The study was supported by a grant from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81271761).
INTRODUCTIONLeprosy caused by Mvcobacterium leprae (M. leprae), is a chronic granulomatous disease affecting the skin and peripheral nervous system, which is transmitted through direct contact with nontreated or ina...
This work was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81241021) and Beijing Municipal Natural Science Foundation (No. 7132215).
Background Preeclampsia (PE) is associated with abnormal fatty acid beta-oxidation (FAO), especially metabolic disorders of long-chain fatty acid oxidation. The role of FAO dysfunction in inadequate invasion is un...
This work was supported by a grant of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81171185).
Background Myotonic dystrophy type 1(DM1) is an autosomal dominant multisystem disease caused by abnormal expansion of cytosine-thymine-guanine(CTG) repeats in the myotonic dystrophy protein kinase gene. The clinical ...
the grants from the the National Science Foundation of China,the Key Discipline of Medicine of Jiangsu Province,the Outstanding Medical Academic Leader Program of Jiangsu Province,the Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province,the Key Laboratory Foundation of Suzhou
Background Humoral immunity is an important factor for long-term survival of renal allograft. Here we performed a four-year follow-up to explore the clinical significance of monitoring anti-human leukocyte antigens (...
Background In addition to the well-known antibodies against human leukocyte antigens (HLA)-induced kidney-graft rejection, polymorphic major-histocompatibility-complex (MHC) class Ⅰ-related chain A (MICA) antig...
Background Sensitized recipients have a high risk of immunological graft loss due to hyperacute rejection and/or accelerated acute rejection. The presence of major histocompatibility complex class I-related chain A (...
Objective To review the role of polymorphism of major histocompatibility complex class I-related chain A (MICA) gene and antibodies against MICA antigens in transplant immunology. Data sources The data used in this ...
This work was supported by grants from the Hi-tech Research and Development of China (No. 2006AA020706, 2006AA02Z170) and from Beijing Natural Science Foundation (No. 7061006).
Background Although the role of fibrinogen as a predictor of acute myocardial infarction (MI) has been well-established, the association of genetic polymorphisms in the fibrinogen gene with MI is still controversial...
China will survey smoking habits among key sectors, including doctors and teachers, in 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities this year as it works to establish a national network of anti-smoking clinics....
The retinoblastoma (Rb) suppressor associated protein 46 ( RbAp46 ) also named retinoblastoma binding protein 7 (RBBP7) was first identified as a protein in HeLa cells that binds to an Rb affinity column. RbAp46...