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Variation in the CXCR1 gene (IL8RA) is not associated with susceptibility to chronic periodontitis
(2011-11-04)
Background: The chemokine receptor 1 CXCR-1 (or IL8R-alpha) is a specific receptor for the interleukin 8 (IL-8), which is chemoattractant for neutrophils and has an important role in the inflammatory response. The polymorphism ...
Aspectos genéticos do transtorno obsessivo-compulsivo
(Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria - ABP, 2001-10-01)
Since the first descriptions of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), genetic factors have been implicated in the etiology of the illness. Twin studies show a high concordance rate for monozygotic twins. Family studies found ...
Exclusion of known gene for enamel development in two Brazilian families with amelogenesis imperfecta
(2007-07-02)
Amelogenesis imperfecta (AI) is a genetically heterogeneous group of diseases that result in defective development of tooth enamel. Mutations in several enamel proteins and proteinases have been associated with AI. The ...
Viral agents and their correlation with the genetic profile of predisposition to human neoplastic and autoimmune diseases
(Soc Iberoamericana Informacion Cientifica-s I I CBuenos AiresArgentina, 2009)
Genotype-by-nutrition interaction: Interpretation of epidemiological studies Interacción entre genotipo y nutrición: Interpretación de estudios epidemiológicos
(2007)
Epidemiological methods are increasingly used to assess the role of genetic factors and their interaction with environmental factors, in the occurrence of diseases in populations. Nutrition is one of the most relevant ...
Gen supresor de tumores p53 en neoplasias digestivas
(Sociedad Médica de Santiago, 2000)
Factor V Arg306 → Thr (factor V Cambridge) and factor V Arg306 → Gly mutations in venous thrombotic disease
(Blackwell Science, 1998-01-01)
We investigated the prevalence of two reported mutations of the factor V gene (factor V Arg306 → Thr, or factor V Cambridge, and factor V Arg306 → Gly) in 104 relatively young patients with verified venous thrombosis and ...
Genomic Correlates of Atherosclerosis in Ancient Humans
(Elsevier, 2014)
Paleogenetics offers a unique opportunity to study human evolution, population dynamics, and disease evolution in situ. Although histologic and computed x-ray tomographic investigations of ancient mummies have clearly shown ...