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Vascular endothelial growth factor G1612A (rs10434) gene polymorphism and neuropsychiatric manifestations in systemic lupus erythematosus patients

Rev. bras. reumatol; 57 (2), 2017
Abstract Aim: To investigate the relation between vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene polymorphism in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients and lupus related neuropsychiatric manifestations. Patients and methods: Sixty adult SLE patients recruited from the Rheumatology and Neurology de...

A importância da qualidade da informação na predição de valores genéticos para características de crescimento em bovinos da raça Nelore

Objetivou-se avaliar a influência da qualidade da informação na predição de valores genéticos para características de crescimento em bovinos da raça Nelore. Foram utilizadas informações de fazendas participantes do Programa Nelore Brasil da Associação Nacional de Criadores e Pesquisadores, co...

Características citopatológicas de la leucemia aguda en el Hospital de Especialidades Pediátricas de Chiapas, México

Resumen: Introducción: Se desconocen las características citopatológicas de las leucemias agudas en pacientes de Chiapas, México, ya que es una población relativamente aislada con alto índice de consanguinidad, lo cual podría afectar la evolución y la respuesta terapéutica. Métodos: Se clas...

Evaluation of electrocardiographic parameters in patients with hearing loss genotyped for the connexin 26 gene (GJB2) mutations

Abstract Introduction: Several studies have associated congenital sensorineural hearing loss in children with prolongation of the cardiac parameter QTc. The cause of this association is unknown. At the same time, mutations in GJB2, which encodes connexin 26, are the most common cause of congenital heari...

Combination of Ledipasvir and Sofosbuvir for Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 1 Infection: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Ann. hepatol; 16 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT Background and aim. The combination of Sofosbuvir (SOF) and Ledipasvir (LDV) has been lead to considerable enhancement of treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 infection. A meta-analysis of the currently available studies was undertaken with the aim to evaluate the antiviral efficacy ...

Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in Tucumán province associated to an unexpected viral genotype

Medicina (B.Aires); 77 (2), 2017
We describe the characterization of the viral genotype involved in the first case of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome reported in Tucumán, a Northwestern province of Argentina. A 23-year-old woman, with no record of travel history and previously diagnosed with an antiphospholipid syndrome, died after 11 da...

Caracterización de los genotipos frecuentes del virus del papiloma humano en mujeres atendidas en los hospitales Monte Sinai y del Seguro Social Cuenca- Ecuador. 2008- 2014
Characterization of the frequent genotypes of the human papilloma virus in women treated at Hospital Monte Sinai and Seguro Social Cuenca-Ecuador. 2008-2014

OBJETIVO: Determinar la prevalencia de los genotipos del papiloma virus humano en muestras cérvico-uterinas y su relación con los factores de riesgo en mujeres con vida sexual activa de la ciudad de Cuenca. METODOLOGÍA: Estudio observacional de tipo transversal con una muestra de 500 mujeres del cant...

Invasive Haemophilus influenzae disease in the vaccine era in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 112 (3), 2017
BACKGROUND Haemophilus influenzae (Hi) serotype b (Hib) conjugate vaccine was incorporated into the infant immunisation schedule in Brazil in 1999, where Hib was one of the major etiologic sources of community-acquired bacterial meningitis. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study is to describe the molecu...

Characterization of rhizobia isolates obtained from nodules of wild genotypes of common bean

Braz. j. microbiol; 48 (1), 2017
Abstract This study aimed to evaluate the tolerance to salinity and temperature, the genetic diversity and the symbiotic efficiency of rhizobia isolates obtained from wild genotypes of common bean cultivated in soil samples from the States of Goiás, Minas Gerais and Paraná. The isolates were subjected ...

Effects of flooding stress in tomato plants transformed with different levels of mitochondrial sHSP23 6

Braz. j. biol; 77 (1), 2017
Abstract Soil flooding is an environmental stressor for crops that can affect physiological performance and reduce crop yields. Abiotic stressors cause changes in protein synthesis, modifying the levels of a series of proteins, especially the heat shock proteins (HSP), and these proteins can help protect...