• Dense genotyping of immune-related disease regions identifies nine new risk loci for primary sclerosing cholangitis 

      Liu, J. Z.; Hov, J. R.; Folseraas, T.; Ellinghaus, E.; Rushbrook, S. M.; Doncheva, N. T.; Andreassen, O. A.; Weersma, R. K.; Weismüller, T. J.; Eksteen, B.; Invernizzi, P.; Hirschfield, G. M.; Gotthardt, D. N.; Pares, A.; Ellinghaus, D.; Shah, T.; Juran, B. D.; Milkiewicz, P.; Rust, C.; Schramm, C.; Muler, T.; Srivastava, B.; Dalekos, G.; Nöthen, M. M.; Herms, S.; Winkelmann, J.; Mitrovic, M.; Braun, F.; Ponsioen, C. Y.; Croucher, P. J. P.; Sterneck, M.; Teufel, A.; Andrew, L. Mason; Saarela, J.; Leppa, V.; Dorfman, R.; Alvaro, D.; Floreani, A.; Onengut-Gumuscu, S.; Rich, S. S.; Thompson, W. K.; Schork, A. J.; Næss, S.; Thomsen, I.; Mayr, G.; König, I. R.; Hveem, K.; Cleynen, I.; Gutierrez-Achury, J.; Ricaño-Ponce, I.; Van Heel, D.; Björnsson, E.; Sandford, R. N.; Durie, P. R.; Melum, E.; Vatn, M. H.; Silverberg, M. S.; Duerr, R. H.; Padyukov, L.; Brand, S.; Sans, M.; Annese, V.; Achkar, J. P.; Boberg, K. M.; Marschall, H. U.; Chazouillères, O.; Bowlus, C. L.; Wijmenga, C.; Schrumpf, E.; Vermeire, S.; Albrecht, M.; Rioux, J. D.; Alexander, G.; Bergquist, A.; Cho, J.; Schreiber, S.; Manns, M. P.; Färkkilä, M.; Dale, A. M.; Chapman, R. W.; Konstantinos, N. Lazaridis; Franke, A.; Anderson, C. A.; Karlsen, T. H. (2013)
      Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a severe liver disease of unknown etiology leading to fibrotic destruction of the bile ducts and ultimately to the need for liver transplantation. We compared 3,789 PSC cases of ...
    • FcγRIIa-H131R variant is associated with inferior response in diffuse large B cell lymphoma: A meta-analysis of genetic risk 

      Ziakas P.D., Poulou L.S., Zintzaras E. (2016)
      Purpose: Low-affinity variants FcγRIIIa-V158F and FcγRI-Ia-H131R may alter response to rituximab-based chemotherapy in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) but available clinical evidence is inconclusive. Our purpose was ...
    • Genetic polymorphisms of FAS and EVER genes in a Greek population and their susceptibility to cervical cancer: A case control study 

      Pavlidou E., Daponte A., Egea R., Dardiotis E., Hadjigeorgiou G.M., Barbadilla A., Agorastos T. (2016)
      Background: The aim of the study was to evaluate the association of two SNPs of EVER1/2 genes' region (rs2290907, rs16970849) and the FAS-670 polymorphism with the susceptibility to precancerous lesions and cervical cancer ...
    • Genetic variants in complement pathway and ARMS2/HTRA1 genes and risk of age-related macular degeneration in a homogeneous population from central Greece 

      Tsiloulis A.N., Zacharaki F., Kotoula M.G., Chatzoulis D.Z., Morrison M.A., Mayne K., Dardiotis E., Stefanidis I.L., Almpanidou P., DeAngelis M.M., Tsironi E.E. (2016)
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    • Genomic diversity and population structure of three autochthonous Greek sheep breeds assessed with genome-wide DNA arrays 

      Michailidou S., Tsangaris G., Fthenakis G.C., Tzora A., Skoufos I., Karkabounas S.C., Banos G., Argiriou A., Arsenos G. (2018)
      In the present study, genome-wide genotyping was applied to characterize the genetic diversity and population structure of three autochthonous Greek breeds: Boutsko, Karagouniko and Chios. Dairy sheep are among the most ...
    • Genomic variants in the FTO gene are associated with sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Greek patients 

      Mitropoulos K., Papadima E.M., Xiromerisiou G., Balasopoulou A., Charalampidou K., Galani V., Zafeiri K.-V., Dardiotis E., Ralli S., Deretzi G., John A., Kydonopoulou K., Papadopoulou E., Di Pardo A., Akcimen F., Loizedda A., Dobriĉić V., Novaković I., Kostic V.S., Mizzi C., Peters B.A., Basak N., Orrù S., Kiskinis E., Cooper D.N., Gerou S., Drmanac R., Bartsakoulia M., Tsermpini E.-E., Hadjigeorgiou G.M., Ali B.R., Katsila T., Patrinos G.P. (2017)
      Background: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating disease whose complex pathology has been associated with a strong genetic component in the context of both familial and sporadic disease. Herein, we adopted ...
    • Insecticide resistance status of Myzus persicae in Greece: Long-term surveys and new diagnostics for resistance mechanisms 

      Voudouris C.C., Kati A.N., Sadikoglou E., Williamson M., Skouras P.J., Dimotsiou O., Georgiou S., Fenton B., Skavdis G., Margaritopoulos J.T. (2016)
      BACKGROUND: Myzus persicae nicotianae is an important pest in Greece, controlled mainly by neonicotinoids. Monitoring of the aphid populations for resistance mechanisms is essential for effective control. RESULTS: Two new ...
    • Lack of replication of thirteen single-nucleotide polymorphisms implicated in Parkinson's disease: a large-scale international study 

      Elbaz, A.; Nelson, L. M.; Payami, H.; Ioannidis, J. P.; Fiske, B. K.; Annesi, G.; Carmine Belin, A.; Factor, S. A.; Ferrarese, C.; Hadjigeorgiou, G. M.; Higgins, D. S.; Kawakami, H.; Krüger, R.; Marder, K. S.; Mayeux, R. P.; Mellick, G. D.; Nutt, J. G.; Ritz, B.; Samii, A.; Tanner, C. M.; Van Broeckhoven, C.; Van Den Eeden, S. K.; Wirdefeldt, K.; Zabetian, C. P.; Dehem, M.; Montimurro, J. S.; Southwick, A.; Myers, R. M.; Trikalinos, T. A. (2006)
      Background: A genome-wide association study identified 13 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) significantly associated with Parkinson's disease. Small-scale replication studies were largely non-confirmatory, but a ...
    • A meta-analysis of FZD3 gene polymorphisms and their association with schizophrenia 

      Pantavou K.G., Braliou G.G., Kontou P.I., Dimou N.L., Bagos P.G. (2016)
      Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the potential association of FZD3 polymorphisms with schizophrenia. Methods A systematic review and a meta-analysis were carried out comprising of nine genetic association ...
    • Tracking the global dispersal of a cosmopolitan insect pest, the peach potato aphid 

      Margaritopoulos, J. T.; Kasprowicz, L.; Malloch, G. L.; Fenton, B. (2009)
      Background. Global commerce and human transportation are responsible for the range expansion of various insect pests such as the plant sucking aphids. High resolution DNA markers provide the opportunity to examine the ...