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Captive Breeding of the Chinese Alligator Reduces Inbreeding but Increases Genetic Load

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Captive breeding of the Chinese alligator successfully reduced genomic inbreeding but increased the burden of deleterious mutations. Genomic analyses indicate that managing both genetic diversity and genetic load is essential for the long‐term conservation of this critically endangered species.
Yihang Fan, Tao Pan, Nicolas Dussex, Tianming Lan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

From fluke to fragment: A multifaceted method for molecular sex identification and mitochondrial haplotyping from environmental DNA samples

Methods in Ecology and Evolution, EarlyView.
Abstract Environmental DNA (eDNA) analyses have become a powerful tool for non‐invasive biodiversity monitoring, yet the applicability of population‐genetic approaches to environmental samples remains largely unexplored. Even when genetic traces originate from a single individual, low target DNA concentrations and amplification or sequencing artefacts ...
Lauren Kelly Rodriguez, Sandra Schallhart, Philipp Hobmeier, Thomas G. Curran, Sergi Pérez‐Jorge, Rui Prieto, Cláudia Oliveira, Mónica A. Silva, Bettina Thalinger   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genomic Assessment of Reintroduced African Wild Dogs Informs Conservation Translocations

Animal Conservation, EarlyView.
Few reintroduction and translocation programs incorporate genomic assessments into management planning, despite ongoing debate over how founder individuals should be selected. Here, we assess the genomic composition of reintroduced African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) populations in private reserves in South Africa, comparing them with a free‐roaming ...
Michou Weimar, Cole du Plessis, Rosemary Groom, Bettine Jansen van Vuuren, Laura Tensen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Discuss the Rationale for Minimally Invasive Endodontics and the Merits and Demerits of the Concept

Australian Endodontic Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Minimally invasive endodontics (MIE) places emphasis on the conservation of sound tooth structure and viable pulp tissue during endodontic procedures such as root canal treatment (RCTx) and vital pulp therapy (VPT). The use of minimal access cavity designs and conservative canal preparation dimensions have been investigated as a way to improve
Iris Mohan Li
wiley   +1 more source

Loss‐of‐Function Variants in CCDC189 Cause Human Oligoasthenoteratozoospermia by Disrupting Sperm Flagellar and Acrosomal Architecture

Andrology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Oligoasthenoteratozoospermia (OAT), characterized by reduced sperm count, impaired motility, and abnormal morphology, is a major cause of male infertility with substantial genetic heterogeneity. However, the underlying genetic etiology remains unresolved in a large proportion of affected individuals.
Jianteng Zhou, Ghulam Mustafa, Tingting Lin, Jingwei Ye, Huan Zhang, Hanwei Jiang, Kexin Yang, Guoning Huang, Qinghua Shi   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genome‐wide association and interaction analysis for proliferative retinopathy in adults with type 2 diabetes born during famine: The DOLCE study in Ukraine

Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose Proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) is one of the leading causes of blindness in working‐age adults. We have previously shown that the risk of PDR is significantly elevated in individuals with intrauterine exposure to famine. However, the genetic mechanisms mediating this association remain unknown.
Olena Fedotkina, Most Champa Begum, Xuan Tung Trinh, Turkuler Özgumus, Mikael Åkerlund, Peter Nilsson, Leticia Maria Spindola, Valeriya Lyssenko   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

SUMO-defective c-Maf preferentially transactivates Il21 to exacerbate autoimmune diabetes. [PDF]

J Clin Invest, 2018
Hsu CY, Yeh LT, Fu SH, Chien MW, Liu YW, Miaw SC, Chang DM, Sytwu HK.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Macular telangiectasia type 2 genetic risk variants associated with clinical characteristics in the Slovenian cohort

Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose Early diagnosis of macular telangiectasia type 2 (MacTel) remains challenging, and the contribution of genetic variation to its clinical heterogeneity is unclear. This study investigated associations between MacTel risk variants and clinical characteristics in a Slovenian cohort.
Ajda Kunčič, Nataša Debeljak, Petra Hudler, Janez Smerkolj, Mojca Urbančič   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Review Article: Fibrosis‐4 Index in Steatotic Liver Disease—Past, Present and Future

Alimentary Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
FIB‐4 remains an inexpensive, scalable first‐line triage tool for excluding advanced fibrosis and identifying patients who need second‐line assessment, but it should not be used as a stand‐alone diagnostic or treatment‐selection test. Sequential testing and longitudinal FIB‐4 trajectories may improve risk stratification and prognosis.
Kriti Soni, Vinay Jahagirdar, Omar Albhaisi, Richard K. Sterling, Juan Pablo Arab, Hanna Blaney, Luis Antonio Díaz   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Correction: c-Maf restrains T-bet-driven programming of CCR6-negative group 3 innate lymphoid cells.

Elife, 2020
Tizian C, Lahmann A, Hölsken O, Cosovanu C, Kofoed-Branzk M, Heinrich F, Mashreghi MF, Kruglov A, Diefenbach A, Neumann C.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source