1. INTRODUCTION Hb J-Meerut results from a C ->A mutation (GCG->GAG) at codon 120 of the α1 or α2 globin gene, changing the alanine to glutamic acid at residue 120 of the α chain [1,2,3]. This variant was first reported in two sisters from Meerut, Utlar Pradesh, India [1][r]
group relegated to the same caloric-restricted diet as the Test group. Many published studies concerning methods to combat obesity provide only scale weight loss as the principal end point. The assumption that scale weight loss is synonymous with fat loss, however, is not al-ways true [26,27]. Scale[r]
pattern. It is possible that participants who have been diagnosed with a chronic disease may have changed their diet. To address this concern we adjusted for the presence of chronic disease (CHD, cancer, and stroke) and hypertension throughout the analyses. We also repeated the analyses exclu[r]
tion. Exercise is a known stress condition that con-sumes muscle glycogen rapidly. During the recovery period following exercise, the whole-body glucose tolerance and the rate of muscle glycogen storage in-creases simultaneously, resulting in glycogen super-compensation [5]. This normal adapt[r]
Exon 1 (transcript variant 3) and exon 10 were amplified from selected samples with PCR parameters as described above. After a control electrophoresis on 2% agarose gels, the PCR products were directly subjected to processing with Surveyor nuclease [13] (Transgenomic, Omaha, USA) according to[r]
isolated Japanese H. pylori strains (J-HM-CAP) ELISA (Kyowa Medex, Tokyo, Japan), were used for the identification of H. pylori-infected participants (in the control group the former was used and in the case group both were used.). An ELISA value of 2.3 or over was regarded as positive for both test[r]
which was established to characterize cognition among individuals initiating HAART for the first time as the country rapidly escalated access to antiretrovi-ral drugs. 2. METHODS Subjects and Clinical Data. We established a longitudinal neuroAIDS cohort within the Southeast Asia Research Coll[r]
As an example we presented the finding that maternal use of loratadine in early pregnancy was associated with a roughly doubled risk for infant hypospadias. We concluded: “The finding can still be random, but causality cannot be dismissed, even though the mechanism of action is not understood[r]
The controls were selected from the study population of 65,383 male births. The control group comprised of 10 controls per case, and these controls had no recorded diagnosis of hypospadias during the first six months post delivery. We matched on birth, month, and year of the child. To examine whethe[r]
respective Rice-fluid) physiological saline solution, respectively. The cultures were incubated with gentle shaking at 37°C in a microaerophilic atmosphere. Samples (100μl) for viability measurement were taken at various points of time, that is, 30min., 60min., and 120min., respectively. Viab[r]
which is the final irreversible stage characterized by parenchymal nodules with encircling fibrous septa. The hepatitis C virus is not considered to directly injure the liver but it rather triggers an HCV-specific lymphoproliferation. Through profuse cytokine production and also a direct cyto[r]