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FNAIT pathogenesis determined by serial analysis of three subsequent pregnancies of a woman with severe fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (FNAIT) with anti-HPA-4b and anti-HPA-5b alloantibodies in the first sibling
Fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (FNAIT) is caused by anti-HPA alloantibody, and anti-HPA-4b is the most common cause in Japanese. Anti-HPA-5b is frequently detected in pregnant women, but it is ...
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Open AccessA male-killing gene encoded by a symbiotic virus of Drosophila
In most eukaryotes, biparentally inherited nuclear genomes and maternally inherited cytoplasmic genomes have different evolutionary interests. Strongly female-biased sex ratios that are repeatedly observed in ...
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Open AccessA new antimicrobial peptide, Pentatomicin, from the stinkbug Plautia stali
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) play crucial roles in the innate immunity of diverse organisms, which exhibit remarkable diversity in size, structural property and antimicrobial spectrum. Here, we describe a new...
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Open AccessIdentification of a juvenile-hormone signaling inhibitor via high-throughput screening of a chemical library
Insecticide resistance has recently become a serious problem in the agricultural field. Development of insecticides with new mechanisms of action is essential to overcome this limitation. Juvenile hormone (JH)...
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Maladaptive photoperiodic response in an invasive alien insect, Milionia basalis pryeri (Lepidoptera: Geometridae), in southern Kyushu, Japan
The geometrid moth, Milionia basalis pryeri Druce, is an important pest of Podocarpaceae trees that has recently become established in the southern part of the main island of Kyushu, Japan. The species exhibits a...
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Immature platelet fraction (IPF) as a predictive value for thrombopoietic recovery after allogeneic stem cell transplantation
We consecutively examined the utility of measurements of percentage of immature platelet fraction (IPF%) and absolute IPF number (A-IPF) in predicting thrombopoietic recovery in 15 adult patients who underwent...
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A method for rearing the yellow-spotted longicorn beetle, Psacothea hilaris (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), to stabilize the last larval instar
The larvae of Psacothea hilaris (Pascoe) grown continuously under a long day in the laboratory pupate after the 4th, 5th, or 6th instar. This developmental polymorphism has complicated studies on the control of m...
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Clinical significance of IPF% or RP% measurement in distinguishing primary immune thrombocytopenia from aplastic thrombocytopenic disorders
The diagnosis of primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is based on differential diagnosis. Although the measurement of percentages of reticulated platelets (RP%) by flow cytometry is useful as a supportive dia...
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A case of neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia in the presence of both anti-HPA-4b and anti-HPA-5b antibody: clinical and serological analysis of the subsequent pregnancy
Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (NAIT) is induced by maternal alloantibodies raised against fetal platelet antigens inherited from the paternal parent. In contrast to Caucasians, in Asians, predominantly ...
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Open AccessCloning, phylogeny, and expression analysis of the Broad-Complex gene in the longicorn beetle Psacothea hilaris
Seven isoforms of Broad-Complex (PhBR-C), in which the sequence of the zinc finger domain differed (referred to as Z1, Z2, Z3, Z2/Z3, Z4, Z5/Z6, and Z6, respectively), were cloned from the yellow-spotted longicor...
