The Duffy blood group locus (FY) has long been considered a likely target of natural selection,
because of the extreme pattern of geographic differentiation of its three major alleles (FY*…

Members of the cytochrome P450 3A subfamily catalyze the metabolism of endogenous
substrates, environmental carcinogens, and clinically important exogenous compounds, such as …

Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2011; 34: 470–475 Summary Background The Glasgow Blatchford
Score (GBS) is increasingly being used to predict intervention and outcome following upper …

Internet-based acceptance and commitment therapy (iACT) primarily targets the process of
psychological flexibility. Its accessibility and low-intensity delivery are applicable across …

The ABO histo-blood group, the critical determinant of transfusion incompatibility, was the
first genetic polymorphism discovered in humans. Remarkably, ABO antigens are also …

The BIOCAT database of introductions of insect biological control agents for the control of
insect pests was updated to the end of 2010 to include 6158 introductions, using 2384 different …

Chromosome 17q12-21 remains the most highly replicated and significant asthma locus.
Genotypes in the core region defined by the first genome-wide association study correlate with …

Background Invasive alien species (IAS) cause significant economic losses in all parts of
the world. Although IAS are widespread in Africa and cause serious negative impacts on …

Gonadal failure, along with early pregnancy loss and perinatal death, may be an important
filter that limits the propagation of harmful mutations in the human population. We …

Strains carrying rna14.1 and rna15.2 mutations are defective in pre-mRNA 3′ cleavage,
polyadenylation, and transcription termination. Long extended read-through transcripts …