Eggshell quality is the main trait to assess egg quality. Marker assisted selection can be used to improve this trait. During eggshell formation, a mass of inorganic minerals is deposited. The Sodium Channel (SCNN1) gene family plays an essential role in cation transportation and SCNN1g is a member of this gene family. The objective of this study was to estimate the frequency of SCNN1g gene var...

Abstract One million cases of skin wounds, either closed or open necessitate wound treatments to improve the quality life. In this study, gellan gum biopolymer (Ag@TiO 2 NRs/GG) hydrogel film with Ag loaded TiO nanorods was fabricated for healing dressing. The performance Ag@TiO WR/GG tested in vitro and vivo investigate its ability regenerate tissue. FTIR, XRD, SEM were used examine physical c...

BACKGROUND Several recent studies have explored associations between pre-mir-218 polymorphism (rs11134527) and cancer risk. However, published data are still inconclusive. To obtain a more precise estimation of the relationship in the Chinese population, we carried out a meta-analysis for the first time. MATERIALS AND METHODS Through retrieval from the PubMed, Medline, Embase, Web of Science ...

Body measurement and meat quality traits play important roles in the evaluation of productivity and economy in cattle, which are influenced by genes and environmental factors. PRKAG2, which encodes the γ2 regulatory subunit of AMPK, is associated with key metabolic pathways in muscle. We detected bovine PRKAG2 gene polymorphisms and analyzed their associations with body measurement and meat qua...

We conducted a case-control study to investigate the role of interleukin-17A (IL-17A) rs2275913 G > A and IL-17F rs763780 T > C polymorphisms in the development of gastric cancer. A hospital-based case-control design was performed, and 153 patients and 207 control subjects were consecutively selected from the Third Affiliated Hospital between May 2013 and December 2014. Polymerase chain reactio...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the associations between matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) gene polymorphisms (rs17576 and rs3918249) and glaucoma risk. All eligible studies were searched in PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library and the China Knowledge Resource Integrated Database. Pooled odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals were used to assess associations between MMP-9 gene polymorp...

Objective: We aimed to analyzed the association between gastric cancer and polymorphism of XPO5 gene. Method: The in gene (rs11544382) was determined 120 individuals (60 patients; 60 healthy controls) using Real-Time PCR method. Results: comparison patients controls revealed a statistically significant relationship for alcoholic drink consumption (p<0.05).The not significant. There no mutant (G...

Compelling evidences have suggested that high mobility group box-1 (HMGB1) gene plays a crucial role in cancer development and progression. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in HMGB1 gene on the survival of gastric cancer (GC) patients. Three tag SNPs from HMGB1 gene were selected and genotyped using Sequenom iPEX genotyping system in a cohort of...

INTRODUCTION DNA methyltransferase-1(DNMT1) is an important enzyme in determining genomic methylation patterns in mammalian cells. We investigated the associations between SNPs in the DNMT1 gene and risks of developing H. pylori seropositivity, gastric atrophy and gastric cancer in the Chinese population. METHODS The study consisted of 447 patients with gastric cancer; 111 patients with gastr...

PURPOSE We herein examined whether the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) at -2518 of the MCP-1 gene promoter region influences clinical outcomes among nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN The study population consisted of 411 NPC patients without metastasis at diagnosis. All patients were treated at the Chang Gung Memorial Hospital from March 1994 to November 2004. ...