Publications by authors named "V Selvam"
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- The study investigates how the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and inflammatory responses contribute to islet dysfunction in type 2 diabetes (T2D) through genomic analysis.
- Approximately 30% of genes and 14% of cis-regulatory elements in human islets respond to stress, showing a significant overlap with T2D-associated genetic variants.
- The research identifies a specific genetic variant (rs6917676-T) that increases ER stress response in islet cells, linked to higher apoptosis of β cells, suggesting its role in promoting T2D.
Background: A complex interplay of social and political influences, cultural and religious beliefs, the availability and interpretation of health and scientific information, individual and population experiences with health systems, and government policies contributes to the anxiety about vaccines and their programs that results in vaccine hesitancy. Vaccine hesitancy is becoming a serious threat to vaccination programs; in 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) listed it as one of the top ten global health threats. The negative impacts of antivaccination movements are blamed for the major portion of the global resistance to vaccination.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground Every antenatal woman and her treating doctor aim for a healthy newborn. In obstetrics, accurately determining the gestational age (GA) is a critical aspect of managing pregnancy and evaluating fetal growth and development. The transcerebellar diameter (TCD) is the greatest transverse measurement of the fetal cerebellum.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFVijayakumar M, Selvam V, Renuka MK, Rajagopalan RE. Author Response. Indian J Crit Care Med 2024;28(5):512.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFVijayakumar M, Selvam V, Renuka MK, Rajagopalan RE. Author Response. Indian J Crit Care Med 2024;28(5):515.
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