Complete mitochondrial genome of the Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes ellioti (Primates: Hominidae).

Chimpanzees are especially suited to teach us about ourselves, both in terms of their similarities and differences with human, and such important similarities and differences have also been noted for the incidence and severity of several major human diseases. In the present work, we report the entire mitochondrial genome of the Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes ellioti) for the first time. Results shows that this mitogenome is 16,559 bp long and consists of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, and 1 putative non-coding region (D-loop region).

[Association of genetic variant in 12-lipoxygenase and risk of hepatic carcinoma].

Objective: To explore the association of 12-lipoxygenase (LOX12) Arg261Gln polymorphism with the risk of hepatic carcinoma in Chinese population.

Methods: A total of 280 cases of hepatic carcinoma and 560 frequency-matched controls were recruited from January 2008 to December 2012 at Hebei United University Affiliated Hospital. The method of PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) was employed to genotype LOX12 Arg261Gln polymorphism.

[Influence of the escharectomy during stock stage on the peripheral lymphocyte apoptosis and the antigen presentation function of monocytes in peripheral blood of scalded rats].

Objective: To investigate the influence of escharectomy at different time-points after burn injury on the lymphocyte apoptosis and the antigen presentation function of monocytes in peripheral blood of scalded rats.

Methods: One hundred and thirty-six Wistar rats were randomly divided into normal control ( C,n = 8 ), scald ( S, n = 64,without treatment after scald) , A ( n = 40, with escharectomy at 36 post-burn hour( PSH) ) , B ( n = 24, with escharectomy at 72 PSH ) groups. The rats in A , B, S groups were inflicted with 30% TBSA full-thickness scald.