Extreme-phenotype genome-wide association study (XP-GWAS) of powdery mildew race 2 W tolerance in the USDA Citrullus germplasm collection by Sandra E. Branham, Venkata Rao Ganaparthi, W. Patrick Wechter, Younghoon Park, Todd Wehner, Angela Davis, Antonia Tetteh, Laura Massey, Sue Hammar, Rebecca Grumet, Shaker Kousik, Amnon Levi

“…Analysis of variance determined that thirteen of the markers were significantly associated, with the best marker in each region explaining 21–31% of the variation in powdery mildew tolerance.…”
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The Anticancer Activity of Lycium barbarum Polysaccharide by Inhibiting Autophagy in Human Skin Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cells In Vitro and In Vivo by Meihua Zeng, Qingtao Kong, Fang Liu, Jun Chen, Hong Sang

“…LBP at concentrations of 400 μg/ml and above was significantly cytotoxic to A431 cells, whereas, within the dose range of 50 μg/ml~200 μg/ml, LBP significantly inhibited the expression of Ki67 and PCNA proteins, promoted the expression of cl-caspase-3, inhibited the expression of Bcl-2 protein, downregulated the expression of autophagy marker LC3II, and reduced the phosphorylation of ERK1/2, whereas the level of JNK phosphorylation was upregulated. …”
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Phytoalexin deficient 4 is associated with the lesion mimic trait in watermelon clalm mutant (Citrullus lanatus) by Jiale Shi, Congji Yang, Yuanyuan Qin, Qingqing Liu, Shengqi Hua, Defeng Wu, Wei Dong

“…Our findings may serve as a foundation for elucidating the mechanism underlying the molecular metabolism of programmed cell death and should be useful for marker-assisted selection breeding in watermelon.…”
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Exploring the Predictive Role of 11‐Oxyandrogens in Diagnosing Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Armaiti Parvez Mody, Maya Beth Lodish, Richard Joseph Auchus, Adina F. Turcu, Fei Jiang, Heather Gibson Huddleston

“…Recent studies have suggested that 11‐oxygenated C19 steroids (11‐oxyandrogens), specifically 11‐ketotestosterone, may be a good marker for hyperandrogenism in PCOS. Objective To investigate the utility of 11‐oxyandrogens to differentiate women with and without PCOS relative to classical androgens. …”
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Uterine Natural Killer Cell and Human Leukocyte Antigen-G1 and Human Leukocyte Antigen-G5 Expression in Vaginal Discharge of Threatened-Abortion Women: A Case-Control Study by Saeideh Sadat Shobeiri, Zahra Rahmani, Hadi Hossein Nataj, Hossein Ranjbaran, Masoud Mohammadi, Saeid Abediankenari

“…It is concluded that HLA-G expression level with uNK cells percentage can be determined as a diagnostic marker for threatened-abortion women.…”
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Identification and Pathogenicity of Causal Agents of Apple Canker Disease in Kazakhstan by Zhanar Tulegenova, Ulbike Amanbayeva, Aida M. Shalabayeva, Dina Yelyubayeva, Alikhan Zhaxylykov, Rabiga Uakhit, Ainura Smagulova, Vladimir Kiyan, Kazbek Dyussembayev, Gulzhamal Mukiyanova

“…As a result of a multilocus phylogenetic analysis using ITS, LSU and <i>tef1-α</i> marker genes and morphological characterization, these isolates were described as <i>Cytospora parasitica</i>, <i>Cytospora sorbina</i>, <i>Cytospora pruinopsis</i> and <i>Cytospora chrysosperma</i>. …”
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Diagnostic delay in cerebral creatine deficiency disorders: lessons learned from a cross-sectional single center study, and guanidinoacetate and creatine measurements in Switzerlan... by Christina Kaufman, Anaïs D’Andrea, Annette Hackenberg, Martin Poms, Olivier Braissant, Johannes Häberle

“…This study describes the CCDD patient cohort in a single center, and an analysis of the referrals to two Swiss laboratories in Lausanne and Zurich between 2015 and 2023 for the two marker metabolites guanidinoacetate and creatine. …”
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Critical Effects of Smoking Parameters on the Levels of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Traditionally Smoked Fish and Meat Products in Finland by Mirja Hokkanen, Ulla Luhtasela, Pirkko Kostamo, Tiina Ritvanen, Kimmo Peltonen, Marika Jestoi

“…Eighty fish products and 62 meat products were sampled and analysed in Finland, in the year of 2012 for four marker polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH4) with an accredited gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method. …”
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Association of Anthropometric Indices with Menstrual Abnormality among Nursing Students of Nepal: A Cross-Sectional Study by Kapil Amgain, Prativa Subedi, Gopal Kumar Yadav, Sujana Neupane, Sitaram Khadka, Shubha Devi Sapkota

“…However, which anthropometric parameter is a better marker of menstrual abnormality is yet unknown. This study aims to explore the association of BMI, waist-hip ratio (WHR), and waist-height ratio (WHtR) with menstrual abnormalities. …”
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Abdominal Aortic Occlusion and the Inflammatory Effects in Heart and Brain by Jun Xu, Sijie Li, Alexandra Wehbe, Xunming Ji, Yong Yang, Yu Yang, Linhui Qin, Feng-Yong Liu, Yuchuan Ding, Changhong Ren

“…We also aimed to investigate the how length of ischemic time in AAO influences reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and inflammatory marker levels in the heart, brain, and serum. Methods. …”
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Resistance of old winter bread wheat landraces to tan spot by N. V. Mironenko, N. M. Kovalenko, O. A. Baranova, O. P. Mitrofanova

“…The aim of the study was to characterize a set of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) accessions from the VIR collection for resistance to various Ptr populations, genotype these accessions using Xfcp623 – a DNA marker of the Tsn1 gene, and identify sources of tan spot resistance.Materials and methods. …”
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Reference intervals for thyroid-stimulating hormone in the adult Lebanese population: Results from the last decade by Elie Naous, Riam Hijazi, Marianne Chalhoub, Nada El Ghorayeb, Marie-Hélène Gannagé-Yared

“…Background: Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) is the most accurate marker in the assessment of thyroid function. Establishing a reference interval (RI) for TSH is essential for interpreting results of thyroid function tests. …”
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Prioritization of biological processes based on the reconstruction and analysis of associative gene networks describing the response of plants to adverse environmental factors by P. S. Demenkov, E. A. Oshchepkova, T. V. Ivanisenko, V. A. Ivanisenko

“…This is largely due to the development of technologies to solve problems in marker-oriented and genomic selection, which requires knowledge of the molecular genetic mechanisms underlying the formation of agriculturally valuable traits. …”
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Chondrogenic Potency Analyses of Donor-Matched Chondrocytes and Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived from Bone Marrow, Infrapatellar Fat Pad, and Subcutaneous Fat by John Garcia, Claire Mennan, Helen S. McCarthy, Sally Roberts, James B. Richardson, Karina T. Wright

“…We have also examined gene expression and surface marker profiles in a predictive model to identify cells with enhanced chondrogenic potential. …”
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MYH9 promotes malignant progression of glioma cells through regulating β-catenin stability via epithelial-mesenchymal transition signaling pathway by Zigui Chen, Chao Liu, Wei Zheng, Zhilong Li, Yuanhui Tang, Jun Peng, Changfeng Miao, Dandan Zheng, Ying Xia

“…In summary, we suggest that MYH9 is a potential molecular marker for predicting tumour progression and prognosis and highlight its role in a new molecular mechanism of tumour metastasis.…”
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Pre-existing atrial fibrillation and risk of arterial thromboembolism and death following pneumonia: a population-based cohort study by Reimar Wernich Thomsen, Christian Fynbo Christiansen, Bodil Steen Rasmussen, Lars Hvilsted Rasmussen, Jacob Gamst

“…Increased mortality was found in digoxin users (aHR 1.16 (95% CI 1.06 to 1.28)).Conclusions Pre-existing AF is frequent in patients hospitalised with pneumonia and a marker of increased risk of ATE and death, explained by higher patient age and comorbidity. …”
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Skull vibration induced nystagmus, velocity storage and self-stability by Ian S. Curthoys, David S. Zee, Georges Dumas, Georges Dumas, Christopher J. Pastras, Julia Dlugaiczyk

“…The basis for this hypothesis is that vibration is a selective stimulus for vestibular neurons with irregular resting discharge. 100 Hz mastoid vibration, while capable of generating nystagmus (skull vibration induced nystagmus SVIN), is ineffective in generating afternystagmus (in the condition of an encased labyrinth) which is a marker of the action of the VSI, leading to the conclusion that irregular afferents bypass the indirect pathway and the VSI. …”
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Seedling resistance of winter and spring bread wheat cultivars to <i>Pyrenophora tritici-repentis</i> by N. V. Mironenko, N. M. Kovalenko, O. A. Baranova, A. G. Khakimova, O. P. Mitrofanova

“…Dominant Tsn1 alleles were identified by PCR using the Xfcp623 marker.   Results. Bread wheat cultivars were characterized for the type of response in the leaves of their seedlings to isolates from Ptr populations and the presence/absence of dominant Tsn1 alleles. …”
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MiR-18a-LncRNA NONRATG-022419 pairs targeted PRG-1 regulates diabetic induced cognitive impairment by regulating NGF\BDNF-Trkb signaling pathway by Qiong Xiang, Hu Lin, Jia-Sheng Tao, Chuan-Jun Fu, Li-Ni Liu, Jing Deng, Xian-Hui Li

“…Results We identified the sub-cluster of type I spiral ganglion neurons expressed marker gene as Amigo2 in cluster8 and Cnr1 in cluster 9 of hippocampal cells from DCD and the effect of those on neuronal cells interaction. …”
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Immunohistochemical Expression of Dual-Specificity Protein Phosphatase 4 in Patients with Colorectal Adenocarcinoma by Jongmin Sim, Kijong Yi, Hyunsung Kim, Hyein Ahn, Yumin Chung, Abdul Rehman, Se Min Jang, Kang Hong Lee, Kiseok Jang, Seung Sam Paik

“…DUSP4 protein is frequently upregulated in colorectal adenocarcinoma and may play an important role in carcinogenesis and cancer progression and may be a marker of adverse prognosis.…”
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