June 2011

Antigen specific cellular response in patients with hepatitis C virus infection and its association with HLA alleles

Article retracted by the authors

Author(s): Chinmaya Mahapatra and Anuradha S. Tripathy

June 2011

Decolorization of anthroquinone based dye Vat Red 10 by Pseudomonas desmolyticum NCIM 2112 and Galactomyces geotrichum MTCC 1360

Wastewater, from the textile and other dyestuff industries containing synthetic dyes, require prior treatment to prevent groundwater contamination. The microbial decolorization and degradation of these dyes play a pivotal role in this aspect. Pseudomonas desmolyticum NCIM 2112 and Galactomyces geotrichum MTCC 1360 could bring about oxidative degradation resulting in decolorization of this water insoluble Vat Red 10...

Author(s): Archana A. Gurav, Jai S. Ghosh and Girish S. Kulkarni

June 2011

HLA-DQA1 and –DQB1 genotyping in individuals with family history of gastritis

The objective was to study HLA-DQA1 and HLA-DQB1 genotyping in individuals (patients and controls) with family history of gastritis. This study was carried out in College of Medicine, University of Basrah. HLA-DQA1 and HLA-DQB1 genotyping was done in College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, and Winnpeg, Canada during the period from 17th of April 2009 to 15th of July 2010. A total of 100 patients (41 males and 59...

Author(s): Nibras S. Al-Ammar, Ihsan Al-Saimary, Saad Sh. Hamadi and Ma Luo