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Type 2 diabetes-associated genetic variants of FTO, LEPR, PPARg, and TCF7L2 in gestational diabetes in a Brazilian population

ABSTRACT Objective Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a metabolic disorder that shares pathophysiologic features with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of the polymorphisms fat mass and obesity-associated (FTO) rs1421085, leptin receptor (LEPR) rs113...

High Prevalence of ITPA Alleles Associated with Ribavirin-Induced Hemolytic Anemia Among Mexican Population

Ann. hepatol; 16 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT Background. The prevalence of two functional polymorphisms (rs1127354 and rs7270101) of the inosine triphosphatase (ITPA) gene associated with ribavirin-induced hemolytic anemia (RIHA) during antiviral therapy for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection varies by ethnicity. In Mexico, the distributi...

Biofilm production and beta-lactamic resistance in Brazilian Staphylococcus aureus isolates from bovine mastitis

Braz. j. microbiol; 48 (1), 2017
Abstract Staphylococcus spp. play an important role in the etiology of bovine mastitis. Staphylococcus aureus is considered the most relevant species due to the production of virulence factors such as slime, which is required for biofilm formation. This study aimed to evaluate biofilm production and its ...

Association of the protein tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor 22 polymorphism (PTPN22) with endometriosis: a meta-analysis

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 15 (1), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate PTPN22 C1858T polymorphism and the risk of endometriosis. Methods A meta-analysis of 10 published case-control studies (from four articles), with a total sample of 971 cases and 1,181 controls, was performed. We estimated risk (odds ratio and 95% confidence intervals) o...

Lack of evidence of HPV etiology of prostate cancer following radical surgery and higher frequency of the Arg/Pro genotype in turkish men with prostate cancer

Int. braz. j. urol; 43 (1), 2017
ABSTRACT Objectives The aim of this study was to assess the possible role of HPV in the development of prostate cancer (PCa) and investigate the distribution of the p53 codon 72 polymorphism in PCa in a Turkish population. Materials and methods A total of 96 tissues, which had been obtained using a r...

Association of genetic polymorphisms with resistance and susceptibility phenotypes to chronic inflammatory osteolytic periapical and periodontal lesions

Chronic periodontitis and apical periodontitis are infectious diseases characterized by the inflammatory destruction of teeth-supporting tissues. The clinical presentation of these diseases is the result of the interaction between the infecting microorganisms and the host’s defense mechanisms, constitu...

Salivary protein polymorphisms and risk of dental caries: a systematic review

Abstract Dental caries is an oral pathology associated with both lifestyle and genetic factors. The caries process can be influenced by salivary composition, which includes ions and proteins. Studies have described associations between salivary protein polymorphisms and dental caries experience, while ot...

Association between polymorphisms in the APOB gene and hyperlipidemia in the Chinese Yugur population

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 50 (11), 2017
We investigated the influence of apolipoprotein B gene (APOB) variants on the risk of hyperlipidemia (HL) in 631 middle-aged and elderly members of the Chinese Yugur population (HL, n=336; normolipidemia, n=295). APOB polymorphisms were identified using mass spectrometry, and five single nucleotide polym...

Analysis of gene expression changes associated with human carcinoma-associated fibroblasts in non-small cell lung carcinoma

Biol. Res; 50 (), 2017
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to investigate the gene expression changes associated with carcinoma-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) involving in non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC). METHODS: We downloaded the GEO series GSE22862, which contained matched gene expression values for 15 CAF and normal fibrobla...

Genética de la artritis reumatoide en Chile
Genetics of rheumatoid arthritis in Chile

Rev. chil. reumatol; 33 (4), 2017
La artritis reumatoide (AR) es una enfermedad sistémica crónica y autoinmune, que afecta principalmente a las articulaciones sinoviales. Al igual que ocurre con muchas enfermedades autoinmunes, la etiología de la AR es multifactorial y desconocida. La susceptibilidad genética es evidente en AR, situa...