Evaluation of genetic parameters of 23 autosomal STR loci in a Southern Chinese Han population
Annals of Human Biology, 2018 Aim: To evaluate the 23 autosomal short tandem repeat (STR) loci included in GoldenEye™ 25 A kit using forensic human identification and paternity testing.
Hai-xia Li +6 more
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A regulatory mutant on TRIM26 conferring the risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma by inducing low immune response. [PDF]
, 2018 The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is most closely associated with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), but the complexity of its genome structure has proven challenging for the discovery of causal MHC loci or genes.
Cheng, Zhi +27 more
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Distinct modes of transmission of tuberculosis in aboriginal and non-aboriginal populations in Taiwan. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Tuberculosis incidence among aborigines is significantly higher than for Han Chinese in Taiwan, but the extent to which Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) strain characteristics contribute to this difference is not well understood.
Yih-Yuan Chen +9 more
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Cell Reports, 2021 Summary: The lack of haplotype reference panels and whole-genome sequencing resources specific to the Chinese population has greatly hindered genetic studies in the world’s largest population. Here, we present the NyuWa genome resource, based on deep (26.
Peng Zhang +12 more
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Regional surname affinity: a spatial network approach [PDF]
, 2019 OBJECTIVE We investigate surname affinities among areas of modern‐day China, by constructing a spatial network, and making community detection.
Chen, Jiawei +5 more
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Polymorphism of KIR2DL4 gene among northern Chinese Han population
Zhongguo shuxue zazhi, 2022 Objective To investigate the polymorphism of KIR2DL4 gene in northern Chinese Han population. Methods A total of 327 DNA samples were isolated by magnetic beads from unrelated individuals of northern Chinese Han population.
Zhichao YANG +4 more
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The Missing Link of Jewish European Ancestry: Contrasting the Rhineland and the Khazarian Hypotheses [PDF]
, 2012 The question of Jewish ancestry has been the subject of controversy for over two centuries and has yet to be resolved. The "Rhineland Hypothesis" proposes that Eastern European Jews emerged from a small group of German Jews who migrated eastward and ...
Alexander +48 more
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Missense Variant rs28362680 in BTNL2 Reduces Risk of Coronary Heart Disease
Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine, 2022 Jian Zhuo,1 Yingchun Wu,2 Wei Li,1 Zerong Li,1 Yipeng Ding,3 Tianbo Jin4,5 1Department of Emergency Service, People’s Hospital of Wanning, Wanning, Hainan, 571500, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Intensive Care Unit, Hainan General Hospital ...
Zhuo J, Wu Y, Li W, Li Z, Ding Y, Jin T
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Association of the CTLA4 gene with Graves' disease in the Chinese Han population. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2010 To determine whether genetic heterogeneity exists in patients with Graves' disease (GD), the cytotoxic T-lymphocyte associated 4 (CTLA-4) gene, which is implicated a susceptibility gene for GD by considerable genetic and immunological evidence, was used ...
Shuang-Xia Zhao +11 more
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Testing and comparing two self-care-related instruments among older Chinese adults [PDF]
, 2017 Objectives The study aimed to test and compare the reliability and validity, including sensitivity and specificity of the two self-care-related instruments, the Self-care Ability Scale for the Elderly (SASE), and the Appraisal of Self-care Agency Scale ...
A Millar +50 more
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