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Novel cystic fibrosis mutation associated with mild disease in Cypriot patients
(1994)Cyprus is an island in the eastern Mediter-ranean basin inhabited by people of Caucasian extraction, mostly Greek-Cypriots. The most common inherited disease among Caucasians is cystic fibrosis (CF). Although no careful ...
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Novel NPR1 polymorphic variants and its exclusion as a candidate gene for medullary cystic kidney disease (ADMCKD) type 1
(2001)Autosomal dominant medullary cystic kidney disease (ADMCKD) is an adult-onset heterogeneous genetic nephropathy characterized by salt wasting and end-stage renal failure. The gene responsible for ADMCKD-1 was mapped on ...
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Novel PKD1 deletions and missense variants in a cohort of Hellenic polycystic kidney disease families
(2001)The autosomal dominant form of polycystic kidney disease is a very frequent genetically heterogeneous inherited condition affecting approximately 1: 1000 individuals of the Caucasian population. The main symptom is the ...
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Novel spatiotemporal glycome changes in the murine placenta during placentation based on BS-I lectin binding patterns
(2013)Although spatiotemporal changes of the glycome (full set of glycans, otherwise known as saccharides or carbohydrates) during placenta formation (placentation) are functionally and clinically important, they are poorly ...
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A novel use for the comet assay: Detection of topoisomerase II inhibitors
(2000)Background: The simple and quick comet assay can quantitatively detect DNA cleavage in cells. This study aimed to determine whether the comet assay could be used to detect topoisomerase (topo) II inhibitors. Materials and ...
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Novobiocin- and Phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate-induced Differentiation of Human Leukemia Cells Associated with a Reduction in Topoisomerase II Activity
(1989)Studies were conducted to determine the possible involvement of DNA topoisomerase II (Topo II) in the induction of differentiation in two human promyelocytic HL-60 leukemia cell variants that are either susceptible or ...
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NPHS2 screening with SURVEYOR in Hellenic children with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome
(2008)
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The nucleotide-binding proteins Nubp1 and Nubp2 are negative regulators of ciliogenesis
(2014)Nucleotide-binding proteins Nubp1 and Nubp2 are MRP/MinD-type P-loop NTPases with sequence similarity to bacterial division site-determining proteins and are conserved, essential proteins throughout the Eukaryotes. They ...
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Old Aegean palaeoevents driving the diversification of an endemic isopod species (Oniscidea, Trachelipodidae)
(2014)The Greek endemic isopod species Trachelipus aegaeus is distributed in Aegean islands and the adjacent coastal parts of the Greek mainland. Major palaeogeographic events of the Aegean archipelago, such as the formation of ...
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Omega-3 fatty acids protect retinal neurons in the DBA/2J hereditary glaucoma mouse model
(2018)The purpose of this study was to evaluate the neuroprotective effects of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (ω3-PUFA) supplementation, alone or in combination with timolol eye drops, in a mouse model of hereditary glaucoma. ...
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On the surrogate value of red-listed butterflies for butterflies and grasshoppers: A case study in Grammos site of Natura 2000, Greece
(2009)We tested the surrogate value of butterflies, red-listed butterflies and grasshoppers for each other in terms of diversity patterns congruence and complementarity at a site in the NATURA 2000 network. Grammos Mountain is ...
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Ontogenetic shifts in the digestive efficiency of an insectivorous lizard (Squamata: Agamidae)
(2017)
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Outcome of kidney transplantation in autosomal dominant medullary cystic kidney disease type 1
(2003)Background. Autosomal dominant medullary cystic kidney disease (ADMCKD) is an inherited, distinct, chronic, tubulointerstitial, cystic-type nephropathy, often described together with juvenile nephronophthisis as a single ...
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Overexpression of the m4 and mα genes of the E(spl)-Complex antagonizes Notch mediated lateral inhibition
(1999)Intercellular signalling mediated by Notch proteins is crucial to many cell fate decisions in metazoans. Its profound effects on cell fate and proliferation require that a complex set of responses involving positive and ...
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Book Chapter
Overview of Polymer and Copolymer Materials for Organic Photovoltaics
(Wiley Blackwell, 2014)