Publications by authors named "R Anju Rajan"

Article Synopsis
  • The study aimed to identify genomic variations linked to dystonia in the Asian Indian population using next-generation sequencing.
  • A total of 745 individuals were enrolled, and whole exome sequencing (WES) was performed on 267 patients, revealing pathogenic variants in 20.2% of them, including 14 novel variants.
  • The gene THAP1 was found to be the most common associated with dystonia, and factors like multifocal/generalized distribution and family history increased the likelihood of finding positive results from WES.
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Background: The oral cavity is a complex environment which harbours the second largest and most diverse microflora after the gastrointestinal tract. The bacteriome in the oral cavity plays a pivotal role in promoting the health and well-being of human beings. Gingivitis, an inflammation of the gingival tissue, arises due to plaque accumulation on the teeth, often leads to periodontitis.

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A central topic in neuroscience is the neural coding problem which aims to decipher how the brain signals sensory information through neural activity. Despite significant advancements in this area, the characterisation of information encoding through the precise timing of spikes in the somatosensory cortex is limited. Here, we utilised a comprehensive dataset from previous studies to identify and characterise temporal response patterns of Layer 4 neurons of the rat barrel cortex to five distinct stimuli with varying complexities: Basic, Contact, Whisking, Rough, and Smooth.

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