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Molecular investigation of TBP allele length: a SCA17 cellular model and population study
Published 2003-01-01Recently, an inherited spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA17) has been attributed to polyglutamine coding expansions within the gene coding for human TATA-box binding protein (TBP). The normal repeat range is 25-42 units with ...Open AccessArticle -
A mutation in bovine keratin 5 causing epidermolysis bullosa simplex, transmitted by a mosaic sire
Published 2005-01-01A mechanobullous skin disorder was identified in the progeny of a 3-y-old Friesian-Jersey crossbred bull. The condition presented as loss of skin and mucosa from contact areas and inflammation. Examination of skin samples ...Open AccessArticle -
Antiviral Medications for Preventing Cytomegalovirus Disease in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
Published 2005-10-19Background: The risk of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in solid organ transplant recipients has resulted in the frequent use of prophylaxis with the aim of preventing the clinical syndrome associated with CMV infection. ...Open AccessArticle -
Immunoglobulins, Vaccines or Interferon for Preventing Cytomegalovirus Disease in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
Published 2007-04-18Background: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most common virus causing disease and death in solid organ transplant recipients during the first six months post-transplant. Previous systematic reviews have demonstrated the ...Open AccessArticle -
Do polymorphisms in the familial Parkinsonism genes contribute to risk for sporadic Parkinson's disease?
Published 2009-01-01Recent whole genome association studies provided little evidence that polymorphisms at the familial Parkinsonism loci influence the risk for Parkinson's disease (PD). However, these studies are not designed to detect the ...Open AccessArticle -
A cross-study transcriptional analysis of Parkinson's disease
Published 2009-01-01The study of Parkinson's disease (PD), like other complex neurodegenerative disorders, is limited by access to brain tissue from patients with a confirmed diagnosis. Alternatively the study of peripheral tissues may offer ...Open AccessArticle -
Haplotype analysis of the PARK 11 gene, GIGYF2, in sporadic Parkinson's disease
Published 2009-01-01Familial Parkinsonism (PARK) genes are strong candidates for conferring susceptibility to common forms of PD. However, most studies to date have provided little evidence that their common variants substantially influence ...Open AccessArticle -
Exploiting the potential of molecular profiling in Parkinson's disease: current practice and future probabilities
Published 2010-01-01Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common, heterogeneous syndrome diagnosed clinically by the presence of classical neurological symptoms and the absence of 'red flags' that suggest alternative secondary parkinsonian disorders. ...Open AccessArticle -
Disease-specific, neurosphere-derived cells as models for brain disorders
Published 2010-01-01There is a pressing need for patient-derived cell models of brain diseases that are relevant and robust enough to produce the large quantities of cells required for molecular and functional analyses. We describe here a new ...Open AccessArticle -
The Doctor in Literature. Volume 3. Career Choices
Published 2010-01-28This book is the third of four volumes in the series The Doctor in Literature. Like the first two,1, 2 it is intended to serve as an indexed, annotated anthology and to bring together a total of some 1500 extracts from ...Open AccessBook -
Reviewer refusal rates for 300,866 requested reviews in 20 BMJ Group journals
Published 2011-01-01Data were extracted from the BenchPress editorial management system for 20 journals which each had data for the years 2002-2010.We examined whether there were differences among journals on reviewer refusal rates. Across ...Open AccessArticle -
A large-scale genetic association study to evaluate the contribution of Omi/HtrA2 (PARK13) to Parkinson's disease
Published 2011-01-01High-profile studies have provided conflicting results regarding the involvement of the Omi/HtrA2 gene in Parkinson's disease (PD) susceptibility. Therefore, we performed a large-scale analysis of the association of common ...Open AccessArticle -
NRF2 activation restores disease related metabolic deficiencies in olfactory neurosphere-derived cells from patients with sporadic Parkinson's disease
Published 2011-01-01BACKGROUND: Without appropriate cellular models the etiology of idiopathic Parkinson's disease remains unknown. We recently reported a novel patient-derived cellular model generated from biopsies of the olfactory mucosa ...Open AccessArticle -
Policies and Practices of Australian Universities on Competing Interests of Academic Staff
Published 2011-06-25It is widely recognized that competing financial(and non-financial) interests may (inappropriately) influence the design and outcomes of research, the nature of public discourse and the development of public policy and the ...Open AccessOther -
Probiotics for patients with hepatic encephalopathy
Published 2011-11-09Background Hepatic encephalopathy is a disorder of brain function as a result of liver failure and/or portosystemic shunt. Both hepatic encephalopathy (clinically overt) and minimal hepatic encephalopathy (not clinically ...Open AccessArticle -
Glutamate transporter dysfunction associated with nerve injury-induced pain in mice
Published 2012-01-01Dysfunction at glutamatergic synapses has been proposed as a mechanism in the development of neuropathic pain. Here we sought to determine whether peripheral nerve injury-induced neuropathic pain results in functional ...Open AccessArticle -
PP2A phosphatase suppresses function of the mesenchymal invasion regulator NEDD9
Published 2012-02-01The mesenchymal mode of cancer cell invasion characterized by active adhesion turnover and a polarized actin cytoskeleton, is critically regulated by the adaptor protein NEDD9/HEF1/Cas-L. While it is known that NEDD9 is ...Open AccessArticle -
Mechanisms of rapid opioid receptor desensitization, resensitization and tolerance in brain neurons
Published 2012-03-01Agonists acting on µ-opioid receptors (MOR) are very effective analgesics but cause tolerance during long-term or repeated exposure. Intensive efforts have been made to find novel opioid agonists that are efficacious ...Open AccessArticle -
Opioid-related (ORL1) receptors are enriched in a subpopulation of sensory neurons and prolonged activation produces no functional loss of surface N-type calcium channels.
Published 2012-03-29The opioid-related receptor, ORL1, is activated by the neuropeptide nociceptin/orphanin FQ (N/OFQ) and inhibits high-voltage-activated (HVA) calcium channel currents (I(Ca)) via a G-protein-coupled mechanism. Endocytosis ...Open AccessArticle -
Multiple mechanisms of microglia: A gatekeeper's contribution to pain states
Published 2012-04-01Microglia are gatekeepers in the CNS for a wide range of pathological stimuli and they blow the whistle when things go wrong. Collectively, microglia form a CNS tissue alarm system (Kreutzberg's “sensor of pathology”), and ...Open AccessArticle