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Mitochondrial DNA analysis reveals diverse histories of tribal populations from India by CORDAUX, Richard, SAHA, Nilmani, BENTLEY, Gillian R, AUNGER, Robert, SIRAJUDDIN, S. M, STONEKING, Mark

“…We analyzed 370 bp of the first hypervariable region of the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) control region in 752 individuals from 17 tribal and four nontribal…”
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Polynesian Origins: Insights from the Y Chromosome by Su, Bing, Jin, Li, Underhill, Peter, Martinson, Jeremy, Saha, Nilmani, McGarvey, Stephen T., Shriver, Mark D., Chu, Jiayou, Oefner, Peter, Chakraborty, Ranajit, Deka, Ranjan

“…The question surrounding the colonization of Polynesia has remained controversial. Two hypotheses, one postulating Taiwan as the putative homeland and the…”
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Genetic Polymorphism of Paraoxonase and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease by Sanghera, Dharambir K, Saha, Nilmani, Aston, Christopher E, Kamboh, M. Ilyas

“…Recent studies have implicated paraoxonase, an HDL-associated enzyme, in providing protection against LDL oxidation, thus affecting the risk of coronary heart…”
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ABCA1 gene polymorphisms and their associations with coronary artery disease and plasma lipids in males from three ethnic populations in Singapore by TAN, Jenny Hui-Hui, LOW, Poh-Sim, TAN, Yong-Seng, TONG, Ming-Chuan, NILMANI SAHA, HONGYUAN YANG, HENG, Chew-Kiat

“…Mutations in the ATP-binding cassette transporter ABCA1 underlie Tangier disease and familial hypoalphaliproteinemia (FHA), disorders that are characterised by…”
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Racial and genetic determinants of plasma factor XIII activity by Saha, Nilmani, Aston, Christopher E., Low, Poh S., Kamboh, M. Ilyas

“…Factor XIII (F XIII), a plasma transglutaminase, is essential for normal hemostasis and fibrinolysis. Plasma F XIII consists of two catalytic A (F XIIIA) and…”
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Association of CETP Taq1B and -629C > A polymorphisms with coronary artery disease and lipid levels in the multi-ethnic Singaporean population by Lu, Yongjian, Tayebi, Naeimeh, Li, Hongzhe, Saha, Nilmani, Yang, Hongyuan, Heng, Chew-Kiat

“…Hyperlipidaemia is a major risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD) and cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) gene polymorphisms are known to be…”
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The northeast Indian passageway: a barrier or corridor for human migrations? by Cordaux, Richard, Weiss, Gunter, Saha, Nilmani, Stoneking, Mark

“…The northeast Indian passageway connecting the Indian subcontinent to East/Southeast Asia is thought to have been a major corridor for human migrations…”
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Lactase Haplotype Diversity in the Old World by Hollox, Edward J., Poulter, Mark, Zvarik, Marek, Ferak, Vladimir, Krause, Amanda, Jenkins, Trefor, Saha, Nilmani, Kozlov, Andrew I., Swallow, Dallas M.

“…Lactase persistence, the genetic trait in which intestinal lactase activity persists at childhood levels into adulthood, varies in frequency in different human…”
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Alu insertion polymorphisms and human evolution: evidence for a larger population size in Africa by Stoneking, M, Fontius, J J, Clifford, S L, Soodyall, H, Arcot, S S, Saha, N, Jenkins, T, Tahir, M A, Deininger, P L, Batzer, M A

“…Alu insertion polymorphisms (polymorphisms consisting of the presence/absence of an Alu element at a particular chromosomal location) offer several advantages…”
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DNA Polymorphisms in Two Paraoxonase Genes (PON1 and PON2) Are Associated with the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease by Sanghera, Dharambir K., Aston, Christopher E., Saha, Nilmani, Kamboh, M. Ilyas

“…A common polymorphism at codon 192 in the human paraoxonase (PON) 1 gene has been shown to be associated with increased risk for coronary heart disease (CHD)…”
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Association of Three Lipoprotein Lipase Polymorphisms with Coronary Artery Disease in Chinese and Asian Indians by Heng, Chew-Kiat, He, Xuelian, Saha, Nilmani, Low, Poh S, Demirci, F. Yesim, Kamboh, M. Ilyas

“…Abstract We evaluated the impact of three polymorphisms in the lipoprotein lipase gene (LPL) on coronary artery disease (CAD) susceptibility in Chinese and…”
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The apolipoprotein E polymorphism : a comparison of allele frequencies and effects in nine populations by HALLMAN, D. M, BOERWINKLE, E, SAHA, N, SANDHOLZER, C, JÜRGEN MENZEL, H, CSAZAR, A, UTERMANN, G

“…Application of uniform methods for measuring the apolipoprotein (apo) E polymorphism and plasma cholesterol levels in nine populations (Tyrolean, Sudanese,…”
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Apo(a) isoforms predict risk for coronary heart disease : a study in six populations by SANDHOLZER, C, SAHA, N, KARK, J. D, REES, A, JAROSS, W, DIEPLINGER, H, HOPPICHLER, F, BOERWINKLE, E, UTERMANN, G

“…Elevated concentrations of lipoprotein(a) (Lp[a]) in plasma are associated with premature coronary heart disease (CHD). Lp(a) levels are largely determined by…”
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The codon 55 polymorphism in the paraoxonase 1 gene is not associated with the risk of coronary heart disease in Asian Indians and Chinese by Sanghera, Dharambir K, Saha, Nilmani, Kamboh, M.Ilyas

“…Recently several but not all studies have implicated the codon 192 polymorphism in the paraoxonase 1 ( PON1) gene with the risk of coronary heart disease…”
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Acyl-CoA : cholesterol acyltransferase-2 gene polymorphisms and their association with plasma lipids and coronary artery disease risks by XUELIAN HE, YONGJIAN LU, SAHA, Nilmani, HONGYUAN YANG, HENG, Chew-Kiat

“…Acyl-CoA: cholesterol acyltransferase-2 (ACAT2), an intracellular cholesterol esterification enzyme found only in the intestine and liver, has been…”
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Variation of the platelet glycoprotein IIIa PI(A1/A2) allele frequencies in the three ethnic groups of Singapore by Lim, Jimmy, Lal, Suman, Ng, Kenneth C, Ng, Kheng-Siang, Saha, Nilmani, Heng, Chew-Kiat

“…Polymorphisms of the glycoprotein IIIa receptor have been shown to be associated with differences in platelet aggregability. The PI(A2) variant of the…”
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Variation of the platelet glycoprotein IIIa PIA1/A2 allele frequencies in the three ethnic groups of Singapore by LIM, Jimmy, LAL, Suman, NG, Kenneth C, NG, Kheng-Siang, SAHA, Nilmani, HENG, Chew-Kiat

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Variation of the platelet glycoprotein IIIa PI A1/A2 allele frequencies in the three ethnic groups of Singapore by Lim, Jimmy, Lal, Suman, Ng, Kenneth C., Ng, Kheng-Siang, Saha, Nilmani, Heng, Chew-Kiat

“…Background: Polymorphisms of the glycoprotein IIIa receptor have been shown to be associated with differences in platelet aggregability. The PI A2 variant of…”
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Acute phase proteins in male Chinese schizophrenic patients in Singapore by Wong, Chong-Thim, Tsoi, Wing-Foo, Saha, Nilmani

“…Changes in the concentration of some serum acute phase proteins ( α 1-antitrypsin, α 2-macroglobulin, complement C 3, haptoglobin, ceruloplasmin, transferrin,…”
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The impact of factor XIIIa V34L polymorphism on plasma factor XIII activity in the Chinese and Asian Indians from Singapore by HENG, Chew-Kiat, LAL, Suman, SAHA, Nilmani, LOW, Poh-Sim, KAMBOH, M. Ilyas

“…Factor XIII (FXIII) is a plasma transglutaminase that is essential for normal haemostasis and fibrinolysis. A few polymorphic sites have been identified in the…”
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