Read more about the article Prevalent genotypes of Toxoplasma gondii in pregnant women and patients from Crete and Cyprus.
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Prevalent genotypes of Toxoplasma gondii in pregnant women and patients from Crete and Cyprus.

Abstract Molecular genotyping has been used to characterize Toxoplasma gondii strains into the three clonal lineages known as types I, II, and III. To characterize T. gondii strains from Greece…

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Read more about the article COL4A3/COL4A4 mutations link familial hematuria and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. glomerular epithelium destruction via basement membrane thinning?
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COL4A3/COL4A4 mutations link familial hematuria and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. glomerular epithelium destruction via basement membrane thinning?

Abstract The recent description of multiple gene defects in hereditary podocytopathies and in hereditary glomerular basement membrane diseases has dramatically improved the current state of our knowledge on the renal…

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Read more about the article The Fras1/Frem family of extracellular matrix proteins: structure, function, and association with Fraser syndrome and the mouse bleb phenotype.
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The Fras1/Frem family of extracellular matrix proteins: structure, function, and association with Fraser syndrome and the mouse bleb phenotype.

Abstract Fras1 and the structurally related proteins Frem1, Frem2, and Frem3, comprise a novel family of extracellular matrix proteins, which localize in a similar fashion underneath the lamina densa of…

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Read more about the article Cryptic genomic imbalances in patients with de novo or familial apparently balanced translocations and abnormal phenotype.
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Cryptic genomic imbalances in patients with de novo or familial apparently balanced translocations and abnormal phenotype.

Abstract Carriers of apparently balanced translocations are usually phenotypically normal; however in about 6% of de novo cases, an abnormal phenotype is present. In the current study we investigated 12…

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Read more about the article Isoenzymatic characterization of Phlebotomus papatasi (Diptera: Psychodidae) of the Marrakech area, Morocco.
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Isoenzymatic characterization of Phlebotomus papatasi (Diptera: Psychodidae) of the Marrakech area, Morocco.

Abstract This study reports the genetic characterization of urban and rural populations of Phlebotomus (Phlebotomus) papatasi Scopoli (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Marrakech, Morocco. Using isoenzymatic analysis, four Moroccan populations were compared…

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Read more about the article Array-MAPH: a methodology for the detection of locus copy-number changes in complex genomes.
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Array-MAPH: a methodology for the detection of locus copy-number changes in complex genomes.

Abstract High-throughput genome-wide screening methods to detect subtle genomic imbalances are extremely important for diagnostic genetics and genomics. Here, we provide a detailed protocol for a microarray-based technique, applying the…

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Read more about the article Characterization of the porcine KIT ligand gene: expression analysis, genomic structure, polymorphism detection and association with coat colour traits.
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Characterization of the porcine KIT ligand gene: expression analysis, genomic structure, polymorphism detection and association with coat colour traits.

Abstract Kit ligand (KITLG) is the ligand for the type III receptor tyrosine kinase KIT. Studies of the KIT/KITLG pathway in a number of mammalian species have shown that it…

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Read more about the article Thalassemia and its relevance to personalized medicine.
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Thalassemia and its relevance to personalized medicine.

Abstract Thalassemias are the most common monogenic gene disorders in the world. Patients present with a wide variability of clinical phenotypes ranging from severe phenotype (β-thalassemia major) to a very…

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Read more about the article The effect of myotonic dystrophy transcript levels and location on muscle differentiation.
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The effect of myotonic dystrophy transcript levels and location on muscle differentiation.

Abstract In myotonic dystrophy type I (DM1), nuclear retention of mutant DMPK transcripts compromises muscle cell differentiation. Although several reports have identified molecular defects in myogenesis, it remains still unclear…

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Read more about the article Arrayed primer extension for the noninvasive prenatal diagnosis of beta-thalassemia based on detection of single nucleotide polymorphisms.
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Arrayed primer extension for the noninvasive prenatal diagnosis of beta-thalassemia based on detection of single nucleotide polymorphisms.

Abstract beta-Thalassemia is one of the most common autosomal recessive single-gene disorders in Cyprus. Development of a noninvasive prenatal diagnostic (NIPD) assay for beta-thalassemia is based mostly on the detection…

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