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Association of KALRN, ADIPOQ, and FTO gene polymorphism in type 2 diabetic patients with coronary artery disease: possible predisposing markers.
(2016)
Recently, several genes have been introduced as potential genetic markers for diabetes mellitus and coronary artery diseases (CAD).In this case-control study, the associations of rs2241766 T/G of ADIPOQ, rs9289231 T/G of ...
Toxoplasmosis and Alzheimer: can Toxoplasma gondii really be introduced as a risk factor in etiology of Alzheimer?
(2016)
Alzheimer is a progressive neurological disease that results in irreversible loss of neurons and includes about two thirds of all cases of dementia. Toxoplasma gondii may be an important infectious agent involved in ...
Eating disorders risk and its relation to self-esteem and body image in Iranian university students of medical sciences.
(2016)
Eating disorders are rapidly increasing in young adults. But, a few studies have examined the risk of eating disorders and body image in university students of non-Western societies. The current study aimed to assess eating ...
Estimating Economic Burden of Cancer Deaths Attributable to Smoking in Iran.
(2015)
There is a broad consensus among health policy-makers that smoking has a significant impact on both heath system and society. The purpose of this study was to estimate the economic burden of major cancer deaths caused by ...
Arsenic Trioxide Promotes Paclitaxel Cytotoxicity in Resistant Breast Cancer Cells.
(2015)
A partial response or resistance to chemotherapeutic agents is considered as a main obstacle in treatment of patients with cancer, including breast cancer. Refining taxane-based treatment procedures using adjuvant or ...
Cancer Care Burden among Primary Family Caregivers of Iranian Hematologic Cancer Patients.
(2015)
Providing care for hematologic cancer patients may lead to many negative complications in different aspects of life in their family caregivers. Based on a wide review of relevant literature, there are limited data about ...
Perceptions of Iranian Cancer Patients Regarding Respecting their Dignity in Hospital Settings.
(2015)
There are several factors that threaten the dignity of cancer patients in hospital settings. However, there is limited literature regarding the degree to which dignity of cancer patients is actually respected in daily ...
A Case of Subcutaneous Granuloma Annulare (SGA) in the Scalp of a Child: Histological Findings.
(2015)
Subcutaneous granuloma annulare is type of granuloma annulare which usually occurs in children. Scalp involvement is rare. The authors report a 3-year-old girl with subcutaneous granuloma annulare confirmed by imaging and ...
Lack of influence of TP53 Arg72Pro and 16bp duplication polymorphisms on risk of breast cancer in Iran.
(2015)
TP53 is assumed to be a very important tumour suppressor gene, as illustrated by recent reports that have shown effects of its polymorphisms on breast cancer risk. Arg72Pro and PIN3(16bp duplication) polymorphisms are ...
Return to work and its relation to financial distress among Iranian cancer survivors.
(2015)
Return to work after treatment completion is important for both cancer survivors and society. Financial distress is one of the factors that may influence the return to work in cancer survivors. However, this relationship ...