introduction: about one fifth of couples are infertile and 2 million couples are added to this amount annually. the variety in the rate of adjustment reflects the interpersonal vulnerabilities that affects the capacity of person cope with a life stressful events such as infertility. the goal of psychological interventions is recognition and the person to more cope with this situation. according...

Objective: Advances in the science of genetics and development assisted reproductive techniques focus on genetic causes infertility. The aim this research is to reveal abnormalities terms sex chromosome aneuploidy Y microdeletions. Material Methods: A total 350 patients with azoospermia or severe oligozoospermia were selected. After general examination laboratory investigations performed, carto...

Von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL) is one of the most common inherited neoplasia syndromes and is characterized by highly vascular tumors of the eyes, brain, and spine, as well as benign and malignant tumors and/or cysts of the kidneys, adrenal medullae and sympathetic paraganglia, endolymphatic sac, epididymis, and broad ligament. Since the discovery of the VHL gene in 1993, more than 900 familie...

Introduction: Physicians have to visit, diagnose and refer patients with genetic disorders, so they need to be familiar with the basics and indications of genetic tests. In other words, they should have effective theoretical and practical knowledge about medical genetics before they do their job. Medical genetics courses at Medical Universities of Iran are generally presented as a theoretical s...

Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC), also referred to as Lynch syndromes I and II, is an autosomal, dominantly inherited disorder that accounts for approximately 5% of all colorectal cancers. While colorectal cancer is the most frequently occurring malignancy in HNPCC, other types of cancer occur with increased statistical significance. A better understanding of its natural histor...

Schizophrenia is a complex neuropsychiatric disease with documented clinical and genetic heterogeneity, and evidence for neurodevelopmental origins. Driven by new genetic technologies and advances in molecular medicine, there has recently been concrete progress in understanding some of the specific genetic causes of this serious psychiatric illness. In particular, several large rare structural ...

As we unveil our first issue of 2014, we would like to announce the launch of a new feature of Molecular Genetics and Genomic Medicine: “Genetics and Genomic Medicine around the World.” These articles will focus on various aspects of genetics and genomic medicine internationally. Trends in different countries will be described by a senior colleague from that country. In 1988, the Journal of Med...

objectives the aim of this study was to identify the health-related counseling needs of adolescent girls to assist them in this period of development. materials and methods forty teenage (13 - 19-year-old) girls, who had at least experienced 3 menstrual cycles, participated in this qualitative study. in-depth semi-structured interviews were used to collect the data. the content analysis method ...