They also show that Irx3-deficient mice have reduced body-weight, and thus argue that IRX3 is a prime candidate to be the causative gene that links the risk SNPs to obesity [ 4].
The latter, however, may be the causative agent even in the absence of established risk factors [ 1, 2].
"I wasn't thinking this would be the causative molecule until I talked to Vikas," he said.
HCV infection is one of the causative risk factors of chronic liver disease and greatly contributes to the etiology of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) (Lavanchy, 2009).
"High risk" Human Papillomavirus strains are the causative agents of the vast majority of carcinomas of the uterine cervix.
High-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) is the causative agent of cervical cancer.
Based on this and other recent studies it is likely that SNP9, rs10993994, is the causative variant in the association of MSMB with PrCa risk.
Histologic analysis and PCR indicate that D. repens is the causative agent of HSD in this area, and serologic analysis suggests that the risk for exposure is high.
Listeria monocytogenes (Listeria) is the causative agent of Listeriosis, an opportunistic food-borne bacterial infection that poses a significant public health risk.
I have concluded that it is innate motivation that is the causative factor.
