Relationship between novel inflammatory markers derived from high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and heart failure: a cross-sectional study.

Objective: High-sensitivity C-reactive protein to HDL-C ratio (HCHR) and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein to lymphocyte count ratio (HCLR) are two novel inflammatory indicators, and heart failure (HF) is linked to chronic inflammation. This study sought to evaluate the link between HCHR, HCLR, and HF.

Methods: We carried out a cross-sectional investigation using the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES, 2015-2018).

Characterization of active transposable elements and their new insertions in tuber propagated greater yam (Dioscorea alata).

Background: Greater yam is a key staple crop grown in tropical and subtropical regions, while its asexual propagation mode had led to non-flowering mutations. How transposable elements contribute to its genetic variations is rarely analyzed. We used transcriptome and whole genome sequencing data to identify active transposable elements (TEs) and genetic variation caused by these active TEs.