Endometrial Cancer as a Familia ...
Some cases of endometrial cancer are associated with a familial tumor and are referred to as hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC or Lync ...
Control of the Bone Morphogenet ...
The TGF.. superfamily growth factor BMP7 performs essential biological functions in embryonic development and regeneration of injured tissue in the a ...
Modeling the Genetic Control of ...
The progression of HIV disease has been markedly slowed by the use of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). However, substantial genetic vari ...
NBS1 Heterozygosity and Cancer ...
Biallelic mutations in the NBS1 gene are responsible for the Nijmegen breakage syndrome (NBS), a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by c ...
Comprehensive Resources for Tom ...
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L., Solanaceae) is an excellent model plant for genomic research of solanaceous plants, as well as for studying the deve ...
Genomic Organization and Contro ...
Grb7 and their related family members Grb10 and Grb14 are adaptor proteins, which participate in the functionality of multiple signal transduction pa ...
Gene therapy: Regulations, ethi ...
Gene therapy is a new and promising approach which opens a new door to the treatment of human diseases. By direct transfer of genetic materials to t ...
The Role of Major Histocompatib ...
Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes are involved in various mechanisms of pathogenesis and immunoediting of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL). MH ...
An Outlook on Ovarian Cancer an ...
Among the gynaecological malignancies, ovarian cancer is one of the neoplastic forms with the poorest prognosis and with the bad overall and disease- ...
Analysis of the Fragile X Trinu ...
Fragile X Syndrome (FXS) is associated with an unstable CGG repeat sequence in the 5’ untranslated region in the first exon of the FMR1 gene which re ...
Clinical Proteomics of Breast C ...
Despite the lifetimes that increased in breast cancers due to the the early screening programs and new therapeutic strategies, many cases still are b ...
The Genomics of Colorectal Canc ...
The concept of the adenoma-carcinoma sequence, as first espoused by Morson et al. whereby the development of colorectal cancer is dependent on a step ...
Combating Bacterial Pathogens T ...
Antibiotic resistance, bioterrorism and microbial induced autoimmune disorders have made bacterial infections a growing concern in our society. To co ...
Pan-Vertebrate Toll-Like Recept ...
Human toll-like receptors (TLRs) recognize pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) to raise innate immune responses. The human TLR family was ...
Toll-Like Receptor Signaling: E ...
The family of Toll-like receptors (TLR1-TLR11) provides host defense in mammals by inducing proinflammatory innate immune response upon recognition o ...
A Survey of Chloroplast Protein ...
Protein phosphorylation is a major mode of regulation of metabolism, gene expression and cell architecture. In chloroplasts, reversible phosphorylati ...
Translational Science: Epistemo ...
The term “translational science” has recently become very popular with its usage appearing to be almost exclusively related to medicine, in particula ...
Peripheral Tolerization of Effe ...
Due to the random generation of T cell antigen receptors, a large fraction of developing T cells have the potential to recognize self-determinants. T ...
OX40:OX40L Axis: Emerging Targe ...
Recent advances in our understanding of the mechanisms through which T cells are activated have led to new therapeutic approaches in the treatment of ...
Coordination of Ribosomal Prote ...
Cells grow in response to nutrients or growth factors, whose presence is detected and communicated by elaborate signaling pathways. Protein kinases p ...
The Epigenetic Origin of Aneupl ...
Theodore Boveri, eminent German pathologist, observed aneuploidy in cancer cells more than a century ago and suggested that cancer cells derived from ...
Molecular Genetics of Alcohol D ...
Alcohol dependence is a worldwide public health problem, and involves both environmental and genetic vulnerability factors. The heritability of alcoh ...
Dihydrofolate Reductase Gene Va ...
Dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) catalyzes the reduction of dihydrofolate to tetrahydrofolate (THF). THF is needed for the action of folate-dependent e ...
Array-Based Approaches for the ...
Carcinogenesis involves the inactivation or inhibition of genes that function as tumor suppressors. Deletions, mutations, or epigenetic silencing of ...
Gene Expression Profiling as a ...
The identification of quantitative trait loci, QTL, in arthritis animal models is a straight forward process. However, to identify the underlying gen ...