AIM The aim of this study was to validate the Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) in the Turkish population and to investigate its correlation with the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS Volunteer patients, who were scheduled for elective surgery and who applied to the Outpatient Clinic of Anesthesiology for preoperative evaluation, were asked to complete...

OBJECTIVE The objectives of this study were to determine sinus measurements specific for the Turkish population using CT sagittal thin-slice reconstruction images and to clarify the three-dimensional anatomical features of the sphenoid sinus, along with its surrounding structures, that are relevant to performing an endoscopic sphenoidotomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS Images of 300 patients (165 fe...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this retrospective study was to determine the root and canal morphology of the mandibular first and second permanent molars in a Turkish population using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). MATERIALS AND METHODS CBCT images of mandibular first (n = 966) and second molar (n = 1165) teeth from 850 Turkish patients were evaluated. The root canal configurations were classif...

Ethnic origin has been reported to affect the prevalence of atopic diseases in several studies in different parts of the world. However, little is known about the prevalence of asthma and atopy in immigrants living in Europe. The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of asthma and atopy in Turkish children living in Germany and to investigate the role of ethnic origin on the de...

BACKGROUND We aimed to analyze the association between lipid variables and the extent and severity of coronary artery disease (CAD) in non-diabetic Turkish Cypriots. METHODS Overall, 412 patients (mean (SD) age: 58.8 (10.5) yr, 50.1% male) who underwent diagnostic coronary angiography were included in this single-center, cross-sectional study. The Friesinger index (FI) was used to assess the ...

Allele frequencies of 15 STRs included in the PowerPlex 16 System (D3S1358, TH01, D21S11, D18S51, Penta E, D5S818, D13S317, D7S820, D16S539, CSF1PO, Penta D, VWA, D8S1179, TPOX and FGA) were calculated from the referent sample of 100 unrelated individuals of both sexes from Turkish student population living in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Buccal swab, as a source of DNA, was collected from...

INTRODUCTION This study aimed to measure socioeconomic inequalities in Self Assessed Health (SAH) and evaluate the determinants of such inequalities in terms of their contributions amongst the Turkish population. METHODS We used data from the Turkish part of World Health Survey 2003 with 10,287 respondents over 18 years old. Concentration index (CI) of SAH was calculated as a measure of socio...

AIM OF THE STUDY A recent breast cancer genome-wide association study (GWAS) identified single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs2046210 on 6q25.1 showing a strong association with breast cancer risk. Numerous association studies have been conducted to investigate the relationship between this polymorphism and breast cancer risk in various populations. There have been conflicting reports about th...

OBJECTIVE Isolated growth hormone deficiency (IGHD) is defined as a medical condition associated with growth failure due to insufficient production of GH or lack of GH action. Mutations in the gene encoding for GH-releasing hormone receptor (GHRHR) have been detected in patients with IGHD type IB. However, genetic defects on GHRHR causing IGHD in the Turkish population have not yet been reporte...

Şeker-Yılmaz B, Kör D, Tümgör G, Ceylaner S, Önenli-Mungan N. p.Val452Ile mutation of the SLC25A13 gene in a Turkish patient with citrin deficiency. Turk J Pediatr 2017; 59: 311-314. Citrin deficiency is an autosomal recessive metabolic disorder, which is caused by pathogenic mutations in the SLC25A13 gene on chromosome 7q21.3, as the causative gene that encodes the liver type aspartate/glutama...