This study aims to establish a link between disturbances in the night sleep habitus, quality of
sleep, and daytime sleepiness in adolescents with Internet addiction and different types of …

Objective To identify susceptibility genes in a rat model of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to
determine whether the corresponding human genes are associated with RA. Methods Genes …

Objective The effect of non–shared epitope HLA–DRB1 alleles on rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
is poorly understood. This study was undertaken to investigate the effects of several HLA–…

Background Bronchial asthma is a common disease caused by interplay between multiple
determinants, including genetic and immune variations. Objective To investigate the main …

OBJECTIVE: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a genetically complex disease with many possible
phenotypes. We investigated IL10 and TNFA gene polymorphisms in a group of Swedish …

Bergmann glia (BG) are highly specialized radial astrocytes of the cerebellar cortex, which
play a key role in the uptake of synaptic glutamate via the excitatory amino acid transporter …

Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) encoded by MBL2 gene is a protein with the ability to form
carbohydrate complexes with microbial wall promoting their subsequent elimination. …

L-ficolin encoded by FCN2 gene is a crucial factor of defence against infection in humans.
We studied the prevalence of the two common variants (rs17549193 and rs7851696) in …

Astrogliosis is a pathological process that affects the density, morphology, and function of
astrocytes. It is a common feature of brain trauma, autoimmune diseases, and …

The rate of transition from one stage to another during the course of HIV infection is characterized
by changes in the cytokine network balance. The alterations in the cytokine network …