As a first step in eukaryotic ribosome biogenesis RNA polymerase (Pol) I synthesizes a large ribosomal RNA (rRNA) precursor from multicopy rRNA gene loci. This process is essential for cellular growth and regulated in response to the cell's physiological state. rRNA gene transcription is downregulated upon growth to stationary phase in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSE33 or ACTBP2 is the most polymorphic locus in many national DNA databases and in the commercial STR kits used to type both crime scene samples and reference samples to populate these databases. We describe the molecular reason for a three band pattern of SE33 seen in several samples. A SNP in the flanking SE33 region causes the binding of the unlabelled D3S1358 primer.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Major ankle and hindfoot surgery (e.g., ankle, triple and subtalar arthrodesis) typically causes severe postoperative pain, especially the first two postoperative days.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis case report describes a patient in the ICU in need of urgent intubation, for whom video laryngoscope-guided intubation had previously failed. The may enhance the chance of successful flexible bronchoscope intubation, especially when performed by non-expert anesthesiologists.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPregnancy is associated with anatomical and physiological changes leading to potential difficult airway management. Some pregnant women have known difficult airways and cannot be intubated even with a hyperangulated videolaryngoscope. If neuraxial techniques are also impossible, awake tracheal intubation with a flexible bronchoscope may be one of the few available options to avoid more invasive techniques.
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