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Competencies of the UK nursing and midwifery workforce to mainstream genomics in the National Health Service: The ongoing gap between perceived importance and confidence in genomics (2023)
Journal Article
Carpenter-Clawson, C., Watson, M., Pope, A., Lynch, K., Miles, T., Bell, D., …Varadi, A. (2023). Competencies of the UK nursing and midwifery workforce to mainstream genomics in the National Health Service: The ongoing gap between perceived importance and confidence in genomics. Frontiers in Genetics, 14, 1125599. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2023.1125599

The United Kingdom is recognised worldwide as a leader in genomics. The use of genomic technologies in the National Health Service (NHS) is expected to deliver faster and more accurate diagnoses, supporting personalized treatments to improve patient... Read More about Competencies of the UK nursing and midwifery workforce to mainstream genomics in the National Health Service: The ongoing gap between perceived importance and confidence in genomics.

Drug delivery using cold plasma (2023)
Book Chapter
Ekonomou, S. I., Saad, S., Varadi, A., & Stratakos, A. C. (2023). Drug delivery using cold plasma. In D. Lamprou (Ed.), Emerging Drug Delivery and Biomedical Engineering Technologies Book Emerging Drug Delivery and Biomedical Engineering Technologies: Transforming Therapy (171-179). Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003224464-11

Cold plasma (CP) is an ionised gas generated in atmospheric pressure and at room temperature. CP technology has already shown great promise for a wide range of biomedical applications. This chapter provided insights into the various applications and... Read More about Drug delivery using cold plasma.

Effectiveness of the human oral microbe identification microarray in identifying periodontal pathogens: A Systematic review (2022)
Journal Article
Udoh, S., Adukwu, E., Varadi, A., & Saad, S. (2022). Effectiveness of the human oral microbe identification microarray in identifying periodontal pathogens: A Systematic review. Applied Microbiology, 2(3), 614-625. https://doi.org/10.3390/applmicrobiol2030047

The aim of this review was to investigate the effectiveness of the Human Oral Microbe Identification Microarray (HOMIM) in identifying and quantifying bacterial species of the oral microbiome in periodontal disease. The search for articles was conduc... Read More about Effectiveness of the human oral microbe identification microarray in identifying periodontal pathogens: A Systematic review.

3D scaffolds in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers: New trends vs conventional approaches (2021)
Journal Article
Glover, K., Ch. Stratakos, A., Varadi, A., & Lamprou, D. A. (2021). 3D scaffolds in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers: New trends vs conventional approaches. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 599, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2021.120423

Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is a serious complication of diabetes mellitus, affecting roughly 25% of diabetic patients and resulting in lower limb amputation in over 70% of known cases. In addition to the devastating physiological consequences of DFU a... Read More about 3D scaffolds in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers: New trends vs conventional approaches.

Uwe boxed: Empowering students in the ‘real world’-providing responsible research and innovation opportunities through the boxed project (2018)
Journal Article
Bourne, K., Wilkinson, C., Bancroft, M., Robinson, G., Noel, C., Varadi, A., …Lewis, D. (2018). Uwe boxed: Empowering students in the ‘real world’-providing responsible research and innovation opportunities through the boxed project. Higher Education Pedagogies, 3(1), 451-462. https://doi.org/10.1080/23752696.2018.1462098

© 2017 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. The Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences at the University of the West of England, Bristol has been piloting a schools outreach project entitled BoxED (EDuc... Read More about Uwe boxed: Empowering students in the ‘real world’-providing responsible research and innovation opportunities through the boxed project.

Variants of the EAAT2 Glutamate Transporter Gene Promoter Are Associated with Cerebral Palsy in Preterm Infants (2017)
Journal Article
Rajatileka, S., Odd, D., Robinson, M. T., Spittle, A. C., Dwomoh, L., Williams, M., …Varadi, A. (2018). Variants of the EAAT2 Glutamate Transporter Gene Promoter Are Associated with Cerebral Palsy in Preterm Infants. Molecular Neurobiology, 55(3), 2013-2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12035-017-0462-1

© 2017, The Author(s). Preterm delivery is associated with neurodevelopmental impairment caused by environmental and genetic factors. Dysfunction of the excitatory amino acid transporter 2 (EAAT2) and the resultant impaired glutamate uptake can lead... Read More about Variants of the EAAT2 Glutamate Transporter Gene Promoter Are Associated with Cerebral Palsy in Preterm Infants.

Rapid detection of pathological mutations and deletions of the haemoglobin beta gene (HBB) by High Resolution Melting (HRM) analysis and Gene Ratio Analysis Copy Enumeration PCR (GRACE-PCR) (2016)
Journal Article
Turner, A., Sasse, J., & Varadi, A. (2016). Rapid detection of pathological mutations and deletions of the haemoglobin beta gene (HBB) by High Resolution Melting (HRM) analysis and Gene Ratio Analysis Copy Enumeration PCR (GRACE-PCR). BMC Medical Genetics, 17, Article 75. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12881-016-0334-y

© 2016 The Author(s). Objectives: Inherited disorders of haemoglobin are the world's most common genetic diseases, resulting in significant morbidity and mortality. The large number of mutations associated with the haemoglobin beta gene (HBB) makes g... Read More about Rapid detection of pathological mutations and deletions of the haemoglobin beta gene (HBB) by High Resolution Melting (HRM) analysis and Gene Ratio Analysis Copy Enumeration PCR (GRACE-PCR).

Association between neonatal resuscitation and a single nucleotide polymorphism rs1835740 (2016)
Journal Article
Odd, D., Varadi, A., Rajatileka, S., Molnár, E., & Luyt, K. (2016). Association between neonatal resuscitation and a single nucleotide polymorphism rs1835740. Acta Paediatrica, 105(7), e307-e312. https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.13421

© 2016 Foundation Acta Pædiatrica. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Aim The aim of this work was to test whether three single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) implicated in glutamate homoeostasis or signalling and cellular survival are associated... Read More about Association between neonatal resuscitation and a single nucleotide polymorphism rs1835740.

Development and validation of a high throughput, closed tube method for the determination of haemoglobin alpha gene (HBA1 and HBA2) numbers by gene ratio assay copy enumeration-PCR (GRACE-PCR) (2015)
Journal Article
Turner, A., Sasse, J., & Varadi, A. (2015). Development and validation of a high throughput, closed tube method for the determination of haemoglobin alpha gene (HBA1 and HBA2) numbers by gene ratio assay copy enumeration-PCR (GRACE-PCR). BMC Medical Genetics, 16, Article 115. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12881-015-0258-y

© 2015 Turner et al. Background: Deletions of the aα-globin genes are the most common genetic abnormalities in the world. Currently multiplex Gap-PCRs are frequently used to identify specific sets of common deletions. However, these assays require si... Read More about Development and validation of a high throughput, closed tube method for the determination of haemoglobin alpha gene (HBA1 and HBA2) numbers by gene ratio assay copy enumeration-PCR (GRACE-PCR).

Detection of three closely located single nucleotide polymorphisms in the EAAT2 promoter: Comparison of single-strand conformational polymorphism (SSCP), pyrosequencing and Sanger sequencing (2014)
Journal Article
Váradi, A., Rajatileka, S., Luyt, K., Williams, M., Harding, D., Odd, D., & Molnár, E. (2014). Detection of three closely located single nucleotide polymorphisms in the EAAT2 promoter: Comparison of single-strand conformational polymorphism (SSCP), pyrosequencing and Sanger sequencing. BMC Genetics, 15, https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2156-15-80

Background: Single-strand conformational polymorphism (SSCP) is still a frequently used genotyping method across different fields for the detection of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) due to its simplicity, requirement for basic equipment acces... Read More about Detection of three closely located single nucleotide polymorphisms in the EAAT2 promoter: Comparison of single-strand conformational polymorphism (SSCP), pyrosequencing and Sanger sequencing.

Hb fontainebleau (hba2: C.64g>c) in the united arab emirates (2014)
Journal Article
Turner, A., Sasse, J., & Varadi, A. (2014). Hb fontainebleau (hba2: C.64g>c) in the united arab emirates. Hemoglobin, 38(3), 216-220. https://doi.org/10.3109/03630269.2014.912221

Hb Fontainebleau (HBA2: c.64G>C) is a rare α-globin variant, which has previously been described in only 10 individuals worldwide. We report here 12 additional cases identified in our laboratory. These included the first case of a homozygosity for Hb... Read More about Hb fontainebleau (hba2: C.64g>c) in the united arab emirates.

Isolation of human genomic DNA for genetic analysis from premature neonates: A comparison between newborn dried blood spots, whole blood and umbilical cord tissue (2013)
Journal Article
Váradi, A., Molnár, E., Rajatileka, S., Luyt, K., El-Bokle, M., Williams, M., …Varadi, A. (2013). Isolation of human genomic DNA for genetic analysis from premature neonates: A comparison between newborn dried blood spots, whole blood and umbilical cord tissue. BMC Genetics, 14(105), https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2156-14-105

Background: Genotyping requires biological sample collection that must be reliable, convenient and acceptable for patients and clinicians. Finding the most optimal procedure of sample collection for premature neonates who have a very limited blood vo... Read More about Isolation of human genomic DNA for genetic analysis from premature neonates: A comparison between newborn dried blood spots, whole blood and umbilical cord tissue.

MyRIP interaction with MyoVa on secretory granules is controlled by the cAMP-PKA pathway (2012)
Journal Article
Brozzi, F., Lajus, S., Diraison, F., Rajatileka, S., Hayward, K., Regazzi, R., …Varadi, A. (2012). MyRIP interaction with MyoVa on secretory granules is controlled by the cAMP-PKA pathway. Molecular Biology of the Cell, 23(22), 4444-4455. https://doi.org/10.1091/mbc.E12-05-0369

Myosin- and Rab-interacting protein (MyRIP), which belongs to the protein kinase A (PKA)–anchoring family, is implicated in hormone secretion. However, its mechanism of action is not fully elucidated. Here we investigate the role of MyRIP in myosin V... Read More about MyRIP interaction with MyoVa on secretory granules is controlled by the cAMP-PKA pathway.

Translationally controlled tumour protein (TCTP) is a novel glucose-regulated protein that is important for survival of pancreatic beta cells (2011)
Journal Article
Avent, N. D., Bommer, U. A., Diraison, F., Hayward, K., Sanders, K. L., Brozzi, F., …Varadi, A. (2011). Translationally controlled tumour protein (TCTP) is a novel glucose-regulated protein that is important for survival of pancreatic beta cells. Diabetologia, 54(2), 368-379. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-010-1958-7

Aims/hypothesis: This study used proteomics and biochemical approaches to identify novel glucose-regulated proteins and to unveil their role in pancreatic beta cell function. Translationally controlled tumour protein (TCTP) was identified to be one s... Read More about Translationally controlled tumour protein (TCTP) is a novel glucose-regulated protein that is important for survival of pancreatic beta cells.