Introduction: A cleft lip with or without a cleft palate is one of the major congenital anomalies observed in newborns. This study explored the risk factors for oral clefts in Gorgan, Northern Iran.  Materials and Methods: This hospital-based case-control study was performed in three hospitals in Gorgan, Northern Iran between April 2006 and December 2009. The case group contained 33 newborns...

AIM The elevation of troponin-T (TnT) and occurrence of transient slow-flow phenomena have been recognized as procedure-related myocardial injuries. Little is known about the characteristics of high-risk plaque resulting in myocardial injury after coronary stenting. METHODS The culprit plaques in 42 consecutive patients with stable angina undergoing elective coronary stenting were observed by...

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Introduction: Cleft lip and palate, the most common developmental deformity, is seen worldwide and the etiology involves a combination of genetic and environmental factors. The purpose of this study was to determine the maternal risk factors associated with the development of cleft lip and cleft palate. Materials and Methods: We conducted a case control study at the Women’s Hospital in Culiacan...

Journal of the American Chemical Society is published by the American Chemical Society. 1155 Sixteenth Street N.W., Washington, DC 20036 Communication Arginine52 Controls the Photoisomerization Process in Photoactive Yellow Protein Gerrit Groenhof, Lars V. Schfer, Martial Boggio-Pasqua, Helmut Grubmller, and Michael A. Robb J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2008, 130 (11), 3250-3251• DOI: 10.1021/ja078024u • ...

In the soybean there are two cotyledon colors, yellow and green. Both types are green in immature soybeans, but as the beans ripen, the green pigment fades out in yellow-cotyledon varieties, and persists in green-cotyledon varieties. In inheritance, yellow differs from green in possessing a factor or factors that cause the green pigment to fade out as the beans mature. In crosses between yellow...