- Mutational analysis of whole mitochondrial DNA in patients with MELAS and MERRF diseases
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Choi BO, Hwang JH, Cho EM, Jeong EH, Hyun YS, Jeon HJ, Seong KM, Cho NS, Chung KW
- KMID: 1078360
- Exp Mol Med.
- 2010 Jun;42(6):446-455.
- doi: 10.3858/emm.2010.42.6.046
Mitochondrial diseases are clinically and genetically heterogeneous disorders, which make the exact diagnosis and classification difficult. The purpose of this study was to identify pathogenic mtDNA mutations in 61 Korean... -
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- A MELAS syndrome family harboring two mutations in mitochondrial genome
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Choi BO, Hwang JH, Kim J, Cho EM, Cho SY, Hwang SJ, Lee HW, Kim SJ, Chung KW
- KMID: 756338
- Exp Mol Med.
- 2008 Jun;40(3):354-360.
- doi: 10.3858/emm.2008.40.3.354
Mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) syndrome is a genetically heterogeneous mitochondrial disorder with variable clinical symptoms. Here, from the sequencing of the entire mitochondrial genome, we... -
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- Restriction endonuclease analysis of mitochondrial DNA of Acanthamoeba sp. YM-4 (Korean isolate)
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Shin HJ, Im K, Jeon KW
- KMID: 1715326
- Korean J Parasitol.
- 1997 Jun;35(2):119-125.
- doi: 10.3347/kjp.1997.35.2.119
Acanthamoeba sp. YM-4 is similar to A. culbertsoni based upon morphological characteristics of trophozoites and cysts. However, based on other characteristics, pathogenicity to mice, in vitro cytotoxicity and isoenzyme patterns.... -
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- Species identification and molecular characterization of Acanthamoeba isolated from contact lens paraphernalia
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Lee SM, Choi YJ, Ryu HW, Kong HH, Chung DI
- KMID: 754194
- Korean J Ophthalmol.
- 1997 Jun;11(1):39-50.
- doi: 10.3341/kjo.1997.11.1.39
We applied ribosomal RNA gene (rDNA) polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) to identify Acanthamoeba isolates from contact lens paraphernalia, and characterized these on the basis of mitochondrial DNA... -
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- Nail DNA and Possible Biomarkers: A Pilot Study
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Park J, Liang D, Kim JW, Luo Y, Huang T, Kim SY, Chang SS
- KMID: 1383787
- J Prev Med Public Health.
- 2012 Jul;45(4):235-243.
- doi: 10.3961/jpmph.2012.45.4.235
OBJECTIVES: Nail has been a substitute DNA source for genotyping. To investigate the integrity and consistency of nail DNA amplification for biomarker study, nail clippings from 12 subjects were collected... -
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- Acanthamoeba sohi, n. sp., a pathogenic Korean isolate YM-4 from a freshwater fish
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Im KI, Shin HJ
- KMID: 662757
- Korean J Parasitol.
- 2003 Dec;41(4):181-188.
- doi: 10.3347/kjp.2003.41.4.181
A new species of Acanthamoeba was isolated from a freshwater fish in Korea and tentatively named Acanthamoeba sp. YM-4 (Korean isolate YM-4). The trophozoites were 11.0-23.0 micrometer in length and... -
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- Molecular characterization of Acanthamoeba isolated from amebic keratitis related to orthokeratology lens overnight wear
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Lee SJ, Jeong HJ, Lee JE, Lee JS, Xuan YH, Kong HH, Chung DI, Ock MS, Yu HS
- KMID: 1088763
- Korean J Parasitol.
- 2006 Dec;44(4):313-320.
- doi: 10.3347/kjp.2006.44.4.313
In an effort to characterize, on the molecular scale, the Acanthamoeba initially isolated from the cornea of an amoebic keratitis patient associated with overnight-wear orthokeratology lens in Korea, we conducted... -
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- Pathogenic free-living amoebae in Korea
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Shin HJ, Im KI
- KMID: 662781
- Korean J Parasitol.
- 2004 Sep;42(3):93-119.
- doi: 10.3347/kjp.2004.42.3.93
Acanthamoeba and Naegleria are widely distributed in fresh water, soil and dust throughout the world, and cause meningoencephalitis or keratoconjunctivitis in humans and other mammals. Korean isolates, namely, Naegleria sp.... -
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