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Cancer in East Azerbaijan, Iran: Results of a population-based cancer registry
(2008)
Background and aims: Regardless of the fact that cancers of GI tract have been reported to be the most common fatal neoplasms in East Azerbaijan, there is a serious lack of population-based studies in this region. Methods: ...
Misregulaton of the dependence receptor DCC and its upstream lincRNA, LOC100287225, in colorectal cancer
(2017)
Background: Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), a class of regulatory RNAs, play a major role in various cellular processes. Long intergenic non-coding RNAs (lincRNAs), a subclass of lncRNAs, are involved in the trans- and ...
Cancer incidence among the elderly population in the Northwest of Iran: A population based study
(2009)
This article was aimed to provide an overview and a perspective on the changing impact of cancers with increasing age on three age groups. A population based cancer registry was undertaken to register all new cancers cases ...
Relationship between serum hyaluronic acid level and stage of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis [Odnos izmedu koncentracije hijaluronske kiseline u serumu i stadija jetrene fibroze kod bolesnika s kronicnim hepatitisom]
(2009)
Background: Liver biopsy is the gold standard for assessing liver disease stage, but It is prone to some complications. Noninvasive methods have been proposed as surrogate markers for liver biopsy. Serum hyaluronic acid ...
Evolution of hepatitis B virus surface gene and protein among Iranian chronic carriers from different provinces
(2015)
Background and Objectives: Iranian chronic HBV carrier's population has shown a unique pattern of genotype D distribution all around the country. The aim of this study was to explore more details of evolutionary history ...
Effects of an oral supplementation of germinated barley foodstuff on serum tumour necrosis factor-?, interleukin-6 and -8 in patients with ulcerative colitis
(2011)
Background: The efficacy of germinated barley foodstuff (GBF) on tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-?), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and -8 (IL-8) in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) has not yet been examined. The aim of the ...
Seroprevalence of anti-helicobacter pylori antibodies in hepatitis B and C patients with cirrhosis: A case-control study
(2007)
Background: Cirrhosis is terminal stage of many chronic liver diseases like hepatitis C and hepatitis B. In some studies the role of helicobacter pylori has been demonstrated in progress of cirrhosis and its complications, ...
The association between blood cadmium levels and the risk of gastrointestinal cancer in Tabriz, northwest of Iran
(2017)
Introduction Cancer is a major health problem worldwide. Gastrointestinal tract malignancy is one of the most common forms of cancer around the world. Occupational exposure to the heavy metals including cadmium was defined ...
The effect of ω-fatty acids on the expression of phospholipase A2 group 2A in human gastric cancer patients
(2016)
BACKGROUND:
Studies show that polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) may have an inhibitory role in carcinogenesis. It was previously shown that PLA2 group 2A (PLA2G2A) messenger RNA (mRNA) expression is associated with less ...
Increased colorectal cancer incidence in Iran: A systematic review and meta-analysis Chronic Disease epidemiology
(2015)
Background: Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in Iran. The increasing trend of colorectal cancer incidence in Iran and the close relationship with the geographical location are the underlying reasons for ...