Aggregation of Cancer in First-Degree Relatives of Patients with Glioma

Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension In First Degree Relatives Of Patients With Primary Pulmonary Hypertension

Background: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) was defined for the first time in 1951 as primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH). Some studies emphasized on the role of genetics in the development of pulmonary hypertension in family members of affected patients. So, in this study we evaluated the prevalence of pulmonary hypertension in first degree family of patients with documented PPH. Methods: In thi...

evaluation of fat atrophy in patients with dermis fat graft of orbit by ct-scan

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Insulin Resistance in First-Degree Relatives of the Patients with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

Abstract Objective: Insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia are common among the women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). Familial aggregation of PCOS has implications on the role of heredity in this disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate insulin resistance among the fathers, mothers, and siblings of the women with PCOS referring to the clinics affiliated to Shiraz University of ...

significance of chronic atrophic gastritis in first-degree relatives of patients with gastric cancer

Aggregation of ovarian cancer with breast, ovarian, colorectal, and prostate cancer in first-degree relatives.

Epidemiologic studies have demonstrated a tendency for common cancers to aggregate in families. The authors investigated the effects of family history of cancer at multiple sites, including the breast, ovary, colorectum, and prostate, on ovarian cancer risk among 607 controls and 558 ovarian cases in Hawaii and Los Angeles, California, in 1993-1999. A family history of cancer of the breast, ova...