... background ofthe cultivated variety provided a set of lines offering an optimal distribution ofthe wild introgressions Conclusion: Thegenetic map developed, allowed the synteny analysis ofthe A ... introgression of a small fraction ofthe wild genome species while keeping thegenetic background ofthe cultivated is a good mean to explore the largely untapped reservoir of useful alleles of interest ... development and the analysis ofthe genome-wide segment introgressions ofthe most probable wild progenitors ofthe cultivated peanut species (A duranensis and A ipaënsis) into the background ofthe cultivated...
... ELUCIDATING THEGENETICBASISOF SEVERE OBESITY: LEARNING FROM THE EXPERIMENTS OF NATURE DR LEE YUNG SENG MBBS, MMED (PAED MED), MRCP (UK), MRCPCH, FAMS A THESIS SUBMITTED FOR THE DEGREE OF PH.D ... on the AGRP/NPY neurons in the arcuate nucleus The Elusive Satiety Factor The regulation of energy balance has been the focus of discussion dating back to 1783, and the quest to understand the ... 1995) This led to the hypothesis of resistance to the action of leptin in these individuals, so that the increase in adipose tissue mass is maintained As the vast majority of obese individuals...
... likely the cause of familial aggregation of diseases 7.3 THE COMPLEXITY OFTHE GENETICS OF TYPE DIABETES Genetic studies of diseases have traditionally relied on two methods to discover the responsible ... examined In this thesis, we begin by examining the impact of a family history of diabetes; to further assess thegeneticbasisof type diabetes, we next examine the contribution of recently identified ... to determine the effect of a positive family history on the risk of developing T2DM Furthermore, these studies were unable to determine the impact of family history of T2DM on other diabetes...
... for the detection, characterization, and evaluation ofgenetic diversity in plant populations These techniques can be chosen on thebasisof how they display genetic differences, the type of data ... into the dynamic process ofgenetic variation by presenting the thoughts of some ofthe scientists who are engaged in the development of new tools and ideas used to reveal genetic variation, often ... by the markers rather than describing thegenetic diversity ofthe organism Although the results correlate with genetic diversity, the indices often have no biological meaning in a population genetic...
... of Infectious Disease We have added a short time-slot at the end of each unit for the instructor to ask the class how and when they would communicate the concepts learned to the families ofthe ... in their child care setting that increase the risk ofdisease • Ask providers to describe the procedure that will reduce the spread of illnesses in the child care setting • Ask the class when they ... one method of control in order to reduce the transmission of infectious disease You can control the spread of communicable disease in three ways: Attack the source of infection or the “first...
... The pathology of vascular remodeling is described, including the potential sequence of events, cell types, and processes involved The genetics ofthedisease together with the identification of ... the same degree of efficacy with the fewest number of subjects exposed to the more toxic therapy There are a number of alternative study designs that can be considered in the context of rare diseases ... underscored the importance ofthe integrity ofthe alveolar epithelium in the pathogenesis of parenchymal fibrosis Opportunities to approach lung disease pathogenesis from the vantage point of a primary...
... or required further explanation ofthe need for their samples I often thought ofthe irony ofthe situation At these reunion parties, Dr Garcia would oversee the administration ofthe electrical ... (3) elucidation ofthe chemical basisof heredity, the molecular basisofdisease has been addressed in the context of how mutations affect the structure, function, or regulation of a gene or its ... with the arrowheads representing the short, direct repeats formed at the point of insertion The left half of Alu contains the A and B boxes ofthe RNA polymerase III promoter The two halves of the...
... as the cosine ofthe angle be- the magnitude of asymmetry In a similar vein, Wettler et al (2005) successfully predict associations on thebasisof co-occurrence in text, in the framework of ... ensembles taking the (harmonic) mean ofthe natural logarithm ofthe ranks, since we found these to perform better than those working with the original ranks.2 Table compares the results ofthe most ... will study only the first two of these approaches, as the different metrics of our models cannot simply be combined In the case ofthe harmonic mean, we actually take the logarithm of rank+1, in...
... sensitivity to the pro-inflammatory effects of DE Subchronic DE Exposure Modifies the Pro-inflammatory Profile ofthe Midbrain In an effort to further address the degree of sensitivity ofthe midbrain ... animals While all components ofthe brain, with the exception ofthe cerebellum, showed an elevated TNFa response to DE at some concentration of DE, the midbrain was the most sensitive, producing ... regions: the olfactory bulb, the frontal lobe, the temporal lobe, the midbrain, and the cerebellum were assessed for levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines/chemokines and markers of neurodegenerative disease...
... that these two transmembrane domains are essential for the expression of 3a on the cell surface It is possible that the aberrant nature ofthe oligo(T) tract in the 3a gene is akin to that ofthe ... are the source of these nucleotide aberrations (data not shown), and these results showed that different variants ofthe 3a gene exist in the viruses that were replicating in these patients The ... at least one of these truncated forms of 3a, named as 3amut1, can be detected in the lysate of infected cells [6] It has been shown that the 3a is localized to the cell surface of SARS-CoV infected...
... determining whether specific genes are directly involved in the trait, in quantifying the magnitude of their effect, and in evaluating whether these genes also contribute to other traits The effect of a ... neurobehavioral diseases mainly reflect the effects of large numbers ofgenetic variants of relatively small effect and, therefore, that genetic dissection of such traits will require investigation of samples ... important form of corroboration ofthe role of a given gene in contributing to complex behavioral traits Demonstrations ofthe importance of pleiotropy in thegenetic regulation of behavioral...
... to the earlier blastoderm stages To validate their experimental approach, the authors compared their gene list with the approximately 2,000 genes found to be expressed in the early embryo in other ... that 12 out of 15 of these genes are expressed in a spatially restricted pattern in regions undergoing distinct morphogenetic processes This series of studies led to the identification of a novel ... identify genes downstream of cell fate Given the extensive information from genetic studies about the transcriptional regulators that direct the early morphogenetic events of embryogenesis, it is...
... T Cells in the Context ofAllergicDiseaseThe mechanisms by which SIT has its effects include the very early desensitization effect The regulation of Tcell responses by generation of T regulatory ... suppression of basophil IL-4 and IL-13 during early phases of rush immunotherapy has been demonstrated.20,21 SIT modifies the number and the function of effector cells that mediate theallergic ... the seasonal increases in the number of basophils and eosinophils25,26 in the mucosa, as well as the number of mast cells in the skin27 and the IgE-mediated release of histamine by basophils.3,28...
... evidence for the immunological and nonimmunological basisofdisease and the implications for future treatment options The Scientific Basisof Rheumatology: A Decade of Progress should provide the reader ... molecular-based therapy Szekanecz and Koch [4] review the crucial involvement ofthe vasculature in inflammatory rheumatic diseases, including the role ofthe vasculature in atherosclerosis and ... transplantation in autoimmune diseases are the subjects ofthe article by Hügle and van Laar [5] They review the available evidence of this intensive therapy – traditionally, a salvage therapy for nonresponders...
... damage in the yield of soybeans in many countries Signs and symptoms of disease: Signs ofthedisease are the dots in the leaf blade about mm, growing gradually to turn yellow and then brown, the size ... SSR, the study analyzed genetic relationship of 50 kinds of soybean, the results showed that the polymorphism of SSR is at higher level - With the method of 2-dimensional electrophoresis, the ... with complementary sequences with the sequence ofthe samples The RAPD markers used in the study of diversity and genetic mapping ofthe typical locus include the following: (i) designing sample,...
... alpha decay The decay of a substance in which the nuclei ofthe atoms emit alpha particles, resulting in a change ofthe atomic number and atomic weight ofthe substance over a period of time alphanumeric ... start ofthe trace on the indicator screen to eliminate the altitude circle in the display ALU Abbreviation of ARITHMETIC AND LOGIC UNIT alumel An alloy used in the construction of one type of THERMOCOUPLE ... determination of current of large dimension, or ofthe size ofthe ampere ampere-hour Abbreviations: Ah, amp-hr The quantity of electricity that passes through a circuit in one hour when the rate of flow...
... energy, on account ofthe motion ofthe source and/or the detecting apparatus A small displacement in the apparent positions ofthe stars from month to month on account ofthe earth’s orbital ... execution of a specific operation absolute magnitude For a complex number quantity, the vector sum ofthe real and imaginary components (i.e., the square root ofthe sum ofthe squares of those ... measurement of current Measurement of a current directly in terms of defining quantities TANGENT GALVANOMETER method: Current is proportional to the tangent ofthe angle of deflection ofthe needle of...