RNA-Seq is a recent and efficient technique that uses the capabilities of next-generation sequencing technology in characterizing and quantifying transcriptomes. This technique has revolutionized the gene-expression profiling ...

Limb-girdle muscle dystrophy (LGMD) is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of inherited muscle disorders characterized by progressive muscle degeneration predominantly in proximal muscles of shoulder and pelvic ...

Klf5 is a zinc finger transcription factor that is expressed in early embryonic stem cells as well as adult somatic epithelial tissue. The function of Klf5 is diverging in a context dependent manner in cells and tissues. ...

Detection of outlying subject in bioavailability/bioequivalence studies is an important component of data screening process before statistical analysis. Several methods have been proposed for detecting outliers based on ...

Patatin Like Phospholipase Domain Containing Protein-1 (PNPLA1) gene mutations are shown to be linked with Autosomal Recessive Congenital Ichthyoses (ARCI). PNPLA1 protein located on phospholipid membrane structure of lipid ...

To improve the academic success of medical students is an important aim. It is said that the learning capacity and motivation of medical studentss affect their academic achivement. The students display these features ...

Invasive angiography is regarded as the golden standard for basilar artery imaging and for defining pathological features with radiological methods. The dolichoectasia of basilar artery can be diagnosed with comparable ...

West Nile virus (WNV), tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) and Toscana virus (TOSV) are among frequently-observed vector-borne viruses causing febrile disease and/or meningitis/encephalitis. The impact of these viruses ...

The ROC (Receiver Operating Characteristic) method commonly used to evaluate the performance of biological markers which often used to help diagnosis and treatment. The performance of the marker should be evaluated with ...

ABSTRACT Demir, O. Propensity Score Weighting For The Comparison of Multiple Treatment Effects. Hacettepe University, Institute of Sciences, Ph.D. Thesis, Ankara, 2015. In non-randomized quasi-experimental or observational ...