Associations of CAG repeat polymorphism in the androgen receptor gene with steroid hormone levels and anthropometrics among men: the role of the ethnic factor [PDF]
Androgens are required for stimulation and maintenance of skeletal growth and bone homeostasis. Physiological functions of androgens are mediated through the androgen receptor (AR). The androgen receptor gene AR has a polymorphic trinucleotide CAG repeat
L. V. Osadchuk +2 more
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The variability of PNPLA3 gene as a potential marker of cold adaptation in Yakuts [PDF]
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common chronic liver diseases. It has been reported that specific variants of patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing 3 (PNPLA3) gene, notably SNPs rs738409 and rs2294918 are associated ...
Nadezhda Ivanovna Pavlova +6 more
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TCF7L2 gene polymorphism in populations of f ive Siberian ethnic groups [PDF]
Investigation of the frequencies of functionally signif icant gene variants in the context of medical biology and gene geography is a relevant issue for studying the genetic structure of human populations.
L. E. Tabikhanova +4 more
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Genetic and phenotypic heterogeneity of type 2 diabetes across Russian ancestry groups [PDF]
IntroductionType 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) is a highly polygenic disease involving multiple biological pathways. Genetic ancestry may influence the predominant mechanisms driving T2D.
Ekaterina E. Markelova +22 more
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Gender representations in associative meaning: The image of woman in Russian and Yakut language consciousnesses [PDF]
The study is focused on representations of the concept ‘woman’ existing in the language consciousnesses of representatives of the Russian and Yakut ethnic groups. The image of ‘woman’ was investigated by means of a free-associative experiment.
Filippova Sargylana +4 more
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Xiongnu-Xianbei layer in the Yakut Culture [PDF]
The aim of the article is to systematize and conceptualize the similarities between the paleo-ethnographic culture of the Yakuts and the Xiongnu of Central Asia, and to assess the possible ways of their appearance and incorporation into the new ...
Alexeev A.N., , Bravina R.I.
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Ala54Thr polymorphism of the fatty acid transporter gene (FABP2) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Yakutia [PDF]
Aim. To study the contribution of the Ala54Thr genetic polymorphism of the FABP2 gene to the risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus among the Yakut population. Materials and methods.
Liubov A. Sydykova +6 more
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Farinaceous and starchy foods in the diet of the indigenous people of the highlatitude and Arctic regions of Russia: tradition and modernity [PDF]
The object of the study is the indigenous population of the North and the Arctic of the Russian Federation. The subject of the study is changes in nutrition during transition from the traditional to modernized lifestyle.
Kozlov A.I., Nikitin I.A.
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The childbirth rituals of the Yakuts: traditions and modernity [PDF]
The purpose of this paper is to consider the transformation of the maternity rites among the Yakuts from the end of the 19th to the beginning of the 21st centuries. The area under research is the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Eastern Siberia.
Yakovleva K.M. , Yakovlev A.I.
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Assessment of external risk factors of hepatocellular cancer development and markers of genetic predisposition to its development in the ethnic group of yakut - men [PDF]
Aim. To establish the main external and genetically determined risk factors for the development of hepatocellular cancer in the ethnic group of male Yakuts living in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) [RS (Y)] in the epidemiologically unfavorable conditions
N D Yushchuk +8 more
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