Loss-of-function variants, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and adverse liver outcomes: Results from a multi-ethnic Asian cohort [PDF]
Background/Aims 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 13 (HSD17B13) variants were recently reported to have significantly lower odds of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
Yi-Wen Ting +7 more
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Genome-wide association study of mitochondrial DNA in Chinese men identifies seven new susceptibility loci for high-altitude pulmonary oedema [PDF]
Background/Aim. High-altitude pulmonary oedema (HAPE), which normally occurs at altitudes higher than 3,000 m, is a potentially fatal disease due to hypoxia.
Tang Caizhi +4 more
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Association of prothrombin, FV Leiden and MTHFR gene polymorphisms in the Montenegrin patients with venous thromboembolism [PDF]
Background/Aim. Polymorphisms of the factor V Leiden (FV G1691A), prothrombin (FII G20210A), and methylene-tetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR C677T) genes are the most commonly investigated inherited risk factors for developing venous thromboembolism (VTE)
Teofilov Slađana +4 more
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Association of Combined TCF7L2 and KCNQ1 Gene Polymorphisms with Diabetic Micro- and Macrovascular Complications in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus [PDF]
Background Vascular complications are the major morbid consequences of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The transcription factor 7-like 2 (TCF7L2), potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily Q member 1 (KCNQ1), and inwardly-rectifying potassium channel ...
Rujikorn Rattanatham +7 more
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Association of MicroRNA Biogenesis Genes Polymorphisms with Ischemic Stroke Susceptibility and Post-Stroke Mortality [PDF]
Background and Purpose MicroRNA (miRNA) expression has been examined in multiple conditions, including various cancers, neurological diseases, and cerebrovascular diseases, particularly stroke.
Jung Oh Kim +8 more
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The relationship between tacrolimus concentration-dose ratio and genetic polymorphism in patients subjected to renal transplantation [PDF]
Background/Aim. Tacrolimus concentration-dose ratio as a potential therapeutic drug monitoring strategy was suggested to be used for the patients subjected to renal transplantation.
Rančić Nemanja +7 more
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Pharmacogenetics of antiretroviral drugs [PDF]
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Dragović Gordana +2 more
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Association of Factor II G20210A, Factor V G1691A and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T gene polymorphism with different forms of myocardial infarction: ST segment elevation and non-ST segment elevation [PDF]
Background/Aim. Coagulation Factor II G20210A and Factor V G1691A variants are moderately associated with coronary artery disease. Polymorphism of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene C677T is associated with myocardial infarction (MI) in ...
Ćućuz-Jokić Milica +4 more
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Association of renin-angiotensin system genes polymorphism with progression of diabetic nephropathy in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus [PDF]
Background/Aim. Diabetic nephropathy (DN) as a major microvascular complication of diabetes mellitus (DM) include a progressive increase in urinary albumin excretion in association with an increase in blood pressure and to end stage renal ...
Ilić Vesna +4 more
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Background Some cytokines are strongly implicated in the development of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) such as the Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF).
Elizabeth Guevara‐Gutiérrez +9 more
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