PURPOSE To investigate the association of the HLA-A, -B and -DRB1 alleles with the occurrence of Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion. METHODS A case-control study of 200 women aged 18 to 35 years, consisting of a convenience sample of 100 women who had idiopathic recurrent spontaneous abortion and 100 women without abortion and with two or more children. Peripheral blood genomic DNA was extracted ...

Poster presentation Some autistic children also have symptoms of depression, anxiety or obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Aromatic anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) may be used as a mood-stabilizing medication to treat these symptoms, including carbamazepine (CBZ), oxcarbazepine (OXCBZ), and lamotrigene (LMG). Moreover, one in every four autistic spectrum disorder children have seizures, the use o...

In the era of the Human Genome Project, quantitation of gene expression by tumor/host cells is of paramount importance to investigate gene patterns responsible for cancer development, progression and response/resistance to treatment. Quantitative real-time PCR (qrt-PCR) technology has recently reached a level of sensitivity, accuracy and practical ease that support its use as a routine bioinstr...

OBJECTIVE Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an emerging hemorrhagic fever caused by a tick-borne bunyavirus (SFTSV) in East Asian countries. The role of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) in resistance and susceptibility to SFTSV is not known. We investigated the correlation of HLA locus A, B and DRB1 alleles with the occurrence of SFTS. METHODS A total of 84 confirmed SFTS pat...

As a result of widespread antimalarial drug resistance, all African countries with endemic malaria have, in recent years, changed their malaria treatment policy. In Senegal, the health authorities changed from chloroquine (CQ) to a combination of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) plus amodiaquine (AQ) in 2003. Since 2006, the artemisinin combination therapies (ACTs) artemether-lumefantrine (AL) an...

Dodol digolongkan sebagai makanan ringan semi basah bertekstur kenyal serta tidak bertahan lama untuk disimpan karena rentan kontaminasi mikroorganisme. Penanganan dodol mulai dari proses produksi sampai pengemasan perlu mempertimbangkan keamanan pangan agar kualitasnya dapat dipertahankan dan dihindari. Sanitation Standard Process Procedure (SSOP) merupakan salah satu persyaratan utama yang ha...

Ikan kerapu merupakan komoditas penting sebagai unggulan ekspor non migas Indonesia. Indonesia eksportir terbesar dunia, terutama hidup. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui penerapan GMP dan SSOP pada proses pengolahan fillet ikan (Epinephelus sp) beku. Metode dilakukan dengan observasi survei, mengikuti secara langsung seluruh pengolahan, mulai dari penerimaan bahan baku hingga pengangku...

Perdagangan ekspor ikan tuna Indonesia, masih dihadapkan pada banyaknya kasus penolakan karena tidak memenuhi persyaratan yang ditetapkan oleh negara eksportir. Hal ini berdampak kerugian ekonomi dialami baik pengusaha maupun pemerintah. Penelitian dilakukan untuk mengidentifikasi persyaratan-persyaratan diperlukan melakukan ke Uni Eropa, Amerika Serikat, dan Jepang dan. Pengumpulan data dengan...