prevalence of neonatal hyperphenylalaninemia in yazd province, iran

Prevalence of Neonatal Hyperphenylalaninemia in Yazd Province, Iran

Dear Editor, Neonatal screening is a process in which infants are screened for various inborn disorders that may possibly lead to early diagnosis and the prevention of the imperative disability and distress caused later on as a result of congenital and/or inherited diseases.1,2 In numerous countries, the screening process lead to the detection of certain congenital diseases, such as Phenylketon...

Prevalence of Neonatal Hyperphenylalaninemia in Yazd Province, Iran

Incidence of Neonatal Hyperphenylalaninemia in Fars Province, South Iran

OBJECTIVE Phenylalanine hydroxylase or its cofactor, tetrahydrobiopterin (BH(4)), deficiency causes accumulation of phenylalanine in body fluids and central nervous system. Considering the fact that hyperphenylalaninemia is a preventable cause of mental retardation in infants, the objective of this study was to determine the incidence of congenital hyperphenylalaninemia in Fars province, south ...

prevalence of atopic dermatitis in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus in southeastern of iran (kerman province): a case-control study

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Prevalence of Cryptosporidium spp. in Camels and Involved People in Yazd Province, Iran

BACKGROUND Although infection of dromedary camels with Cryptosporidium spp. is rare in Iran, it is considered a zoonotic threat to the keepers and herders of camels. Thus we investigated the prevalence of Cryptosporidium in these two hosts in Yazd Province, a semi-arid region in center of Iran. METHODS This study was conducted during 4 seasons (winter 2008, summer 2009, winter 2009 and summer...

Neonatal mortality of low birth weight infants in Yazd, Iran

Background: Low birth weight (LBW) is one of the major determinants of neonatal survival as well as postnatal morbidity. Objective: The main objective of the present study was to determine neonatal mortality rate (NMR) in LBW infants in Yazd, Iran. Materials and Methods: In a prospective-cohort study, all births in the maternity hospitals of Yazd, Iran in 2004 were evaluated and mortality rate ...