• Aminoglycoside-resistant staphylococci in Greece: prevalence and resistance mechanisms 

      Liakopoulos, A.; Foka, A.; Vourli, S.; Zerva, L.; Tsiapara, F.; Protonotariou, E.; Dailiana, Z.; Economou, M.; Papoutsidou, E.; Koutsia-Carouzou, C.; Anastassiou, E. D.; Diza, E.; Zintzaras, E.; Spiliopoulou, I.; Petinaki, E. (2011)
    • Association of a nsSNP in ADAMTS14 to some osteoarthritis phenotypes 

      Rodriguez-Lopez, J.; Pombo-Suarez, M.; Loughlin, J.; Tsezou, A.; Blanco, F. J.; Meulenbelt, I.; Slagboom, P. E.; Valdes, A. M.; Spector, T. D.; Gomez-Reino, J. J.; Gonzalez, A. (2009)
      Objective: To investigate the effect in OA (Osteoarthritis) susceptibility of putative damaging changes in ADAM (A Disintegrin And Metalloprotease) and ADAMTS (ADAM with ThromboSpondin motif proteases. Methods: Non-synonymous ...
    • DIANA miRPath v.2.0: investigating the combinatorial effect of microRNAs in pathways 

      Vlachos, I. S.; Kostoulas, N.; Vergoulis, T.; Georgakilas, G.; Reczko, M.; Maragkakis, M.; Paraskevopoulou, M. D.; Prionidis, K.; Dalamagas, T.; Hatzigeorgiou, A. G. (2012)
      MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are key regulators of diverse biological processes and their functional analysis has been deemed central in many research pipelines. The new version of DIANA-miRPath web server was redesigned from the ...
    • DIANA-TarBase v7.0: indexing more than half a million experimentally supported miRNA:mRNA interactions 

      Vlachos, I. S.; Paraskevopoulou, M. D.; Karagkouni, D.; Georgakilas, G.; Vergoulis, T.; Kanellos, I.; Anastasopoulos, I. L.; Maniou, S.; Karathanou, K.; Kalfakakou, D.; Fevgas, A.; Dalamagas, T.; Hatzigeorgiou, A. G. (2015)
      microRNAs (miRNAs) are short non-coding RNA species, which act as potent gene expression regulators. Accurate identification of miRNA targets is crucial to understanding their function. Currently, hundreds of thousands of ...
    • Dissemination of Methicillin-Susceptible CC398 Staphylococcus aureus Strains in a Rural Greek Area 

      Sarrou, S.; Liakopoulos, A.; Chasioti, M.; Foka, A.; Fthenakis, G.; Billinis, C.; Spyrou, V.; Pantelidi, K.; Roussaki-Schulze, A.; Lachanas, V.; Makaritsis, K.; Skoulakis, C.; Daikos, G. L.; Dalekos, G.; Spiliopoulou, I.; Petinaki, E. (2015)
      A large collection of Staphylococcus aureus including a. 745 clinically significant isolates that were consecutively recovered from human infections during 2012-2013, b. 19 methicillin- susceptible (MSSA), randomly selected ...
    • Effects of Addition of Tissue-Type Plasminogen Activator in In Vitro Fertilization Medium on Bovine Embryo Development and Quality 

      Krania, F.; Dovolou, E.; Rekkas, C. A.; Theodosiadou, E. K.; Pappas, I.; Amiridis, G. S. (2015)
      Contents Plasminogen activators/Plasmin system plays pivotal role in regulating reproductive functions of mammals. Here, we examined the effects of modification of in vitro fertilization medium (IVF medium) with the addition ...
    • Emergence of a new clone carrying Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes and staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec type V among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Greece 

      Chini, V.; Petinak, E.; Meugnier, H.; Foka, A.; Bes, M.; Etienne, J.; Dimitracopoulos, G.; Spiliopoulou, I. (2008)
      Clonal analysis and PCR screening for the presence of Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) genes was performed among 694 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) cases collected during a 2-y period in Greece. The ...
    • Establishing the resistance of Myzus persicae (Sulzer) by molecular methods 

      Vucetic, A.; Petrovic-Obradovic, O.; Margaritopoulos, J.; Skouras, P. (2008)
      In two years of investigating resistance of the peach-potato aphid Myzus persicae (Sulzer) by molecular methods, several types of resistance were established in the majority of individuals from peach and tobacco in Serbia ...
    • Identification of a novel bla(OXA-51) variant, bla(OXA-92), from a clinical isolate of Acinetobacter baumannii 

      Tsakris, A.; Ikonomidis, A.; Spanakis, N.; Pournaras, S.; Bethimouti, K. (2007)
    • Isolation of soil bacteria able to hydrolyze both organophosphate and carbamate pesticides 

      Chanika, E.; Georgiadou, D.; Soueref, E.; Karas, P.; Karanasios, E.; Tsiropoulos, N. G.; Tzortzakakis, E. A.; Karpouzas, D. G. (2011)
      Two bacteria identified as Pseudomonas putida and Acinetobacter rhizosphaerae able to rapidly degrade the organophosphate (OP) fenamiphos (FEN) were isolated. Denaturating gradient gel electrophoresis analysis revealed ...
    • Large-scale meta-analysis of genome-wide association data identifies six new risk loci for Parkinson's disease 

      Nalls, M. A.; Pankratz, N.; Lill, C. M.; Do, C. B.; Hernandez, D. G.; Saad, M.; DeStefano, A. L.; Kara, E.; Bras, J.; Sharma, M.; Schulte, C.; Keller, M. F.; Arepalli, S.; Letson, C.; Edsall, C.; Stefansson, H.; Liu, X.; Pliner, H.; Lee, J. H.; Cheng, R.; Ikram, M. A.; Ioannidis, J. P. A.; Hadjigeorgiou, G. M.; Bis, J. C.; Martinez, M.; Perlmutter, J. S.; Goate, A.; Marder, K.; Fiske, B.; Sutherland, M.; Xiromerisiou, G.; Myers, R. H.; Clark, L. N.; Stefansson, K.; Hardy, J. A.; Heutink, P.; Chen, H.; Wood, N. W.; Houlden, H.; Payami, H.; Brice, A.; Scott, W. K.; Gasser, T.; Bertram, L.; Eriksson, N.; Foroud, T.; Singleton, A. B.; Ipdg; Parkins, G. Parkinson's Study Grp PSG; AndMe; GenePd; Ngrc; Hihg; Ashkenazi Jewish Dataset, Investiga; Charge; Nabec; Ukbec; Greek Parkinson's Dis, Consortium; Alzheimer Genetic Analysis, Gr (2014)
      We conducted a meta-analysis of Parkinson's disease genome-wide association studies using a common set of 7,893,274 variants across 13,708 cases and 95,282 controls. Twenty-six loci were identified as having genome-wide ...
    • Life cycle variation of Myzus persicae (Hemiptera : Aphididae) in Greece 

      Margaritopoulos, J. T.; Tsitsipis, J. A.; Goudoudaki, S.; Blackman, R. L. (2002)
      During the years 1995-1999 the life cycle category of 2797 clones of Myzus persicae (Sulzer) was examined. The clones originated from primary and secondary hosts from different localities of North and Central Greece and ...
    • Linezolid-Resistant Staphylococcus cohnii, Greece 

      Petinaki, E.; Kanellopoulou, M.; Damani, A.; Foka, A.; Spiliopoulou, I.; Skalmoutsou, N.; Raitsiou, B.; Valakis, K.; Papafragas, E. (2009)
    • A meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies novel variants associated with osteoarthritis of the hip 

      Evangelou, E.; Kerkhof, H. J.; Styrkarsdottir, U.; Ntzani, E. E.; Bos, S. D.; Esko, T.; Evans, D. S.; Metrustry, S.; Panoutsopoulou, K.; Ramos, Y. F. M.; Thorleifsson, G.; Tsilidis, K. K.; Arden, N.; Aslam, N.; Bellamy, N.; Birrell, F.; Blanco, F. J.; Carr, A.; Chapman, K.; Day-Williams, A. G.; Deloukas, P.; Doherty, M.; Engstrom, G.; Helgadottir, H. T.; Hofman, A.; Ingvarsson, T.; Jonsson, H.; Keis, A.; Keurentjes, J. C.; Kloppenburg, M.; Lind, P. A.; McCaskie, A.; Martin, N. G.; Milani, L.; Montgomery, G. W.; Nelissen, Rghh; Nevitt, M. C.; Nilsson, P. M.; Ollier, W. E. R.; Parimi, N.; Rai, A.; Ralston, S. H.; Reed, M. R.; Riancho, J. A.; Rivadeneira, F.; Rodriguez-Fontenla, C.; Southam, L.; Thorsteinsdottir, U.; Tsezou, A.; Awallis, G.; Wilkinson, J. M.; Gonzalez, A.; Lane, N. E.; Lohmander, L. S.; Loughlin, J.; Metspalu, A.; Uitterlinden, A. G.; Jonsdottir, I.; Stefansson, K.; Slagboom, P. E.; Zeggini, E.; Meulenbelt, I.; Ioannidis, J. P. A.; Spector, T. D.; van Meurs, J. B. J.; Valdes, A. M.; arc, Ogen Consortium (2014)
      Objectives Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis with a clear genetic component. To identify novel loci associated with hip OA we performed a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) on ...
    • New findings on the true-branched monotypic genus Iphinoe (Cyanobacteria) from geographically isolated caves (Greece) 

      Lamprinou, V.; Hernandez-Marine, M.; Pachiadaki, M. G.; Kormas, K. A.; Economou-Amilli, A.; Pantazidou, A. (2013)
      The type of branching is a morphological character of great significance; separating taxa within the true-branched cyanobacteria. In this paper, true-branched morphospecies of cyanobacteria belonging to genus Iphinoe ...
    • Novel model for studying hematogenous infection in an experimental setting of implant-related infection by a community-acquired methicillin-resistant S-aureus strain 

      Poultsides, L. A.; Papatheodorou, L. K.; Karachalios, T. S.; Khaldi, L.; Maniatis, A.; Petinaki, E.; Malizos, K. N. (2008)
      The aim of this study is to establish anew experimental model of hematogenous implant-related infection (IRI) by a community-acquired methicillin-resistant S. aureus (CA-MRSA) strain. Cylindrical porous tantalum intramedullary ...
    • Olive mill wastewater affects the structure of soil bacterial communities 

      Karpouzas, D. G.; Ntougias, S.; Iskidou, E.; Rousidou, C.; Papadopoulou, K. K.; Zervakis, G. I.; Ehaliotis, C. (2010)
      Land spreading of olive mill wastewater (OMW) has beets proposed as a useful means for its disposal. However, there is no information regarding the impact of OMW soil applications on the structure of bacterial communities. ...
    • Report of two novel chromosomal translocations in chronic lymphocytic leukemia 

      Athanasiadou, A.; Stamatopoulos, K.; Tsompanakou, A.; Foutsitsakis, D.; Fassas, A.; Anagnostopoulos, A.; Tsezou, A. (2005)
      Two novel chromosomal translocations were identified in 2 patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Case 1: 60 year-old male, stage Rai 0/Binet A, with mutated immunoglobulin heavy (IgH) and lambda (Iglambda) light ...
    • Toll Like Receptor 9 (TLR9) Polymorphism G520R in Sheep Is Associated with Seropositivity for Small Ruminant Lentivirus 

      Sarafidou, T.; Stamatis, C.; Kalozoumi, G.; Spyrou, V.; Fthenakis, G. C.; Billinis, C.; Mamuris, Z. (2013)
      Infectious diseases of sheep are of major economic importance causing direct and indirect losses. Among the major sheep infectious agents are Small Ruminant Lentivirus, Chlamydophila abortus and Mycobacterium avium subsp. ...