objectives we assessed functional vitamin b12 deficiency in tehranian elderly admitted to elderly research center, university of social welfare and rehabilitation sciences. conclusions the prevalence of b12 deficiency was higher in this study compared to other studies, so more attention and massive efficacious policy should be designed to reduce the deficiency of this vitamin. results cut-off o...

background congenital factor xiii (fxiii) deficiency is a rare severs autosomal recessive bleeding disorder. objectives the aim of the study was to determine the c559t > c fxiiia genotype frequency in patients with fxiii hemophilia who lived in sistan and balouchestan province in southeast of iran. patients and methods we determined the genotype of 180 patients with factor xiii hemophilia by te...

glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (g6pd) deficiency is the most important disease of the hexose monophosphate pathway. deficiency of this enzym can lead to hemolysis of red blood cells. our aim was to study the prevalence of g6pd deficiency in relation to neonatal jaundice. we studied 456 clinically icteric neonates laboratory investigations included determination of direct and indirect serum b...

background: vitamin d deficiency during pregnancy is associated with some adverse pregnancy outcomes but its relationship with fetal growth is unknown. objective: we compared the 25-hydroxy vitamin d levels between mothers and their small for gestational age (sga) newborns with mothers and their appropriate for gestational age (aga) newborns. materials and methods: the study population included...

Aluminium Phosphide poisoning and glucose‐6‐phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency are two commonly seen clinical presentations in Iran. However, hemolysis associated with Aluminium Phosphide poisoning is very rare. We report a case of concurrent Aluminium Phosphide poisoning and glucose‐6‐phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in a 24 year old man presenting with intravascular hemolysis. Key words...

background vitamin d deficiency is believed to cause variety of abnormalities such as liver stiffness and fibrosis. it is also shown that vitamin d deficiency may result in chronic liver disease or liver cirrhosis. in this study, we aimed to systematically review the literature wherein the relationship between vitamin d deficiency and the severity of chronic liver disease or liver cirrhosis had...

background: menstrual migraine (mm) is a subgroup of migraine headache that affect the quality of life of patients in menstrual age. iron deficiency anemia (ida) is the most common cause of anemia, especially in women of reproductive age. objectives: to determine the association of iron deficiency anemia with menstrual migraine. materials and methods: this descriptive-analytic study was conduct...