proteins are fundamental components of cells which mediate many essential biological processes. proteomics is a rapidly growing field for the study of proteome, the protein complement expressed by the genome of an organism or cell type. the large-scale analysis of proteins leads to a more comprehensive view of molecular and cellular pathways that improves the overall understanding of the comple...

testicular schwannoma is a very rare benign scrotal tumor. it is a painless mass, but sometimes referred because of pain or sensory losses. tumor markers are normal and radical orchidectomy is its best treatment. here we present an unusual case of intrascrotal schwannoma in a 57 year old man, with a review of the literature.

inguinal mass is a common clinical finding or even symptom in childhood while the most common diagnosis is inguinal hernia that may proceed with prompt surgical but there are a vast variety of different entities that may manifest as an inguinal mass and in some instances, surgical approach is not indicated or may need further preoperative assessments to determine a correct therapeutic plan. in ...

background: molecular epidemiology of measles virus (mv) is important, not only to measure the success of measles vaccination programs but also to monitor the circulation and elimination of the virus worldwide. in this study, we compared mv obtained from patients before the 2003 mass vaccination mr campaign and viruses detected after 2003 until 2008 in iran. methods: the nucleoprotein (n) gene ...

background and objective: mediastinal masses in children are a heterogenous group of asymptomatic potentially life-threatening congenital, infectious, or neoplastic lesions that present complex diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas. materials and methods: the clinical and laboratory features of 65 patients who had open biopsies in ali-asghar hospital over 11 years were reviewed. results: seventy-...

conclusions physicians involved in care of methadone patients should recommend dietary and lifestyle changes to improve their overall health. results within one year from admission to treatment, a statistically significant (t-tests, p < 0.05) increase was noted in their body mass index (bmi), % of body fat, average body mass, and average basal metabolic rate, and relative decrease in their % of...

In order to determine the prevalence rate of abdominal masses in children referred to the Kerman university hospital number one from 1984 to 1994, the medical records  of 51 of these children were reviewed.  27 of these patients were boys (53℅), and 24 were girls (47℅). The age variance of these patients were between 3 months and 14 years. In this study,  the most common tumor was Wilm,s tumor ...

with the success achieved in the interruption of the transmission of bilharziasis by snail control in most endemic areas of iran, mass-chemotherapy has been used extensively for reducing the number of cases in various villages. niridazol was chosen for this purpose after a screening of several drugs. eight thousand eight .l1undred seventy-four cases in 259 localities were treated from 1966 to t...

in an attempt to convert mass vaccination practices to the extended programme on immunization, a sero-evaluation study was carried out in rural iran in 1976. a total of 22 246 rural children of 2-12 years of age were sampled. blood samples taken on filter paper were tested by indirect hemagglutination technique to determine the level of circulating antibodies against tetanus toxoid. tetanus was...

round ligament leiomyoma of uterus is rare. it can be presented as inguinal swelling mimicking the inguinal hernia or lymph node. surgical excision is its curative treatment. definitive diagnosis is made by histopathological examination. a 32 year old pregnant patient having round ligament leiomyoma as diagnosed histopathologically in recep tayyip erdogan university hospital in 2014 was present...