Minisatellite Repeats

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • A logistic regression model for measuring gene-longevity associations. 
  • Age-related changes of the 3'APOB-VNTR genotype pool in ageing cohorts. 
  • An allele of HRAS1 3'variable number of tandem repeats is a frailty allele: implication for an evolutionarily-conserved pathway involved in longevity. 
  • Analysis of the D1S80 (pMCT118) VNTR locus polymorphism in a native Kuwaiti population by the polymerase chain reaction. 
  • Association of a functional tandem repeats in the downstream of human telomerase gene and lung cancer. 
  • Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder children with a 7-repeat allele of the dopamine receptor D4 gene have extreme behavior but normal performance on critical neuropsychological tests of attention. 
  • Autism and the serotonin transporter: the long and short of it. 
  • Comparison of seven techniques for typing international epidemic strains of Clostridium difficile: restriction endonuclease analysis, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, PCR-ribotyping, multilocus sequence typing, multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis, amplified fragment length polymorphism, and surface layer protein A gene sequence typing. 
  • DRD4 VNTR polymorphism is associated with transient fMRI-BOLD responses to smoking cues. 
  • Destabilization of yeast micro- and minisatellite DNA sequences by mutations affecting a nuclease involved in Okazaki fragment processing (rad27) and DNA polymerase delta (pol3-t). 
  • Effects of source of DNA on genotyping success rates and allele percentages in the Preschoolers with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Treatment Study (PATS). 
  • Evaluation of an automated technique for assessment of marrow engraftment after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation using a commercially available kit. 
  • Genetic diversity in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex based on variable numbers of tandem DNA repeats. 
  • Genomic sequencing is required for identification of tuberculosis transmission in Hawaii. 
  • HPA axis function in male caregivers: effect of the monoamine oxidase-A gene promoter (MAOA-uVNTR). 
  • Huntingtin and DRPLA proteins selectively interact with the enzyme GAPDH. 
  • Identification and evolution of an IS6110 low-copy-number Mycobacterium tuberculosis cluster. 
  • Identification of pathogenic yeasts of the imperfect genus Candida by polymerase chain reaction fingerprinting. 
  • Immunogenetic associations in childhood dermatomyositis. 
  • Internal migration and transmission dynamics of tuberculosis in Shanghai, China: an epidemiological, spatial, genomic analysis. 
  • Lipid levels are associated with a regulatory polymorphism of the monoamine oxidase-A gene promoter (MAOA-uVNTR). 
  • Maximal stimulation of meiotic recombination by a yeast transcription factor requires the transcription activation domain and a DNA-binding domain. 
  • Mycobacterial interspersed repetitive-unit-variable-number tandem-repeat analysis and Beijing/W family of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. 
  • Novelty seeking and the dopamine D4 receptor gene (DRD4) revisited in Asians: haplotype characterization and relevance of the 2-repeat allele. 
  • Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of Mycobacterium africanum isolates from West Africa. 
  • Polymorphic variation in the dopamine D4 receptor predicts delay discounting as a function of childhood socioeconomic status: evidence for differential susceptibility. 
  • Rapid identification of laboratory contamination with Mycobacterium tuberculosis using variable number tandem repeat analysis. 
  • Relationship of genetic variability and depressive symptoms to adverse events after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. 
  • Replication studies in longevity: puzzling findings in Danish centenarians at the 3'APOB-VNTR locus. 
  • Role of genotype in the cycle of violence in maltreated children. 
  • Serotonin transporter polymorphisms and measures of impulsivity, aggression, and sensation seeking among African-American cocaine-dependent individuals. 
  • The Haw River syndrome: dentatorubropallidoluysian atrophy (DRPLA) in an African-American family. 
  • The genetic architecture of selection at the human dopamine receptor D4 (DRD4) gene locus. 
  • The insulin gene is transcribed in the human thymus and transcription levels correlated with allelic variation at the INS VNTR-IDDM2 susceptibility locus for type 1 diabetes. 
  • Variation of human amygdala response during threatening stimuli as a function of 5'HTTLPR genotype and personality style.