supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(82271505);Guangzhou Medical University Student Innovation Ability Promoting Program(2022A045).
Background The TSC1 gene encodes a growth inhibitory protein hamartin,which plays a crucial role in negative regulation of the activity of mTORC1(mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1).TSC1 has been associated wit...
supported by Natural Science Foundation of Hainan Province of China(821RC1133).
Background Developmental and epileptic encephalopathy(DEE)is a group of rare inherited disorders characterized by intellectual disability,delayed development,epileptic seizures,and other related symptoms.DEE44 is caus...
supported by the grants from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture(NIFA)(2017-67007-25932 and 2022-68013-36439);the Oklahoma Center for Advanced Science and Technology(OCAST,AR17-020-03);the China Scholarship Council,and “Programme of Introducing Talents of Discipline to Universities”Project of China(B08025);a Short-term Exchange Fund in Agricultural College of Nanjing Agricultural University for her Ph.D.research work at the Oklahoma State University。
Spike architecture is an indicative trait of grain yield in common wheat(Triticum aestivum).A segregating population was generated for mapping genes contributing to spike morphometric traits by crossing the two common...
the National Key R&D Program of China(2021YFA0805200);the National Major Projects in Brain Science and Brain-like Research(2021ZD0201803 to J.W.);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(82171431,81671120,81300981 to J.W.,31872778 and 82171506 to Z.H.);the National Key Research and Development Program of China(#2018YFC1312003 to J.W.);the Natural Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of Hunan Province,China(2020JJ2057 to J.W.);the Project Program of National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders at Xiangya Hospital(2020LNJJ13 to J.W.);Key Research and Development Programs from Hunan Province(2021DK2001 to Z.H.);the Innovative Team Program from Hunan Province(2019RS1010);the Innovation-driven Team Project from Central South University(2020CX016);the Discipline Innovative Engineering Plan(111 Program)of China(B13036).Z.H.is supported by the Hunan Hundred Talents Program for Young Outstanding Scientists.
Background:Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis(ALS)is a devastating progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects neurons in the central nervous system and the spinal cord.As in many other neurodegenerative disorders,t...
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.91839302,91439203,and 81700413);the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2017YFC0909400);the Municipal Science and Technology Major Project(No.2017SHZDZX01).
Thoracic aortic dissection(TAD)without familial clustering or syndromic features is known as sporadic TAD(STAD).So far,the genetic basis of STAD remains unknown.Whole exome sequencing was performed in 223 STAD patient...
the National Institutes of Health(NIH)grants R01 GM134005,and the National Science Foundation(NSF)grants DMS 1902903.Dr.Sheng Chih Jin's effort was supported by the Pathway to Independence Award(K99/R00)program,grants K99HL143036-01A1 and R00HL143036-02.
Background:Whole-exome sequencing(WES)studies have identified multiple genes enriched for de novo mutations(DNMs)in congenital heart disease(CHD)probands.However,risk gene identification based on DNMs alone remains st...
Gilbert syndrome (GS, MIM #143500) is characterized by fluctuating mild, unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia 〈85 μmol/L and is caused by mutations in the bilirubin uridine diphosphate (UDP)-glucuronosyltransferase g...
Supported by The Research Council(TRC),Muscat,Oman,No.RC/MED/BIOC/10/01
AIM:To investigate the association of 10 known common gene variants with susceptibility to type 2diabetes mellitus(T2D)among Omanis.METHODS:Using case-control design,a total of992 diabetic patients and 294 normoglycem...
Background Tumor necrosis factor-induced protein 3 (TNFAIP3) gene has been shown important in cardiac remodeling. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether the variants of TNFAIP3 gene are associated w...