Kappa-casein (κ-casein) is one of the most abundant milk proteins. Its main function is to avoid the aggregation of casein micelles, keeping them, and therefore calcium phosphate, in pockets in solution. In bovines, a κ-casein functional polymorphism has been associated with fat, calcium, and protein milk contents and faster curd contraction in cheese production. Quicker curd contraction reduce...

β-thalassemia, a monogenic autosomal recessive disorder, is prevalent in middle east, particularly in iran. in iran, near to 20 mutations in the β-globin gene are introduced as common mutations with varying incidence frequencies in each city. therefore, detection and screening for couples at high risk can help to solve the problems of this disease. in this study, optimized genotyping of two com...

Quantification of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations is important for the prediction of tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) efficacy in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, clinicians lack a sensitive and convenient method to quantify EGFR mutant abundance. The present study introduces a novel method, namely amplification refractory mutation system (ARMS)-Plus, ...

introduction: osteoprotegerin (opg), a soluble decoy receptor secreted by osteoblasts, binds rank-l, preventing stimulation of osteoclastogenesis. in the present study we aimed to investigate the impact of opg variants and susceptibility to childhood acute lymphocytic leukemia (all) in a sample of iranian population. methods: this case-control study was done on 98 all and 124 healthy children. ...

We report a comparative evaluation of three different laboratory methods for screening large numbers of mouthwash DNA samples for common cystic fibrosis mutations. Sensitivity, specificity, and costs of ARMS (allele refractory mutation detection system), dot blotting, and a deletion/digest/PAGE method (multiplex PCR of exons 10 and 11, digest with HincII followed by polyacrylamide gel electroph...

PURPOSE This study aimed to identify potential epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene mutations in non-small cell lung cancer that went undetected by amplification refractory mutation system-Scorpion real-time PCR (ARMS-PCR). MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 200 specimens were obtained from the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University from August 2014 to August 2015. In...

Background: Mayer - Rokitansky - Kuster - Hauser (MRKH) syndrome is characterized by congenital aplasia of the uterus and the upper part of the vagina in women showing normal development of secondary sexual characteristics and a normal 46, XX karyotype. Congenital anomaly of the female genital tract, estimated to occur in approximately 1 in every 5,000 females. It is caused by a failure of deve...