Prevalence of HTLV-1 Antibody among Major Thalassemic Patients in Gorgan (South East of Caspian Sea)

Survey of HTLV-1 Antibody Among Thalassemic Patients in Gorgan

Abstract Background and objectives: HTLV-1 virus belongs to the retrovirus and infection with this virus mostly is seen among people having more than one time blood transfusion. Because of requiring repeated blood transfusions, thalassemic patients are considered to be high risk subjects in this regard. Thus, this study was carried out to indicate the frequency of HTLV-1 infection among the tha...

Prevalence of Obesity Among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus In Gorgan (South East of Caspian Sea), Iran

The present study aimed to assess the prevalence of obesity in patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Gorgan (South East of Caspian Sea), Iran. The subjects consist of 122 females and 78 males type 2 diabetic patients. Anthropometric and laboratory parameters in both sexes were determined (2011).Waist circumference was higher in males than females subjects (p<0.05), but the females...

Stress among medical students of Gorgan (South East of Caspian Sea), Iran.

OBJECTIVE This study aims to estimate the prevalence of psychological stress and association between the levels of stress and study variables among Gorgan medical students. MATERIALS AND METHODS All three year medical students (129 basic sciences students) in Gorgan Faculty of Medicine, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, were asked to complete the Kessler 10 questionnaire. RESULTS The...

Population-based Seroprevalence of HTLV-I Infection in Golestan Province, South East of Caspian Sea, Iran

Population-based Seroprevalence of HTLV-I Infection in Golestan Province, South East of Caspian Sea, Iran

OBJECTIVE(S) Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type-1 is an oncornavirus that causes adult T cell leukemia (ATL) HTLV-I-associated myelopathy⁄tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP). Golestan province is located in North West of Khorasan province known as an endemic area for HTLV-I in Iran. This study aimed to evaluate seroprevalence of HTLV-I in Golestan province. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this ...