INTER- AND INTRA-HOST SEQUENCE DIVERSITY REVEAL THE EMERGENCE OF VIRAL VARIANTS DURING AN OVERWINTERING EPIDEMIC CAUSED BY DENGUE VIRUS SEROTYPE 2 IN SOUTHERN TAIWAN.

Inter- and intra-host sequence diversity reveal the emergence of viral variants during an overwintering epidemic caused by dengue virus serotype 2 in southern Taiwan.

Purifying selection during dengue viral infection has been suggested as the driving force of viral evolution and the higher complexity of the intra-host quasi-species is thought to offer an adaptive advantage for arboviruses as they cycle between arthropod and vertebrate hosts.However, very few studies have been performed to investigate the viral g

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ALPERS-HUTTENLOCHER SYNDROME

Alpers-Huttenlocher syndrome is a rare mitochondrial disease connected jacked frost with mutations in the mitochondrial DNA replicase, polymerase gamma (POLG).The reduction of the activity within mitochondrial enzymes is connected with the reduction of replications level within the mitochondrial DNA.The disease manifests itself once the replication

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Association of the matrix metalloproteinase-3 polymorphisms rs679620 and rs3025058 with ischemic stroke risk: a meta-analysis

Qi-Wei Zhang Department of Neurosurgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Jilin Medical University, Jilin, People’s Republic of China Purpose: The relationship of the matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3) polymorphisms rs679620 and rs3025058 with ischemic stroke has received much attention.The aim of the present study was to perform a meta-analysis du

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Quality of Respiratory Infection Disease Prevention in Outpatient and Emergency Departments in Hospitals in Inner Mongolia, China: An Exit Poll Survey

Yijing Xie,1,2 Edward McNeil,2 Yancun Fan,1 Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong,2 Xingsheng Zhao,3 Hutcha Sriplung2 1Health Management Faculty and Research Institute for Health Policy of Inner Mongolia, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, People’s Republic of China; 2Epidemiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla Univ

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