Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) is a technology that exploits an antiviral defense
mechanism in plants as a tool for plant reverse genetics. VIGS circumvents the need for plant …

Blood pressure (BP) and volume control are critical components of dialysis care and have
substantial impacts on patient symptoms, quality of life, and cardiovascular complications. Yet, …

Members of the family Secoviridae are non-enveloped viruses with mono- or bipartite (RNA-1
and RNA-2) linear positive-sense ssRNA genomes with the size of the RNAs combined …

Nonadherence to antihypertensive medication is common, especially in those with apparent
treatment-resistant hypertension (true treatment-resistant hypertension requires exclusion of …

The nucleotide sequence of an infectious clone of rice tungro bacilliform virus (RTBV) DNA
has been determined. The circular genome has 8002 bp and one strand contains four open …

Background: Pruritus (skin irritation or itching) is common in patients with chronic kidney
disease (CKD) stages 4 and 5. It is associated with disrupted sleep, reduced quality of life, …

The sharp rise in the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) that parallels an increase
in the prevalence of obesity in the recent years is a cause for great concern. CKD increases …

Reverse-transcribing viruses, which synthesize a copy of genomic DNA from an RNA
template, are widespread in animals, plants, algae, and fungi (1, 2). This broad distribution …

Rice tungro is a viral disease seriously affecting rice production in South and Southeast Asia.
Tungro is caused by the simultaneous infection in rice of Rice tungro bacilliform virus (…

People with type 1 and type 2 diabetes are at risk of developing progressive chronic kidney
disease (CKD) and end-stage kidney failure. Hypertension is a major, reversible risk factor in …