Application of gene network analysis techniques identifies AXIN1/PDIA2 and endoglin haplotypes associated with bicuspid aortic valve.

Bicuspid Aortic Valve (BAV) is a highly heritable congenital heart defect.The low frequency of BAV (1% of general population) limits our ability to perform genome-wide association studies.We present the application of four a priori SNP selection techniques, reducing the multiple-testing penalty by restricting analysis to SNPs relevant to BAV in a g

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Anti-Neoliberal Struggles in the 21st Century: Gramsci Revised

The dominance of neoliberalism in the past three decades suggests the capacity of capitalism to adapt and restructure itself in periods of crisis and to curb progressive movements that threaten its hegemony.Yet social movements that challenge neoliberalism continue to emerge, sending hopeful Chrysin signs of its potential demise by ushering in prog

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