Background: A number of genes are associated with the incidence non-syndromic cleft lip/palate (NSCL/P). Studies have shown a significant association between polymorphisms ATP-binding cassette, sub-family A, member 4 (ABCA4) risk NSCL/P. The present meta-analysis assessed ABCA4 (rs560426 and rs481931) NSCL/P by reviewing case-control studies. Methods: Four databases (Scopus; Cochrane Library; W...

introduction: a thyroid nodule is a palpable swelling in a thyroid gland with an otherwise normal appearance. palpable thyroid nodules occur in 4 to 7 percent of the population. nodular thyroid diseases are more frequent in women than in men. most actions of thyroid hormone are mediated by the active form of thyroid hormone. d2 is essential for formation of active hormone of t3 through deiodina...

the aim of the study was to explore the mechanisms underlying the association of birth weight with later body mass index (bmi) from the biochemical markers related to metabolism and the apa i polymorphism in igf-ii gene.a total of 300 children were selected randomly from the macrosomia birth cohort in wuxi, china. the height and weight were measured and blood samples were collected. plasma conc...

aim : the present study evaluated the association between g241r and k469e polymorphisms of intercellular adhesion molecule 1 gene and inflammatory bowel disease in iranian population.   background : inflammatory bowel disease including ulcerative colitis and crohn’s disease, is a chronic idiopathic inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract. there are two single base polymorphisms of in...

henoch–schönlein purpura (hsp), a common allergic hemorrhagic disease, occurs frequently in children affecting kidney, joint and skin. while interleukin-8 (il-8) plays an important role in inflammation, the association between il-8 gene +781 c/t polymorphism and hsp remains unclear. interleukin-8, an important chemokine related to the initiation and amplification of acute inflammatory responses...

Background & Aims: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is associated with peptic ulcer and gastric cancer. Polymorphisms of the genes coding Toll-like receptors (TLRs) may influence the innate and adaptive immune responses and affect the susceptibility to H. pylori or the disease outcomes. But the details and association to different polymorphis...

BACKGROUND: Interaction between estrogen and receptor (ER) takes part in the regulation differentiation of breast tumorigenesis. Some ERα polymorphisms, including rs3798577, are reported to be associated with risk aggressiveness carcinoma since site was targeted by microRNA, which can further modulate expression. Hence, this study conducted disclose possible role SNP rs3798577 on patients.METHO...

Molecular markers and mapping are used to analyze an organism’s genes. They allow the selection of target genetic areas based on marker genotype (and not trait phenotype), facilitate study variability diversity, create linkage maps, follow individuals or lines carrying certain may be select parental genotypes, remove drag in back-crossing, choose difficult-to-measure characteristics. Due a lack...

background: human cornea expresses functional fas-ligand capable of killing fas+ activated lymphocytes. fas expression is partly regulated by -670 a/g polymorphism in the promoter region of fas gene. objective: the aim of the present study is to determine the association between fas-670a/g polymorphism and survival of corneal transplantation. methods: in 276 graft recipients who mainly underwen...