The parasitoid wasp Encarsia smithi is an important agent in the classical biological control of two species of invasive spiny whiteflies, Aleurocanthus spiniferus and Aleurocanthus camelliae. To evaluate the performance of parasitism indexed by genetic diversity, a highly polymorphic genetic marker is required. In this report, nine microsatellite loci are described for E. smithi. The microsate...

To evaluate the genetic polymorphisms and to search for available molecular markers for Qinchuan cattle, 90 Qinchuan cows were genotyped with 12 microsatellite markers. A total of 247 alleles were detected, with the number of alleles ranging from 13 (INRA005) to 33 (HEL13), giving a mean number of 21 alleles per locus. The total and mean effective allele number were 142.6229 and 11.8852, respec...

Microsatellite markers are widely and evenly distributed, and are highly polymorphic. Rapid and convenient detection through automated analysis means that microsatellite markers are widely used in the construction of plant and animal genetic maps, in quantitative trait loci localization, marker-assisted selection, identification of genetic relationships, and genetic diversity and phylogenetic t...

Matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) contribute to tumor microenvironment and are associated with bladder cancer. A study examining the association between MMP polymorphisms and bladder cancer risk has never been published. We analyzed the association of 11 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and one microsatellite polymorphism in MMP genes MMP-1, MMP-2, MMP-3, MMP-8, MMP-9, and MMP-12 with bladd...

We present a genetic map based on microsatellite polymorphisms for the African human malaria vector, Anopheles gambiae. Polymorphisms in laboratory strains were detected for 89% of the tested microsatellite markers. Genotyping was performed for individual mosquitos from 13 backcross families that included 679 progeny. Three linkage groups were identified, corresponding to the three chromosomes....

BACKGROUND To investigate associations of the CA microsatellite and rs35767, rs5742612, and rs2288377 polymorphisms and the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) haplotypes with and without the CA microsatellite in the IGF1 promoter with insulin sensitivity and secretion. MATERIAL AND METHODS The CA microsatellite and SNPs were genotyped in 389 type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients. A 75 g or...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether extraarticular manifestations (EAM) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients from northwest (NW) Spain are associated with particular HLA-DRB1 alleles and/or TNF microsatellite polymorphisms. METHODS The frequencies of HLA-DRB1 alleles and TNF microsatellite polymorphisms were compared between RA patients with and without extraarticular disease in a population from...

Herein, we describe 34 microsatellite loci developed using an enrichment genomic library for the tree species Hancornia speciosa Gomes (Apocynaceae). Thirty-five individuals were genotyped using 34 primers to analyze the polymorphisms at each locus. The number of alleles per locus ranged from 4 to 20. The average number of alleles was 8.11, and the expected heterozygosity ranged from 0.62 to 0....

conclusions the obtained results confirm some previous studies regardinga gender specific association of maoa gene with the bipolar disorder. results significant associations were observed regarding maoa-ca (p = 0.016) and maoa-vntr (p = 0.004) polymorphisms in the bipolar females. there was no association between maoa-rflp and bipolar disorder. patients and methods this study is a case-control...