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Exploring the Importance of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms of HSPA9 in DNA of Sarcoma Patients
The aim of this project was to identify genetic variants that may influence the risk and progression of sarcoma through targeted genotyping of HSPA9 gene. It is important to look at genetic variants in DNA samples because if a variant is determined to be more likely than another, a screening for the particular variant can be done to identify a patient’s risk of sarcoma. The study population was sarcoma patients from the International Sarcoma Kindred Study. These patients had no mutations in p53 or MDM2. Genotyping data from the HapMap project (hapmap.org) for HSPA9 was used to identify the polymorphisms needed to tag the entire region. In order to genotype the DNA sample, KASP reagents (KBioSciences, UK) were used. KASP uses a two-set PCR process. Allele specific primers are used to preferentially amplify each allele of a given SNP. The specific genetic variations of HSPA9 in sarcoma patient DNA samples with no mutations in p53 or MDM2 amplification are not more or less likely to occur than in DNA samples with the mutation or amplification. If continued research can show that MDM2 is not amplified, but activated through other mechanisms such as the interaction between polymorphisms of mitochondrial genes, p53, or MDM2, we can propose anti-MDM2 therapies to the patients with these polymorphisms
A note on the convexity number for complementary prisms
In the geodetic convexity, a set of vertices of a graph is
if all vertices belonging to any shortest path between two
vertices of lie in . The cardinality of a maximum proper convex
set of is the of . The
of a graph arises from the
disjoint union of the graph and by adding the edges of a
perfect matching between the corresponding vertices of and .
In this work, we we prove that the decision problem related to the convexity
number is NP-complete even restricted to complementary prisms, we determine
when is disconnected or is a cograph, and we
present a lower bound when .Comment: 10 pages, 2 figure
Effects of substrate and ambient gas on epitaxial growth indium oxide thin films
Indium oxide thin films were grown by pulsed electron beam deposition method at 500 °C on c-cut sapphire and (0 0 1) oriented LaAlO3 single crystal substrates in oxygen or argon gas. The effects of ambient gas and substrate symmetry on the growth of indium oxide thin films were studied. Stoichiometric In2O3 films are formed in oxygen, while oxygen deficient In2O2.5 films are grown in argon, with In metallic nanoclusters embedded in a In2O3 matrix (nanocomposite films). In both cases, epitaxial In2O3 films having the bixbyite phase were grown with various orientation relationships, depending upon the substrate symmetry and gas ambient (oxygen or argon). Domain matching epitaxy was used to describe the precise in-plane epitaxial film-substrate relationships. The differences in film texture were correlated to the differences in growth conditions, while the differences in the film properties were correlated to the film oxygen composition
1949 Freshman Convocation
Here Hebert encourages rigorous scholarship from the freshman class of 1949.https://digitalcommons.law.lsu.edu/hebert_speeches/1050/thumbnail.jp
Jottings 13
In this note Paul M. Hebert sets out the definitions of what is slave labor and what activities are prohibited under the Geneva Convention and Hague Rules in regards to the amount and types of work allowed by prisoners of war. Hebert raises questions as to whether such activities are supported by the evidence presented in this case.https://digitalcommons.law.lsu.edu/nuremberg_docs/1026/thumbnail.jp
Louisiana State Law Institute Speeches
In this collection of speeches Hebert expresses the significance of the Louisiana State Law Institute.https://digitalcommons.law.lsu.edu/hebert_speeches/1059/thumbnail.jp
Third Annual Louisiana Bankers Association Conference
Speech delivered at the Third Annual Louisiana Bankers Association Conference thanking the members for their work and patronage.https://digitalcommons.law.lsu.edu/hebert_speeches/1046/thumbnail.jp
Justice requires
Judge Hebert\u27s notes clarifying the need for war crimes trials.https://digitalcommons.law.lsu.edu/nuremberg_docs/1005/thumbnail.jp
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