Publications by authors named "P E Curuk"
Background: The natural population of Colchicum figlalii (Varol) Parolly and Eren grows in a narrow area of serpentine rock clearings at an altitude of 1900-2100 m in Southwestern Anatolia (Sandras Mountain, Mugla, Turkey). The species is regarded as endangered according to the IUCN Red List Categories.
Objective: To develop an optimum procedure for in vitro propagation and cryopreservation of germplasm of this rare endemic.
Article Synopsis
- Beta thalassemia is a common genetic disorder prevalent in regions like Turkey, particularly in Kahramanmaraş, where the gene frequency can be as high as 10%.
- The study aimed to analyze the frequency of β-thalassemia traits and identify mutation distributions in this area by taking blood samples from patients and screening 245 adults.
- Results showed that the IVS1-110 mutation was the most prevalent, detected in 57.1% of cases, with a total of seven different mutations discovered among the participants.
The genus Cyclamen (family Myrsinaceae) contains about 20 species, most of which occur in the Mediterranean region. Turkey has critically important Cyclamen genetic resources. Molecular characterization of plant materials collected from different regions of Turkey in which Cyclamen species grow naturally, namely Adana, Antalya, Aydın, Muğla, İzmir, Denizli, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye, Eskişehir, Trabzon, and Rize provinces, was performed using RAPD and SRAP markers.
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