• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.217-222
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• 2003

Objective: To investigate the association of genetic background between MTHFR C677T genotype and infertile females with polycystic ovarian syndrome. Materials and Methods: We compared 86 infertile females with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) with 100 healthy fertile females with one or more offspring. Pyrosequencing analysis for MTHFR C677T variation was performed on polymerase chain reaction (PCR) product of study group. To validate pyrosequencing data of C677T variation for randomly selected 50 samples, we compared the pyrosequencing result with the PCR-RFLP (Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism) result of MTHFR C677T genotype. Results: The prevalence of the C677T mutant homozygous (TT) was significantly lower (p=0.0085) in females with PCOS (8.14%) than in fertile females (21.00%). MTHFR 677 TT genotype had a decreased risk (3.7-fold) of PCOS compared with wild type (MTHFR 677 CC). Conclusion: Our data support a role for MTHFR mutant homozygous (677 TT) genotype in reducing risk in Korean infertile females with Polycystic ovarian syndrome.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.141-145
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• 2001

Objective: We inversigated Small Heterodimer Partner (SHP) gene mutation in Korean Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) patients. SHP protein regulates the activity of nuclear receptors which regulate the cellular development and differentiation. Recently, the mutation of SHP gene was found in the obesity and diabetes patients in Japanese group, and suggested that its mutation may involved in pathogenic mechanism of PCOS. Methods: This study was performed in 20 PCOS patients and 20 normal women. The DNAs were extracted from the peripheral bloods, and amplified at each exon (1 and 2) of SHP gene by PCR method. Subsequently, each PCR product was digested with the restriction enzyme indicated below for studying restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP). After enzyme digestion, the results of RFLP were compared PCOS patients with control women to find any sequence variation. Results: We examined 9 regions of exon 1 with Msp I, Pvu II, Dde I and 3 regions of exon 2 with Pst I, Dde I. There is no heterozygous or homozygous mutation in patients and control women at these restriction sites. Conclusion: The genetic analysis at our restriction sites in the SHP gene did not show any genetic variation in Korean PCOS patients. Our PCR-RFLP analysis was not covered the entire SHP gene (68 bp/1,006 bp), we need to further analysis of the entire SHP gene.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권12호
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• pp.7675-7679
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• 2013

Background: A missense mutation in exon 7 (R249S) of the p53 tumor suppressor gene is characteristic of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) exposure. AFB1 is believed to have a synergistic effect on hepatitis virus B (HBV) carcinogenesis. However, results of studies comparing R249S prevalence among patients are conflicting. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of the R249S mutation in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients with or without positive HBsAg. Materials and Methods: Paraffin embedded liver tissues were obtained from 124 HCC patients who underwent liver resection and liver biopsy in King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital. Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) was utilized to detect the R249S mutation. Positive results were confirmed by direct sequencing. Results: Sixty four (52%) patients were positive for HBsAg and 18 (15%) were anti-HCV positive. 12 specimens tested positive by RFLP. Ten HCC patients (8.1%) were confirmed to be R249S positive by Sanger sequencing (AGG to AGT). Out of these 10, six were HBsAg positive, and out of the remaining 4, two were anti-HCV positive. The R249S prevalence among HCC patients with positive HBsAg was 9.4% compared to 6.7% for HBsAg negative samples. Patients with the R249S mutation were younger ($55{\pm}10$ vs $60{\pm}13$ year-old) and tended to have a more advanced Edmonson-Steiner grade of HCC, although differences did not reach statistical significance. Conclusions: Our study shows moderate prevalence of aflatoxin B1-related p53 mutation (R249S) in HCC with or without HBsAg. HBsAg positive status was not associated with R249S prevalence.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.127-134
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• 1996

형태학적으로 카스텔라니가시아메바 혹은 대식가시아메바로 동정된 12 분리주들과 쿨버트손가시 아메바. 힐리가시아메바(Aconthomoeba hedwi) 팔레스타인가시아메바(A. plestinenis) 별가시아메바의 small subunitribosomal RNA유전자(ssu rDNA) 중 conserved region을 PCRR 증폭하여 제한효노절단부위를 비교하떴다. 별가시아메바의 PCR증폭 산물의 크기는 1.170 bp였고 나머지 분기주들의 것은 910-930 bp 사이였다 카스텔라너가시아메바로 분류건 여섯 주간의 추정 염기치찬율의 평근은 9.BPg였고. 대식가시아떼바로 분류된 분리주간의 그 평근은 9 6U였다. 카스텔 라니가시아메바로 분류된 여섯 분리주들 사이의 최대 염기치환율은 Chang주와 Ma주 사이의 (7 3%)였고 대식가시아메바로 분류된 여섯 분리주간의 최대 염기치환율은 1A/S3주와 KA/S7주 사이의 (16.1%)였다. 이들 종내 최대 염기치환율은 Castellani주 혹은 CCAP 1501/12g주와 KA/S3 주 사이에거 나타난 카스텔라니가시아메바와 대식가시아떼바간의 종간 최소 염기치환율(2.6%)보 다 횔씬 컸나. 쿨버트손가시아메바. 힐리가시아메바 팔레스타인가시아메바 및 별가시아메바의 PCR-RFLP 양상은 카스텔라니가시아메바 또는 대식가시아메바로 동정된 분리주들의 것들과 그리 고 강호간에서도 높은 염기치환율(평균 23 6%)을 보였다. 이상의 성적으로 미루어 보아 가시아메바속의 분류는 재평가 해 보아야 할 건으로 생각된다 A. healyi와 A. palestinensis의 우리말 이름을 각각 힐리가시아메바와 팔레스타인가시아메바로 제안한다.

• Journal of Genetic Medicine
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.38-42
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• 2013

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the characteristics of achondroplasia (ACH) diagnosed in fetuses or neonates and to evaluate the usefulness of a molecular genetic testing to confirm ACH. Materials and Methods: The medical and ultrasonographic records of 16 pregnant women, who had molecular genetic testing for ACH performed on their fetus or neonate at the Cheil General Hospital between February 1999 and April 2013, were retrospectively analyzed. Detection of G1138A and G1138C mutations of the fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) gene was accomplished by polymerase chain reaction - restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis. Results: Of the eight fetuses and two neonates who were suspected of having ACH during pregnancy, four fetuses and one neonate was confirmed to have ACH and they all carried the heterozygous G1138A mutation. Out of 6 cases which had a history of ACH in prior pregnancies, three had genetic information for the previous fetuses while the other three did not. All six fetuses had no mutations at G380R. However, the one fetus of pregnant woman with non-confirmed ACH showed shortened long bone on ultrasound thereafter and the fetus was identified as having oto-spondylo-megaepiphyseal dysplasia after birth. Conclusion: Korean patients with achondroplasia have the heterozygous G1138A mutation that is most commonly defined in other countries. Molecular genetic evaluations of ACH are helpful not only for establishing diagnosis but for appropriate counseling with subsequent pregnancies.

• 한국해양학회지:바다
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.160-180
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• 2012

본 연구는 메타게놈 분석법을 기초로 낙동강 하류 담수 환경의 물금과 기수 환경의 을숙도대교 정점에서 채수된 환경 시료내의 진핵 플랑크톤 종다양성 및 군집 구조를 비교 분석하고자 하였다. 수환경 시료에서 추출된 DNA에 대한 environmental Polymerase Chain Reaction(PCR)을 수행하여 18S rDNA 클론라이브러리를 구축하였고, colony PCR, PCR-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism(RFLP), 염기서열 결정 및 유사도 분석을 통하여 종다양성을 분석하였다. 물금 및 을숙도대교 정점에서 338개의 클론들을 분석하였고(170 clones, 물금; 168 clones, 을숙도대교), 그 결과 총 74개의 phylotype을 발굴하였다(49개, 물금; 25개, 을숙도대교). 발굴된 phylotype에 대한 계통 분석 결과, Stramenopiles, Cryptophyta, Viridiplantae, Alveolata, Rhizaria, Metazoa 및 Fungi 등의 분류군에 속하는 다양한 생물종이 발굴되었으며, 국내 미기록종 및 신종 후보 가능 생물종과 속(genus)이상의 새로운 분류학적 처리가 필요한 생물종의 존재를 확인하였다. 특히 Stramenopiles의 Pirsonia 및 Alveolata의 Perkinsea에 속하는 phylotypes 등 국내 미기록 생물종을 포함한 숨은 종다양성(cryptic species diversity)의 발굴은 분자모니터링 기법이 낙동강 하구역 수생태계 변화 모니터링을 위한 새로운 유용한 생물학적 정보를 제공할 수 있음을 제시하고 있다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권15호
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• pp.6783-6787
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• 2015

Background: Despite consistent pharmacogenetic effects of CYP2D6 on tamoxifen exposure, there is considerable controversy regarding the validity of CYP2D6 as a predictor of tamoxifen outcome. Understanding the current state of evidence in this area and its limitations is important for the care of patients who require endocrine therapy for breast cancer. Materials and Methods: A total of 101 patients with breast cancer who received tamoxifen therapy for at least 3 years, were genotyped for common alleles of the CYP2D6 gene by nested-PCR and restriction fragment length polymorphism PCR. Patients were classified as extensive or poor metabolizers (PM) based on CYP2D6*4 alleles in 3 different groups according to the menopause, Her2-neu status, and stage 3. Results: The mean age of the patients with the disease recurrence was $50.8{\pm}6.4$ and in non recurrent patients was $48.2{\pm}6.8$. In this study 63.3% (n=64) patients were extensive metabolizers and 36.6% (n=37) were poor metabolizers. Sixty four of the 101 patients (63.3%) were Her2-neu positive. For tamoxifen-treated patients, no statistically significant difference in rate of recurrence observed between CYP2D6 metabolic variants in stage 3 and post-menopausal patients. However, there was a significant association between CYP2D6 genotype and recurrence in tamoxifen-treated Her2-neu positive patients. Compared with other women with breast cancer, those with Her2-neu positive breast cancer and extensive metabolizer alleles had a decreased likelihood of recurrence. Conclusions: This study for the first time demonstrated significant effects of CYP2D6 extensive metabolizer alleles on risk of recurrence in Her2-neu positive breast cancer patients receiving adjuvant tamoxifen therapy. Therefore, CYP2D6 metabolism, as measured by genetic variation, can be a predictor of breast cancer outcome in Her2-neu positive women receiving tamoxifen.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권8호
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• pp.4017-4023
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• 2012

Background and Aim: Polymorphisms in methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) are known to be associated with predisposition for certain cancers. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of lifestyle factors, family history and genetic polymorphisms in MTHFR C677T and A1298C on rectal cancer risk and possible interactions with lifestyle factors in Northeast Thailand. Methods: A hospital-based case-control study was conducted during 2002-2006 with recruitment of 112 rectal cancer cases and 242 non-rectal cancer patient controls. Information was collected using a structured-questionnaire. Blood samples were obtained for assay of MTHFR C677T and A1298C genotypes by polymerase chain reaction with restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) techniques. Associations between lifestyle factors, family history and genetic polymorphisms v.s. rectal cancer risk were assessed using logistic regression analysis. Results: Subjects with frequent and occasional constipation had a higher risk ($OR_{adj.}$=14.64; 95%CI=4.28-50.04 and $OR_{adj.}$=2.15; 95%CI=1.14-4.06), along with those who reported ever having hemorrhoids ($OR_{adj.}$=2.82; 95%CI=1.36-5.84) or a family history of cancer ($OR_{adj.}$=1.90; 95%CI=1.06-3.39). Consumption of a high level of pork was also associated with risk ($OR_{adj.}$=1.82; 95%CI=1.05-3.15). Interactions were not observed between MTHFR and other risk factors. Conclusions: This study suggested that the risk factors for rectal cancer in the Thai population are bowel habits, having had hemorrhoids, a family history of cancer and pork consumption.

• 한국작물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국작물학회 2017년도 9th Asian Crop Science Association conference
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• pp.161-161
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• 2017

Seed endophytes are very remarkable groups of bacteria for their unique abilities of being vertically transmitted and conserved. As plants attain hybrid vigor and heterosis in the process of crossbreeding, this might also lead to the changes in the community structure and diversity of plant endophytes in the hybrid plants ultimately affecting the endophytes of the seeds. It would be interesting to characterize how seed endophyte composition change over time. The objective of this study is to gain insights into the influence of natural crossbreeding and parental lineage in the seed bacterial endophytic communities of two pure inbred lines exploring contributions of the two most important sources of plant endophytes - colonization from external sources and vertical transmission via seeds. Total genomic DNA was isolated from rice seeds and bacterial DNA was selectively amplified by PCR. The diversity of endophytic bacteria was studied through Terminal-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (T-RFLP) analysis. Diversity between the original parents and the pure inbred line may show significant differences in terms of richness, evenness and diversity indices. Heat maps reveal astonishing contributions of both or either parents (IR29 ${\times}$ Pokkali and AT401 ${\times}$ IR31868) in the shaping of the bacterial seed endophytes of the hybrid, FL478 and IC32, respectively. Most of the T-RFs of the subsequent pure inbred line could be traced to any or both of the parents. Comparison of common and genotype-specific T-RFs of parents and their offspring reveals that majority of the T-RFs are shared suggesting higher transmission of bacterial communities common to both parents. The parents influence the bacterial community of their offspring. Unique T-RFs of the offspring also suggest external sources of colonization particularly as the seeds are cultivated in different ecogeographical locations. This study showed that host parental lines contributed greatly in the shaping of bacterial seed endophytes of their offspring. It also revealed transmission and potential conservation of core seed bacterial endophytes that generally become the dominant microbiota in the succeeding generations of plant hosts.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.119-126
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• 1997

Accnthamoebn sp. W-4는 영양형 및 포낭의 형태학적 특징이 A. culbefson가 비슷하지만. 마우스에 대한 병원성. in vitro 세포독성. isoenzyme pattern 비교 분석 및 콩-특이성 난세포군 항체 교차반응 등에 의하변 A. culbensoni와는 조금 다르다. 많은 아메바들이 다양한 환경에서 다양한 형태로 분리됨으로써 종 농정에 있어서 좀더 다양한 정보를 얻고자 분자유전학적 접근을 시도하였다 본 실험은 Acanthcmoebc sp. YM-4(한국 분리수)에 대한 미토콘드리아 DNA(mtDNA)를 분리하여. 여러 종의 제한효소를 처리함으로써 mtDNA의 단편들을 얻은 다 전체 크기 및 제한효소 절단 단편길이 다형성(RFLP) 분석을 하였다. 5가지의 제한효소 즉 Hce III. Hind III . Cla I. pvu II 빛 Sal I으로 처리된 Acanthamoebn의 mtDNA는 최소 3개의 단편들고부터 많은 것은 15개의 단편들로까지 나뉘어졌다. 단편들을 합산한 mtDNA의 전체 크기는 Acnnthcmoebc sp. YM-4가 평균 46.4 kbp였으며 A. culbertsoni 및 A. potwphcgc는 각각 48.3 kbp 및 48.8 kbp로 관찰되었다 제한효소 단편길이들은 0. 6 kip초부터 34. 4 kbp가시 다양하였으며. Accnthcmoebc sp. YM- 4의 mtDNA 단편들을 A. culbertsorli 및 A. polyphnbc와 비교해 볼 때 각각 총 67개 및 65개 중에서 총통으로 갖은 단편들이 각각 9개 및 7개로 관찰되었다. 그것을 토대로 genetic divergence를 계산한 결과 Accnthnmoebn sp. YM-4차 A. culbertsoni 간에는 10.1%였으며 A. poIWphogc와는 0.99%였다. 이런 다형성의 결과는 Acnnthcmoebc sp. YM-4가 A. culbertsoni 및 A. poIMphafc와는 종이 다를 수 있다는 것을 보여준다고 하겠다.