Selection based on scrapie genotypes could improve the genetic resistance for scrapie in sheep. However, in practice, few animals are genotyped. The objectives were to define numerical values of scrapie resistance genotypes and adjust for their non-additive genetic effect / evaluate prediction accuracy of ungenotyped animals using linear animal mod...
This Special Issue includes 15 peer-reviewed articles for publication by experts in Prader–Willi syndrome (PWS) and their reflective area of interest impacting this rare disorder [...]
The first data obtained from ancient DNA samples were published more than thirty years ago [...]
Hereditary optic neuropathy (HON) is a group of genetically heterogeneous diseases that cause optic nerve atrophy and lead to substantial visual impairment. HON may present with optic nerve atrophy only or in association with various systemic abnormalities. Although a genetic survey is indispensable for diagnosing HON, conventional sequencing techn...
Growing amounts of genomic data and more efficient assembly tools advance organelle genomics at an unprecedented scale. Genomic resources are increasingly used for phylogenetic analyses of many plant species, but are less frequently used to investigate within-species variability and phylogeography. In this study, we investigated genetic diversity o...
Published in Tropical medicine and infectious disease
(1) Background: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is heavily affected by malaria despite availability of effective treatments. Ignorance and unrecommended behaviour toward a suspected malaria case in households may contribute to this problem. (2) Method: In communities of one rural and one urban Health Centres in each of the 11 previous pr...
Published in Gels (Basel, Switzerland)
Cryogels attained from natural materials offer exceptional properties in applications such as tissue engineering. Moreover, Halloysite Nanotubes (HNT) at 1:0.5 weight ratio were embedded into CS cryogels to render additional biomedical properties. The hemolysis index of CS cryogel and CS:HNT cryogels was calculated as 0.77 ± 0.41 and 0.81 ± 0.24 an...
Published in Gels (Basel, Switzerland)
Implant related infection is one of the most frequent complications in orthopaedic and trauma surgery. Local antibiotic treatment strategies are becoming part of the prevention and treatment methodology for this fearful complication. To date, there are two coatings available on the market, both with a polylactic acid base. Current evidence supports...
Parasitic nematodes infecting humans and animals are widely distributed in marine and terrestrial environments, causing considerable morbidity and mortality globally [...]
Genetic material in all cellular organisms is packed into chromosomes, which represent essential units of inheritance, recombination, and evolution [...]
