BACKGROUND Thermophilic campylobacters, particularly Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli are the main agents of human campylobacteriosis. Campylobacter contaminated chicken products is the most important source of foodborne gastroenteritis. Evaluation of genetic diversity among Campylobacter population is critical for understanding the epidemiology of this bacterium and developing effective contro...

The aim of the present study was to evaluate genotypic distribution calpastatin (CAST) and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) gene polymorphisms in Tsigai sheep breed. Genomic DNA isolated from blood samples by phenol-chloroform method. A total 56 were genotyped PCR-RFLP Allele genotype frequencies calculated standard procedures. To population-genetic properties, Hardy–Weinberg Equilibrium (HW...

Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis, a causative agent of otitis media, sinusitis, and exacerbation of bronchitis, has acquired widespread ability to produce beta-lactamase and can be nosocomially transmitted. The typing methods used in epidemiological analyses of M. catarrhalis are not optimal for genetic analyses. Two methods, a multiple-locus Southern blot (SB) method and a single-locus PCR-...

several studies have focused on polymorphisms of major histocompatibility complex (mhc) in sheep, ovar-mhc. this molecule plays a pivotal role in antigen presentation for eliciting immune responses against invading pathogens. the best-characterized genetic control of disease resistance and immune response in animals is associated with mhc. numerous molecular genetic investigations have been und...

A new method of genetic analysis has been devised. The method, amplification refractory mutation system (ARMS), has been used to genotype the J3.11 MspI restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) closely linked to cystic fibrosis (CF). The DNA sequence for both alleles of this dimorphism has been used to design ARMS primers. These allow genotyping of DNA isolated from blood, Guthrie cards,...

Several studies have focused on polymorphisms of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) in sheep, Ovar-MHC. This molecule plays a pivotal role in antigen presentation for eliciting immune responses against invading pathogens. The best-characterized genetic control of disease resistance and immune response in animals is associated with MHC. Numerous molecular genetic investigations have been und...

OBJECTIVES Published data on the association between Interleukin-8-251A/T polymorphism and gastric cancer (GC) risk are inconclusive. Thus, we conducted a meta-analysis to evaluate the relationship between cyclin D1 G870A polymorphism and GC risk. METHODS We searched PubMed, EMBASE, Web of science and the Cochrane Library up to July 12, 2015 for relevant studies. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% con...

INTRODUCTION The T to C transition at nucleotide 1565 of the human glycoprotein IIIa (ITGB3) gene represents a genetic polymorphism (PlA1/A2) that can influence both platelet activation and aggregation and that has been associated with many types of disease. Here, we present a newly designed multiplex tetra-primer amplification refractory mutation system - polymerase chain reaction (T-ARMS-PCR)...

Objective: The aim of this study is to establish a method by single nucleotide polymorphism detection from a single cell using the whole genomic amplification and restriction fragment length polymorphism-PCR (RFLPPCR). Methods: Genomic DNA was first prepared and wholly amplified from 80 biopsied blastomeres using the Sure Plex DNA Amplification System. Then, PCR was carried out on a single blas...

Forensic DNA analysis has vastly evolved since the first forensic samples were evaluated by restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP). Methodologies advanced from gel electrophoresis techniques to capillary and now next generation sequencing (NGS). Capillary was still is standard method used in analysis. However, dependent upon information needed, there are several different that can be t...