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Improvement of liver function in liver cirrhosis patients after autologous mesenchymal stem cell injection: A phase I-II clinical trial
(2009)
BACKGROUND: End-stage liver disease is a medical problem with high morbidity and mortality. We have investigated the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of using autologous mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) as a treatment. ...
High prevalence of reflux oesophagitis among upper endoscopies of Iranian patients
(2007)
BACKGROUND AND AIM: To reinvestigate the prevalence of reflux esophagitis among upper endoscopies in a series of Iranian patients, considering the high prevalence of reflux esophagitis (76%) reported by an earlier Iranian ...
Knowledge of disease and health information needs of the patients with inflammatory bowel disease in a developing country
(2006)
Background and aims: This study was performed to have a first-time assessment on the knowledge level of a population of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients in a developing country like Iran and to identify their ...
Liver, spleen, pancreas and kidney involvement by human fascioliasis: Imaging findings
(2004)
Background: Fasciola hepatica primarily involves the liver, however in some exceptional situations other organs have been reported to be involved. The ectopic involvement is either a result of Parasite migration or perhaps ...
Molecular epidemiology of Hepatitis Delta Virus (HDV) in Iran: A preliminary report
(2008)
To identify hepatitis delta virus (HDV) genetic variability and its circulating genotypes amongst infected Iranian patients, 25 patients with positive anti-HDV status from different parts of Iran were enrolled in this ...
T1764G1766 core promoter double mutants are restricted to Hepatitis B virus strains with an A1757 and are common in genotype D
(2005)
To investigate the role of pre-core and basal core promoter (BCP) mutants in hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-negative chronic hepatitis B (e-CHB) in Iran, Hepatitis B virus strains from 30 patients and 42 anti-HBe-positive ...
NOD2 exonic variations in Iranian Crohn's disease patients
(2011)
Purpose The NOD2 gene is known to have a strong association with Crohn's disease, but different trends were reported in occurrence of NOD2 variants in distinct ethnicities. The aim of this study was to assess all exonic ...
Profile and frequency of p53 Gene alterations in gastritis lesions from Iran
(2010)
Background: It has been frequently shown that p53 alterations have an important role in the development of gastric cancers but there is no data on p53 alteration in gastric cancer and its precancerous lesions from Iran ...
Prognostic factors in 1,138 Iranian colorectal cancer patients
(2008)
Background and aim: The incidence of colorectal cancer is increased in Iran in recent years and colorectal cancer is the fourth most common cancer in both sexes. The aim of this study is to define the prognostic factors ...
Relation between demographic factors and hospitalization in patients with gastrointestinal disorders, using quantile regression analysis.
(2009)
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to investigate relation between demographic factors and hospitalization in gastrointestinal disorders. Quantile regression was used to analyze the predictors of duration of staying in ...