The complement protein C4 is a non-enzymatic component of the C3 and C5 convertases
and thus essential for the propagation of the classical complement pathway. The covalent …

Interindividual gene copy-number variation (CNV) of complement component C4 and its
associated polymorphisms in gene size (long and short) and protein isotypes (C4A and …

Perinatal depression is a mood disorder that is reported in women during pregnancy
(prenatal) and after childbirth (postnatal). The onset of perinatal depression is associated …

First-principles calculations based on density functional theory have been used to calculate
the temperature-dependent dilute tracer diffusion coefficients for 47 substitutional alloying …

The complement component C4 genes located in the major histocompatibility complex
(MHC) class III region exhibit an unusually complex pattern of variations in gene number …

Transparent conducting oxides with high mobility are being studied in hopes of realizing
highperformance transparent electronics. 1 La-doped BaSnO3 has emerged as a material of …

A vast number of materials properties and phenomena are regulated by diffusion. However,
diffusion coefficients from experiments and calculations are far from complete. Here, we …

Purpose This study reviews existing cryptocurrency research to provide answers to three
puzzles in the literature. First, is cryptocurrency more like gold (ie, a commodity) or should it …

We examined genetically determined oxidation polymorphisms of metoprolol and
mephenytoin in 200 unrelated, healthy Japanese subjects and in 98 mainland Chinese …

Among the genes and proteins of the human immune system, complement component C4 is
extraordinary in its frequent germline variation in the size and number of genes. Definitive …