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A study of genetic polymorphisms in mitochondrial DNA hypervariable regions I and II of the five major ethnic groups and Vedda population in Sri Lanka by Ranasinghe, Ruwandi, Tennekoon, Kamani H, Karunanayake, Eric H, Lembring, Maria, Allen, Marie

“…Highlights • mtDNA hypervariable regions I and II of Sri Lankans were sequenced and analysed. • One hundred and thirty five unique and 22 shared haplotypes…”
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Effect of leptin on prolactin and insulin-like growth factor-I secretion by cultured rat endometrial stromal cells by Tennekoon, Kamani H., Ph.D, Eswaramohan, Thampoe, B.Sc, Karunanayake, Eric H., Ph.D

“…Objective To study the possible effect of leptin on PRL and insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I secretion from rat endometrial stromal cells. Design The effect…”
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Novel sequence variants and a high frequency of recurrent polymorphisms in BRCA1 gene in Sri Lankan breast cancer patients and at risk individuals by De Silva, Wasanthi, Karunanayake, Eric H, Tennekoon, Kamani H, Allen, Marie, Amarasinghe, Indrani, Angunawala, Preethika, Ziard, Mohamed H

“…Breast Cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among Sri Lankan women. Germline mutations in the susceptibility genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 in hereditary…”
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The Genome of Setaria digitata: A Cattle Nematode Closely Related to Human Filarial Parasites by Senanayake, Kanchana S, Söderberg, Jonas, Põlajev, Aleksei, Malmberg, Maja, Karunanayake, Eric H, Tennekoon, Kamani H, Samarakoon, Sameera R, Bongcam-Rudloff, Erik, Niazi, Adnan

“…Abstract Here we present the draft genome sequence of Setaria digitata, a parasitic nematode affecting cattle. Due to its similarity to Wuchereria bancrofti,…”
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Association of cord blood leptin, soluble leptin receptor, insulin-like growth factor-I and insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-1 on birth indices in healthy full-term newborns by Tennekoon, Kamani H, Poopalapillai, Jayanthiny, Karunanayake, Akila G, Jayasinghe, Hasini D, Kumarasiri, Jayalath M, De S Wijesundera, Ajita P, Karunanayake, Eric H

“…Leptin and insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) promote fetal growth. Their availability is modulated by soluble leptin receptor (SLR) and insulin-like growth…”
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Novel sequence variants and common recurrent polymorphisms of BRCA2 in Sri Lankan breast cancer patients and a family with BRCA1 mutations by DE SILVA, SUMADEE, TENNEKOON, KAMANI H, KARUNANAYAKE, ERIC H, DE SILVA, WASANTHI, AMARASINGHE, INDRANI, ANGUNAWELA, PREETHIKA

“…We previously reported BRCA1 mutations and sequence variants in Sri Lankan breast cancer patients. Mutations and sequence variants of the BRCA2 gene were…”
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Serum leptin and lactational amenorrhea in well-nourished and undernourished lactating women by Tennekoon, Kamani H, Wasalathanthri, Sudharshani, Jeevathayaparan, Siththamparampillai, Karunanayake, Eric H

“…To ascertain the possible role of leptin in the resumption of postpartum menstruation in lactating women with differing nutritional statuses. Analysis of data…”
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Trans-spliced leader RNA, 5S-rRNA genes and novel variant orphan spliced-leader of the lymphatic filarial nematode Wuchereria bancrofti, and a sensitive polymerase chain reaction based detection assay by Dassanayake, R S, Chandrasekharan, N V, Karunanayake, E H

“…A genomic library of Wuchereria bancrofti was examined for the presence of the 22 nucleotide spliced leader (SL) which plays a vital role in the maturation of…”
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Genetic variation in Corynespora cassiicola: a possible relationship between host origin and virulence by SILVA, Watudura P. K., KARUNANAYAKE, Eric H., WIJESUNDERA, Ravi L. C., PRIYANKA, Uhanowita M. S.

“…Genetic variation of 42 isolates of Corynespora cassiicola, a destructive fungal pathogen of many economically important crop plants including rubber, was…”
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Molecular characterisation of a hsp70 gene from the filarial parasite Setaria digitata by Jayasena, S.M.T, Chandrasekharan, N.V, Karunanayake, Eric H

“…The filarial parasite Setaria digitata is the causative agent of cerebrospinal nematodiasis in its abnormal hosts such as sheep, goats and horses, and…”
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Wuchereria bancrofti : Detection of microfilariae in asymptomatic microfilaremic individuals with Setaria digitata antigens by WICKREMANAYAKE, M. N, EKANAYAKE, Sriyani, KARUNANAYAKE, Eric H

“…A dot-ELISA for detection of microfilariae of Wuchereria bancrofti in an endemic area was developed. This test can differentiate the endemic normals from the…”
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Polymerase chain reaction-based technique for the detection of Wuchereria bancrofti in human blood samples, hydrocele fluid, and mosquito vectors by Siridewa, K, Karunanayake, E H, Chandrasekharan, N V

“…Oligonucleotide primers were designed to amplify a 490-basepair DNA fragment in the 5' end of the pWb 12 repeated DNA sequence in Wuchereria bancrofti for…”
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Effect of skim milk supplementation of the maternal diet on lactational amenorrhea, maternal prolactin, and lactational behavior by Tennekoon, KH, Karunanayake, EH, Seneviratne, HR

“…Effect of skim milk supplementation of the maternal diet on lactational amenorrhea was studied in 30 pairs of healthy lactating women matched for parity, body…”
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Cloning and characterization of a repetitive DNA sequence specific for Wuchereria bancrofti by Siridewa, K, Karunanayake, E H, Chandrasekharan, N V, Abeyewickreme, W, Franzen, L, Aslund, L, Pettersson, U

“…A genomic library constructed in a bacteriophage lambda replacement vector (EMBL3) with Wuchereria bancrofti DNA partially digested with Sau 3A I was screened…”
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Effect of leptin on prolactin and insulin-like growth factor-l secretion by cultured rat endometrial stromal cells by TENNEKOON, Kamani H, ESWARAMOHAN, Thampoe, KARUNANAYAKE, Eric-H

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Novel sequence variants and a high frequency of recurrent polymorphisms in BRCA1gene in Sri Lankan breast cancer patients and at risk individuals by De Silva, Wasanthi, Karunanayake, Eric H, Tennekoon, Kamani H, Allen, Marie, Amarasinghe, Indrani, Angunawala, Preethika, Ziard, Mohamed H

“…Abstract Background Breast Cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among Sri Lankan women. Germline mutations in the susceptibility genes BRCA1 and BRCA2…”
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The synthesis of [14C] streptozotocin and its distribution and excretion in the rat by Karunanayake, E H, Hearse, D J, Mellows, G

“…[(14)C]Streptozotocin was synthesized specifically labelled at three positions in the molecule. The biological activity of synthetic streptozotocin was…”
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Development of a DNA probe and a PCR based diagnostic assay for Rhizoctonia solani using a repetitive DNA sequence cloned from a Sri Lankan isolate by WEERASENA, O. V. D. S. Jagathpriya, CHANDRASEKHARAN, N. Vishvanath, WIJESUNDERA, Ravi L. C., KARUNANAYAKE, Eric H.

“…Rhizoctonia solani is a destructive fungal pathogen of many economically important plants all over the world and the causative organism of sheath blight of…”
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Molecular characterisation of a hsp70 gene from the filarial parasite Setaria digitata1Note: Nucleotide sequence data reported in this paper are available in the GenBank™ database under the accession number AF079360.1 by Jayasena, S.M.T, Chandrasekharan, N.V, Karunanayake, Eric H

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Development of a Rapid, Nonradioactive, Oligonucleotide-Based Assay for the Detection ofSetaria digitata by Wijesundera, W.S.S., Chandrasekharan, N.V., Karunanayake, Eric H., Rajapakse, R.P.V.J.

“…Setariaspecies are filarial parasites which inhabit the peritoneal cavity of cattle and other ungulates. The parasite is generally considered to be…”
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