• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권12호
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• pp.5195-5201
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• 2016

Background: Brain tumors, constituting one of the most deadly forms of cancer worldwide, result from the accumulation of multiple genetic and epigenetic alterations in genes and signaling pathways. Isocitrate dehydrogenase enzyme isoform 1 (IDH1) mutations are frequently identified in primary brain tumors and acute myeloid leukemia. Studies on IDH1 gene mutations have been extensively performed in various populations worldwide but not in Malaysia. This work was conducted to study the prevalence of IDH1 c.395G>A (R132H) hotspot mutations in a group of Malaysian patients with brain tumors in order to gain local data for the IDH1 mutation profile in our population. Methods: Mutation analysis of c.395G>A (R132H) of IDH1 was performed in 40 brain tumor specimens by the polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism method (PCR-RFLP) and then verified by direct sequencing. Associations between the IDH1 c.395G>A (R132H) mutation and clinicopathologic characteristics were also analyzed. Results: The IDH1 c.395G>A (R132H) mutation was detected in 14/40 patients (35%). A significant association was found with histological tumor types, but not with age, gender and race. Conclusions: IDH1 is frequently mutated and associated with histological subtypes in Malay brain tumors.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.101-105
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• 2008

시판되고 있는 선식 원료를 수거하여 최근 새로운 식중독균으로 보고되고 있는 Enterobacter sakazakii 분리 실험을 실시하였다. 그 결과 총 23종의 선식 원료 중 8개의 선식 원료에서 E.sakazakii로 추정되는 콜로니를 분리할 수 있었으며 API 20E kit를 이용하여 1차적으로 동정한 결과, 다시마 분말, 멸치 분말, 현미 분말, 청국장 분말 및 멥쌀 분말에서 E. sakazakii를 분리할 수 있었다. 이후 3 종의 primer를 이용한 PCR을 실시하여 2차적으로 동정하였다. 또한, 분리된 균주에 대한 RAPD-PCR을 실시하여 최종적으로 8종의 분리균으로 molecular typing을 할 수 있었다.