Farzad Dastaviz

Student Research Committee, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.

[ 1 ] - Evaluation of the Efficacy of Lentiviral Vectors in Gene Therapy of Beta-thalassemia Patients: A Systematic Review

Background Beta thalassemiais a genetic blood abnormality identified through mutations, which reduce the synthesis of the ß-globin chain. Gene therapy through Lentiviral vectors have cured many of genetic disorders. The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of lentiviral vectors in treatment of ß-thalassemia a...

[ 2 ] - Transfusion Related Adverse Effects on Beta-Thalassemia Major and New Therapeutic Approaches: A Review Study

Thalassemia is one of the most common genetic disorders, worldwide.Beta-Thalassemia Major (BTM) is the most severe type, which reduces lifeexpectancy and quality of life. In this study, we searched the related keywords to subject from 1996-2019 in the Medline and Web of Science databases, therefore found 250 articles. Moreover, we categorized them into the studies on blood transfusions in...

[ 3 ] - Genetic Counseling for Families with Sporadic Intellectual Disability in North of Iran: A Retrospective Study

Background Intellectual Disability (ID) is a heterogeneous disorder, in which at least 600 genes participate. The present study aimed to identify the effect of genetic counseling and consanguinity marriage in Iranian families with sporadic mental disability. Materials and Methods: In th...