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  1. Dharap AS, Than M
    Anthropol Anz, 1995 Dec;53(4):359-63.
    PMID: 8579342
    Five anthroposcopic traits concerning the ear, namely ear lobe attachment, position of ears, shape of the helix, presence of Darwin's tubercle and hairy ears have been studied in a Malay population from Malaysia. The results of the present study are compared with similar reports in other ethnic groups.
    Matched MeSH terms: Gene Frequency/genetics; Genetics, Population; Asian Continental Ancestry Group/genetics*
  2. Lee HL, Tadano T
    PMID: 7855659
    The ability to identify the occurrence of different resistance genotypes in field populations of mosquito is considered important for the purpose of optimising chemical control operations. The recent development of rapid microassays of enzymes responsible for resistance has provided a means for rapidly assessing the genetic background of target mosquito populations. This concept is the topic of investigation in this study. Non-specific esterase activity, which is responsible for the resistance to organophosphates in Malaysian Culex quinquefasciatus Say adults, was determined in 3 field populations from Kuala Lumpur City using rapid enzyme assay. The optical density results were used to estimate the genotypic frequencies of the populations. Subsequently, time-dependent changes in the various frequencies were determined. Such techniques allowed rapid assessment of resistance genotypes for decision-making and its possible use in insect control merits further investigation.
    Matched MeSH terms: Culex/genetics*; Esterases/genetics; Insecticide Resistance/genetics
  3. Koh CL, Benjamin DG
    Hum. Hered., 1994 May-Jun;44(3):150-5.
    PMID: 8039798
    The HLA-DQ alpha genotype and allele frequencies in 130 Malays, 125 Chinese, and 137 Indians in the Malaysian population were determined using a commercial HLA-DQ alpha DNA amplification and typing kit which distinguishes 6 alleles (DQA1.1, DQA1.2, DQA1.3, DQA2, DQA3, and DQA4) and 21 possible genotypes at this locus. All 21 genotypes were encountered in the Malay and Indian samples, but DQA1.1,DQA1.3 and DQA2,DQA2 genotypes were absent in the Chinese sample. In all three ethnic groups, the numbers observed for the various DQ alpha genotypes were in accordance with those expected from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. The allele frequencies observed in these three groups were significantly different to allow them to be distinguished as distinct populations. For the Malays, Chinese, and Indians, heterozygosity values at this locus were 0.77, 0.77, and 0.83, respectively, and values of the power of discrimination were 0.91, 0.90, and 0.94, respectively. These population data will enable the HLA-DQ alpha locus to be used as a marker in forensic identity testing in Malaysia.
    Matched MeSH terms: Ethnic Groups/genetics; Gene Frequency/genetics*; HLA-DQ Antigens/genetics*
  4. Lanciotti RS, Lewis JG, Gubler DJ, Trent DW
    J Gen Virol, 1994 Jan;75 ( Pt 1):65-75.
    PMID: 8113741
    The nucleic acid sequences of the pre-membrane/membrane and envelope protein genes of 23 geographically and temporally distinct dengue (DEN)-3 viruses were determined. This was accomplished by reverse transcriptase-PCR amplification of the structural genes followed by automated DNA sequence analysis. Comparison of nucleic acid sequences revealed that similarity among the viruses was greater than 90%. The similarity among deduced amino acids was between 95% and 100%, and in many cases identical amino acid substitutions occurred among viruses from similar geographical regions. Alignment of nucleic acid sequences followed by parsimony analysis allowed the generation of phylogenetic trees, demonstrating that geographically independent evolution of DEN-3 viruses had occurred. The DEN-3 viruses were separated into four genetically distinct subtypes. Subtype I consists of viruses from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and the South Pacific islands; subtype II consists of viruses from Thailand; subtype III consists of viruses from Sri Lanka, India, Africa and Samoa; subtype IV consists of viruses from Puerto Rico and the 1965 Tahiti virus. Phylogenetic analysis has also contributed to our understanding of the molecular epidemiology and worldwide distribution of DEN-3 viruses.
    Matched MeSH terms: Dengue Virus/genetics*; Genes, Viral/genetics*; Viral Proteins/genetics*
  5. Kautner IM, Lam SK
    Res. Virol., 1992 May-Jun;143(3):193-7.
    PMID: 1355609
    In recent years, a large amount of nucleotide sequence data for dengue viruses has been published. Most of it was derived by sequencing cDNA synthesized from highly purified genomic viral RNA. This paper presents a simple and rapid method for the isolation of total RNA from mosquito cells infected with dengue viruses. This RNA can be used for direct nucleotide sequencing with specific primers without the need for further purification.
    Matched MeSH terms: Dengue Virus/genetics*; Culicidae/genetics*; RNA, Viral/genetics*
  6. Son R, Rusu G, Karim MI
    J Appl Microbiol, 1997 Feb;82(2):240-4.
    PMID: 12452600
    Thirty-six strains of Escherichia coli isolated from animals in Bario, a remote area in Sarawak, Malaysia, were examined for presence of plasmid DNA and their susceptibility to nine antimicrobial agents. Of the total 36 isolates, five bovine and six canine isolates were found to contain plasmid DNA ranging in sizes from 2.6 to 70 kilobases. All were susceptible to chloramphenicol, erythromycin, gentamicin, nalidixic acid and neomycin but resistance to ampicillin (47%), erythromycin (19%), streptomycin (25%) and tetracycline (11%) was observed. Resistance was associated with carriage of a 47 kb (SC98), 70 kb, (SC133) and 56 and 4.6 kb (SC119) plasmids which were transmissible to the Escherichia coli K12 recipient. It is concluded that animals form a potential reservoir of R plasmids carrying E. coli in the study area.
    Matched MeSH terms: Drug Resistance, Microbial/genetics; Escherichia coli/genetics*; Plasmids/genetics*
  7. Fomukong NG, Tang TH, al-Maamary S, Ibrahim WA, Ramayah S, Yates M, et al.
    Tuber. Lung Dis., 1994 Dec;75(6):435-40.
    PMID: 7718832 DOI: 10.1016/0962-8479(94)90117-1
    DNA fingerprinting with the insertion sequence IS6110 (also known as IS986) has become established as a major tool for investigating the spread of tuberculosis. Most strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis have multiple copies of IS6110, but a small minority carry a single copy only. We have examined selected strains from Malaysia, Tanzania and Oman, in comparison with M. bovis isolates and BCG strains carrying one or two copies of IS6110. The insertion sequence appears to be present in the same position in all these strains, which suggests that in these organisms the element is defective in transposition and that the loss of transposability may have occurred at an early stage in the evolution of the M. tuberculosis complex.
    Matched MeSH terms: DNA Transposable Elements/genetics*; Mycobacterium bovis/genetics; Mycobacterium tuberculosis/genetics*
  8. Pérolat P, Grimont F, Regnault B, Grimont PA, Fournié E, Thevenet H, et al.
    Res. Microbiol., 1990 Feb;141(2):159-71.
    PMID: 2189169
    A total of 67 serovar reference strains and 7 isolates belonging to the genus Leptospira were characterized by ribosomal ribonucleic acid (rRNA) gene restriction patterns. Fifty patterns were observed. Strains belonging to different genomic species always gave different patterns. However, genomic species were subdivided into several patterns. Forty-three serovars gave a specific pattern. Some serovars could not be separated by rRNA gene restriction patterns: strains of serovars icterohaemorrhagiae, copenhageni, lai, pyrogenes and jalna gave pattern 1; serovars birkini, mankarso and wolffi gave pattern 4; serovars canicola, gem, hebdomadis, pomona and hardjo (strain hardjoprajitno) gave pattern 12; serovars valbuzzi and zanoni gave pattern 14; serovars jonsis, malaya and sumneri gave pattern 16; serovars arborea, ballum, castellonis and kenya gave pattern 35; and serovars borincana and shermani gave pattern 43. These data provide the bases for a molecular typing system for the genus Leptospira.
    Matched MeSH terms: Leptospira/genetics; Leptospira interrogans/genetics; RNA, Ribosomal/genetics*
  9. Lie-Injo LE, Lopez CG, Latu J, Lim ML, Balasegaram M
    Cytobios, 1987;50(201):101-6.
    PMID: 3036422
    Hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA in the serum of 31 patients with histologically confirmed primary hepatocellular carcinoma (PHC) from Malaysia and Indonesia was quantitated by densitometric scanning of autoradiograms obtained by Southern blot DNA hybridization, after electrophoresis using a 32P DNA cloned into plasmid pBR325 as a probe. This quantitation after electrophoresis is more informative than the usual spot hybridization technique. Five of the 31 sera were positive for HBV DNA. Levels ranged between 1.36 pq and 143.18 pq per ml of serum, and the levels of HBsAg, anti-HBs, anti-HBc, HBeAg and anti-HBe in the serum were serologically determined. All five sera positive for HBV DNA were also positive for HBsAg. Three of the five positive for HBV DNA were positive for HBeAg and negative for anti-HBe. Two of the sera positive for HBV DNA were negative for HBeAg but positive for anti-HBe. All sera negative for HBV DNA were also negative for HBeAg. Many sera which were negative for HBV DNA and HBeAg were positive for HBsAg. Of the 31 sera from PHC patients, 23 had at least one HBV marker positive (74.2%).
    Matched MeSH terms: Hepatitis B virus/genetics*; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/genetics; Liver Neoplasms/genetics
  10. Saha N
    Hum. Hered., 1991;41(1):47-52.
    PMID: 2050382
    A total of 627 subjects comprising 455 Chinese, 127 Dravidian Indians and 45 Malays were investigated for serum Apo A-IV polymorphism. The frequency of Apo A-IV*2 was found to be significantly higher (p less than 0.001) in Indians (0.043) compared to that in the Chinese (0.010) and Malays (0.011). The frequency of A-IV*3 was found to be around 0.02 in all the ethnic groups. A low frequency of A-IV*4 (less than 0.01) was observed in the Chinese and Indians. The phenotypic distribution of Apo A-IV was at Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium in the three ethnic groups.
    Matched MeSH terms: Apolipoproteins A/genetics*; European Continental Ancestry Group/genetics; Asian Continental Ancestry Group/genetics
  11. George E, Khuziah R
    Trop Geogr Med, 1984 Jun;36(2):123-5.
    PMID: 6332395
    Hereditary haemolytic anaemias have been found to be a significant cause of haemolytic disease in West Malaysia. This paper reports a micromapping study of 916 healthy Malay males from June to August 1983 to determine the distribution of the relevant thalassaemia genes in West Malaysia. Beta thalassaemia trait was found in 2.18%, HbE 3.49% and alpha thal2 (alpha+) trait in 26%. Of the sixteen transfusion dependant Malay thalassaemic patients at the Paediatric Unit, National University of Malaysia, eight patients had HbE beta thalassaemia and the rest are beta thalassaemia major; these patients who are transfusion dependant receive inadequate treatment. Prevention is the only resort.
    Matched MeSH terms: Hemoglobin A2/genetics; Hemoglobin E/genetics; Thalassemia/genetics*
  12. Normah J, Choo KE, Oppenheimer SJ, Selamah G
    J Paediatr Child Health, 1991 Dec;27(6):376-9.
    PMID: 1756082
    This prospective study was performed to quantify glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) enzyme activity in deficient males and female heterozygotes. The methods used in the study were the fluorescent spot test, G6PD enzyme electrophoresis on cellulose acetate and quantitative assays. Forty-seven children who had been detected as spot screen deficient at birth were rescreened. Their first degree relatives were also included in the study. The mean enzyme activity of deficient males was 0.74 iu/g Hb (s.d. +/- 0.8), of female heterozygotes was 6.5 iu/g Hb (s.d. +/- 3.2) and of normal males was 12.1 iu/g Hb (s.d. +/- 3.5). The mean activity in deficient males was 6.1% of normal males. Most (35 of 47) of these fell into class 2 in Beutler's classification of G6PD variants. This indicates a population which may be susceptible to favism. Female heterozygotes had an intermediate enzyme activity with a wide scatter. Using a cut off point of enzyme activity of below 9.0 iu/g Hb gave sensitivity and specificity of 87% and 84% in detecting female heterozygotes. This group could be defined more accurately by combining quantitative assays with family studies.
    Matched MeSH terms: Favism/genetics; Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase/genetics; Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency/genetics*
  13. Kho CL, Tan WS, Tey BT, Yusoff K
    Arch Virol, 2004 May;149(5):997-1005.
    PMID: 15098113 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-003-0273-8
    The nucleocapsid (NP) and phospho-(P) proteins of paramyxoviruses are involved in transcription and replication of the viral genome. An in vitro protein binding assay was used to investigate the regions on NP protein that interact with the P protein of Newcastle disease virus (NDV). Truncated NP mutants were first immobilised on a solid phase and then interacted with radio-labelled [(35)S]-P protein synthesised in rabbit reticulocyte. The interaction affinity was quantitated by measuring the radioactivity that was retained on the solid phase. Using this approach, a highly interactive region was identified to be resided at the first 25 amino acids of NP N-terminus. The interaction between these two proteins remained strong even with the removal of 114 amino acids from the C-terminal end of NP. However, it is possible that the 49 amino acids at the C-terminal end might have another contact region for P protein, which is not as critical as the N-terminal end. The interaction regions mapped in this study are significantly different from the other two paramyxoviruses: Sendai and measles viruses in which the C-termini of their NP proteins play an important role in binding to the P.
    Matched MeSH terms: Nucleoproteins/genetics; Viral Proteins/genetics; Nucleocapsid Proteins/genetics
  14. Seah LH, Jeevan NH, Othman MI, Jaya P, Ooi YS, Wong PC, et al.
    Forensic Sci Int, 2003 Dec 17;138(1-3):134-7.
    PMID: 14642733
    Allele frequencies for the 15 STR loci in the AmpFlSTR Identifiler kit were determined and compared for the three main ethnic groups of the Malaysian population comprising 210 Malays, 219 Chinese and 209 Indians. Blood was placed on FTA paper and DNA was purified in-situ.
    Matched MeSH terms: Ethnic Groups/genetics*; Genetics, Population*
  15. Teng YS, Tan SG
    Hum. Hered., 1979;29(1):2-4.
    PMID: 367946
    Acid alpha-glucosidase from the placenta was electrophoretically surveyed in a total of 633 Malaysians, 236 of Malay, 261 of Chinese and 136 of Indian ancestries. A new variant, alpha-glucosidase 3-1 was observed in 1 Malay and 3 Indians. A polymorphism for this enzyme was observed among Indians, but in Chinese and Malays variants are rare. Phenotype 2-1 was observed once in a Chinese and once in a Malay.
    Matched MeSH terms: alpha-Glucosidases/genetics*; Glucosidases/genetics*; Isoenzymes/genetics*
  16. Wen WX, Allen J, Lai KN, Mariapun S, Hasan SN, Ng PS, et al.
    J Med Genet, 2018 02;55(2):97-103.
    PMID: 28993434 DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2017-104947
    BACKGROUND: Genetic testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2 is offered typically to selected women based on age of onset and family history of cancer. However, current internationally accepted genetic testing referral guidelines are built mostly on data from cancer genetics clinics in women of European descent. To evaluate the appropriateness of such guidelines in Asians, we have determined the prevalence of germ line variants in an unselected cohort of Asian patients with breast cancer and healthy controls.

    METHODS: Germ line DNA from a hospital-based study of 2575 unselected patients with breast cancer and 2809 healthy controls were subjected to amplicon-based targeted sequencing of exonic and proximal splice site junction regions of BRCA1 and BRCA2 using the Fluidigm Access Array system, with sequencing conducted on a Illumina HiSeq2500 platform. Variant calling was performed with GATK UnifiedGenotyper and were validated by Sanger sequencing.

    RESULTS: Fifty-five (2.1%) BRCA1 and 66 (2.6%) BRCA2 deleterious mutations were identified among patients with breast cancer and five (0.18%) BRCA1 and six (0.21%) BRCA2 mutations among controls. One thousand one hundred and eighty-six (46%) patients and 97 (80%) carriers fulfilled the National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines for genetic testing.

    CONCLUSION: Five per cent of unselected Asian patients with breast cancer carry deleterious variants in BRCA1 or BRCA2. While current referral guidelines identified the majority of carriers, one in two patients would be referred for genetic services. Given that such services are largely unavailable in majority of low-resource settings in Asia, our study highlights the need for more efficient guidelines to identify at-risk individuals in Asia.

    Matched MeSH terms: Breast Neoplasms/genetics*; BRCA1 Protein/genetics*; BRCA2 Protein/genetics*
  17. Tan CK, Natrah I, Suyub IB, Edward MJ, Kaman N, Samsudin AA
    Microbiologyopen, 2019 05;8(5):e00734.
    PMID: 30353678 DOI: 10.1002/mbo3.734
    AIMS: The aim of this study was to identify and compare the gut microbial community of wild and captive Tor tambroides through 16S rDNA metagenetic sequencing followed by functions prediction.

    METHODS AND RESULTS: The library of 16S rDNA V3-V4 hypervariable regions of gut microbiota was amplified and sequenced using Illumina MiSeq. The sequencing data were analyzed using Quantitative Insights into Microbial Ecology (QIIME) pipeline and Phylogenetic Investigation of Communities by Reconstruction of Unobserved States (PICRUSt). The most abundant bacterial phyla in both wild and captive T. tambroides were Firmicutes, Proteobacteria, Fusobacteria and Bacteroidetes. Cetobacterium spp., Peptostreptococcaceae family, Bacteroides spp., Phosphate solubilizing bacteria PSB-M-3, and Vibrio spp. were five most abundant OTU in wild T. tambroides as compared to Cetobacterium spp., Citrobacter spp., Aeromonadaceae family, Peptostreptococcaceae family and Turicibacter spp. in captive T. tambroides.

    CONCLUSION: In this study, the specimens of the wild T. tambroides contain more diverse gut microbiota than of the captive ones. The results suggested that Cetobacterium spp. is one of the core microbiota in guts of T. tambroides. Besides, high abundant Bacteroides spp., Citrobacter spp., Turicibacter spp., and Bacillus spp. may provide important functions in T. tambroides guts.

    SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: The results of this study provide significant information of T. tambroides gut microbiota for further understanding of their physiological functions including growth and disease resistance.

    Matched MeSH terms: Bacteria/genetics*; DNA, Ribosomal/genetics; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics
  18. Alhomaidah D, McGowan R, Ahmed SF
    Clin Genet, 2017 02;91(2):157-162.
    PMID: 28127758 DOI: 10.1111/cge.12912
    Disorders of sex development (DSD), are a group of rare congenital conditions. Unlike 46, XX DSD where the cause is usually clear, identification of a cause of XY DSD is often unclear and may be attributed to a disorder of gonadal development, androgen synthesis or androgen action. Reaching a firm diagnosis is challenging and requires expertise within a framework that abides by the highest standards of clinical care. Whilst conditions associated with altered sex development have improved our fundamental understanding of sex and gonadal development, it is debatable whether this improvement in our understanding has improved the lives of people with DSD. Thus, there is a need for more emphasis on showing that a firm diagnosis for conditions associated with DSD is associated with a change in clinical practice that benefits the patient. With the rapid advances in diagnostic technology, there is also a need for clearer guidance on the relative merits of biochemical vs genetic evaluation. The standardization and harmonization of complex genetic and biochemical analyses for rare conditions are issues that require further guidance and it is probably that international networks and registries for rare conditions will facilitate the development of this framework.
    Matched MeSH terms: Androgens/genetics; Disorders of Sex Development/genetics*; Sexual Development/genetics*
  19. Ahmed Adam MA, Tabana YM, Musa KB, Sandai DA
    Oncol Rep, 2017 Mar;37(3):1321-1336.
    PMID: 28184933 DOI: 10.3892/or.2017.5424
    The chemical nature of most of the mycotoxins makes them highly liposoluble compounds that can be absorbed from the site of exposure such as from the gastrointestinal and respiratory tract to the blood stream where it can be dissimilated throughout the body and reach different organs such as the liver and kidneys. Mycotoxins have a strong tendency and ability to penetrate the human and animal cells and reach the cellular genome where it causes a major mutagenic change in the nucleotide sequence which leads to strong and permanent defects in the genome. This defect will eventually be transcribed, translated and lead to the development of cancer. In this review, the chemical and physical nature of mycotoxins, the action of mycotoxins on the cellular genome and its effect on humans, mycotoxins and their carcinogenicity and mycotoxins research gaps are discussed, and new research areas are suggested. The research review posed various questions. What are the different mycotoxins that can cause cancer, what is the role of mycotoxins in causing cancer and what types of cancers can be caused by mycotoxins? These questions have been selected due to the significant increase in the mycotoxin contamination and the cancer incidence rate in the contemporary world. By revealing and understanding the role of mycotoxins in developing cancer, measures to reduce the risks and incidents of cancer could be taken.
    Matched MeSH terms: Cell Transformation, Neoplastic/genetics; Neoplasms/genetics*; Genome, Human/genetics
  20. Zain NA, Ng LM, Foong CP, Tai YT, Nanthini J, Sudesh K
    Curr Microbiol, 2020 Mar;77(3):500-508.
    PMID: 31893298 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-019-01852-z
    A novel polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA)-producing bacterium, Jeongeupia sp. USM3 (JCM 19920) was isolated from the limestone soil at Gua Tempurung, Perak, Malaysia. This is the first report on the complete genome sequence for the genus Jeongeupia. This genome consists of a circular chromosome with a size of 3,788,814 bp and contains 3557 genes. Two PHA synthase (phaC) genes encoding for the key enzyme in the polymerization of PHA monomers and other PHA-associated genes were identified from the genome. Phylogenetic analysis of the PhaC protein sequences has revealed that both PhaC1 and PhaC2 of Jeongeupia sp. USM3 are categorized as Class I PHA synthases with 56% similarity to each other. Both of the PHA synthase genes of this isolate were cloned and heterologously expressed in a PHA mutant strain Cupriavidus necator PHB-4. The ability of the transformants to accumulate PHA showed that both PhaC1 and PhaC2 were functional.
    Matched MeSH terms: Acyltransferases/genetics; Cupriavidus necator/genetics; Betaproteobacteria/genetics*
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