Obesity is a multifactorial disease in which environmental conditions and several genes play
an important role in the development of this disease. Obesity is associated with …

Acute anterior uveitis is the most common form of uveitis. HLA-B27-associated acute anterior
uveitis is a distinct clinical entity that has wide-ranging medical significance due to its ocular …

Interindividual gene copy-number variation (CNV) of complement component C4 and its
associated polymorphisms in gene size (long and short) and protein isotypes (C4A and …

The cytokine TNF is a critical mediator of immune and inflammatory responses. The TNF
gene is an immediate early gene, rapidly transcribed in a variety of cell types following …

Greater numbers of individuals are living to older ages. A major concern at both individual
and population levels is how to live these years at a high functional level. If we had …

Self-regulation is a fundamental human process that refers to multiple complex methods by
which individuals pursue goals in the face of distractions. Whereas superior self-regulation …

Our study aimed to investigate the effect of dietary Astragalus polysaccharide (APS) on
growth performance, gut and liver health and anti-viral capability of zebrafish. Zebrafish …

Background: Approximately 25% of severe hemophilia A (HA) patients develop antibodies to
factor VIII protein. Patients: In the present case‐controlled cohort study, 260 severely …

MATERIALS AND METHODS DNA samples were obtained from 72 unrelated centenarian
men (25 of whom were part of a previous study) 7 and 102 centenarian women from central …

PCR-SSOP identification procedures for IL-2, IL-6, IL-10, TNF-α and TNF-β cytokine
polymorphisms have been developed. Application of the procedures to a range of diverse …