Publications by authors named "N E Lamb"

Pharmacogenetics promises to optimize treatment-related outcomes by informing optimal drug selection and dosing based on an individual's genotype in conjunction with other important clinical factors. Despite significant evidence of genetic associations with drug response, pharmacogenetic testing has not been widely implemented into clinical practice. Among the barriers to broad implementation are limited guidance for how to successfully integrate testing into clinical workflows and limited data on outcomes with pharmacogenetic implementation in clinical practice.

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  • The study analyzes COVID-19 transmission in Western New York by integrating genomic sequencing data from patients with a SEIR computational model that considers geographical factors.
  • *It investigates how genetic variations in the virus, along with population density and movement patterns, influence the spread of SARS-CoV-2 within specific regions.
  • *The findings highlight local transmission dynamics, suggesting potential cross-county spread, and aim to inform better public health strategies for future virus control.*
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Background: Pediatric patients with intestinal failure require long-term parenteral nutrition owing to impaired enteral nutrition absorption. A potential complication is essential fatty acid deficiency (EFAD), resulting from decreased linoleic and α-linolenic acid concentrations and defined by an increased triene:tetraene ratio (TTR; Mead acid:arachidonic acid). Historically, soybean oil lipid emulsion (SOLE) was the only commercially available parenteral lipid in the United States.

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The kinetoplastid parasite, , undergoes a complex life cycle entailing slender and stumpy bloodstream forms in mammals and procyclic and metacyclic forms (MFs) in tsetse fly hosts. The numerous gene regulatory events that underlie differentiation between hosts, as well as between active and quiescent stages within each host, take place in the near absence of transcriptional control. Rather, differentiation is controlled by RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) that associate with mRNA 3' untranslated regions (3'UTRs) to impact RNA stability and translational efficiency.

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