November 2024 - 141 articles
The evolution of complex multicellularity in land plants represents a pivotal event in the history of life on Earth, characterized by significant increases in biological complexity. This transition, classified as a Major Evolutionary Transition (MET)...
Background: Choroideremia is a monogenic inherited retinal dystrophy that manifests in males with night blindness, progressive loss of peripheral vision, and ultimately profound sight loss, commonly by middle age. It is caused by genetic defects of t...
Background: Kidney stone disease (KSD) is characterized by an increasing prevalence worldwide, representing an important clinical issue and a financial burden for healthcare systems. A KSD-causing monogenic variant is traditionally expected in up to...
Background: Fanconi syndrome is a disorder of renal proximal tubule transport characterized by metabolic acidosis, amino aciduria, glucosuria, and phosphaturia. There are acquired and hereditary forms of this disorder. A late-onset form of Fanconi sy...
Background: Since the beginning of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, dynamic mutations in the receptor-binding domain (RBD) in the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike protein have altered the pathogenici...
Background: The caffeoyl-CoA-O methyltransferase (CCoAOMT) family plays essential roles in the methylation of various secondary metabolites, including anthocyanins. Despite the wide identification of the CCoAOMT family in plants, the characterization...
Background/Objectives: Genetic newborn screening (NBS) has already entered the phase of common practice in many countries. In Germany, spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) and sickle cell disease (SCD) are currently...
Background: Ammopiptanthus mongolicus is a rare temperate evergreen shrub with high tolerance to low temperature, and understanding the related gene expression regulatory network can help advance research on the mechanisms of plant tolerance to abiot...
Background/Objective: Balanced reciprocal translocations are structural chromosomal anomalies that involve a mutual exchange of segments between two non-homologous chromosomes with a consequent 50–80% risk of conceiving fetuses with unbalanced...
Background: Noonan syndrome (NS) is a congenital genetic disorder with a prevalence of 1 in 1000 to 2500 live births, and is characterized by distinctive facial features, short stature, chest deformities, and congenital heart disease. This study aims...
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