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This study used DNA microarray data to identify differentially expressed genes of osteoporosis and provide useful information for treatments of the disease. We downloaded gene expression data of Osteoporosis GSE35956 from the Gene Expression Omnibus database, which included five normal and five osteoporosis samples. We then identified the differentially expressed genes between normal and ... more
Osteoporosis poses a major public health threat in aging societies. Adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) are multipotent adult stem cells that have the ability to yield mesenchymal stem cells, and have the potential to undergo osteogenesis and bone regeneration. Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) have been demonstrated to upregulate bone gene expression after mechanical injury and to ... more
This study aimed to evaluate the results and complications of image-guided percutaneous kyphoplasty (PKP) using computed tomography (CT) and C-arm fluoroscopy, with finger-touch guidance to determine the needle entry point. Of the 86 patients (106 PKP) examined, 56 were treated for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures and 30 for vertebral tumors. All patients underwent image- ... more
COL6A1 and BMP-2 genes have been implicated in ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) susceptibility in Japanese and Chinese Han populations. However, no study has yet investigated the DNA of unaffected family members of patients with OPLL. This study investigated differences in genetic polymorphisms of BMP-2 and COL6A1 between Korean patients with ... more
Though the rs5219 E23K variant of the KCNJ11 gene is commonly known to be associated with Type 2 diabetes (T2D) in Caucasian and Asian populations, little or none of such findings have been revealed in Nigeria. Hence, this study was aimed to assess the relationship between E23K polymorphic variant of the KCNJ11 gene and T2D in a Nigerian population. A case-control ... more
Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) G, a non-classical HLA class I (MHC class I) molecule, is characterized by a low degree of polymorphism, unlike classical MHC-I. The 14-base pair insertion/deletion (indel) polymorphism (rs16375) in exon 8 of the 3′ untranslated region has been reported to control HLA-G expression transcriptionally and ... more
The angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) insertion (I)/deletion (D) polymorphism could influence predisposition for diabetic nephropathy (DN) by vascular modulation in the kidney, through a direct effect on cellular hypertrophy. However, studies on the association between this polymorphism and DN report conflicting results. To help determine if this association ... more
MC4R, FABP3 and DGAT1 are important genes related to productive and reproductive traits in pigs, such as food intake, growth rate, back fat thickness reduction and lactation. Selection of pigs for lean meat production may lead to losses in reproductive charcters because reduction of backfat thickness and low feed intake during the lactation phase ... more
Polymorphisms of the transcription factor 7–like 2 (TCF7L2) gene have been associated with susceptibility to type 2 diabetes (T2D) in various ethnic populations, but have not been previously studied in a Nigerian population. We investigated the relationship between the TCF7L2 rs12255372 (G/T) polymorphism and type 2 diabetes (T2D) in a Nigerian ... more
Various studies have been conducted to improve feed efficiency in Nellore beef cattle, as well as to select for more sexually precocious animals. In order to understand how reproduction is affected by selection for feed efficiency, we analyzed a database containing phenotypic information from 194,063 Nellore animals, a pedigree file containing 331,752 animals, and ... more