Background:We hypothesized that C/EBP homologous protein mediates hepatocyte apoptosis in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. Results: Paradoxically, Chop deletion protects from steatohepatitis by inducing apoptosis in activated macrophages. Conclusion: CHOP-dependent macrophage apoptosis in NASH highlights the cell type-specific complexity of the ER stress response. Significance: Therapeutic manipulation of mediators of ER stress response may have opposite effects in different cell populations; therefore, such studies should be interpreted cautiously.
Multiplex PCR amplification has been useful for gene mapping with polymorphic short tandem repeat (STR) loci. We have tested the four loci D20S470, D13S325, HumFOLP23 and D10S2325 for the simultaneous typing of more than 100 unrelated Koreans. This analysis allows a single base pair resolution and rapid typing with silver staining. The allele and genotype distributions are in accordance with Hardy - Weinberg expectations. These STR loci have proven useful for forensic analysis and paternity tests in which the variable number of tandem repeat (VNTR) loci have some limitations.
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