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A case of bilateral endophthalmitis and carriage of beta-defensin 1 44CC genotype.

Carter J, Churchill AJ, Gorman C, Haynes R.

Br J Ophthalmol. 2007 Sep;91(9):1249-50. No abstract available. PMID: 17709589 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

beta-Defensin 1 haplotype associated with postoperative endophthalmitis.

Carter JG, West SK, Painter S, Haynes RJ, Churchill AJ.

Acta Ophthalmol. 2009 Aug 25. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19706017 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in human beta-defensin 1: high-throughput SNP assays and association with Candida carriage in type I diabetics and nondiabetic controls.

Jurevic RJ, Bai M, Chadwick RB, White TC, Dale BA.

J Clin Microbiol. 2003 Jan;41(1):90-6.PMID: 12517831 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Acute bilateral postoperative endophthalmitis in a HLA-DQ5-positive patient: possible susceptibility to infections.

Nicoli CL, Wainsztein RD.

Ophthalmic Surg Lasers. 2001 Jul-Aug;32(4):322-4.PMID: 11475399 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Contribution of alpha- and beta-defensins to lung function decline and infection in smokers: an association study.

Wallace AM, He JQ, Burkett KM, Ruan J, Connett JE, Anthonisen NR, Paré PD, Sandford AJ.

Respir Res. 2006 May 15;7:76.PMID: 16700921 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Association of beta-defensin 1 single nucleotide polymorphisms with Crohn's disease.

Kocsis AK, Lakatos PL, Somogyvári F, Fuszek P, Papp J, Fischer S, Szamosi T, Lakatos L, Kovacs A, Hofner P, Mándi Y.

Scand J Gastroenterol. 2008 Mar;43(3):299-307.PMID: 18938660 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Psoriasis is associated with increased beta-defensin genomic copy number.

Hollox EJ, Huffmeier U, Zeeuwen PL, Palla R, Lascorz J, Rodijk-Olthuis D, van de Kerkhof PC, Traupe H, de Jongh G, den Heijer M, Reis A, Armour JA, Schalkwijk J.

Nat Genet. 2008 Jan;40(1):23-5. Epub 2007 Dec 2.PMID: 18059266 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

A chromosome 8 gene-cluster polymorphism with low human beta-defensin 2 gene copy number predisposes to Crohn disease of the colon.

Fellermann K, Stange DE, Schaeffeler E, Schmalzl H, Wehkamp J, Bevins CL, Reinisch W, Teml A, Schwab M, Lichter P, Radlwimmer B, Stange EF.

Am J Hum Genet. 2006 Sep;79(3):439-48. Epub 2006 Jul 12.PMID: 16909382 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Copy number variation of beta-defensins and relevance to disease.

Hollox EJ.

Cytogenet Genome Res. 2008;123(1-4):148-55. Epub 2009 Mar 11. Review.PMID: 19287149 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Differential expression of alpha- and beta-defensins in human peripheral blood.

Fang XM, Shu Q, Chen QX, Book M, Sahl HG, Hoeft A, Stuber F.

Eur J Clin Invest. 2003 Jan;33(1):82-7.PMID: 12492457 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The role of human beta-defensin-2 in bone.

Varoga D, Tohidnezhad M, Paulsen F, Wruck CJ, Brandenburg L, Mentlein R, Lippross S, Hassenpflug J, Besch L, Müller M, Jürgens C, Seekamp A, Schmitt L, Pufe T.

J Anat. 2008 Dec;213(6):749-57.PMID: 19094191 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Bilateral endophthalmitis after bilateral sequential phacoemulsification.

Puvanachandra N, Humphry RC.

J Cataract Refract Surg. 2008 Jun;34(6):1036-7.PMID: 18499016 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Messenger RNA (mRNA) expression for the antimicrobial peptides beta-defensin-1 and beta-defensin-2 in the male rat reproductive tract: beta-defensin-1 mRNA in initial segment and caput epididymidis is regulated by androgens and not bacterial lipopolysaccharides.

Palladino MA, Mallonga TA, Mishra MS.

Biol Reprod. 2003 Feb;68(2):509-15. Erratum in: Biol Reprod. 2003 Nov;69(5):1763. PMID: 12533413 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Screening of copy number polymorphisms in human beta-defensin genes using modified real-time quantitative PCR.

Chen Q, Book M, Fang X, Hoeft A, Stuber F.

J Immunol Methods. 2006 Jan 20;308(1-2):231-40. Epub 2005 Dec 15.PMID: 16380128 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

SNPs in human beta-defensin 1 gene (DEFB1): frequencies in a Mexican population and new PCR-RFLPs assays.

Prado-Montes de Oca E, Rangel-Villalobos H, Gallegos-Arreola MP, Sandoval L, Figuera LE.

Int J Immunogenet. 2006 Oct;33(5):339-42.PMID: 16984277 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Sequence analysis of a 212 kb defensin gene cluster on ECA 27q17.

Looft C, Paul S, Philipp U, Regenhard P, Kuiper H, Distl O, Chowdhary BP, Leeb T.

Gene. 2006 Jul 19;376(2):192-8. Epub 2006 Apr 5.PMID: 16723195 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Variability and evolution of bovine beta-defensin genes.

Luenser K, Ludwig A.

Genes Immun. 2005 Mar;6(2):115-22.PMID: 15674371 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Identification on mouse chromosome 8 of new beta-defensin genes with regionally specific expression in the male reproductive organ.

Zaballos A, Villares R, Albar JP, Martínez-A C, Márquez G.

J Biol Chem. 2004 Mar 26;279(13):12421-6. Epub 2004 Jan 12.PMID: 14718547 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Potential role of human beta-defensin 1 in Helicobacter pylori-induced gastritis.

Kocsis AK, Kiss ZF, Tiszlavicz L, Tiszlavicz Z, Mándi Y.

Scand J Gastroenterol. 2009;44(3):289-95.PMID: 18991164 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Discovery of new human beta-defensins using a genomics-based approach.

Jia HP, Schutte BC, Schudy A, Linzmeier R, Guthmiller JM, Johnson GK, Tack BF, Mitros JP, Rosenthal A, Ganz T, McCray PB Jr.

Gene. 2001 Jan 24;263(1-2):211-8.PMID: 11223260 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles