Guijin Ji

TL;DR: Although the late AMD prevalence was lower in Japanese women, in Japanese men it was similar to that in whites, and this could have resulted from the substantially high proportion of Japanese men who are smokers.

TL;DR: SNPs and haplotypes located in the SCBY14, CRHR2, and GFRA1 genes will be used as markers to identify a subgroup of Japanese patients with chronic HCV infection who are at high risk of developing HCC.

TL;DR: The sorted genes allow us to draw novel hypotheses for future studies of HCV infection to ultimately identify bona fide genes and their variations.

TL;DR: The -509CC genotype and the -509C allele were significantly associated with higher HCV clearance rates and with lower transcriptional activity, and the genetic effect remained significant even after adjustment for a history of transfusion.

TL;DR: Analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms in multiple candidate genes revealed statistically significant SNPs in multiple genes, not only in inflammatory mediators but also in structural factors of periodontal tissues that appear to be good candidates as genetic factors for future study.