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Association between ABO blood/ rhesus grouping and hepatitis B and C: A case-control study
(2014)
During past decades, a connection between hepatitis and the host ABO/Rh blood groups has been always under dispute, with no appropriately designed study yet. This study aimed to investigate possible association between ABO ...
Association of UCP2 -866G>A polymorphism with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in patients from North-West of Iran
(2017)
Objective: To investigate the association of uncoupling protein-2 (UCP2) -866G>A gene polymorphism (rs659366) with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Methods: We performed a case-control study with a cohort of 75 ...
Association of TNF-? gene variants with clinical manifestation of cystic fibrosis patients of Iranian Azeri Turkish ethnicity
(2015)
Background: Cystic fibrosis (CF), a life-limiting autosomal recessive disorder, is considered a monogenic disease that is caused by mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene. According ...
Association of S100B serum levels with metabolic syndrome and its components [Associaç?o dos n?veis de soro S100B com a s?ndrome metab?lica e seus componentes]
(2018)
Introduction: We aimed to compare serum levels of S100B between patients with metabolic syndrome and healthy subjects and to investigate the association of S100B with components of the metabolic syndrome. Materials and ...
Association of VEGF with regional lymph node metastasis in breast IDC
(2012)
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) is a known contributor to angiogenesis in tumor growth. Its functions are numerous and include up-regulation of anti-apoptotic factors, vascular endothelial cell proliferation and ...
Association study of CTLA-4 +49A/G gene polymorphism with recurrent pregnancy loss in the Iranian Azeri Turkish ethnic group
(2017)
Background/aim: Recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) is defined as two or more pregnancy losses. T-regulatory cells play an important role in the feto-maternal interface. Cytotoxic-T-lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4) is a molecule ...
Association of polymorphism of ser311cys paraoxonase-2 gene with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Iran
(2013)
Background: It is believed that paraoxonase-2 gene polymorphism is associated with type 2 diabetes. This study is aimed to investigate the association between paraoxonase-2 gene polymorphism and type 2 diabetes in an Iranian ...
17ß-Estradiol inhibits calcium-dependent and -independent contractions in isolated human saphenous vein
(2008)
Studies suggest that estrogen modulate vascular reactivity but at present its exact mechanism of action has yet to be clarified. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of 17?-estradiol (E2) on calcium-dependent ...
[99mTc-DMSA (V)] in detection of metastases of medullary thyroid carcinoma
(2006)
Introduction: Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is a rare thyroid cancer secreting calcitonin (CT) which is the most sensitive and specific tumor marker for MTC. This type of thyroid cancer is able to metastasize to different ...
A description of gender differences in angiographic findings in a single-center Iranian hospital
(2010)
Coronary angiography is one of the most common hospital procedures, though there is limited information on the location and extent of coronary artery blockages other than for predominately White patients. This study examined ...