Several reports have found a relation between polymorphisms of the vitamin D receptor gene (VDR) and the development of type 1 diabetes. We have examined the association of three VDR polymorphism with ...

Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a major complication of allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (alloBMT). Although the incidence of acute GVHD (aGVHD) in children is known to be lower than that in ...

Through evolution, nature has produced exquisite nanometric structures, with features unrealized in the most advanced manmade devices. Type IV pili (Tfp) represent such a structure: 6-nm-wide ...

Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) is a technique invented in 1984 by the English scientist Alec Jeffreys during research into hereditary diseases. It is used for the analysis of unique ...