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A chromatin modifier integrates insulin/IGF-1 signalling and dietary restriction to regulate longevity
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2016)
Insulin/IGF-1-like signalling (IIS) and dietary restriction (DR) are the two major modulatory pathways controlling longevity across species. Here, we show that both pathways license a common chromatin modifier, ZFP-1/AF10. ...
Primordial dwarfism: overview of clinical and genetic aspects
(Springer Verlag, 2016)
Primordial dwarfism is a group of genetic disorders which include Seckel Syndrome, Silver?Russell Syndrome, Microcephalic Osteodysplastic Primordial Dwarfism types I/III, II and Meier?Gorlin Syndrome. This genetic disorder ...
Mutational Analysis in Gaucher Disease: Implications in Genetic Counseling and Management
(SciTechnol, 2016)
Gaucher disease (GD) is the most common LSD worldwide. The disease is caused due to mutations in β-glucocerobrosidase (GBA) gene located on chromosome 1. The mutations results in the deficient activity of acid β-glucosidase ...
TcI isolates of Trypanosoma cruzi exploit the antioxidant network for enhanced intracellular survival in macrophages and virulence in mice
(American Society for Microbiology, 2016)
Trypanosoma cruzi species is categorized into six discrete typing units (TcI to TcVI) of which TcI is most abundantly noted in the sylvatic transmission cycle and considered the major cause of human disease. In our study, ...
Association of APOE (E2, E3 and E4) gene variants and lipid levels in ischemic stroke, its subtypes and hemorrhagic stroke in a South Indian population
(Elsevier Ireland Ltd, 2016)
In the present study we evaluated the association of APOE (E2/E3/E4) polymorphism with ischemic stroke (n = 620), its subtypes and hemorrhagic stroke (n = 250) in a South Indian population from Telangana. The genotypes ...
Characterization of a Kunitz-type serine protease inhibitor from Solanum tuberosum having lectin activity
(Elsevier B.V., 2016)
Plant lectins and protease inhibitors constitute a class of proteins which plays a crucial role in plant defense. In our continuing investigations on lectins from plants, we have isolated, purified and characterized a ...
Genome-wide association studies in the Japanese population identify seven novel loci for type 2 diabetes
(Nature Publishing Group, 2016)
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified more than 80 susceptibility loci for type 2 diabetes (T2D), but most of its heritability still remains to be elucidated. In this study, we conducted a meta-analysis ...
miR-30c and miR-181a synergistically modulate p53?p21 pathway in diabetes induced cardiac hypertrophy
(Springer New York LLC, 2016)
p53?p21 pathway mediates cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and apoptosis and is upregulated in diabetic cardiomyopathy (DbCM). We investigated role of microRNAs in regulating p53?p21 pathway in high glucose (HG)-induced cardiomyocyte ...
Shared and unique common genetic determinants between pediatric and adult celiac disease
(BioMed Central Ltd., 2016)
Background: Based on age of presentation, celiac disease (CD) is categorised as pediatric CD and adult CD. It however remains unclear if these are genetically and/or phenotypically distinct disorders or just different ...
Association between PDE4D gene and ischemic stroke: recent advancements
(Taylor and Francis Ltd, 2016)
Stroke is a severe complication and a leading cause of death worldwide and genetic studies among different ethnicities has provided the basis for involvement of phosphodiesterase 4D (PDE4D) gene in cerebrovascular diseases. ...