Editor's Perspectives – February 2017

Vet February 2017.indd

Trematodes are almost all hermaphrodite (schistosomes being the exception) flat worms (flukes) which have a two or more host life cycle, with snails featuring consistently as an intermediate host. Dogs and cats residing in Europe, including the UK and Ireland, are far less likely to acquire trematode or fluke infections, which means that veterinary surgeons are likely to be unconfident when the...

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Package ‘ QuartPAC ’ February 1 , 2017

February 1, 2017 Type Package Title Identification of mutational clusters in protein quaternary structures. Version 1.6.0 Date 2014-09-25 Author Gregory Ryslik, Yuwei Cheng, Hongyu Zhao Maintainer Gregory Ryslik Description Identifies clustering of somatic mutations in proteins over the entire quaternary structure. License GPL-2 biocViews Clustering, Proteomics, Somati...

In the literature: February 2017

DecoDing the methylome in mantle cell lymphoma: close influence of B-cell Differentiation anD clinical relevance The hallmark of mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is the t(11;14)(q13,q32) translocation, which leads to the juxtaposition of CCDN1 to the IgH promoter locus, resulting in cyclin D1 overexpression. However, studies from transgenic mouse show that additional secondary genetic events are requ...

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