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Human Genetics   Research Article

Elevated expression of CXCR4 and correlation with clinicopathological features and prognosis of non-small cell lung cancer patients: a meta-analysis

Authors: H. Wang, F. Xie, Z. Hu and L. Chen

The specific correlation between CXCR4 expression and survival in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has been investigated independently; however, these have yielded inconsistent results. Therefore, we examined the exact relationship between CXCR4 expression and NSCLC in this meta-analysis. The bibliographic databases in English and Chinese were carefully.. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 14(4):
2015.December.22.14
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10.4238/2015.December.22.14
Microbial Genetics   Research Article

Comparative transcriptome analysis of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in response to alkalinity stress

Authors: Y. Zhao, J. Wang, J. Thammaratsuntorn, J.W. Wu, J.H. Wei, Y. Wang, J.W. Xu and J.L. Zhao

To identify genes of potential importance to alkalinity tolerance, RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) was performed to survey gill transcriptome profiles from freshwater (FW) and alkaline water (AW) exposed Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). A total of 22,724,036 (AW)/16,461,040 (FW) single-end reads were generated in which 20,304,348 (AW)/14,681,290 (FW) reads .. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 14(4):
2015.December.22.16
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10.4238/2015.December.22.16
Animal Genetics   Research Article

miR-125a-5p expression is associated with the age of breast cancer patients

Authors: H. He, F. Xu, W. Huang, S.Y. Luo, Y.T. Lin, G.H. Zhang, Q. Du and R.H. Duan

Dysregulated miR-125 observed in multiple cancer types has suggested that it is involved in malignant proliferation and invasion. However, the clinical significance of miR-125 in human breast cancer (BC) has not yet been fully elucidated. In the present study, the expression of miR-125a-5p/3p and miR-125b in 143 pairs of BC and normal adjacent tissues (NA.. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 14(4):
2015.December.22.17
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10.4238/2015.December.22.17
Plant Genetics   Research Article

An insight in the genetic control and interrelationship of some quality traits in Brassica napus

Authors: S. Ahmad, H.A. Sadaqat, M.H.N. Tahir and F.S. Awan

A study on three leading lines (KN-256, KN-257, and KN-258) of Brassica napus and an approved variety, Punjab-Sarson, was conducted to gain insight into the genetic control of some quality traits using generation mean analysis. Our results showed that additive gene action predominated in the inheritance of oil content and erucic acid in cross KN-256 x KN-.. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 14(4):
2015.December.22.19
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10.4238/2015.December.22.19
Animal Genetics   Research Article

Bortezomib-based treatment of acute antibody-mediated rejection: a case report

Authors: Q. Wang, X.L. Li, X.G. Xu, B.Y. Shi, Z.M. Zhang, Z.L. Li, Y. Han, W.Q. Zhou, C.Q. Chen, M. Cai and X. Zhang

Antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) is an important factor affecting survival after renal transplantation. A highly selective proteasome inhibitor, bortezomib, clears activated plasma cells from the body and has important therapeutic effect on AMR. We investigated the effects of bortezomib on AMR in a patient after a second renal transplant. Biopsy confirme.. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 14(4):
2015.December.22.20
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10.4238/2015.December.22.20
Animal Genetics   Research Article

Effect of odanacatib on root resorption and alveolar bone metabolism during orthodontic tooth movement

Authors: X.X. Wei, J.P. Chu, Y.Z. Zou, N. Ru, S.X. Cui and Y.X. Bai

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of local administration of odanacatib (ODN) on orthodontic root resorption and the status of alveolar bone metabolism in rat molars. All specimens were scanned using microcomputed tomography and then the raw images were reconstructed. The total volume of the root resorption craters of the 60 g-NS (normal.. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 14(4):
2015.December.22.23
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10.4238/2015.December.22.23
Human Genetics   Research Article

Clinical significance of serum miR-196a in cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and cervical cancer

Authors: P. Liu, F. Xin and C.F. Ma

Previous studies have reported that miR-196a is upregulated in cervical cancer tissues and cell lines. However, whether serum miR-196a is increased in patients with cervical cancer or cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), and its potential clinical value remained unknown. In total, 105 cervical cancer patients, 86 CIN patients, and 50 healthy voluntee.. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 14(4):
2015.December.22.25
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10.4238/2015.December.22.25
Plant Genetics   Research Article

Comparison of eight methods of genomic DNA extraction from babassu

Authors: J.P.G. Viana, A.N.C. Borges, A.C.A. Lopes, R.L.F. Gomes, F.B. Britto, P.S.C. Lima and S.E.S. Valente

Babassu (Orbignya phalerata Martius) is one of the most important palms in Brazil because of the largest morphological variation, wide geographic distribution, and high socio-economic importance. The diversity present in babassu germplasm should be protected against loss to ensure their use with high productivity. Study of the available variability in pop.. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 14(4):
2015.December.22.26
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Human Genetics   Research Article

Diagnostic performance of microRNA-29a for colorectal cancer: a meta-analysis

Authors: M.L. Zhi, Z.J. Liu, X.Y. Yi, L.J. Zhang and Y.X. Bao

Previous studies have revealed that the expression level of microRNA-29a (miR-29a) was remarkably different in colorectal cancer (CRC) patients and healthy controls, indicating that miR-29a can be used as a diagnostic marker of CRC, but the results have been inconsistent. We conducted this meta-analysis to assess the diagnostic performance of blood-based .. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 14(4):
2015.December.22.28
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Human Genetics   Research Article

Investigation into withdrawal of entecavir after 20 months in an HBsAb-positive patient who received HBsAg allogeneic stem cell transplantation

Authors: J. Peng, W.F. Luo, B. Zhou and W.Q. Wen

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection of donors and recipients is not an absolute contraindication for allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). We studied a patient who received allo-HSCT from an HBsAg-positive donor. The patient was administered long-term immunosuppressive therapy and treated with the oral anti-viral medication, entecavir (ETV). Dur.. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 14(4):
2015.December.22.22
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10.4238/2015.December.22.22