Sucrose non-ferment 1 related protein kinase 2 (SnRK2) genes could mediate the stress responses in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.).

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Africanized honey bee is one of the most spectacular invasions in the Americas. African bees escaped from apiaries in Brazil in 1956, spread over Americas and by 1994 they were reported in Puerto Rico. In contrast to other places, the oceanic island conditions in Puerto Rico may mean a single introductio...

journal_title：BMC genetics

authors： Galindo-Cardona A,Acevedo-Gonzalez JP,Rivera-Marchand B,Giray T

更新日期：2013-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Linkage disequilibrium (LD) mapping is commonly used to evaluate markers for genome-wide association studies. Most types of LD software focus strictly on LD analysis and visualization, but lack supporting services for genotyping. RESULTS:We developed a freeware called LD2SNPing, which provides a complete pa...

journal_title：BMC genetics

authors： Chang HW,Chuang LY,Chang YJ,Cheng YH,Hung YC,Chen HC,Yang CH

更新日期：2009-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to determine if variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR) in the second intron (STin2) of the serotonin transporter (SLC6A4) gene was associated with tobacco use disorder, successful smoking cessation, or smoking characteristics. In this case-control study, patients with current toba...

journal_title：BMC genetics

authors： Pizzo de Castro MR,Maes M,Guembarovski RL,Ariza CB,Reiche EM,Vargas HO,Vargas MM,de Melo LG,Dodd S,Berk M,Watanabe MA,Nunes SO

更新日期：2014-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in microRNAs (miRNAs) and their target binding sites affect miRNA function and are involved in biological processes and diseases, including bovine mastitis, a frequent inflammatory disease. Our previous study has shown that bta-miR-2899 is significantly upregulated in t...

journal_title：BMC genetics

authors： Jiang Q,Zhao H,Li R,Zhang Y,Liu Y,Wang J,Wang X,Ju Z,Liu W,Hou M,Huang J

更新日期：2019-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Overexploitation of wildlife populations results in direct consequences, such as extinction and local extirpation, as well as indirect effects including genetic diversity loss and changes in genetic structure. A clear understanding of the underlying genetic patterns of harvested species is necessary for sust...

journal_title：BMC genetics

authors： Dowell SA,de Buffrénil V,Kolokotronis SO,Hekkala ER

更新日期：2015-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nucleotide 1311 polymorphism at exon 11 of G6PD gene is widely prevalent in various populations of the world. The aim of the study was to evaluate 1311 polymorphism in subjects carrying G6PD Mediterranean gene and in general population living in Pakistan. RESULTS:Patients already known to be G6PD deficient ...

journal_title：BMC genetics

authors： Moiz B,Nasir A,Moatter T,Naqvi ZA,Khurshid M

更新日期：2009-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) technology has identified multiple differentially expressed (DE) genes associated to complex disease, however, these genes only explain a modest part of variance. Omnigenic model assumes that disease may be driven by genes with indirect relevance to disease and be propagated by funct...

journal_title：BMC genetics

authors： Shao F,Wang Y,Zhao Y,Yang S

更新日期：2019-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epidemiological studies have indicated that obesity and low high-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels are strong cardiovascular risk factors, and that these traits are inversely correlated. Despite the belief that these traits are correlated in part due to pleiotropy, knowledge on specific genes commonly affecti...

journal_title：BMC genetics

authors： Arya R,Lehman D,Hunt KJ,Schneider J,Almasy L,Blangero J,Stern MP,Duggirala R,Framingham Heart Study.

更新日期：2003-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-invasive sampling has opened avenues for the genetic study of elusive species, which has contributed significantly to their conservation. Where field based identity of non-invasive sample is ambiguous (e.g. carnivore scats), it is essential to establish identity of the species through molecular approache...

journal_title：BMC genetics

authors： Maroju PA,Yadav S,Kolipakam V,Singh S,Qureshi Q,Jhala Y

更新日期：2016-02-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Genomic information can be used to predict not only continuous but also categorical (e.g. binomial) traits. Several traits of interest in human medicine and agriculture present a discrete distribution of phenotypes (e.g. disease status). Root vigor in sugar beet (B. vulgaris) is an example of binomial trait ...

journal_title：BMC genetics

authors： Biscarini F,Stevanato P,Broccanello C,Stella A,Saccomani M

更新日期：2014-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Land plants have evolved several measures to maintain their life against abiotic stresses. The accumulation of proline is the most generalized response of plants under drought, heat or salt stress conditions. It is known as an osmoprotectant which also acts as an instant source of energy during drought recov...

journal_title：BMC genetics

authors： Sayed MA,Schumann H,Pillen K,Naz AA,Léon J

更新日期：2012-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The establishment of the bisexual fertile fish hybrid lineage including the allodiploid and allotetraploid hybrids, from interspecific hybridization of red crucian carp (Carassius auratus red var. 2n = 100, 2n = AA) (♀) × common carp (Cyprinus carpio L. 2n = 100, 2n = BB) (♂), provided a good platform to inv...

journal_title：BMC genetics

authors： Zhang C,Ye L,Chen Y,Xiao J,Wu Y,Tao M,Xiao Y,Liu S

更新日期：2015-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Genetic markers conferring susceptibility to diabetes specific renal disease remains to be identified for early prediction and development of effective drugs and therapies. Inconsistent results obtained from analysis of genes from classical pathways generate need for examination of unconventional genetic mar...

journal_title：BMC genetics

authors： Prasad P,Kumar KM,Ammini AC,Gupta A,Gupta R,Thelma BK

更新日期：2008-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) is one of the four major oil crops in China. A sesame core collection (CC) was established in China in 2000, but no complete study on its genetic diversity has been carried out at either the phenotypic or molecular level. To provide technical guidance, a theoretical basis for furt...

journal_title：BMC genetics

authors： Zhang Y,Zhang X,Che Z,Wang L,Wei W,Li D

更新日期：2012-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ticks are a problem for cattle production mainly in tropical and subtropical regions, because they generate great economic losses. Acaricides and vaccines have been used to try to keep tick populations under control. This has been proven difficult given the resistance to acaricides and vaccines observed in t...

journal_title：BMC genetics

authors： Martínez-Arzate SG,Sánchez-Bermúdez JC,Sotelo-Gómez S,Diaz-Albiter HM,Hegazy-Hassan W,Tenorio-Borroto E,Barbabosa-Pliego A,Vázquez-Chagoyán JC

更新日期：2019-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Asparagus acutifolius L. is a dioecious and native plant species, widely distributed in the Mediterranean Basin. It is known for its fine flavour and could represent an important resource for cultivation programs in desert areas. Few molecular studies have been performed on this species. In the present paper...

journal_title：BMC genetics

authors： Sica M,Gamba G,Montieri S,Gaudio L,Aceto S

更新日期：2005-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tumor suppressor gene p53 plays an important role in the maintenance of the genomic integrity, and mutation in the gene may alter an individual's susceptibility to various carcinomas. P53 Arg72Pro or codon 72 polymorphism has been indicated to increase the risk of developing certain cancers such as bladder c...

journal_title：BMC genetics

authors： Hou J,Gu Y,Hou W,Wu S,Lou Y,Yang W,Zhu L,Hu Y,Sun M,Xue H

更新日期：2015-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The oxytocin (OT) system is known to be implicated in the regulation of complex social behavior, particularly empathy and parenting. The goal of this study was to estimate the gender and population differences in polymorphisms of two oxytocin receptor gene SNPs, rs53576 and rs2254298, in four populations. R...

journal_title：BMC genetics

authors： Butovskaya PR,Lazebny OE,Sukhodolskaya EM,Vasiliev VA,Dronova DA,Fedenok JN,Rosa A,Peletskaya EN,Ryskov AP,Butovskaya ML

更新日期：2016-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:We compare and contrast the performance of SIMPLE, a Monte Carlo based software, with that of several other methods for linkage and haplotype analyses, focusing on the simulated data from the New York City population. First, a whole-genome scan study based on the microsatellite markers was performed using GENEHUNTER. ...

journal_title：BMC genetics

authors： Lin S,Ding J,Dong C,Liu Z,Ma ZJ,Wan S,Xu Y

更新日期：2005-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gene identification and sequence determination are critical requirements for many biological, genomic, and bioinformatic studies. With the advent of next generation sequencing (NGS) technologies, such determinations are predominantly accomplished in silico for organisms for which the genome is known or for w...

journal_title：BMC genetics

authors： Romine NM,Martin RJ,Beetham JK

更新日期：2013-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:DGAT2 is a promising candidate gene for obesity because of its function as a key enzyme in fat metabolism and because of its localization on chromosome 11q13, a linkage region for extreme early onset obesity detected in our sample. We performed a mutation screen in 93 extremely obese children and adolescents...

journal_title：BMC genetics

authors： Friedel S,Reichwald K,Scherag A,Brumm H,Wermter AK,Fries HR,Koberwitz K,Wabitsch M,Meitinger T,Platzer M,Biebermann H,Hinney A,Hebebrand J

更新日期：2007-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cockerham genetic models are commonly used in quantitative trait loci (QTL) analysis with a special feature of partitioning genotypic variances into various genetic variance components, while the F(infinity) genetic models are widely used in genetic association studies. Over years, there have been some confu...

journal_title：BMC genetics

authors： Wang T,Zeng ZB

更新日期：2009-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Peach [Prunus persica (L.) Batsch] is one of the most economically important fruit crops that, due to its genetic and biological characteristics (small genome size, taxonomic proximity to other important species and short juvenile period), has become a model plant in genomic studies of fruit trees. Our aim w...

journal_title：BMC genetics

authors： Aranzana MJ,Abbassi el-K,Howad W,Arús P

更新日期：2010-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alcoholism is a serious public health problem. It has both genetic and environmental causes. In an effort to gain understanding of the underlying genetic susceptibility to alcoholism, a long-term study has been undertaken. The Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism (COGA) provides a rich source of...

journal_title：BMC genetics

authors： Falk CT

更新日期：2005-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Genetic maps based on single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) are increasingly being used as an alternative to microsatellite maps. This study compares linkage results for both types of maps for a neurophysiology phenotype and for an alcohol dependence phenotype. Our analysis used two SNP maps on the Illumina ...

journal_title：BMC genetics

authors： Dunn G,Hinrichs AL,Bertelsen S,Jin CH,Kauwe JS,Suarez BK,Bierut LJ

更新日期：2005-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heritable factors are well known to increase the risk of cancer in families. Known susceptibility genes account for a small proportion of all colorectal cancer cases. The aim of this study was to identify the genetic background in a family suggested to segregate a dominant cancer syndrome with a high risk of...

journal_title：BMC genetics

authors： Thutkawkorapin J,Picelli S,Kontham V,Liu T,Nilsson D,Lindblom A

更新日期：2016-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:X chromosome inactivation (XCI) is that aspect of mammalian dosage compensation that brings about equivalence of X-linked gene expression between females and males by inactivating one of the two X chromosomes (Xi) in normal female cells, leaving them with a single active X (Xa) as in male cells. In cells wit...

journal_title：BMC genetics

authors： Gartler SM,Varadarajan KR,Luo P,Norwood TH,Canfield TK,Hansen RS

更新日期：2006-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several lines of evidence including allozyme analysis, restriction digest patterns and sequencing of mtDNA as well as mini- and micro-satellite allele frequencies indicate that Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) from North America and Europe are genetically distinct. These observations are supported by karyotype ...

journal_title：BMC genetics

authors： Lubieniecki KP,Jones SL,Davidson EA,Park J,Koop BF,Walker S,Davidson WS

更新日期：2010-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Congenital heart defects (CHD) is the most common cause of death from a congenital structure abnormality in newborns and is often associated with fetal loss. There are many types of CHD. Human genetic studies have identified genes that are responsible for the inheritance of a particular type of CHD and for s...

journal_title：BMC genetics

authors： Flaquer A,Baumbach C,Piñero E,García Algas F,de la Fuente Sanchez MA,Rosell J,Toquero J,Alonso-Pulpon L,Garcia-Pavia P,Strauch K,Heine-Suñer D

更新日期：2013-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Numerous studies have attempted to relate genetic polymorphisms within the N-acetyltransferase 2 gene (NAT2) to interindividual differences in response to drugs or in disease susceptibility. However, genotyping of individuals single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) alone may not always provide enough informat...

journal_title：BMC genetics

authors： Sabbagh A,Darlu P

更新日期：2005-06-02 00:00:00