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Polymorphisms of the Repeated Sequences in the Enhancer Region of the Thymidylate Synthase Gene Promoter May Predict Downstaging After Preoperative Chemoradiation in Rectal Cancer

TS gene promoter possesses regulatory tandemly repeated (TR) sequences that are polymorphic in humans, depending on ethnic factors. These polymorphisms have been reported to influence TS expression.
Science Daily

Utility of sequence-related amplified polymorphism (SRAP) markers

Sequence-related amplified polymorphism markers have proved to be useful for agronomic studies (including crop development and identification of pathogen-resistant markers), but their use in other ...
JSTOR Daily

Patterns of DNA Sequence Polymorphism at Sod Vicinities in Drosophila melanogaster: Unraveling the Footprint of a Recent Selective Sweep

We survey DNA sequence polymorphisms at the Sod locus and four neighboring regions of Drosophila melanogaster, spanning 55,513 base pairs (bp), in 15 strains from a natural population, plus one ...
JSTOR Daily

Analysis of nucleotide diversity among alleles of the major bacterial blight resistance gene Xa27 in cultivars of rice (Oryza sativa) and its wild relatives

Xa27 is one of the important R-genes, effective against bacterial blight disease of rice caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo). Using natural population of Oryza, we analyzed the sequence ...
NBC News

Complete Genomics Releases Genome Sequences From a Well-Studied Yoruba Family

Jan. 6, 2011, 8:16 AM EST / Source: GlobeNewswire MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 6, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Complete Genomics Inc. (Nasdaq:GNOM) announced today that it is providing access to its ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

Mutant Prolactin Receptor and Familial Hyperprolactinemia

Hyperprolactinemia that is not associated with gestation or the puerperium is usually due to tumors in the anterior pituitary gland and occurs occasionally in hereditary multiple endocrine neoplasia ...