PREFACE: In silico pipeline for accurate cell‐free fetal DNA fraction prediction

Fetal fraction of cell-free DNA in maternal plasma in the prediction of spontaneous preterm delivery.

OBJECTIVES To investigate whether, in pregnancies complicated by spontaneous preterm delivery, fetal fraction of cell-free DNA (cfDNA) in maternal plasma at 11-13 weeks' gestation is altered and if this measurement could be useful in the prediction of preterm delivery. METHODS Fetal fraction of cfDNA was measured at 10 + 0 to 13 + 6 weeks' gestation in 3169 pregnancies, 3066 (96.7%) that deli...

In silico pKa prediction

The biopharmaceutical profile of a compound depends directly on the dissociation constants of its acidic and basic groups, commonly expressed as the negative decadic logarithm pKa of the acid dissociation constant (Ka). The acid dissociation constant (also protonation or ionization constant) Ka is an equilibrium constant defined as the ratio of the protonated and the deprotonated form of a comp...

Transport Oncophysics in silico, in vitro, and in vivo. Preface.

Bioinformatics Approaches for Fetal DNA Fraction Estimation in Noninvasive Prenatal Testing

The discovery of cell-free fetal DNA molecules in plasma of pregnant women has created a paradigm shift in noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT). Circulating cell-free DNA in maternal plasma has been increasingly recognized as an important proxy to detect fetal abnormalities in a noninvasive manner. A variety of approaches for NIPT using next-generation sequencing have been developed, which have ...

In silico investigation of lactoferrin protein characterizations for the prediction of anti-microbial properties

Lactoferrin (Lf) is an iron-binding multi-functional glycoprotein which has numerous physiological functions such as iron transportation, anti-microbial activity and immune response. In this study, different in silico approaches were exploited to investigate Lf protein properties in a number of mammalian species. Results showed that the iron-binding site, DNA and RNA-binding sites, signal pepti...