Publications by authors named "Robin J Imperial"

Introduction: This case describes passenger lymphocyte syndrome (PLS) generating human platelet antigen 1a (HPA-1a) alloantibodies against the recipient's platelets after liver transplant. Given the rarity of PLS, especially in liver transplant with HPA-1a alloantibodies, disease course and management options are poorly described.

Methods: The patient had cirrhosis secondary to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis complicated by hepatocellular carcinoma, encephalopathy, and severe ascites.

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The yeast DNA polymerase gamma, Mip1, is a useful tool to investigate the impact of orthologous human disease variants on mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) replication. However, Mip1 is characterized by a C-terminal extension (CTE) that is not found on orthologous metazoan DNA polymerases, and the CTE is required for robust enzymatic activity. Two MIP1 alleles exist in standard yeast strains, encoding Mip1[S] or Mip1[Σ].

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