Gender-specific association of the rs6499640 polymorphism in the FTO gene with plasma lipid levels in Chinese children
Liwang Gao¹; Lijun Wu¹; Meixian Zhang¹; Xiaoyuan Zhao¹; Hong Cheng¹; Jie Mi^1
1Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Department of Epidemiology, Beijing. China
[Genetics and molecular biology, Brasil, 2018 Vol. 41 Núm. 2 Jun, Pág. 397-402]

Genetic variations in circadian rhythm genes and susceptibility for myocardial infarction
Skrlec, Ivana¹; Milic, Jakov¹; Heffer, Marija¹; Peterlin, Borut²; Wagner, Jasenka^3
1Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Medicine, Osijek. Croacia; ²University Medical Center Ljubljana, Ljubljana. Eslovenia; ³Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health, Osijek. Croacia
[Genetics and molecular biology, Brasil, 2018 Vol. 41 Núm. 2 Jun, Pág. 403-409]

Glutathione depletion triggers actin cytoskeleton changes via actin-binding proteins
Zepeta-Flores, Nahum¹; Valverde, Mahara¹; Lopez-Saavedra, Alejandro²; Rojas, Emilio^1
1Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Departamento de Medicina Genómica y Toxicología Ambiental, Ciudad de México. México; ²Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Ciudad de México. México
[Genetics and molecular biology, Brasil, 2018 Vol. 41 Núm. 2 Jun, Pág. 475-487]

Identification of potential target genes of USP22 via ChIP-seq and RNA-seq analysis in HeLa cells
Zhen Gong¹; Jianyun Liu²; Xin Xie²; Xiaoyuan Xu²; Ping Wu²; Huimin Li¹; Yagin Wang³; Weidong Li²; Jianjun Xiong^1
1Jiujiang University, College of Basic Medical Science, Jiujiang, Jiangxi. China; ²Jiujiang University, Key Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for the Systemic Bio-medicine, Jiujiang, Jiangxi. China; ³Wuhan University, Renmin Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei. China
[Genetics and molecular biology, Brasil, 2018 Vol. 41 Núm. 2 Jun, Pág. 488-495]

Karyotype and genome size comparative analyses among six species of the oilseed-bearing genus Jatropha (Euphorbiaceae)
Marinho, Anne C.T.A¹; Vasconcelos, Santelmo²; Vasconcelos, Emanuelle V¹; Marques, Daniela A³; Benko-Iseppon, Ana Maria¹; Brasileiro-Vidal, Ana Christina^1
1Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Departamento de Genetica, Recife, Pernambuco. Brasil; ²Instituto Tecnologico Vale, Belem, Para. Brasil; ³Instituto Agronomico, Centro de P&D de Recursos Geneticos Vegetais, Campinas, Sao Paulo. Brasil
[Genetics and molecular biology, Brasil, 2018 Vol. 41 Núm. 2 Jun, Pág. 442-449]

Leaf-associated bacterial microbiota of coffee and its correlation with manganese and calcium levels on leaves
Sousa, Leandro Pio de¹; Silva, Marcio Jose da²; Mondego, Jorge Mauricio Costa^1
1Instituto Agronomico, Campinas, Sao Paulo. Brasil; ²Universidade de Campinas, Centro de Biologia Molecular e Engenharia Genetica, Campinas, Sao Paulo. Brasil
[Genetics and molecular biology, Brasil, 2018 Vol. 41 Núm. 2 Jun, Pág. 455-465]

Linkage disequilibrium levels and allele frequency distribution in Blanco Orejinegro and Romosinuano Creole cattle using medium density SNP chip data
Bejarano, Diego¹; Martínez, Rodrigo¹; Manrique, Carlos²; Parra, Luis Miguel¹; Rocha, Juan Felipe³; Gomez, Yolanda¹; Abuabara, Yesid⁴; Gallego, Jaime^5
1Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria Corpoica, Centro de Investigación "Tibaitatá", Cundinamarca. Colombia; ²Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. Colombia; ³Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria Corpoica, Centro de Investigación Obonuco, Nariño. Colombia; ⁴Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria Corpoica, Centro de Investigación Turipaná, Córdoba. Colombia; ⁵Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria Corpoica, Centro de Investigación El Nus, Medellín, Antioquia. Colombia
[Genetics and molecular biology, Brasil, 2018 Vol. 41 Núm. 2 Jun, Pág. 426-433]

Neonatal screening for four lysosomal storage diseases with a digital microfluidics platform: Initial results in Brazil
Camargo-Neto, Eurico¹; Schulte, Jaqueline¹; Pereira, Jamile¹; Bravo, Heydy²; Sampaio-Filho, Claudio⁴; Giugliani, Roberto^3
1Centro de Triagem, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Brasil; ²Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Servico de Genetica Medica, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Brasil; ³Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Genetica e Biologia Molecular, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Brasil; ⁴Intercientífica, Sao Jose dos Campos, Sao Paulo. Brasil
[Genetics and molecular biology, Brasil, 2018 Vol. 41 Núm. 2 Jun, Pág. 414-416]

pGVG: a new Gateway-compatible vector for transformation of sugarcane and other monocot crops
Guidelli, Giovanna V¹; Mattiello, Lucia¹; Gallinari, Rafael H¹; Lucca, Paulo Cezar de²; Menossi, Marcelo^1
1Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Biologia, Campinas, Sao Paulo. Brasil; ²Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Departamento de Genética, Evolucao, Microbiologia e Imunologia, Campinas, Sao Paulo. Brasil
[Genetics and molecular biology, Brasil, 2018 Vol. 41 Núm. 2 Jun, Pág. 450-454]

The genome sequence of Dyella jiangningensis FCAV SCS01 from a lignocellulose-decomposing microbial consortium metagenome reveals potential for biotechnological applications
Desiderato, Joana G¹; Alvarenga, Danillo O¹; Constancio, Milena T.L¹; Alves, Lucia M.C¹; Varani, Alessandro M^1
1Universidade Estadual Paulista "Julio de Mesquita Filho", Faculdade de Ciencias Agrarias e Veterinarias, Jaboticabal, Sao Paulo. Brasil
[Genetics and molecular biology, Brasil, 2018 Vol. 41 Núm. 2 Jun, Pág. 507-513]

The genomes of three Bradyrhizobium sp. isolated from root nodules of Lupinus albescens grown in extremely poor soils display important genes for resistance to environmental stress
Granada, Camille E¹; Vargas, Luciano K²; Sant’Anna, Fernando Hayashi³; Balsanelli, Eduardo⁴; Baura, Valter Antonio de⁴; Pedrosa, Fabio de Oliveira⁴; Souza, Emanuel Maltempi de⁴; Falcon, Tiago⁵; Passaglia, Luciane M.P^3
1Universidade do Vale do Taquari, Lajeado, Rio Grande do Sul. Brasil; ²Fundacao Estadual de Pesquisa Agropecuaria, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Brasil; ³Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Instituto de Biociencias, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Brasil; ⁴Universidade Federal do Parana, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Curitiba, Parana. Brasil; ⁵Universidade de Sao Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirao Preto, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo. Brasil
[Genetics and molecular biology, Brasil, 2018 Vol. 41 Núm. 2 Jun, Pág. 502-506]

The UCP2 -866G/A, Ala55Val and UCP3 -55C/T polymorphisms are associated with premature coronary artery disease and cardiovascular risk factors in Mexican population
Gamboa, Ricardo¹; Huesca Gomez, Claudia¹; Lopez-Perez, Vanessa¹; Posadas Sánchez, Rosalinda²; Cardoso Saldaña, Guillermo²; Medina Urrutia, Aída²; Juárez Rojas, Juan Gabriel²; Soto, María Elena⁴; Posadas Romero, Carlos²; Vargas Alarcón, Gilberto^3
1Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Departamento de Fisiología, Ciudad de México. México; ²Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Departmento de Endocrinología, Ciudad de México. México; ³Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Departamento de Biología Molecular, Ciudad de México. México; ⁴Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Departamento de Inmunología, Ciudad de México. México
[Genetics and molecular biology, Brasil, 2018 Vol. 41 Núm. 2 Jun, Pág. 371-378]

True polyploid meiosis in the human male
Pearson, Peter L¹; Madan, Kamlesh^2
1Leiden University Medical Center, Department of Clinical Genetics, Leiden, Zuid Holland. Países Bajos
[Genetics and molecular biology, Brasil, 2018 Vol. 41 Núm. 2 Jun, Pág. 410-413]

Absence of TERT promoter mutations in colorectal precursor lesions and cancer
Cruvinel Carloni, Adriana¹; Yamane, Leticia¹; Scapulatempo-Neto, Cristovam²; Guimaraes, Denise³; Reis, Rui Manuel^4
1Hospital de Cancer de Barretos, Centro de Pesquisa de Oncologia Molecular, Barretos, Sao Paulo. Brasil; ²Hospital de Cancer de Barretos, Departamento de Patología, Barretos, Sao Paulo. Brasil; ³Hospital de Cancer de Barretos, Departamento de Endoscopia, Barretos, Sao Paulo. Brasil; ⁴Universidade do Minho, Instituto de Pesquisa em Ciencias da Vida e da Saude, Braga. Portugal
[Genetics and molecular biology, Brasil, 2018 Vol. 41 Núm. 1 Mar, Pág. 82-84]

A comprehensive transcriptome analysis of skeletal muscles in two Polish pig breeds differing in fat and meat quality traits
Piorkowska, Katarzyna¹; Żukowski, Kacper³; Ropka-Molik, Katarzyna¹; Tyra, Mirosław²; Gurgul, Artur^1
1National Research Institute of Animal Production, Department of Animal Molecular Biology, Balice. Polonia; ²National Research Institute of Animal Production, Department of Pig Breeding, Balice. Polonia; ³National Research Institute of Animal Production, Department of Cattle Breeding, Balice. Polonia
[Genetics and molecular biology, Brasil, 2018 Vol. 41 Núm. 1 Mar, Pág. 125-136]

Assessment of genetic integrity, splenic phagocytosis and cell death potential of (Z)-4-((1,5-dimethyl-3-oxo-2-phenyl-2,3dihydro-1H-pyrazol-4-yl) amino)-4-oxobut-2-enoic acid and its effect when combined with commercial chemotherapeutics
Oliveira, Rodrigo Juliano¹; Santos, Naiara da Cruz Leite²; Pesarini, Joao Renato³; Oliveira, Beatriz Carneiro de¹; Berno, Claudia Rodrigues¹; Araujo, Flavio Henrique Souza de²; Silveira, Ingridhy Ostaciana Maia Freitas da⁴; Nascimento, Raquel Oliveira⁵; Antoniolli-Silva, Andreia Conceicao Milan Brochado³; Monreal, Antonio Carlos Duenhas²; Beatriz, Adilson⁴; Lima, Denis Pires de²; Gomes, Roberto da Silva^5
1Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Centro de Estudos em Celulas Tronco, Terapia Celular, e Genetica Toxicologica, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul. Brasil; ²Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Centro de Ciencias Biologicas e da Saude, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul. Brasil; ³Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Saude e Desenvolvimento na Regiao Centro-Oeste, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul. Brasil; ⁴Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Quimica, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul. Brasil; ⁵Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados, Faculdade de Ciencias Exatas e Tecnologia, Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul. Brasil
[Genetics and molecular biology, Brasil, 2018 Vol. 41 Núm. 1 Mar, Pág. 154-166]

Characterization and expression of the ABC family (G group) in ‘Dangshansuli’ pear (Pyrus bretschneideri Rehd.) and its russet mutant
Zhaoqi Hou¹; Bing Jia¹; Fei Li¹; Pu, Liu¹; Li Liu¹; Zhenfeng Ye¹; Liwu Zhu¹; Qi Wang¹; Wei Heng^1
1Anhui Agricultural University, School of Horticulture, Hefei, Anhui. China
[Genetics and molecular biology, Brasil, 2018 Vol. 41 Núm. 1 Mar, Pág. 137-144]

Combined GSTM1 and GSTT1 null genotypes are strong risk factors for atherogenesis in a Serbian population
Grubisa, Ivana¹; Otasevic, Petar²; Vucinic, Nada¹; Milicic, Biljana³; Jozic, Tanja⁴; Krstic, Slobodan⁵; Milasin, Jelena^6
1University of Belgrade, Department of Human Genetics and Prenatal Diagnostics, Belgrado. Serbia; ²Dedinje Cardiovascular Institute, Belgrado. Serbia; ³University of Belgrade, Department of Statistics, Belgrado. Serbia; ⁴Clinical Center of Serbia, Clinic of Cardiology, Belgrado. Serbia; ⁵Clinical Center of Serbia, Emergency Center, Belgrado. Serbia; ⁶University of Belgrade, Department of Human Genetics, Belgrado. Serbia
[Genetics and molecular biology, Brasil, 2018 Vol. 41 Núm. 1 Mar, Pág. 35-40]

Comet and cytogenetic tests as tools for evaluating genomic instability in seeds of Oryza sativa L. and Phaseolus vulgaris L. from gene banks
Dantas, Alisson F¹; Lopes, Renata M²; Fascineli, Maria L¹; Jose, Solange Carvalho Barrios Roveri³; Padua, Juliano G³; Gimenes, Marcos A³; Grisolia, Cesar K^1
1Universidade de Brasilia, Laboratorio de Genetica Toxicologica, Brasilia, Distrito Federal. Brasil; ²Universidade de Brasilia, Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas, Brasilia, Distrito Federal. Brasil; ³Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuaria, Recursos Geneticos e Biotecnologia, Brasilia, Distrito Federal. Brasil
[Genetics and molecular biology, Brasil, 2018 Vol. 41 Núm. 1 Mar, Pág. 145-153]

Comparison of the editing patterns and editing efficiencies of TALEN and CRISPR-Cas9 when targeting the human CCR5 gene
Nerys-Junior, Arildo¹; Braga-Dias, Luciene P²; Pezzuto, Paula¹; Cotta-de-Almeida, Vinícius³; Tanuri, Amilcar^1
1Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Laboratorio de Virologia Molecular, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil; ²Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto de Ciencia e Tecnologia em Biomodelos, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil; ³Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Laboratorio de Pesquisas sobre o Timo, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil
[Genetics and molecular biology, Brasil, 2018 Vol. 41 Núm. 1 Mar, Pág. 167-179]