Objectives: The ABO blood group antigens were found on most epithelial cells and in secretions. In the normal endometrium there is a variable expression of histo-blood group and related antigens suggesting a hormonal regulation. A relationship between ABO blood groups and endometrial cancer has been investigated with contradictory results. In this study we investigated the influence of blood ty...

Histo-blood group A and B antigens are oligosaccharide antigens important in transfusion and transplantation medicine. The final steps in the synthesis of these antigens are catalyzed by glycosyltransferases encoded by the functional alleles at the ABO locus. Humans have 3 major alleles (A, B, and O), whereas pigs are known to have only A and O alleles. This paper reports the molecular genetic ...

A well supported mechanism for succinyl-CoA:3-ketoacid coenzyme A transferase (EC 2.8.3.5) involving an enzymeCoA intermediate requires the participation of an oxygen atom of the enzyme or of the CoA moiety. Measurements of loss of 180 from acetoacetate show that CoA oxygens do not participate. An oxygen-containing group on the enzyme is reversibly labeled from succinateJ*O in the presence of a...

During the past two decades, a variety of histopathological alterations in fish and bivalves have been developed and used as biomarkers in pollution monitoring. Some of these have been successfully adopted in major national monitoring programmes, while others, although show promise, are still in the experimental stage. This paper critically reviews the scientific basis, cause and effect relatio...

conclusions there is not any significant association between mode of delivery and occurrence of ecc, despite the positive association between occurrence of ecc and gender. results analysis of the data demonstrated a statistically significant relationship between gender and occurrence of ecc, but no statistically significant relationship between mode of delivery and occurrence of ecc, as well as...

background several factors may cause infertility and fetal loss. blood groups antigens seem to be implied in the mechanisms of infertility and fetal loss. maternal natural antibody can react against father’s blood group antigens on spermatozoa. the effects of parental blood group system on infertility and fetal surveillance perceived by its manifestation in prezygotic (caused infertility) and p...

introduction: the history of studies on blood groups dates back to early 20th century. studies have demonstrated that certain blood groups dictate tendencies toward physical or psychiatric illnesses. the present study aimed to find out the frequency of abo and rh blood groups in obsessive-compulsive disorder. methods: in this survey, descriptive study with convenient samples, male/female patien...

We characterized the binding of 8 Noroviruses (NORs) to histo-blood group antigens (HBGAs) in human saliva using recombinant NOR (rNOR) capsid proteins. Among the 8 rNORs tested, 6 formed viruslike particles (VLPs) when the capsid proteins were expressed in insect cells, all of which revealed variable binding activities with saliva; the remaining 2 rNORs did not form VLPs, and the proteins did ...