stearoyl-coa desaturase (scd) is a rate-limiting enzyme in the biosynthesis of monounsaturated fatty acids (mufa). a number of studies support the hypothesis that scd gene regulation and polymorphism may affect fatty acid composition and fat quality in meat and milk. single nucleotide polymorphisms in the coding region of the bovine stearoyl-coa desaturase gene have been predicted to result in ...

bream (abramis brama orientalis) is one of the most commercially valuable fish in the caspian sea. the aim of this study was to compare levels of genetic polymorphism between wild and farmed bream populations using seven microsatellite loci. genetic diversity was investigated by studying samples collected from two regions; chaboksar and the artificial propagation center of guilan province. alle...

urokinase might play a role in the formation of kidney stones. this study was done to determine the association between +4065 t/c polymorphism at the 3′-untranslated region of urokinase gene and calcium kidney stones. this case-control study was carried out on 70 cases with a history of calcium kidney stones and 70 controls from the baqiyatallah hospital of tehran in 2013. the study of polymorp...