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SGLT2 Inhibitor Use and Risk of Breast Cancer Among Adult Women with Type 2 Diabetes
Sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are a relatively new class of antihyperglycemic agents, with the potential to inhibit breast cancer development. However, the association between SGLT2 inhibit...
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Open AccessEpidemiological and clinical characteristics of psittacosis among cases with complicated or atypical pulmonary infection using metagenomic next-generation sequencing: a multi-center observational study in China
Chlamydia psittaci (C. psittaci) causes parrot fever in humans. Development of metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) enables the identification of C. psittaci.
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Racial differences in anthropometric measures as risk factors for triple-negative breast cancer
The incidence of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is higher in Black women compared to White women which is not explained by racial differences in body mass index (BMI). As BMI has limitations as an anthro...
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Open AccessA model for genuineness detection in genetically and phenotypically similar maize variety seeds based on hyperspectral imaging and machine learning
Variety genuineness and purity are essential indices of maize seed quality that affect yield. However, detection methods for variety genuineness are time-consuming, expensive, require extensive training, or de...
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Open AccessAn integrated strategy for target SSR genoty** with toleration of nucleotide variations in the SSRs and flanking regions
With the broad application of high-throughput sequencing and its reduced cost, simple sequence repeat (SSR) genoty** by sequencing (SSR-GBS) has been widely used for interpreting genetic data across differen...
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Mediation analysis of racial disparities in triple-negative breast cancer incidence among postmenopausal women
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is disproportionately higher in Black women relative to White women. The objective of this study was to examine to what extent the association between race/ethnicity and ri...
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First trimester serum PAPP-A is associated with placenta accreta: a retrospective study
Our objective of this study was to investigate whether first trimester serum pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A) differed amongst pregnancies with placenta previa-accreta and non-adherent placenta p...
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Molecular map** of quantitative trait loci for three kernel-related traits in maize using a double haploid population
Kernel size and kernel weight are important factors possibly involved in the determination of grain yield in maize, so identifying the genetic basis of kernel-related traits provides insights into the breeding...
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Floral transition in maize infected with Sporisorium reilianum disrupts compatibility with this biotrophic fungal pathogen
Sporisorium reilianum f. sp. zeae is an important biotrophic pathogen that causes head smut disease in maize. Head smut is not obvious until the tassels and ears emerge. S. reilianum has a very l...
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Erratum to: Digital gene expression analysis of early root infection resistance to Sporisorium reilianum f. sp. zeae in maize
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Digital gene expression analysis of early root infection resistance to Sporisorium reilianum f. sp. zeae in maize
The maize smut fungus, Sporisorium reilianum f. sp. zeae, which is an important biotrophic pathogen responsible for extensive crop losses, can infect maize by invading the root during the early seedling stage. In...
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Cloning, characterization, and transformation of the phosphoethanolamine N-methyltransferase gene (ZmPEAMT1) in maize (Zea mays L.)
N-methylation of phosphoethanolamine, the committing step in choline (Cho) biosynthesis in plants, is catalyzed by S-adenosyl-l-methionine: phosphoethanolamine N-methyltransferase (PEAMT,...
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Selection and development of representative simple sequence repeat primers and multiplex SSR sets for high throughput automated genoty** in maize
In the current study, 1900 maize simple sequence repeat (SSR) primers published in MaizeGDB were screened utilizing reference literature, 15 representative Chinese maize inbred lines and 15 Chinese maize hybri...
