Environmental management is inevitably complicated by the large variation in susceptibility to chemical toxicity exhibited by the living components of ecosystems, a significant proportion of which is determined by genetic factors. This paper examines the concept of genetic susceptibility in ecosystems and suggests the existence of two distinct forms reflecting genetic changes at the level of th...

ulcerative colitis and crohn's disease are chronic, relapsing, inflammatory conditions defined by their phenotypic features. family studies have identified a clear genetic influence on disease susceptibility and expression. molecular studies have identified specific genes that predispose individuals to the development of inflammatory bowel disease. some of these genes are specific to either ulc...

neonatal diabetes mellitus (ndm) is a rare kind of diabetes characterized by hyperglycemia and low levels of insulin. clinically, it is categorized into two main types: transient ndm (tndm) and permanent ndm (pndm). these types are diagnosed based on duration of insulin dependence early in the disease. in tndm, diabetes begins in the first few weeks of life with remission in a few months. howev...

OBJECTIVE Approximately 5% of women suffer from recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis (RVVC). It has been hypothesized that genetic factors play an important role in the susceptibility to RVVC. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of genetic variants of genes encoding for pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) on susceptibility to RVVC. STUDY DESIGN For the study, 119 RVVC patients and 2...