351.
The membrane mucin MUC4 is elevated in breast tumor lymph node metastases relative to matched primary tumors and confers aggressive properties to breast cancer cells
Heather
C
Workman,
Jamie
K
Miller,
Ellen
Q
Ingalla,
Rouminder
P
Kaur,
Diane
I
Yamamoto,
Laurel
A
Beckett,
Lawrence
JT
Young,
Robert
D
Cardiff,
Alexander
D
Borowsky,
Kermit
L
Carraway,
Colleen
Sweeney,
Kermit
L
Carraway
Breast Cancer Research 2009, 11 :R70 (18 September 2009)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed
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Editor’s summary
The membrane mucin, MUC4, is re-expressed during breast cancer progression and enhances malignancy by promoting the survival and proliferation of non-adherent actively metastizing cells.
352.
Physician career satisfaction within specialties
J Paul
Leigh,
Daniel
J
Tancredi,
Richard
L
Kravitz
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 :166 (16 September 2009)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed | Cited on BioMed Central
353.
Cancer Health Empowerment for Living without Pain (Ca-HELP): study design and rationale for a tailored education and coaching intervention to enhance care of cancer-related pain
Richard
L
Kravitz,
Daniel
J
Tancredi,
Richard
L
Street,
Donna
Kalauokalani,
Tim
Grennan,
Ted
Wun,
Christina
Slee,
Dionne
Evans Dean,
Linda
Lewis,
Naomi
Saito,
Peter
Franks
BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :319 (9 September 2009)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed
354.
Opportunistic Spectrum Access in Self-Similar Primary Traffic
Xiangyang
Xiao,
Keqin
Liu,
Qing
Zhao
EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing 2009, 2009 :762547 (7 September 2009)
Abstract | Full text | PDF
355.
Comparing genomic expression patterns across plant species reveals highly diverged transcriptional dynamics in response to salt stress
Harkamal
Walia,
Clyde
Wilson,
Abdelbagi
M
Ismail,
Timothy
J
Close,
Xinping
Cui
BMC Genomics 2009, 10 :398 (25 August 2009)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed | Cited on BioMed Central
356.
A physical map of the papaya genome with integrated genetic map and genome sequence
Qingyi
Yu,
Eric
Tong,
Rachel
L
Skelton,
John
E
Bowers,
Meghan
R
Jones,
Jan
E
Murray,
Shaobin
Hou,
Peizhu
Guan,
Ricelle
A
Acob,
Ming-Cheng
Luo,
Paul
H
Moore,
Maqsudul
Alam,
Andrew
H
Paterson,
Ray
Ming
BMC Genomics 2009, 10 :371 (7 August 2009)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed | Cited on BioMed Central
357.
Sex steroid metabolism polymorphisms and mammographic density in pre- and early perimenopausal women
Carolyn
J
Crandall,
Mary
E
Sehl,
Sybil
L
Crawford,
Ellen
B
Gold,
Laurel
A
Habel,
Lesley
M
Butler,
MaryFran
R
Sowers,
Gail
A
Greendale,
Janet
S
Sinsheimer
Breast Cancer Research 2009, 11 :R51 (27 July 2009)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed | Cited on BioMed Central
358.
Rapid fixation of non-native alleles revealed by genome-wide SNP analysis of hybrid tiger salamanders
Benjamin
M
Fitzpatrick,
Jarrett
R
Johnson,
D Kevin
Kump,
H Bradley
Shaffer,
Jeramiah
J
Smith,
S Randal
Voss
BMC Evolutionary Biology 2009, 9 :176 (24 July 2009)
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Editor’s summary
In hybrid zones, introgression of a few strongly selected alleles from Barred Tiger Salamanders into the endangered Californian Tiger Salamander population might make preservation of genetically distinct populations of the endangered species difficult.
359.
An ancestry informative marker set for determining continental origin: validation and extension using human genome diversity panels
Rami
Nassir,
Roman
Kosoy,
Chao
Tian,
Phoebe
A
White,
Lesley
M
Butler,
Gabriel
Silva,
Rick
Kittles,
Marta
E
Alarcon-Riquelme,
Peter
K
Gregersen,
John
W
Belmont,
Francisco
M
De La Vega,
Michael
F
Seldin
BMC Genetics 2009, 10 :39 (24 July 2009)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed | Cited on BioMed Central
360.
Characterization of MCF mammary epithelial cells overexpressing the Arylhydrocarbon receptor (AhR)
Patrick
S
Wong,
Wen
Li,
Christoph
F
Vogel,
Fumio
Matsumura
BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :234 (15 July 2009)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed
361.
Genetic specificity and potential for local adaptation between dengue viruses and mosquito vectors
Louis
Lambrechts,
Christine
Chevillon,
Rebecca
G
Albright,
Butsaya
Thaisomboonsuk,
Jason
H
Richardson,
Richard
G
Jarman,
Thomas
W
Scott
BMC Evolutionary Biology 2009, 9 :160 (9 July 2009)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed | Cited on BioMed Central
362.
Retinal waves are unlikely to instruct the formation of eye-specific retinogeniculate projections
Leo
M
Chalupa
Neural Development 2009, 4 :25 (6 July 2009)
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Editor’s summary
Please see the related review article from Marla Feller, Neural Development 2009, 4:24
363.
Dealing with heterogeneity of treatment effects: is the literature up to the challenge?
Nicole
B
Gabler,
Naihua
Duan,
Diana
Liao,
Joann
G
Elmore,
Theodore
G
Ganiats,
Richard
L
Kravitz
Trials 2009, 10 :43 (19 June 2009)
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Editor’s summary
Heterogeneity of treatment effects was neither rigorously nor routinely reported in a sample of randomised controlled trials published in 5 leading medical journals, suggesting the need for revised standards of reporting.
364.
Deaths among tuberculosis cases in Shanghai, China: who is at risk?
Xin
Shen,
Kathryn
DeRiemer,
Zheng'an
Yuan,
Mei
Shen,
Zhen
Xia,
Xiaohong
Gui,
Lili
Wang,
Jian
Mei
BMC Infectious Diseases 2009, 9 :95 (17 June 2009)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed
365.
Tissue-specific variation in DNA methylation levels along human chromosome 1
Cecilia
De Bustos,
Edward
Ramos,
Janet
M
Young,
Robert
K
Tran,
Uwe
Menzel,
Cordelia
F
Langford,
Evan
E
Eichler,
Li
Hsu,
Steve
Henikoff,
Jan
P
Dumanski,
Barbara
J
Trask
Epigenetics & Chromatin 2009, 2 :7 (8 June 2009)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed | Cited on BioMed Central
366.
In vivo multiplex quantitative analysis of 3 forms of alpha melanocyte stimulating hormone in pituitary of prolyl endopeptidase deficient mice
Bertrand
Perroud,
Rudy
J
Alvarado,
Glenda
M
Espinal,
Alex
R
Morado,
Brett
S
Phinney,
Craig
H
Warden
Molecular Brain 2009, 2 :14 (2 June 2009)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed
367.
Detection and validation of single feature polymorphisms using RNA expression data from a rice genome array
Sung-Hyun
Kim,
Prasanna
R
Bhat,
Xinping
Cui,
Harkamal
Walia,
Jin
Xu,
Steve
Wanamaker,
Abdelbagi
M
Ismail,
Clyde
Wilson,
Timothy
J
Close
BMC Plant Biology 2009, 9 :65 (29 May 2009)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed | Cited on BioMed Central
368.
Properties of virion transactivator proteins encoded by primate cytomegaloviruses
Iain
P
Nicholson,
Jane
S
Sutherland,
Tanya
N
Chaudry,
Earl
L
Blewett,
Peter
A
Barry,
Mary
Nicholl,
Chris
M
Preston
Virology Journal 2009, 6 :65 (27 May 2009)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed
369.
House design modifications reduce indoor resting malaria vector densities in rice irrigation scheme area in western Kenya
Harrysone
Atieli,
Diana
Menya,
Andrew
Githeko,
Thomas
Scott
Malaria Journal 2009, 8 :108 (19 May 2009)
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Editor’s summary
House modifications involving insect screen ceilings made from locally available materials and smaller nettings incorporated in house construction have the potential to reduce human exposure to malaria vectors, and thus parasite infection, in a rice irrigation scheme of western Kenya
370.
Developments in the scientific understanding of osteoporosis
Nancy
E
Lane,
Wei
Yao
Arthritis Research & Therapy 2009, 11 :228 (19 May 2009)
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371.
Neuroligin1: a cell adhesion molecule that recruits PSD-95 and NMDA receptors by distinct mechanisms during synaptogenesis
Stephanie
L
Barrow,
John
RL
Constable,
Eliana
Clark,
Faten
El-Sabeawy,
A Kimberley
McAllister,
Philip
Washbourne
Neural Development 2009, 4 :17 (18 May 2009)
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372.
Parental squabbles and genome expression: lessons from the polyploids
Daniela
Pignatta,
Luca
Comai
Journal of Biology 2009, 8 :43 (1 May 2009)
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Editor’s summary
Many plant species have evolved from hybrids that have retained the diploid genomes of both parents; Pignatta and Comai discuss a study in BMC Biology on cotton allopolyploids illustrating the novel patterns of expression that can result.
373.
Resource heterogeneity and foraging behaviour of cattle across spatial scales
Santiago
A
Utsumi,
Carlos
A
Cangiano,
Julio
R
Galli,
Mary
B
McEachern,
Montague
W
Demment,
Emilio
A
Laca
BMC Ecology 2009, 9 :9 (24 April 2009)
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374.
Unlocking the bovine genome
Ross
L
Tellam,
Danielle
G
Lemay,
Curtis
P
Van Tassell,
Harris
A
Lewin,
Kim
C
Worley,
Christine
G
Elsik
BMC Genomics 2009, 10 :193 (24 April 2009)
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Editor’s summary
An extensive collaboration involving over 300 scientists from 25 different countries has analyzed the draft genome sequence of cattle, yielding insights into ruminant evolution and domestication and providing an invaluable research resource for the beef and dairy industries.
375.
Gene synteny comparisons between different vertebrates provide new insights into breakage and fusion events during mammalian karyotype evolution
Claus
Kemkemer,
Matthias
Kohn,
David
N
Cooper,
Lutz
Froenicke,
Josef
Högel,
Horst
Hameister,
Hildegard
Kehrer-Sawatzki
BMC Evolutionary Biology 2009, 9 :84 (24 April 2009)
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