RT-PCR for the identification of developmentally regulated novel members of the kinesin-like superfamily.
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Abstract To determine the genetic basis of autosomal dominant neurohypophyseal diabetes insipidus (ADNDI) in a Cypriot family, we ascertained and studied a large, four-generation kindred in which all participating family…
Abstract Distal hereditary motor neuronopathies (dHMNs) form a heterogeneous group of rare disorders characterized by distal weakness and wasting in the limbs with no significant sensory involvement. Harding has classified…
Abstract The recent discovery that RNA can act as a catalyst, apart from carrying genetic information, has given a new dimension to the field of gene therapy and has come…
Abstract Mutations in three different genes, PKD1, PKD2 and PKD3, can cause a very similar clinical picture of the autosomal dominant form of polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). Apparently, mutations in…
Abstract In the last 15 years, four patients with the infantile form of Sandhoff disease were diagnosed in four different families in Cyprus (population 703,000, birth rate 1.7%). Three of…
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Abstract The purpose of this study was to examine the frequency of alpha-thalassemia in the population of Cyprus using cord blood samples. The levels of Hb Bart's were compared with…
Abstract Phylogenetic analysis of the gp41 region of 123 HIV-1-seropositive specimens from Cameroon showed that 89 were subtype A (71% of these sequences were IbNg-like), 12 (10%) were subtype D,…
Abstract Resistance to activated protein C (APC) degradation caused by a specific point mutation in the factor V (FV) gene, FV:R506Q or FV-Leiden, which replaces Arg506 with Gln at the…