Predictors of Satisfaction With Life in Veterans After Traumatic Brain Injury: A VA TBI Model Systems Study.

Objective: To identify predictors of satisfaction with life in Veterans 1 year after traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Setting: The VA TBI Model Systems (TBIMS) project includes 5 Veterans Affairs (VA) Polytrauma Rehabilitation Centers.

Participants: Veterans enrolled in the VA TBIMS study who completed the Satisfaction With Life Scale at year 1 follow-up.

PCR-based detection of Pol III-transcribed transposons and its application to the rodent model of ultraviolet response.

Cellular levels of RNAs containing transposable elements increase in response to various stresses. Polymerase III (Pol III)-dependent transcripts of transposons are different from transposon-containing RNAs generated by read-through Pol II-dependent transcription. Until now, Pol III transcripts were detected by primer extension followed by time-consuming gel electrophoresis.