PurposeTo determine the mechanism behind macular bulge height increase in eyes with dome-shaped macula (DSM).DesignRetrospective, observational case series.MethodsEyes presenting DSM followed up for a minimum of 1 year were examined using ocular biometry and spectral-domain optical coherence tomography at baseline end follow-up. Axial length (AL), height, central peripheral choroidal thickness ...

Citromicrobium bathyomarinum is a bacteriochlorophyll a-containing aerobic anoxygenic phototrophic bacterium. Here, we report the draft genome sequence of C. bathyomarinum JL354, which was the first C. bathyomarinum strain isolated from a euphotic marine environment. The JL354 genome sequence reveals, for the first time, the coexistence of two different photosynthetic operons in a single strain.

A significant association between HFE gene mutations and the HLA-A*03-B*07 and HLA-A*29-B*44 haplotypes has been reported in the Spanish population. It has been proposed that these mutations are probably connected with Celtic and North African ancestry, respectively. We aimed to find the possible ancestral association between HLA alleles and haplotypes associated with the HFE gene (C282Y and H6...

Induction of Cell-Mediated Immunity 8 Cells Involved in the Expression of Cell-Mediated Immunity 11 Expression of Cell-Mediated Immunity 17 Interactions between Antibody-Mediated and Cell-Mediated Immunity... 25 3. Characteristics of Cell-Mediated Resistance to Various Types of Infection ... 29 Bacterial Infections 29 Virus Infections 32 Mycoplasma Infections 36 Fungus Infections 37 Protozoal I...

CONTEXT Studies of kidney failure in older adults have focused on receipt of dialysis, which may underestimate the burden of disease if older people are less likely to receive treatment. OBJECTIVE To determine the extent to which age is associated with the likelihood of treatment of kidney failure. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Community-based cohort study of 1,816,824 adults in Alberta...