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Folate pathway gene polymorphisms, maternal folic acid use, and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemiaSeveral studies suggest that maternal folic acid supplementation before or during pregnancy protects against childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL).
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Genetic susceptibility to otitis media in childhoodReviewed in this article these studies have identified positive association at 21 genes with association at five of these replicated in independent populations.
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Comparative analysis of the full genome of Helicobacter pylori isolate sahul64 identifies genes of high divergenceGenome sequence of Sahul64, an H. pylori strain isolated from an indigenous Australian
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Reviewing the Pathogenic Potential of the Otitis-Associated Bacteria Alloiococcus otitidis and Turicella otitidisThere is insufficient evidence available to determine whether these organisms are pathogens, commensals or contribute indirectly to the pathogenesis of OM
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Transcriptional blood signatures for active and amphotericin B treated visceral leishmaniasis in IndiaAmphotericin B provides improved therapy for visceral leishmaniasis (VL) caused by Leishmania donovani
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Host and parasite genomics, an Australasian perspectiveThe last decade has seen rapid advances in the genetic technology that is allowing researchers to examine host-pathogen interactions at a whole organism level.
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CXCR1 and SLC11A1 polymorphisms affect susceptibility to cutaneous leishmaniasis in Brazil: a case-control and family-based studyTo look at the interplay between PMN and macrophages in disease progression in humans we asked whether polymorphisms at genes that regulate their infiltration..
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Decades-old work picked up by Google’s DeepMind leads to global scientific breakthroughA researcher's work from 20 years ago has helped to crack one of biology’s biggest mysteries.
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Wound healing genes and susceptibility to cutaneous leishmaniasis in BrazilHere we examined single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in these genes as risk factors for cutaneous (CL) and mucosal leishmaniasis (ML), and leishmaniasis...
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Epigenetics in infectious diseasesViruses, bacteria, and parasites have developed strategies to invade and establish long-term infections in their hosts.