Mohammad Mehdi Akhondi

Monoclonal Antibody Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran

[ 1 ] - GPI-Anchored Fibromodulin as a Novel Target in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Implications

Background: We have previously reported the aberrant expression of Fibromodulin (FMOD) in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Although FMOD has been considered as a cytoplasmic or secretory protein, we discovered the cell surface expression of FMOD in leukemic B cells via anchoring with glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI). Objective: To evaluate FM...

[ 2 ] - Practical Difficulties in Estimating the Prevalence of Primary Infertility in Iran

Objective The present study has reviewed the results of a big population-based survey on how the clinical, epidemiological and demographic definitions of infertility made a difference in infertility prevalence in Iran and subsequently, compared the findings in order to find the right time of treatment-seeking by couples. Moreover, the present study reported the infertility prevalence as well as...