• 생명과학회지
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.968-971
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• 2005

본 연구는 Duroc, Landrace, Berkshire, Yorkshire를 기초 축으로 이용한 1003두에 대해 MC4R유전자의 PCR-RFLP를 이용하여 그 다형성을 조사하고 돼지의 일당증체량, 등지방 두께, 사료 요구율, 정육율과 그 유전자형 간의 연관성을 규명하고자 실시하였다. MC4R유전자에 대해 PCR-RFLP를 이용하여 226bp산물을 증폭한후 Taq I 체한효소로 사용하였다. 얻어진 MC4R gene의 유전자 빈도는 품종별로 다르게 나타났다. 통계적 분석을 통하여 각 유전자형에 대한 경제형질과 관련성을 분석한 결과 일당 증체량과 사료요구량은 NN 유전자형을 가진 개체들이 DN이나 DD유전자형을 가진 개체들에 비해 유의적으로 우수한 능력을 보였다(P < 0.05). 하지만 D 대립유전자는 높은 정육율과 낮은 등지방두께에 연관성이 있음을 관찰하였다. 따라서 돼지의 성장과 정육율과 관련된 선발력을 높이기 위해서 MC4R유전자의 다형성분석에서 검증된 PCR marker를 우량돼지육종 계획에 있어 분자생물학적 선발 marker로 사용할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.1919-1924
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• 2015

Polymorphisms in the region of the interleukin IL-28 gene on chromosome 19 have been related with clearance of hepatitis C virus (HCV), a major human pathogen responsible for chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. About 3% of the world's population is infected with HCV. The long-term response to therapy is influenced by many host and viral factors, and recent evidence has indicated that some host genetic polymorphisms related to IL-28 are the most powerful predictors of virological response in patients with HCV. This study assessed frequency of the IL-28 polymorphism (rs8099917) in 50 patients (39 men and 11 women) with chronic hepatitis C using ZNA probe real time PCR new method. All patients were tested for genotype of HCV and the HCV viral load. In parallel, the levels of SGOT, SGPT and ALK enzymes were assessed. Treatment using Peg-interferon alpha with ribavirin was conducted for patients and subsequently samples were collected to detect any change in viral load or liver enzyme rates. The overall frequency of the TT allele is 74%, TG allele 20% and GG allele 6% and the percent of patients who had T allele was 84%. Clear reduction in viral load and liver enzymes was reported in patients with the T allele. Especially for genotype 1 which is relatively resistant to treatment, these alleles may have a role in this decline. In conclusion, we showed that IL-28 polymorphism rs8099917 strongly predicts virological response in HCV infection and that real-time PCR with Zip nucleic acid probes is a sensitive, specific and rapid detection method for detection of SNPs which will be essential for monitoring patients undergoing antiviral therapy.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제81권4호
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• pp.320-324
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• 1992

들메나무(Fraxinus mandshurica Rupr.) 는 우리나라에서 두가지의 서로 다른 형태(形態)가 자생(自生)하고 있는 것으로 알려져 있다. 최근(最近)에 개발(開發)된 PCR기법(技法)을 이용(利用)하여 이 두 형태(形態)의 들메나무 DNA의 변이(變異)를 조사(調査)하였다. DNA 합성(合成) 효소(酵素)와 인공합성(人工合成)된 primer를 이용(利用)하여 이 수종(樹種)의 DNA를 증폭(增幅)시켜 비교(比較)한 결과(結果)이 두 형태(形態)는 DNA 비례(排列)에서 서로 다른것으로 나타났다. DNA변이(變異)는 같은 형태내(形態內)의 개체간(個體間)에도 나타나나 각 형태별(形態別)로 뚜렷하게 구분(區分)되어 형태별(形態別)로 특징적(特徵的)인 band들이 관찰(觀察)되었다. 이러한 특징적(特徵的)인 band들로 두 형태(形態)를 구분(區分)할 수 있었다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.155-160
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• 2008

Several studies have reported quantitative trait loci (QTL) for meat quality on porcine chromosome 2 (http://www.animalgenome.org/QTLdb/pig.html). For application of the molecular genetic information to the pig industry through marker-assisted selection, single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers were analyzed by comparative re-sequencing of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) products of 13 candidate genes with DNA from commercial pig breeds such as Berkshire, Yorkshire, Landrace, Duroc and Korean Native pig. A total of 34 SNPs were identified in 15 PCR products producing an average of one SNP in every 253 bp. PCR restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) assays were developed for 11 SNPs and used to investigate allele frequencies in five commercial pig breeds in Korea. Eight of the SNPs appear to be fixed in at least one of the five pig breeds, which indicates that different selection among pig breeds might be applied to these SNPs. Polymorphisms detected in the PTH, CSF2 and FOLR genes were chosen to genotype a Berkshire-Yorkshire pig breed reference family for linkage and association analyses. Using linkage analysis, PTH and CSF2 loci were mapped to pig chromosome 2, while FOLR was mapped to pig chromosome 9. Association analyses between SNPs in the PTH, CSF2 and FOLR suggested that the CSF2 MboII polymorphism was significantly associated with several pork quality traits in the Berkshire and Yorkshire crossed F2 pigs. Our current findings provide useful SNP marker information to fine map QTL regions on pig chromosome 2 and to clarify the relevance of SNP and quantitative traits in commercial pig populations.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권10호
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• pp.5303-5306
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• 2012

Aim: The present case-control study was conducted to explore the association of MTHFR gene polymorphism and relations of P16, MGMT and HMLH1 to MTHFR and folate intake. Methods: A total of 257 cases of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma confirmed by histopathological examination were collected. Genotyping of P16, MGMT and HMLH1 was accomplished by methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) after sodium bisulfate modification of DNA and the MTHFR C677T genetic polymorphism was detected by PCR-restriction fragment-length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP). Results: The proportions of DNA hypermethylation in P16, MGMT and hMLH1 in cancer tissues were significantly higher than in paracancerous normal tissue. The proportion of hypermethylation in at least one gene was 88.5% in cancer tissue, and was also significantly higher than that in paracancerous normal tissue. Our finding showed individuals with homozygotes (TT) of MTHFR C677T had significant risk of DNA hypermethylation of MGMT in cancer tissues, with an OR (95% CI) of 3.15 (1.12-6.87). Similarly, patients with high intake of folate also showed a slight high risk of DNA methylation of MGMT, with OR (95% CI) of 2.03 (1.05-4.57). Conclusion: Our study found the P16, MGMT and hMLH1 demonstrate a high proportion of hypermethylation in esophageal squamous cell cancer cancer tissues, which might be used as biomarkers for cancer detection.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.19-27
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• 2008

Objectives : The aim of this study was to examine the association of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in Korean populations with functional polymorphisms of six genes dopamine receptors (Ser311/Cys311 polymorphism, Taq1 A polymorphism, and Taq1 B polymorphism in DRD2, BalI polymorphism in DRD3, and promoter -521 C/T polymorphism and exon III 48 bp repeat polymorphism in DRD4) and one gene in dopamine transporter (DAT1). Methods : Participants were 58 children with ADHD and 110 control children. The genotypes were determined by PCR. Results : There was a statistically significant difference in genotype frequency of -521 C/T polymorphism within the promoter region of the DRD4 between two groups. Furthermore, in the male group, both genotype and allele frequencies showed statistically significant differences. Conclusion : Findings of the study indicate that -521 C/T polymorphism in promoter region of DRD4 appears to be a possible candidate gene for ADHD in Korean population.

• 대한미생물학회지
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.561-571
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• 1999

Diagnosis of mycobacterial infection is dependent upon the isolation and identification of causative agents. The procedures involved are time consuming and technically demanding. To improve the laborious identification process mycobacterial systematics supported by gene analysis is feasible, being particularly useful for slowly growing or uncultivable mycobacteria. To complement genetic analysis for the differentiation and identification of mycobacterial species, an alternative marker gene, rpoB encoding the ${\beta}$ subunit of RNA polymerase, was investigated. rpoB DNAs (342 bp) were amplified from 52 reference strains of mycobacteria including Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv (ATCC 27294) and clinical isolates by the PCR. The nucleotide sequences were directly determined (306 bp) and aligned using the multiple alignment algorithm in the MegAlign package (DNASTAR) and MEGA program. A phylogenetic tree was constructed with a neighborhood joining method. Comparative sequence analysis of rpoB DNA provided the basis for species differentiation. By being grouped into species-specific clusters with low sequence divergence among strains belonging to same species, all the clinical isolates could be easily identified. Furthermore RFLP analysis enabled rapid identification of clinical isolates.

• BMB Reports
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.45-51
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• 1996

Most expressed HLA loci exhibit a remarkable degree of allelic polymorphism, which derives from sequence differences predominantly localized to discrete hypervariable regions of the amino-terminal domain of the molecule. In this study, the HLA-DRB1 genotypes were determined in eighteen control cell lines and 112 unrelated Koreans using the PCR-SSP (Polymerase Chain Reaction-Sequence Specific Primer) technique. 29 specific primer pairs in assigning the DRB1 gene were used. The results of control cells correlated well with the data which was previously reported. The heterozygosity and homozygosity of the DRB1 gene were 0.786 and 0.214, respectively. In a total of 41 different DRB1 alleles and 83 genotypes, the most frequent allele and genotype were DRB1*04 and DRB1*0901/1501, respectively. This study shows that the PCR-SSP technique is relatively simple, fast and a practical tool for the determination of the HLA-DRBI genotypes. Moreover, these results-allele and genotype frequency and heterozygosity of the HLA DRB1 gene-could be useful for database study before being applied to individual identification and transplantation immunity.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.249-253
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• 2000

Cyanobacteria의 광합성 보조색소인 phycocyanin의 PC operon(cpc gene)을 PCR로 증폭하고, 제한효소로 처리하여 RFLP pattern을 비교하였다. Intergenic spacer sequence를 포함한 cpc gene은 실험에 사용한 cyanobacteria 균주 모두에게 증폭되었으며, 산물의 size는 약 700 bp였다. PCR산물을 5종의 제한효소로 처리한 결과 AluI, MspI, HaeIII는 같은 속내으ㅐ 균주간에 동일한 pattern을 나타내어 속 구분이 가능하였으며 CfoI은 Anabeana와 Synechocystis속의 균주간에 구별되는 양상을 나타내어 속내 균주 구별에 유용하였다. Restriction enzyme profile에 의한 phenogram에서 Anabeana, Chlorogloea, Synechyhocystis는 각각 하나의 cluster를 형성하여 cyanobacteria의 분류에 PC-IGS의 RFLP pattern이 유용함을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제26권2호통권85호
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• pp.173-181
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• 1998

현재 우리나라에서 가장 많이 재배되고 있는 느타리버섯류 중 P. ostreatus, P. florida, P. sajorcaju의 3개 종 13개 품종에 대하여 rDNA분석 및 AP-PCR, RFLP를 실시하여 각 종 및 품종들에 대한 구분을 시도하였다. rDNA의 IGRI부위는 약0.9 kb로 증폭되었고, $ITSI{\sim}II$는 약 0.7 kb로 증폭되었다. 각 PCR 산물을 6가지 제한효소로 절단하여 polymorphism을 분석한 결과, $ITSI{\sim}II$ 부위를 HaeIII로 처리시 여름느타리에 특이적인 band를 보였다. 또한 유연관계를 분석하여 종간 차이를 구분할 수 있었다. AP-PCR를 실시한 결과 약 $2.0kb{\sim}150\;bp$의 다양한 band를 볼 수 있었고 P. florida종은 marker로 사용 가능한 특이 밴드가 발견되었다. 또한 사용된 primer에 따라 종간의 구별이 가능하였을 뿐 아니라 품종간에도 차이를 보이는 primer도 찾을 수 있었다. 품종을 구분하기 위한 RFLP 분석에서는 $ITSI{\sim}II$보다 IGRI probe가 더 큰 변이를 보였다.