BACKGROUND PTPN11, which encodes tyrosine phosphatase Shp2, is a critical gene mediating cellular responses to hormones and cytokines. Loss of Shp2 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), suggesting that PTPN11 functions as a tumor suppressor in HCC tumorgenesis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of the short tandem repeat (STR) polymorphism (rs199618935) within 3'UTR of PTPN11...

Gene polymorphism refers to a variation in DNA sequence that occurs population with frequency of 1% or higher. Polymorphism may be single nucleotide (SNP) some repetitive sequences (length polymorphism). Several methods can used analyze polymorphism, included Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), sequencing from the conventional method more sophisticated such as Next Generation Sequencing (NGS), flu...

Fibroblast growth factor receptor 4 (FGFR4) is a transmembrane receptor with ligand-induced tyrosine kinase activity and is involved in various biological and pathological processes. Several polymorphisms of FGFR4 are associated with the incidence and mortality of numerous cancers, including prostate cancer. In this study, we investigated whether the polymorphisms of FGFR4 influence the biochem...

Background. The current study was designed to reveal possible associations between the polymorphisms of the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene (rs2010963) and its receptor, kinase insert domain-containing receptor (KDR) gene polymorphism (rs2071559), and markers of carotid atherosclerosis in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Patients and Methods. 595 T2DM subjects and 2...

Identification of the causal genes that control complex trait variation remains challenging, limiting our appreciation of the evolutionary processes that influence polymorphisms in nature. We cloned a quantitative trait locus that controls plant defensive chemistry, damage by insect herbivores, survival, and reproduction in the natural environments where this polymorphism evolved. These ecologi...

Several reports described an increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) events, mainly atherothrombotic, in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) patients receiving nilotinib. However, the underlying mechanism remains elusive. The objective of the current cross-sectional retrospective study is to address a potential correlation between Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors (TKIs) treatment and CV events. One hundred ...

Biochemical polymorphism has been widely discussed in connection with the function of many body systems (for review see Ogden, 1961). One expression of biochemical polymorphism which has been related to reproductive efficiency in cattle is the variation in serum transferrin type. Ashton (1959) considered that embryos differing in /?-globulin (transferrin) type from their dams were less compatib...

Activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system plays a critical role in the initiation and progression of diabetic nephropathy. The blockade of the renin-angiotensin system is the major target of efforts to prevent the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Favorable effects of angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) in diabetic nephropathy are well known. However, genetic determinan...

The topics discussed in this article are concerned with studying genomic polymorphism and identifying new therapeutic targets, the role of genetics in preclinical and clinical drug development, and cultural, regulatory and logistical aspects of the development of pharmacogenetics in France. The conclusions are that from a physiological, biochemical or genomic point of view, the study of human g...

Cluster of differentiation 36 (CD36) plays a crucial role in lipid sensing, innate immunity, atherogenesis, and glycolipid metabolism. This aims of this study were to delineate the CD36 mRNA expression profile in 16 duck tissues using relative quantitative real-time PCR and to screen single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the duck CD36 gene by PCR-single strand conformation polymorphism and ...