cytogenetic studies were performed on 150 cases of down's syndrome (ds) in iran. the standard trisomy 21 was found in 132 (88 % ) and translocation-trisomy 21 (+21) in 18 (12%) patients, i.e., t(21,21) in 1(0.63%) and mosaicism in 17(11.33%) cases. the comparison of the frequencies for mosaicism between different populations such as denmark, hungary, egypt, iraq, india, australia and iran ...

recombinant human growth hormone (hgh) was given for 6 months or longer to 68 patients with gh deficiency, 6 with turner's syndrome and 5 with achondroplasia, during 1986-1994 in a prospective study. the total weekly administered dose of gh was 0.6 u/kg. by random sampling, 29 of 68 gh deficient patients (42.6%) received twice weekly (2 iw) intramuscular (im) injections, 17 (25%) received ...

Lemierre´s syndrome is a rare but serious infection caused by bacteria attacking the lymph nodes of neck and causing blood clots to form in large veins neck, whereas mediastinistis an acute inflammation mediastinum.1,2 The presence enlarged mediastinum on X-ray lungs or CT thorax leads diagnosis. In this case report we describe 40-year-old patient who was admitted Cardiology Department Sibenik ...