presence of polymorphisms in ... more

P.C. Tizioto; S.L. Meirelles; R.R. Tulio; A.N. Rosa; M.M. Alencar; S.R. Medeiros; F. Siqueira; G.L.D. Feijó; L.O.C. Silva; R.A.A.Torres Júnior; L.C.A. Regitano
10/04/2012
Glioma risk; MDM2; Meta-analysis; p53; Polymorphisms

Epidemiological studies of the association of variants p53 Arg72Pro and MDM2 single-nucleotide polymorphism 309 (SNP309) with glioma risk have produced inconsistent results. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the association of these 2 variants with glioma susceptibility using a meta-analysis approach. For p53 Arg72Pro, 10 case-control studies including ... more

J.N. Zhang; S.H. Yi; X.H. Zhang; X.Y. Liu; Q. Mao; S.Q. Li; W.H. Xiong; Y.M. Qiu; T. Chen; J.W. Ge
09/26/2012
Arg904Gln; Essential hypertension; Meta-analysis; Polymorphisms; TSC

Although there have been several studies investigating a possible association between essential hypertension and TSC gene Arg904Gln polymorphisms, the results have been inconsistent. We conducted a meta-analysis of four case-control studies (one study in Europe and three studies in Asia), including 1811 essential hypertension cases and 1381 controls. The pooled results showed no ... more

F. Zhang; Y. Yang; D. Hu; H. Lei; Y. Wang

Pages