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Fields of interest:

• Neurogenetics
• Genomic biomarkers
• Genetic epidemiology
• Literature based knowledge discovery
• Genetics of male infertility

Recent publications:

S. Ristić, L. Lovrecić, N. Starcević-Cizmarević, B. Brajenović-Milić, S. Sega Jazbec, J. Sepcić, M. Kapović and B. Peterlin:
Tumor necrosis factor-alpha-308 gene polymorphism in Croatian and Slovenian multiple sclerosis patients,
Eur. Neurol., Vol. 2007;57:203-7

D. Petrovic, R. Verhovec, M. Globocnik Petrovic, J. Osredkar and B. Peterlin: Association of vascular endothelial growth factor gene polymorphism with myocardial infarction in patients with type 2 diabetes,
Cardiology, Vol. 107, (2007), pp. 291-295.

B. Peterlin, B. Zorn, N. Teran and T. Kunej:
Analysis of the CAG repeat number in exon 1 of the androgen receptor gene in Slovene men with idiopathic azoospermia and oligoasthenoteratozoospermia,
Asian J. Androl., Vol. 9, (2007), pp. 280-282.

D. Hristovski, C. Friedman, T.C. Rindflesch and B. Peterlin:
Exploiting semantic relations for literature-based discovery,
AMIA Annu Symp. Proc., (2006), pp. 349-353.

I. Medica, N. Teran, M. Volk, V. Pfeifer, E. Ladavac and B. Peterlin:
Patients with primary cataract as a genetic pool of DMPK protomutation,
J. Hum. Genet., Vol. 52, (2007), pp. 123-128.

I. Medica, A. Kastrin and B. Peterlin:
Genetic polymorphisms in vasoactive genes and preeclampsia: a meta-analysis,
Eur. J. Obstet. Gynecol. Reprod. Biol., Vol. 131, (2007), pp. 115-126.

L. Lovrecić, S. Ristić, N. Starcević-Cizmarević, S.S. Jazbec, J. Sepcić, M. Kapović and B. Peterlin:
Angiotensin-converting enzyme I/D gene polymorphism and risk of multiple sclerosis,
Acta Neurol. Scand., Vol. 114, (2006), pp. 374-377.

B. Peterlin, B. Zorn, M. Volk and T. Kunej:
Association between the apolipoprotein B signal peptide gene insertion/deletion polymorphism and male infertility,
Mol. Hum. Reprod., Vol. 12, (2006), pp. 777-779.

L. Lovrecić, A. Pelet and B. Peterlin:
Heterogeneity of the triple A syndrome and assessment of a case,
Genet. Couns., Vol. 17, (2006), pp. 191-195.

N. Starcevic Cizmarevic, S. Stepec, S. Ristić, S. Milić, B. Brajenović-Milić, D. Stimac, M. Kapović and B. Peterlin:
Hemochromatosis gene mutations in patients with alcoholic cirrhosis,
Clin. Genet., Vol. 7, (2006), pp. 257-259.

B. Peterlin, S. Ristić, J. Sepcić, B.K. Vracko, A. Rako, L. Lovrecić, B. Brajenović-Milić, J. Rudez, E. Materljan and M. Kapović: Region with persistent high frequency of multiple sclerosis in Croatia and Slovenia, J. Neurol. Sci., Vol. 247, (2006), pp. 169-172

S. Ristić, L. Lovrecić, N. Starcević-Cizmarević, B. Brajenović-Milić, S.S. Jazbec, V. Barac-Latas, D. Vejnović, J. Sepcić, M. Kapović and B. Peterlin:
No association of CCR5delta32 gene mutation with multiple sclerosis in Croatian and Slovenian patients,
Mult. Scler., Vol. 12, (2006), pp. 360-362.

K. Writzl, B. Zorn and B. Peterlin:
Preliminary analysis of AZFb region duplication by quantitative real-time PCR,
Hum. Reprod., Vol. 21, (2006), pp. 753-754.

K. Writzl, B. Zorn and B. Peterlin:
Copy number of DAZ genes in infertile men,
Fertil. Steril., Vol. 84, (2005), pp. 1522-1525.