Illmer, T., Schuler, U. S, Thiede, C., Schwarz, U. I., Kim, R. B, Gotthard S., Freund, D., Schakel, U., Ehninger, G. and Schaich, M. MDR1
gene polymorphisms affect therapy outcome in acute myeloid leukemia patients.
Not exact matches
Moderate level fetal alcohol exposure and serotonin transporter
gene promoter
polymorphism affect neonatal temperament and limbic - hypothalamic - pituitary - adrenal axis regulation in monkeys.
Although the biological mechanisms through which this
polymorphism could
affect aging are not known, it is adjacent to two
genes called CDKN2A and CDKN2B, which play an important role in cell cycle regulation.
«These findings suggest that GCLM
polymorphisms [
gene variants] that
affect glutathione production also
affect methylmercury retention,» she wrote to me in an e-mail, «and that GSTP1 may play a role in conjugating [chemically joining] methylmercury with glutathione.»
Studies of worms and fruit flies show that variations, or
polymorphisms, in a single
gene can
affect how long these creatures live.
«Looking for reward in all the wrong places: dopamine receptor
gene polymorphisms indirectly
affect aggression through sensation - seeking.»
Genetic
polymorphisms in the
gene encoding cytochrome P450 (CYP) 4F2, a vitamin K oxidase,
affect stable warfarin dose requirements and time to therapeutic INR.
Methods.: Dogs of various breeds,
affected or unaffected with primary glaucoma, were genotyped for the Gly661Arg variant of ADAMTS10, as well as 7 other nonsynonymous single nucleotide
polymorphisms (SNPs) in other
genes in the beagle POAG locus that segregate with disease.
However, researchers at the University of California — Berkeley wanted to find out if there might a genetic component that could predict how couple interactions
affect marital satisfaction.5 Specifically, the team decided to look at the 5 - HTTLPR
polymorphism in the promoter region of the serotonin transporter
gene.
In relation to the association of infant attachment with a promoter
polymorphism of the serotonin transporter
gene, we have mentioned that
gene expression may be
affected by variation in the DNA sequence of the regulatory region of the
gene.
Specifically, we hypothesized that increased frequency of S allele carriers of the 5 - HTTLPR functional
polymorphism within East Asia is due to culture —
gene coevolution, whereby collectivistic cultural values serve an adaptive function, reducing the probability of environmental stress, a known catalyst of negative
affect, thus leading to genetic selection of the S allele within collectivistic cultures.
More recently, a common variable number tandem repeat (VNTR)
polymorphism lying 1.2 kb upstream of the transcription initiation site of MAOA has been shown to
affect transcriptional activity of the
gene in transfected cells.
Moderate level fetal alcohol exposure and serotonin transporter
gene promoter
polymorphism affect neonatal temperament and limbic - hypothalamic - pituitary - adrenal axis regulation in monkeys.