301.
Initial experience with a group presentation of study results to research participants
Andrew
L
Avins,
Stephen
Bent,
Amy
Padula,
Suzanne
Staccone,
Evelyn
Badua,
Harley
Goldberg
Trials 2008, 9 :16 (21 March 2008)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed
302.
SNP selection for genes of iron metabolism in a study of genetic modifiers of hemochromatosis
Clare
C
Constantine,
Lyle
C
Gurrin,
Christine
E
McLaren,
Melanie
Bahlo,
Gregory
J
Anderson,
Chris
D
Vulpe,
Susan
M
Forrest,
Katrina
J
Allen,
Dorota
M
Gertig,
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9 :18 (20 March 2008)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed
303.
Evolution of gastropod mitochondrial genome arrangements
Cristina
Grande,
José
Templado,
Rafael
Zardoya
BMC Evolutionary Biology 2008, 8 :61 (26 February 2008)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed | Cited on BioMed Central
304.
Post-Messinian evolutionary relationships across the Sicilian channel: Mitochondrial and nuclear markers link a new green toad from Sicily to African relatives
Matthias
Stöck,
Alessandra
Sicilia,
Natalia
M
Belfiore,
David
Buckley,
Sabrina
Lo Brutto,
Mario
Lo Valvo,
Marco
Arculeo
BMC Evolutionary Biology 2008, 8 :56 (23 February 2008)
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305.
Comparative hybridization reveals extensive genome variation in the AIDS-associated pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans
Guanggan
Hu,
Iris
Liu,
Anita
Sham,
Jason
E
Stajich,
Fred
S
Dietrich,
James
W
Kronstad
Genome Biology 2008, 9 :R41 (22 February 2008)
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Editor’s summary
Extensive genome variation in the AIDS-associated pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans is revealed through comparative genome hybridization between strains of different mating type, molecular subtype and ploidy.
306.
Mechanisms of intron gain and loss in Cryptococcus
Thomas
J
Sharpton,
Daniel
E
Neafsey,
James
E
Galagan,
John
W
Taylor
Genome Biology 2008, 9 :R24 (30 January 2008)
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Editor’s summary
Comparison of five relatively closely related yeast Cryptococcus genomes suggests that recombination causes internal intron loss and that DNA repeat expansion can create new introns in a population.
307.
Comparison of pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Nepal- a hospital-based retrospective study
Chandrashekhar
T
Sreeramareddy,
Kishore
V
Panduru,
Sharat
C
Verma,
Hari
S
Joshi,
Michael
N
Bates
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8 :8 (24 January 2008)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed | Cited on BioMed Central
308.
Horizontal gene transfer and the evolution of transcriptional regulation in Escherichia coli
Morgan
N
Price,
Paramvir
S
Dehal,
Adam
P
Arkin
Genome Biology 2008, 9 :R4 (7 January 2008)
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Editor’s summary
Most Escherichia coli transcription factors have paralogs, but these usually arose by horizontal gene transfer rather than by duplication within the E. coli lineage, as previously believed.
309.
Conditional genotype analysis: detecting secondary disease loci in linkage disequilibrium with a primary disease locus
Glenys
Thomson,
Ana
Valdes
BMC Proceedings 2007, 1 (Suppl 1):S163 (18 December 2007)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed
310.
Systematics and plastid genome evolution of the cryptically photosynthetic parasitic plant genus Cuscuta (Convolvulaceae)
Joel
R
McNeal,
Kathiravetpilla
Arumugunathan,
Jennifer
V
Kuehl,
Jeffrey
L
Boore,
Claude
W
dePamphilis
BMC Biology 2007, 5 :55 (13 December 2007)
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Editor’s summary
The parasitic plant genus Cuscuta has undergone complex patterns of evolution according to new evidence from DNA sequence data, therefore classifying this unusual group based on morphological or ecological characteristics alone is misleading.
311.
Anthropocentric Video Segmentation for Lecture Webcasts
Gerald
Friedland,
Raul
Rojas
EURASIP Journal on Image and Video Processing 2007, 2008 :195743 (12 December 2007)
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312.
Analysis of gene expression during neurite outgrowth and regeneration
Moriah
L
Szpara,
Karen
Vranizan,
Yu
Tai,
Corey
S
Goodman,
Terence
P
Speed,
John
Ngai
BMC Neuroscience 2007, 8 :100 (23 November 2007)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed | Cited on BioMed Central
313.
Energy-Efficient Bandwidth Allocation for Multiuser Scalable Video Streaming over WLAN
Xin
Ji,
Sofie
Pollin,
Gauthier
Lafruit,
Iole
Moccagatta,
Antoine
Dejonghe ,
Francky
Catthoor
EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking 2008, 2008 :219570 (5 November 2007)
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314.
The effect of HIV on morbidity and mortality in children with severe malarial anaemia
Samuel
Malamba,
Wolfgang
Hladik,
Arthur
Reingold,
Flora
Banage,
Willi
McFarland,
George
Rutherford,
Derrick
Mimbe,
Esau
Nzaro,
Robert
Downing,
Jonathan
Mermin
Malaria Journal 2007, 6 :143 (31 October 2007)
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Editor’s summary
This study demonstrates that HIV-infected children were approximately three times more likely to die within seven days of a symptomatic malaria episode than HIV-uninfected children, and had more frequent re-admissions due to malaria within 28 days.
315.
Usage patterns, health, and nutritional status of long-term multiple dietary supplement users: a cross-sectional study
Gladys
Block,
Christopher
D
Jensen,
Edward
P
Norkus,
Tapashi
B
Dalvi,
Les
G
Wong,
Jamie
F
McManus,
Mark
L
Hudes
Nutrition Journal 2007, 6 :30 (24 October 2007)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed | Cited on BioMed Central
316.
Complete plastid genome sequences suggest strong selection for retention of photosynthetic genes in the parasitic plant genus Cuscuta
Joel
R
McNeal,
Jennifer
V
Kuehl,
Jeffrey
L
Boore,
Claude
W
de Pamphilis
BMC Plant Biology 2007, 7 :57 (24 October 2007)
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Editor’s summary
Parasitic Cuscuta species have surprisingly retained genes involved in photosynthesis, unlike the parasitic plant Epifagus which lost these genes, suggesting that selection on RuBisCo and photosystems is the primary reason for maintaining the plastid genome in Cuscuta.
317.
Effectiveness of the polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccine among HIV-infected persons in Brazil: a case control study
Maria
Veras,
Wayne
TA
Enanoria,
Euclides
A
Castilho,
Arthur
L
Reingold
BMC Infectious Diseases 2007, 7 :119 (23 October 2007)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed
318.
Comparative genomic analysis of fungal genomes reveals intron-rich ancestors
Jason
E
Stajich,
Fred
S
Dietrich,
Scott
W
Roy
Genome Biology 2007, 8 :R223 (19 October 2007)
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Editor’s summary
Analysis of intron gain and loss in fungal genomes provides support for an intron-rich fungus-animal ancestor.
319.
Strainer: software for analysis of population variation in community genomic datasets
John
M
Eppley,
Gene
W
Tyson,
Wayne
M
Getz,
Jillian
F
Banfield
BMC Bioinformatics 2007, 8 :398 (17 October 2007)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed | Cited on BioMed Central
320.
Longitudinal, population-based study of racial/ethnic differences in colorectal cancer survival: impact of neighborhood socioeconomic status, treatment and comorbidity
Scarlett
Gomez,
Cynthia
D
O'Malley,
Antoinette
Stroup,
Sarah
J
Shema,
William
A
Satariano
BMC Cancer 2007, 7 :193 (16 October 2007)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed | Cited on BioMed Central
321.
Association with the origin recognition complex suggests a novel role for histone acetyltransferase Hat1p/Hat2p
Bernhard
Suter,
Oxana
Pogoutse,
Xinghua
Guo,
Nevan
Krogan,
Peter
Lewis,
Jack
F
Greenblatt,
Jasper
Rine,
Andrew
Emili
BMC Biology 2007, 5 :38 (19 September 2007)
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Editor’s summary
The yeast histone acetyltransferase Hat1p is involved in nuclear chromatin assembly, but also interacts with the origin recognition complex and with chromatin during S-phase, suggesting a new role for this histone acetyltransferase in DNA replication.
322.
Aging impacts transcriptomes but not genomes of hormone-dependent breast cancers
Christina
Yau,
Vita
Fedele,
Ritu
Roydasgupta,
Jane
Fridlyand,
Alan
Hubbard,
Joe
W
Gray,
Karen
Chew,
Shanaz
H
Dairkee,
Dan
H
Moore,
Francesco
Schittulli,
Stefania
Tommasi,
Angelo
Paradiso,
Donna
G
Albertson,
Christopher
C
Benz
Breast Cancer Research 2007, 9 :R59 (12 September 2007)
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Editor’s summary
Epigenetic transcriptome changes, more than genotypic variation, account for age-associated differences in the incidence and prognosis of sporadic hormone-dependant breast cancer, according to microarray study.
323.
The importance of comparative phylogeography in diagnosing introduced species: a lesson from the seal salamander, Desmognathus monticola
Ronald
M
Bonett,
Kenneth
H
Kozak,
David
R
Vieites,
Alison
Bare,
Jessica
A
Wooten,
Stanley
E
Trauth
BMC Ecology 2007, 7 :7 (7 September 2007)
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Editor’s summary
Isolated seal salamanders hundreds of kilometers from their native habitat share identical haplotypes with salamanders in the main population, revealing them to be an invader that threatens local species, rather than a relict that needs conserving.
324.
Can family planning outreach bridge the urban-rural divide in Zambia?
Justin
S
White,
Ilene
S
Speizer
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7 :143 (5 September 2007)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed
325.
Global analysis of host response to induction of a latent bacteriophage
Robin
E
Osterhout,
Israel
A
Figueroa,
Jay
D
Keasling,
Adam
P
Arkin
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7 :82 (31 August 2007)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed | Cited on BioMed Central