objective deficient enzyme activity may cause congenital metabolic defects. these defectsare inherited in an autosomal recessive, autosomal dominant, and x-linkedpatterns. this study was aimed at investigating the occurrence of metabolicdiseases in qazvin province. materials & methods this cross-sectional study was performed on 79,100 children aged 12 years orless between 2000 and 2010. clinica...

to understand the relationship between natural physicochemical properties of soil and abundance of citrus root nematode (tylenchulus semipenetrans), a survey was conducted during 2009-2010 in some 37 citrus orchards, in kohgilouyeh va boyerahmad province, iran. distribution of the citrus nematode was determined by collecting random samples from the soil and citrus plant roots, extracting and en...

conclusions by using the normal angle kappa determined in this study, pseudodeviations can be identified more precisely in those who might undergo keratorefractive surgery. results a total of 977 healthy participants who aged 18 to 45 years were included consecutively. the study population consisted of 614 females and 363 males. the average angle kappa was 5.00º ± 1.36º at 240.21º ± 97.17º in m...

the article by potts et al, “the pill is mightier than the sword,” points out that family planning has an important role to play in building peace by increasing women’s empowerment and their agency, ultimately helping peacebuilding efforts. evidence has demonstrated that family planning programs are cost effective, produce quick results, help women and couples meet their desired fertility level...

background opium abuse significantly affects the nutritional status of users and frequently leads to undernourishment. methadone maintenance therapy has been used as one of the possible ways to prevent of infection diseases such as hiv and hepatitis b and c and improve the quality of life in opioid-dependent patients. objectives the aim of this study was to assess the anthropometric and socio-d...

distribution of population depends on the distribution of goods and services. the distribution of population is very important not only for its effects on different aspects of population but also because of its relations with the general features of area. programmers can control the distribution of the population if they control the distribution of goods and services. the purpose of the present...

objective: hearing loss is the most frequent neurosensory defect in human. mutations in gjb2 and gjb6 are responsible for 50% of autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing loss (arnshl) cases. here we report on the frequencies of gjb2 and gjb6 mutations and three large deletions spanning the gjb6 gene including del (gjb6-d13s1830), del (gjb6-d13s1854) and a >920 kb deletion in patients affected ...