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IL-6 associates with acute chorioamnionitis and pre-term birth
Placental DNA genotyping reveals IL-6 gene variant rs1800796 is associated with the inflammation of placenta and foetal membrane that is often reported in pre-term birth.
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Day-to-day stressors and gene methylation on cardiovascular disease and cognitive impairment
Several genes linked to subclinical cardiovascular disease and cognitive impairment appear to be differentially methylated in subjects experiencing early- and mid-life stress.
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Analysis on the polymorphisms of site RS4977574, and RS1333045 in region 9p21 and the susceptibility of coronary heart disease in Chinese population
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Two monogenic disorders masquerading as one: severe congenital neutropenia with monocytosis and non-syndromic sensorineural hearing loss
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Salivary epigenetic biomarkers as predictors of emerging childhood obesity
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Testicular expression of TDRD1, TDRD5, TDRD9 and TDRD12 in azoospermia
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Reduced transcription of TCOF1 in adult cells of Treacher Collins syndrome patients
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Deletion Xq27.3q28 in female patient with global developmental delays and skewed X-inactivation
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Allele-specific polymerase chain reaction for the detection of Alzheimer’s disease-related single nucleotide polymorphisms
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Practice guidelines for the molecular analysis of Prader-Willi and Angelman syndromes
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Leptin and adiponectin DNA methylation levels in adipose tissues and blood cells are associated with BMI, waist girth and LDL-cholesterol levels in severely obese men and women
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BMC Medical Genetics is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in the effects of genetic variation in individuals, families and among populations in relation to human health and disease.
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- Danish Saleheen, University of Pennsylvania, USA
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