The absence of dyspnoea, cough and wheezing: a reason for undiagnosed airflow obstruction? (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: The diagnosis of obstructive lung disease (OLD) may be overlooked because of the poor correlation between the intensity of symptoms and the severity of airway obstruction (AO). Undiagnosed
DNA binding affinity of bisguanidine and bis (2-aminoimidazoline) derivatives with in vivo antitrypanosomal activity (Publications)
A new antitrypanosomal hit compound that cures an acute (STIB 900) mouse model of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense trypanosomiasis is described. This bis(2-aminoimidazolinium) dicationic compound proved
Immunoglobulin kappa light-chain V, J, and C gene sequences of the owl monkey <em>Aotus nancymaae</em> (Publications)
Sequences of Aotus nancymaae immunoglobulin kappa light-chain rearrangements were analyzed after reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. Among 22 in-frame rearrangements analyzed, 12 IGKV gen
Identification of <em>Staphylococcus intermedius</em> group by MALDI-TOF MS (Publications)
The Staphylococcus intermedius Group includes S. intermedius, S. pseudintermedius and S. delphini, coagulase-positive bacteria commonly isolated from animals. The identification of organisms belonging
IGF1 genotype, mean plasma level and breast cancer risk in the Hawaii/Los Angeles multiethnic cohort (Publications)
The insulin-like growth factor 1 gene (IGF1) is a strong candidate gene for a breast cancer susceptibility model. We investigated a dinucleotide repeat 969 bp upstream from the transcription start sit
First clinical trial of purified, irradiated malaria sporozoites in humans (Publications)
Evaluation of: Epstein JE, Tewari K, Lyke KE et al. Live attenuated malaria vaccine designed to protect through hepatic CD8 T cell immunity. Science 334(6055), 475-480 (2011). Purified, irradiated, me
Putative compensatory mutations in the <em>rpoC</em> gene of rifampicin-resistant <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> are associated with ongoing... (Publications)
Rifampicin resistance in clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis arises primarily through the selection of bacterial variants harbouring mutations in the 81 base-pair rifampicin resistance det