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Yang R, Wang J, Xu S. SU-FF-T-583: Integral Dose Variation in Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy, and Helical Tomotherapy. Med Phys 2009. [DOI: 10.1118/1.3182081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Huo J, Xu S, Guo K, Zeng Q, Lam KP. Genetic deletion of faim reveals its role in modulating c-FLIP expression during CD95-mediated apoptosis of lymphocytes and hepatocytes. Cell Death Differ 2009; 16:1062-70. [PMID: 19300454 DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2009.26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Fas-apoptosis inhibitory molecule (FAIM) is inducibly expressed in B lymphocytes and had been shown to antagonize Fas-mediated killing of B-cell lines in vitro. However, its mechanism and role in vivo are unknown. We have generated faim(-/-) mice and found these mutants to be viable. In contrast to fas(-/-) mice, faim(-/-) mice have normal B- and T-cell populations. However, faim(-/-) B cells and thymocytes show increased sensitivity to Fas-triggered apoptosis in vitro, and faim(-/-) mice suffer greater mortality and exhibit exacerbated liver damage in response to Fas (CD95) engagement in vivo. The lack of FAIM results in greater activation of caspase-8 and -3 in Fas-stimulated thymocytes. Detailed biochemical analyses further reveal the decreased expression of c-FLIP(L) and c-FLIP(R) in faim(-/-) thymocytes and increased association of caspase-8 with Fas in Fas-activated mutant cells. Decreased levels of c-FLIP(L) and c-FLIP(R) are also evident in faim(-/-) liver. Thus, FAIM plays a novel role in modulating Fas-mediated apoptosis and acts through influencing the expression of c-FLIP and regulating the physical binding of caspase-8 to Fas.
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Zhang HM, Chen LL, Wang L, Liao YF, Wu ZH, Ye F, Xu S, Yi LL. Association of 1704G/T and G82S polymorphisms in the receptor for advanced glycation end products gene with diabetic retinopathy in Chinese population. J Endocrinol Invest 2009; 32:258-62. [PMID: 19542745 DOI: 10.1007/bf03346463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND The receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) plays an important role in the pathogenesis of diabetic complications. The aim of this study is to investigate the association of the 1704 G/T and G82S polymorphisms in the RAGE gene with diabetic retinopathy (DR). METHODS The 1704G/T and G82S polymorphisms were genotyped in 340 Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) without DR subjects (DR- group); 166 T2DM with DR subjects (DR+ group), and 182 normal glucose tolerant subjects (NGT group). The genotypes were detected by the methods of ligase detection reaction coupled PCR. RESULTS There was no evident difference in the 1704G/T and G82S genotypic and allelic frequencies distribution between NGT and T2DM subjects. However, the frequences of G/A+AA genotypes (60.6%) and A allele (36.4%) of G82S were significantly higher in DR+ group than those (38.4%; 20.9%, respectively) in DR- group (p=0.01and p=0.007, respectively). Furthermore, haplotype analysis revealed that the frequency of G-A haplotype containing 1704G and 82S allele in DR+ group was significantly higher than that in DR- group (33.5% vs 19.6%, p=0.01). The multiple logistic regression analysis indicated that the G82S polymorphism [odds ratio (OR): 2.964, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.013-5.46, p=0.029] and diabetes duration (OR: 1.013, 95% CI: 1.007-1.02, p<0.001) were independent risk factors for DR. CONCLUSIONS G82S polymorphism in the RAGE gene is associated with DR and G-A haplotype containing 1704G and 82S allele might be a genetic marker of DR in Chinese T2DM patients.
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Muir WM, Rosa GJM, Pittendrigh BR, Xu S, Rider SD, Fountain M, Ogas J. A mixture model approach for the analysis of small exploratory microarray experiments. Comput Stat Data Anal 2009; 53:1566-1576. [PMID: 20160862 DOI: 10.1016/j.csda.2008.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The microarray is an important and powerful tool for prescreening of genes for further research. However, alternative solutions are needed to increase power in small microarray experiments. Use of traditional parametric and even non-parametric tests for such small experiments lack power and have distributional problems. A mixture model is described that is performed directly on expression differences assuming that genes in alternative treatments are expressed or not in all combinations (i) not expressed in either condition, (ii) expressed only under the first condition, (iii) expressed only under the second condition, and (iv) expressed under both conditions, giving rise to 4 possible clusters with two treatments. The approach is termed a Mean-Difference-Mixture-Model (MD-MM) method. Accuracy and power of the MD-MM was compared to other commonly used methods, using both simulations, microarray data, and quantitative real time PCR (qRT-PCR). The MD-MM was found to be generally superior to other methods in most situations. The advantage was greatest in situations where there were few replicates, poor signal to noise ratios, or non-homogenous variances.
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Xu S, Kruecker J, Turkbey B, Glossop N, Locklin J, Pinto P, Wood B. Abstract No. 371: Evaluation of Motion Correction in Fused MRI/TRUS Guided Prostate Biopsy. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2008.12.366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Li J, Zhou S, Xu S. Fuzzy Control System Design via Fuzzy Lyapunov Functions. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 38:1657-61. [DOI: 10.1109/tsmcb.2008.928224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Xu S, Ouedraogo K, Chassagne L, Topçu S, Juncar P, Alayli Y. Polarimetric interferometer for nanoscale positioning applications. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2008; 79:125104. [PMID: 19123589 DOI: 10.1063/1.3053224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We propose and demonstrate a displacement control method at the subnanometric scale based on a Michelson interferometer combined with a polarimeter and a phase-locked loop electronic board. Step by step displacements with a step value of 5 nm are presented. A repeatability of 0.47 nm is obtained from back and forth displacements over 1 mum range. We show that a residual ellipticity of less than 10 degrees on the polarization state leads to a positioning error of less than 1 nm. Such system could be used over millimeter range displacements in a controlled surrounding environment leading to numerous applications in nanometrology.
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Smolen JS, van der Heijde DM, Aletaha D, Xu S, Han J, Baker D, Clair EWS. Progression of radiographic joint damage in rheumatoid arthritis: independence of erosions and joint space narrowing. Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 68:1535-40. [DOI: 10.1136/ard.2008.094128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Fang X, Weng Y, Xu S, Chen Z, Liu J, Chen B, Wu P, Ni H, Yao K. Optical coherence tomographic characteristics and surgical outcome of eyes with myopic foveoschisis. Eye (Lond) 2008; 23:1336-42. [PMID: 18836417 DOI: 10.1038/eye.2008.291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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AIM To describe the optical coherence topographic (OCT) characteristics and outcome of vitrectomy with triamcinolone acetonide (TA)-assisted epiretinal tissue removal and gas tamponade in eyes with myopic foveoschisis (MF). METHODS We examined 101 myopic eyes, and the OCT characteristics of 18 eyes (18%) with an MF were studied. Six eyes underwent vitrectomy with TA-assisted epiretinal tissue removal and gas tamponade. The postoperative outcome measures were best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), resolution of the MF as determined by OCT, and complications. RESULTS OCT scans showed an isolated MF in three (17%) eyes, and the MF were associated with two or more macular anomalies in 15 (83%) eyes. A foveal detachment was found in 13 (72%), lamellar macular hole in 4 (22%), and a tractional epimacular membrane in 11 (61%) of the 18 eyes. Six eyes underwent surgery, in which the epiretinal tissue was made visible by intravitreal TA and completely removed. The median BCVA significantly improved from 20/400 preoperatively (range, 20/1000-20/160) to 20/160 postoperatively (range, 20/200-20/40; P=0.03, Wilcoxon signed-rank test). The mean VA improved by 5.6 lines. OCT showed a complete reattachment of the fovea in four (67%) eyes and a small subfoveal or parafoveal detachment in two (33%) eyes. CONCLUSIONS MF is commonly observed in highly myopic eyes and most are associated with one or more macular anomalies. Vitrectomy with TA-assisted complete removal of all tractional premacular structures followed by gas tamponade resulted in good visual and anatomical outcomes for treating MF.
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Zhang Y, Chen Y, Marceau C, Liu W, Sun ZD, Xu S, Théberge F, Châteauneuf M, Dubois J, Chin SL. Non-radially polarized THz pulse emitted from femtosecond laser filament in air. OPTICS EXPRESS 2008; 16:15483-15488. [PMID: 18825186 DOI: 10.1364/oe.16.015483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Femtosecond laser filament could produce THz wave in forward direction. In our experiment, THz pulse emitted from a femtosecond laser filament has been investigated. It was found that the polarization of the studied THz pulse mainly appears as elliptical. This observation supplements the previous conclusion obtained by C. D'Amico et al. that THz wave emitted by a filament is radially polarized. The mechanism of generating elliptically polarized THz wave has been interpreted by either four-wave optical rectification or second order optical rectification inside the filament zone where centro-symmetry of the air is broken by the femtosecond laser pulse.
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Shang J, Xu S, Teffera Y, Doss GA, Stearns RA, Edmonson S, Beconi MG. Metabolic activation of a pentafluorophenylethylamine derivative: Formation of glutathione conjugatesin vitroin the rat. Xenobiotica 2008; 35:697-713. [PMID: 16316929 DOI: 10.1080/00498250500230479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The aim was to investigate the metabolic activation potential of a pentafluorophenylethylamine derivative (compound I) in vitro in the rat and to identify the cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes that catalyse these metabolic activation processes. Reduced glutathione (GSH) was fortified in rat hepatocytes and liver microsomes to trap possible reactive intermediates. Four glutathione conjugates (M1-4) were identified by LC-MS(n) following incubation of compound I in GSH-enriched rat hepatocytes and liver microsomes. Three of these conjugates (M2-4) have not been reported previously for pentafluorophenyl derivatives. Elemental composition analysis of these conjugates was obtained using high-resolution quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry. The formation of GSH conjugate M1 was rationalized as a direct nucleophilic replacement of fluoride by glutathione, whereas the formation of the GSH conjugates M2-4 was proposed to occur by NADPH-dependent metabolic activation of the pentafluorophenyl ring via arene oxide, quinone and/or quinoneimine reactive intermediates. Formation of these conjugates was enhanced three- to five-fold in liver microsomes obtained from phenobarbital- and dexamethasone-treated rats. In incubations with pooled rat liver microsomes and recombinant rat CYP3A1 and CYP3A2, troleandomycin (TAO) reduced the formation of GSH conjugates M2-4 by 80-90%, but it had no effect on the formation of M1. Incubation of compound I with rat supersomes indicated that only CYP3A1 and CYP3A2 were capable of mediating these metabolic activation processes.
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Lao W, Xu S, Cheng Y, Zhang X, Zhang J, Cheng G, Wang X. Transient expression of hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg) and human erythropoietin (hEPO) genes in milk after direct introduction into ewe. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 41:465-72. [PMID: 18726227 DOI: 10.1007/bf02882883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/1997] [Revised: 01/12/1998] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The ability to deliver nonviral DNA directly into animals would provide major practical and economic benefits. To pursue this potential, as a preliminary approach, the expression in mammary epithelial cells with nonviral DNA ending HBsAg and hEPO was investigated by in vivo delivery directly into mammary gland Either the bovine asl-casein-HBsAg or the WAE-hEPO gene construct was introduced into mammary glands of dm by mammary artery injection. A single injection of 10(11) copies of DNA construct was implemented for a doe. Transient expression of the constructs in milk collected from milk letdown by induction up to 19 d after injection was measured with an hEPO ELISA kit from Boehringer Mannheim (Cat. No. 1 693 417) for rhEPO, and a HBsAg-ELISA kit (Abbott Lab. USA) for rHBsAg. The treated animals showed mean concentration of recombinant molecules at 16 microg/L for rHBsAg, and 2 mg/L for rhEPO in milk.
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Sanishvili R, Xu S, Nagarajan V, Yoder D, Becker M, Stepanov S, Pothineni S, Hilgart M, Makarov O, Corcoran S, Akey D, Smith J, Fischetti R. Small beams can play big roles in macromolecular crystallography. Acta Crystallogr A 2008. [DOI: 10.1107/s0108767308098887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Fischetti R, Sanishvili R, Yoder D, Vogt S, Rosenbaum G, Benn R, Corcoran S, Makarov O, Xu S, Nagarajan V, Becker M, Pothineni S, Smith J. Probing radiation damage with a 1-micron beam. Acta Crystallogr A 2008. [DOI: 10.1107/s0108767308094270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Han L, Xu S. A Fisher scoring algorithm for the weighted regression method of QTL mapping. Heredity (Edinb) 2008; 101:453-64. [PMID: 18698336 DOI: 10.1038/hdy.2008.78] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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An improved weighted least square (LS) method for quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping using the estimating equation (EE) algorithm was developed recently. The method is more efficient than both the LS and the weighted LS methods and slightly less efficient than the mixture model maximum likelihood (ML) method. The iteration process of the EE algorithm is implicit. We developed a Fisher-scoring algorithm for the weighted LS method. The iteration process is explicit and easy to program. In addition, the method automatically provides an approximate variance-covariance matrix for the estimated QTL parameters as a by-product of the iteration process. As a consequence, a W-test statistic can be used for testing the significance of QTL. To compare the Fisher scoring algorithm with the expectation maximization (EM)-based ML method, we also developed a slightly simplified method to compute the variance-covariance matrix of the estimated parameters under the EM algorithm.
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Xu S, Wallace A. Recovering surface reflectance and multiple light locations and intensities from image data. Pattern Recognit Lett 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.patrec.2008.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Wang F, Shen X, Xu S, Liu Y, Ma L, Zhao Q, Fu D, Pan Q, Feng S, Li X. Negative words on surgical wards result in therapeutic failure of patient-controlled analgesia and further release of cortisol after abdominal surgeries. Minerva Anestesiol 2008; 74:353-365. [PMID: 18612266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND The perception of pain is germane to the environmental stimuli. Nurses on surgical wards are the main contributor in influencing patients' psychophysiological fettle. The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of different words, negative or positive, from nurses on postoperative pain therapy with patient-controlled analgesia (PCA). METHODS 1500 ASA I-II patients, who underwent abdominal hysterectomy, were screened and 771 were randomized into one of four groups. In the no words group (NW, N.=35), no words was delivered. The positive (PW, N.=248), partially negative (NW1, N.=241) and totally negative (NW2, N.=247) groups received corresponding words when treating with morphine PCA, the words were given singly at the 3(rd), 6(th), 12(th), 18(th) h and repeatedly at the 3(rd) and 6(th) h, and each group was redivided into six subgroups according to varying time points. Pain intensity, morphine consumption, side effects, overall sedation and satisfaction scores were recorded and plasma cortisol was tested. RESULTS A total of 614 patients completed the study. Negative words expressed significant influence on pain therapy at the 3(rd) and 6(th) h after surgeries (P<0.01), and this effect was more convenient in repeatedly treated patients (P<0.001). Positive and the 12(th) and 18(th) h negative words displayed little role in pain management. Morphine consumption, side effects, satisfaction and cortisol level converted with the change of the pain intensity. No intergroup differences were observed in patients' overall conditions. CONCLUSION Negative words on surgical wards influenced postoperative pain management at the earlier period of time after abdominal surgeries associated with the HPA axis activation.
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Xu S, Wang X, Lou X, Du J, Gong L, Lin X. Novel double-superior-trunk injury of the brachial plexus: a case report. J Int Med Res 2008; 36:594-8. [PMID: 18534144 DOI: 10.1177/147323000803600327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Brachial plexus injuries are generally rare and a double-superior-trunk injury of the brachial plexus has never been reported before. We report the first case of a brachial plexus injury in a 43-year-old Chinese male with a double superior trunk. This was observed incidentally during an operation 1 month after initial traction injury sustained in a car accident. The double superior trunk of the brachial plexus was formed by the double roots of C5 and C6, respectively. Six months after discharge, the patient reported the recovery of most of the function of his left arm except the muscles innervated by the radial nerve. Two years after discharge, he reported almost full functional recovery of his left arm. We discuss what is known about anatomical variations of the brachial plexus, and the possible association between this novel brachial plexus anatomy and the almost complete functional recovery of the arm.
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Yao Z, Xu S, Jenkins ML, Kirk MA. Preparation of TEM samples of ferritic alloys. JOURNAL OF ELECTRON MICROSCOPY 2008; 57:91-94. [PMID: 18316797 DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/dfn004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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We describe techniques for electropolishing irradiated ferritic specimens for examination under the TEM in situations where the foil quality is of utmost importance. First, we describe some modifications to the standard technique for making plan-view specimens aimed at optimizing the foil quality. Second, we describe a technique for making plan-view specimens from a region of buried damage in a specimen irradiated with 2 MeV Fe(+) ions.
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Xiao Z, Zhang Y, Li L, Nie L, Yang L, Xu S. The Janus kinase 2 (JAK2) V617F mutation in Chinese patients with chronic myeloproliferative disorders. Haematologica 2008; 93:787-8. [DOI: 10.3324/haematol.12337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Hu Z, Xu S. A simple method for calculating the statistical power for detecting a QTL located in a marker interval. Heredity (Edinb) 2008; 101:48-52. [PMID: 18446184 DOI: 10.1038/hdy.2008.25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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We developed a simple method for calculating the statistical power for detecting a QTL located in an interval flanked by two markers. The statistical method for QTL detection is assumed to be the Haley and Knott's simple regression method of interval mapping. This method allows us to answer one of the fundamental questions in designing a QTL mapping experiment: What is the minimum marker density required to detect a QTL explaining a certain heritable proportion of the phenotypic variance (denoted by h(2)) with a power gamma under a Type I error alpha in an F(2) or other mating designs with a sample size n? Computing the statistical power only requires the ability to evaluate a non-central F-distribution function and the inverse function of this distribution.
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Ledbetter MP, Savukov IM, Budker D, Shah V, Knappe S, Kitching J, Michalak DJ, Xu S, Pines A. Zero-field remote detection of NMR with a microfabricated atomic magnetometer. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2008; 105:2286-90. [PMID: 18287080 PMCID: PMC2268128 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0711505105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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We demonstrate remote detection of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) with a microchip sensor consisting of a microfluidic channel and a microfabricated vapor cell (the heart of an atomic magnetometer). Detection occurs at zero magnetic field, which allows operation of the magnetometer in the spin-exchange relaxation-free (SERF) regime and increases the proximity of sensor and sample by eliminating the need for a solenoid to create a leading field. We achieve pulsed NMR linewidths of 26 Hz, limited, we believe, by the residence time and flow dispersion in the encoding region. In a fully optimized system, we estimate that for 1 s of integration, 7 x 10(13) protons in a volume of 1 mm(3), prepolarized in a 10-kG field, can be detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of approximately 3. This level of sensitivity is competitive with that demonstrated by microcoils in 100-kG magnetic fields, without requiring superconducting magnets.
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Sharma K, Xu S, Glossop N, Dreher M, Kruecker J, Venkatesan A, Locklin J, Dromi S, Pritchard W, Karanian J, Tang T, Neeman Z, Bulow T, Wood B. Abstract No. 310: Steerable Endobronchial Navigation without a Bronchoscope or Fiberoptics. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2007.12.356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Neeman Z, Sharma K, Dromi S, Dreher M, Glossop N, Kruecker J, Xu S, Prichard W, Locklin J, Karanian J, Chiesa O, Drooz A, Cleary K, Banovac F, Levy E, Vaidya S, Wood B. Abstract No. 200: TIPS Placement in Swine Using Tracked Devices and Fusion Imaging: Smart Needle and “GPS-Like” Doppler US Imaging. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2007.12.222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Xu S, Han J, Morales A, Menzie C, Williams K, Fan YS. Characterization of 11p14-p12 deletion in WAGR syndrome by array CGH for identifying genes contributing to mental retardation and autism. Cytogenet Genome Res 2008; 122:181-7. [DOI: 10.1159/000172086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/03/2008] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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