Six individuals with hereditary elliptocytosis (HE) or hereditary pyropoikilocytosis (HPP) from three unrelated families were evaluated. Defects in the ability of spectrin (Sp) to undergo self-association were present, and associated with increased recovery of the Sp alpha I 74-kD fragment after limited tryptic digestion (Sp alpha I/74 variant). Because mutations associated with the Sp alpha I/...

the purpose of the study was to detect the alui and ddei polymorphisms within pou1f1 gene exon 6 and 3'utr region in turkish sheep breeds, and their association with milk productive traits. jugular blood samples were collected from 50 sakiz, 50 white karaman, and 50 awassi sheep using edta as an anticoagulant. pcr-rflp and sequencing analysis were performed to investigate possible polymorphisms...

in this study the genetic polymorphism of growth hormone (gh) gene as a candidate gene in livestock was investigated. blood samples were randomly collected from 34 alpine and 42 saanen goats. dna was extracted from blood samples and a 365 bp region of exon 5 of the gh genewas amplified by polymerase chain reaction (pcr). pcr products were analyzed using single strand conformation polymorphism (...

Background: Androgens have an anti-proliferative effect on endometrial cells. Human androgen receptor (AR) gene contains two polymorphic short tandem repeats of GGC and CAG, and a single-nucleotide polymorphism on exon 1 that is recognized by the restriction enzyme, StuI. Prior studies have shown that the lengths of the CAG and GGC repeats are inversely and linearly related to AR activity and a...

In this study the genetic polymorphism of growth hormone (GH) gene as a candidate gene in livestock was investigated. Blood samples were randomly collected from 34 Alpine and 42 Saanen goats. DNA was extracted from blood samples and a 365 bp region of exon 5 of the GH genewas amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). PCR products were analyzed using single strand conformation polymorphism (...

Background ISTS defect in which sperm tail is short and fibrous sheath and axoneme are disorganized, is one of the syndromes that cause male infertility. Although a few studies have been done in this regard, its exact etiology in human is unclear yet. Four candidate genes causing ISTS are SPEF2, RABL2B, and A-kinas anchoring proteins genes (AKAP3 and AKAP4). Proteins which coded by SPEF2 and RA...

aim : the propose of this study was to evaluate the probable correlation between exon and intron polymorphisms of p53 gene and their association with clinicopathological aspects of gastritis. background : regarding to the decisive role of p53 in the development of a variety of human cancers, a comprehensive study concerning probable correlation between polymorphisms in the p53 intron and exon i...

Background: Numerous evidences indicate that in some HIV-1 positive patients, the humoral and cellular immune responses are induced against HIV-1 proteins and this is inversely related to the progress of infection. Objective: The aim of this study was the evaluation of the Adenovectors containing HIV genes in induction of immune responses in mice. Methods: The HIV-1 genes including gag p24, rev...

This study was conducted to investigate the association of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptor (GnRHR) gene with growth traits in Awassi (n= 123) and Karakul 78) sheep. Starting from birth-day 12 months age, several were investigated, namely body weight length, wither rump height, chest, abdominal circumferences. Four fragments designed amplify three exons GnRHR gene, P1 P2 for exon 1, P3 2...