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Kayoko Yamamoto
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Open AccessReorganization of the ancestral sex-determining regions during the evolution of trioecy in Pleodorina starrii
The coexistence of three sexual phenotypes (male, female and bisexual) in a single species, ‘trioecy’, is rarely found in diploid organisms such as flowering plants and invertebrates. However, trioecy in haplo...
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Open AccessGenome sequencing of the multicellular alga Astrephomene provides insights into convergent evolution of germ-soma differentiation
Germ-soma differentiation evolved independently in many eukaryotic lineages and contributed to complex multicellular organizations. However, the molecular genetic bases of such convergent evolution remain unre...
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Comparative evaluation of microbial profiles of oral samples obtained at different collection time points and using different methods
Recently, the oral microbiome has been found to be associated with oral and general health status. Although various oral sample collection protocols are available, the potential differences between the results...
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Mutations within the S Gene of Hepatitis B Virus Transmitted from Mothers to Babies Immunized with Hepatitis B Immune Globulin and Vaccine
ABSTRACT: A variant of hepatitis B virus (HBV) having a specific mutation within the S gene has been found to infect vaccinees. To know whether similar variants were involved in Japan, we analyzed two cases of...
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Reactivation of precore mutant hepatitis B virus leading to fulminant hepatic failure following cytotoxic treatment
Three hepatitis B virus carriers who were HBeAg negative and having normal liver function developed fulminant hepatitis with evidence of HBV replication following intensive chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma...
