Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (sCJD) cases are currently subclassified according to the methionine/valine polymorphism at codon 129 of the PRNP gene and the proteinase K (PK) digested abnormal prion protein (PrPres)identified on Western blotting (type 1 or type 2). These biochemically distinct PrPres types have been considered to represent potential distinct prion strains. However, since c...

Isoenzyme electrophoresis was used to study levels of genetic differentiation among strains and clones of Trichomonas gallinae, Trichomonas vaginalis, Tritrichomonas foetus, Tetratrichomonas gallinarum, and Pentatrichomonas hominis. Strain variation was found within T. gallinae, T. vaginalis, and T. foetus, however, levels of enzyme polymorphism were greater in T. gallinae than in T. vaginalis ...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa background: metabolic syndrome (mets) is a serious public health problem. it is an important risk factor of cardiovascular disease in developed countries. adipose tissue considered as an organ that releases a variety of molecules referred to adipocytokines such as leptin.polymorphism of their related genes may play an important role in development o...

Two RAPD primers and 15 protein biochemical markers were examined to assess the zygosity (hetero/homozygocity) and per cent polymorphisms in monogamous (IM: IF) and triogamous (1M:2F) breeding groups of outbred Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus). No polymorphism and heterozygosity were found in RAPD as well as biochemical markers in monogamous groups, whereas both primers in RAPD (%P=55%...

The term ‘protein’ is derived from the Greek word ‘Proteios’ meaning primary and is therefore well chosen, since proteins the first recognizable and distinctive expression of genetic information. The structure of proteins enable them to act as the catalysts which control the rates of all biological reactions, to serve as the carriers essential substances within the organisms, to serve as regula...

Infection by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a big threat to human health all over world. Many host factors could affect treatment response in HCV infection. One of these IL28B gene polymorphism. This research study investigated association (rs8099917) polymorphism with patients chronic infection receiving combination Sovaldi, Daklinza, and Ribavirin Egypt. The included 100 patients, divided int...