BACKGROUND Although G6PD deficiency is the most common genetically determined blood disorder among Iraqis, its molecular basis has only recently been studied among the Kurds in North Iraq, while studies focusing on Arabs in other parts of Iraq are still absent. METHODS A total of 1810 apparently healthy adult male blood donors were randomly recruited from the national blood transfusion center...

The relationship between species diversity and environmental parameters is poorly understood for the mobile macrofauna of deep-sea habitats due to under-sampling and subsequent lack of accurate taxonomic information. To redress this, cytochrome oxidase c subunit I (COI) DNA sequences were used to estimate species diversity and to compare phoxocephalid amphipod assemblages among 20 stations enco...

BACKGROUND Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase is one of the most common genetic deficiencies, which approximately 400 million people in the world suffer from. According to authors' initial search, numerous studies have been carried out in Iran regarding molecular variants of this enzyme. Thus, this meta-analysis presented a reliable estimation about prevalence of different types of molecular mut...

SUMMARY Two visits were made to the Chatham Islands in September 1990 and January 1991 to assist with the Chatham Island taiko and Chatham Island petrel recovery programmes. Four new CI taiko were caught and another was recaptured at the three main breeding burrows. A new CI taiko burrow was found this season. The nest chamber of burrow Tuku No. 10 was located and an adult CI taiko was found in...

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) in humans is an X-chromosome-linked disorder and housekeeping enzyme, vital for the survival of every cell. It catalyses the oxidation of glucose-6-phosphate to 6-phospho gluconate in the first committed step of the pentose phosphate pathway, which provides cells with pentoses and reducing power in the form of NADPH. NADPH is required to protect the cell...

Northern royal albatross (Diomedea sanfordi) eggs and chicks were collected at Taiaroa Head from 1995 to 1998 by Department of Conservation staff. Frozen whole eggs and chicks were submitted to ESR for chemical analysis. The analysis quantified the levels of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and a range of persiste...

A lone petrel was shot from the decks of an Italian warship (the 'Magenta') while it was sailing the South Pacific Ocean in 1867, far from land. The species, unknown to science, was named the 'Magenta petrel' (Procellariiformes, Procellariidae, Pterodroma magentae). No other specimens of this bird were collected and the species it represented remained a complete enigma for over 100 years. We co...

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