• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.506-513
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• 2006

The purpose of this study was to examine the familial tendency of the patients with mandibular prognathism in three generations and to define the relationship between the familial tendency and the skeletal class III morphology. The probands of this study were 103 orthognathic surgery patients with skeletal Class III malocclusions who had undergone (48 men, 55 women) mandibular set-back surgery. A questionnaire was given to patients who sought surgical treatment for excessive mandibular length, and all answers were confirmed in interviews. Lateral cephalograms were analyzed in cranial base parameters, mandibular positional parameters and mandibular skeletal parameters. In the examined families, 58.3% had at least one member other than the proband who had mandibular prognathism. The affected ratio of total relatives was 4.5%, and the value was higher in first-degree (13.4%) than second-degree (5.9%) and third-degree relatives (1.7%). The affected ratio was 51.9% in the offsprings who had at least one affected father or mother. The comparison of the groups according to the familial tendency showed no significant craniofacial skeletal measurments. In conclusion, skeletal class III malocclusion showed high familial tendency, suggesting a significant genetic influence in the etiology. However, the patient's familial tendency did not show the special craniofacial patterns compare to the subjects without familial tendency.

• 생물정신의학
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.254-259
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• 2011

Objectives The aim of this study was to assess variations in caudate volume according to dopamin receptor D2/ankyin repeat and kinase domain containing 1 (DRD2/ANKK1) Taq 1a polymorphisms in young healthy adults and to evaluate the relationship between caudate volumes and psychiatric symptoms as measured by the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale. Methods Genetic information regarding DRD2/ANKK1 Taq 1a and T1-weighted brain magnetic resonance images were acquired from 30 young healthy adults. Automatic segmentation of caudate was performed using the FreeSurfer program. Results Individuals with A2 homozygotes of DRD2/ANKK1 Taq 1a polymorphisms (n = 10) had greater right caudate volumes compared to those with A1 allele (s)(18.4% greater ; p = 0.019). Right caudate volumes were negatively associated with total scores of the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (${\beta}$=-0.50 ; p = 0.016). Conclusions Our findings suggest the possibility that DRD2/ANKK1 Taq 1a polymorphisms may underlie the psychiatric symptoms by influencing the structure of the right caudate.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.91-98
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• 2009

복잡하고 빠르게 돌아가는 현대사회의 사회적 대상관계의 특징은 개인주의 팽배와 획일적 인간 관계속의 주체성 상실 등을 들 수 있다. 이러한 구조상의 무관심속에 아동들은 혼자서 텔레비전을 보거나 컴퓨터에 빠져 지내는 경우가 늘어나고 있다. 또한 어머니들의 과보호, 불규칙적인 양육태도, 정서적 외상 및 유전적 영향으로 인해 아동기 정신 발달 장애 빈도가 높아지고 있는 추세이다. 이러한 추세에 발맞추어서 미술치료에 대한 연구와 사례들이 많이 발표되고 있으며 미술치료의 중요성이 대두되고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 가장 인간과 밀접한 관계가 있는 자연 매체인 점토를 통한 치료가 발달 장애(자폐아)를 가지고 있는 아동에게 미치는 영향과 효과에 대하여 고찰해보고 또한 점토치료가 이러한 장애를 가진 아동들의 사회적 대상관계와 정화작용의 발전에 미치는 영향에 대해 제시하며 이를 바탕으로 생기는 시너지 (Synergy Effect) 효과와 이러한 효과를 극대화 시킬 수 있는 교육 프로그램 개발 연구에 대해서 제시하려한다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.125-129
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• 2008

The aim of this study was to determine whether single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of matrix metallopeptidase 2 (MMP2) are associated with obesity. MMP2 is an enzyme with proteolytic activity against matrix and nonmatrix proteins, particularly basement membrane constituents. To identify the relationship between polymorphisms of MMP2 and overweight/obese, we genotyped 5 SNPs (rs17242319, rs1053605, rs243849, rs2287074, and rs10775332) of the coding region of MMP2 using the Golden Gate assay on an Illumina BeadStation 500 GX. One hundred and forty two overweight/obese ($BMI\;{\ge}\;23$) and 145 normal (BMI 18 to < 23) subjects were analyzed. SNPStats, Haploview, HapAnalyzer, SNPAnalyzer, and Helixtree programs were used for the analysis of genetic data. A linkage disequilibrium (LD) block was discovered among the 5 SNPs selected, including rs17242319, rs1053605, rs243849, and rs2287074. Of the 5 polymorphisms, 2 synonymous SNPs [rs17242319 (Gly226Gly) and rs10775332 (Phe602Phe)] were found significant associations with overweight/obese. Recently, rs1132896 replaced rs17242319 as a new number (SNP database, BUILD 129). In haplotype analysis using Haploview, a haplotype (haplotype: CCCA) containing a meaningful polymorphism (rs17242319) was found to be significantly different. The results suggest that MMP2 may be associated with overweight/obese in Korean population.

• 대한바이러스학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.179-187
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• 2000

The etiology of rheumatic arthritis (RA) is associated with a number of genetic and environmental factors, but is not definitively elucidated. Recently, more attention has been paid to the possibility of microbial etiology in the pathogenesis of RA, because many different infectious agents have been reported to precede the onset or exacerbation of RA. Adenovirus (ADV) may be one cause of persistent or recurrent inflammatory arthritis. Varicella zoster virus (VZV) arthritis is detected frequently in RA patients treated with low dose methotrexate. The demonstration of simultaneous presence of both viral agents of specific viral nucleic acid in synovial fluids from synovitis patients would provide more direct evidence for arthritis etiological relationship, but there are no confirmed results. Therefore, we studied the ability of adenovirus and VZV to establish coinfection and persistent infection in synovial fluid from synovitis patients. The presence of viral agents in the synovial fluid demonstrated by isolation of cell culture, enzyme immunoassay and nested-PCR. The synovial fluids were also investgated for the presence of viral nucleic acid by nested-PCR using specific primer. ADV produced 220 bp and VZV produced 447 bp by each nested-PCR with specific primers. We detected 4/6 cases (66.7%) with persistent infection of ADV and 5/6 cases (83.3%) of VZV with 13 synovial fluids (between 7 to 52 day intervals) from synovitis patients by monoclonal ErA and nested-PCR. 21/28 cases (75%) with coinfection of adenovirus and VZV with synovial fluids from synovitis patients by nested-PCR. ADV and VZV coinfection and persistent infection of synovial fluids may provide a chronic antigenic stimuli to the immune system therefore provoking a continuing inflammatory response and caused the possibility of synovitis and arthritis.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제38권5호
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• pp.452-456
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• 2015

Obesity is the fifth leading risk for death globally, and a significant challenge to global health. It is a common, complex, non-malignant disease and develops due to interactions between the genes and the environment. DNA methylation can act as a downstream effector of environmental signals; analysis of this process therefore holds substantial promise for identifying mechanisms through which genetic and environmental factors jointly contribute to disease risk. To assess the effects of excessive weight and obesity on gene-specific methylation levels of promoter regions, we determined the methylation status of four genes involved in inflammation and oxidative stress [interleukin 6 (IL6), tumor necrosis factor ${\alpha}$ ($TNF{\alpha}$), mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM), and glucose transport 4 (GLUT4)] in blood cell-derived DNA from healthy women volunteers with a range of body mass indices (BMIs) by methylation-specific PCR. Interestingly, the samples from obese individuals ($BMI{\geq}30kg/m^2$) showed significantly increased hypermethylation for IL6 gene compared to normal weight ($BMI<23kg/m^2$) and overweight sample ($23kg/m^2{\leq}BMI<30kg/m^2$) (P = 0.034 and P = 0.026). However there was no statistically significant difference in promoter methylation of the other 3 genes between each group. These findings suggest that aberrant DNA methylation of IL6 gene promoter may play an important role in the etiology and pathogenesis of obesity and IL6 methylation could be used as molecular biomarker for obesity risk assessment. Further studies are required to elucidate the potential mechanisms underlying this relationship.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제54권1호
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• pp.24-28
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• 2009

This study was conducted to evaluate the growth characters and yield components of 18 collected sesame cultivars to get basic information on the variation for the sesame breeding using principal component analysis. All characters except days to flowering, days to maturity and 1,000 seed weight showed significantly different. Seed weight per 10 are showed higher coefficient of variance. Capsule bearing stem length and liter weight showed positive correlation with seed yield per 10 are. The principal components analysis grouped the estimated sesame cultivars into four main components which accounted for 83.7% of the total variation at the eigenvalue and its contribution to total variation obtained from principal component analysis. The first principal component ($Z_1$) was applicable to increase plant height, capsule bearing stem length and 1,000-seed weight. The second principal component ($Z_2$) negatively correlated with days to flowering and maturity by which it was applicable to shorten flowering and maturity date of sesame. At the scatter diagram, Yangbaek, Ansan, M1, M2, M4, M7 and M9 were classified as same group, but M10, Yanghuk, Kanghuk, M5, M6, M12 and M13 were classified as different group. This results would be helpful for sesame breeder to understand genetic relationship of some agronomic characters and select promising cross lines for the development of new sesame variety.

• Journal of Life Science
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.84-89
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• 1999

To determine phylogenetic relatedness of four silk-producing silkmoths (B. mori, B. mandarina, A. yamamai and A. pernyi), internal coding region of arylphorin which is a storage protein in hemolymph protein of insects were amplified by polymerase chain reaction and then sequenced and compared each other. The nucleotide composition was biased toward adenine and thymine(59% A+T) and a strong bias for use of C in the third position of codons was found for Phe and Tyr. Together TTC(Phe) and TAC(Tyr) account for about 16.8% (10 for TTC and 8 for TAC) of all codon usage. The nucleotide similarity of arylphorin gene from B. mori showed 99%, 98% and 97% homology with those of B. mandarina, A. yamamai and A. pernyi, respectively. Also, the nucleotide sequence of arylphorin gene from B. mandarina showed 98% and 97% homology with those of A. yamamai and A.pernyi, respectively. Between A. yamamai and A. pernyi, the sequence homology was 97%. The deduced amino acid sequences in B. mori, B. mandarina and A. yamamai showed almost 99% homology. Although the aryphorin gene provided insufficient variability among the four insect species, A UPGMA tree is generated that supported the monophyly of silk-producing insects, with M. sexta placed basal to it. It is suggest that silk-producing insects have a close relationship and a homogeneous genetic background from comparison with those of other insects.

• 대한수학교육학회지:수학교육학연구
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.1-24
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 수학적 지식의 구성에 대한 구성주의자들의 설명이 안고 있는 문제점을 드러내고, 이를 보완할 수 있는 방안을 모색하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 마음의 중층구조의 틀로 지식의 구성 능력과 구성 작용 간의 관계를 고찰하고, 수학적 지식의 구성은 수학적 지식이 반영하는 실재로서의 위층의 마음을 경험하고 드러내는 일로 규정하였다. 구조주의와 구성주의의 대립과 관련을 성리학에서 주리론과 주기론의 대립과 관련에 비추어 논하고, 수학적 지식의 구성은 수학적 지식의 구조를 구성하는 것이어야 함을 논하였다. 수학적 지식의 구조의 구성이 구체적으로 어떤 과정을 통해 이루어질 수 있는가 하는 문제에 답하기 위하여 본 논문에서는 폴라니의 인식론을 고찰하고, 수학화 이론과 역사-발생적 원리, 수학적 사고 수준 이론을 수학적 지식의 구조의 구성 과정에 대한 이론으로 재해석하였다. 끝으로, 수학적 지식의 구조의 구성을 위한 학생과 교사의 자세와 역할에 대하여 논의하였다.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.503-507
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• 1998

본 연구는 RAPD표지를 이용하여 국내외에서 수집된 고추 유전자원들간의 유전적관계를 평가하고자 수행되었다. Random primer를 이용한 고추의 PCR반응은 $MgCl_2$ 3mM, Taq. DNA polymerase 1.5U, 주형 DNA 10ng, dNTPs $200{\mu}M$, random primer 200nM 그리고 $42^{\circ}C$의 annealing 온도조건으로 최적화하였다. 80개의 random primer로부터 높은 밴드선명도와 재현성을 보이는 16개가 선발되었으며 70%의 GC함량을 갖는 primer들이 GC함량이 60%인 것보다 DNA증폭에 있어 효과적이었다. 31개의 고추품종및 계통들에 대해 71개의 polymorphic밴드와 22개의 monomorphic밴드를 포함하는 총 93개의 DNA밴드가 선발된 16개의 random primer들로부터 형성되었다. Primer당 약 4.4개의 polymorphic밴드가 형성되었다. 이들 71개의 polymorphic밴드를 이용하여 유사도지수가 구해졌으며 이를 근거로 31고추 계통 또는 품종들을 뚜렷이 구분하는 dendrogram이 작성되었다.