[This corrects the article DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2014.7674.].

cytomegalovirus (cmv) and rubella are considered as dangerous viral infections to the fetus. the findings of this research can clear the possible progress made thus far toward prevention in this part of the country. the data of all referees to genetic center of shahid beheshti hospital in hamadan, including the rubella and cmv tests were recorded in questionnaires and analyzed by logistic regre...

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D a t a e x t r a c t i o n Principal investigators of the included studies were contacted for data on each woman regarding whether any of her first-degree female relatives (mother, sisters, or daughters) had been diagnosed with breast cancer and, if so, their age when the diagnosis was made. Data were also collected on the numbers of sisters and daughters of each woman and the ages of each una...

In a prospective randomised study, 289 children admitted consecutively to hospital with their first febrile seizure were allocated, by date of admission, to short term diazepam prophylaxis (n = 152) or to no prophylaxis (n = 137) and followed for 18 months. In untreated children, five major risk factors for recurrent febrile convulsions were identified: age 15 months or less at the time of the ...

The first degree kinships of 305 index cases have been studied to determine whether an early age of onset or a particular site distribution characterizes familial aggregations of colorectal cancer. The probands comprised 100 patients aged 55-74 years and 205 patients under 55 years at diagnosis and were drawn from a large population database. Ascertainment and verification were complete for 256...

OBJECTIVES (1) To test the hypothesis that minor physical anomalies are increased in patients with schizophrenia and (2) to investigate differences in the prevalence of minor physical anomalies in patients with familial and sporadic schizophrenia and their first degree relatives. METHODS A weighted Waldrop assessment was carried out on 214 subjects in five groups: schizophrenic patients from ...

BACKGROUND This study aimed to research the awareness of screening colonoscopy (SC) among patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) and their relatives. METHODOLOGY A questionnaire form including information and behavior about colonoscopic screening for CRCs of patients and their first-degree relatives (FDRs) was prepared. RESULTS A total of 406 CRC patients were enrolled into the study, with 1...

Based on an established but pragmatic definition of cancer family syndrome as the presence of three or more relatives affected by colorectal cancer in a first degree kinship, the contribution of this syndrome to the total cancer burden in Northern Ireland has been studied by investigating all non-polyposis probands under 55 years old at histological diagnosis between 1976 and 1978. Family inter...

BACKGROUND Although it is known that first degree relatives of celiac patients have an increased risk for celiac disease few studies are available on its incidence. We investigated the incidence of serologic conversion and of new cases of celiac disease among first degree relatives with negative results at a first screening. METHODS From a total of 634 first degree relatives of 186 biopsy-pro...