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Population variation in migraine prevalence--the unsolved problem.

Migraine is one of the most prevalent types of headache, which imposes a substantial burden on society as measured by direct and indirect costs. In the present work we review the obstacles to carrying out migraine epidemiological studies. Knowledge of the epidemiology of migraine has expanded because of the recent proliferation of large scale population-based studies using standardized case def...

The Prevalence of HPV Genotypes in Iranian Population: An Update

Background & Objective: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the main cause of genital warts and some anogenital cancers in male and female subjects which is commonly transmitted by sexual contacts. The objective of this cross-sectional study was to examine the prevalence of HPV genotypes in 10,266 Iranian male and female population, according to their age. Meth...

Prevalence of Gynaecomastia in Male Pakistani Population

Gender Differences in the Prevalence of Electrocardiogram Abnormalities in the Elderly: A Population Survey in India

Background: The health transition in India reflects the growing burden of cardiovascular diseases. It is well-known that there are significant and meaningful differences in the measured electrocardiogram (ECG) parameters between females and males. Specific to ECG diagnosis and ischemia, reports have indicated a higher number of false positive results in female patients than in male patients. Th...

Human variation databases

More than 100,000 human genetic variations have been described in various genes that are associated with a wide variety of diseases. Such data provides invaluable information for both clinical medicine and basic science. A number of locus-specific databases have been developed to exploit this huge amount of data. However, the scope, format and content of these databases differ strongly and as n...