OBJECTIVE To assess the frequency of 2 different forms of hemochromatosis HFE gene mutations (C282Y and H63D mutations) in a normal population in comparison with type 2 diabetic patients. METHODS This case control study was undertaken in Zanjan Diabetic Care Center, Zanjan, western Tehran, in 2005. Two hundred and two individuals were included in this study: 101 type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM...

Today recognition of organizational culture is very important for managers because the culture or atmosphere on the organization is explanatory of the way of organization living. In the atmosphere on the organization that people work in it that they can achieve is the goals of the organization. That’s why managing scientists state that the most basic duty of managing is forming and directing th...

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OBJECTIVES Escherichia coli is regarded as the most important etiological agent of urinary tract infections. Fluoroquinolones are routinely used in the treatment of these infections; however, in recent years, a growing rate of resistance to these drugs has been reported globally. The aims of this study were to detect plasmid-mediated qnrA, qnrB, and qnrS genes among the quinolone-nonsusceptible...

INTRODUCTION Birthweight is one of the most important predicting indicators of the health status in adulthood. Having a balanced birthweight is one of the priorities of the health system in most of the industrial and developed countries. This indicator is used to assess the growth and health status of the infants. The aim of this study was to assess the birthweight of the neonates by using quan...

1 Department of Physical Sciences, Alabama State University, Alabama, AL, USA 2 Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia 3 Institute of Basic Biological Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia 4 Department of Chemistry, Center of Climate Change and Global Warming, Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences, Zanjan, Iran 5 Departments of Bioc...

Toxoplasma gondii is one of the major agents of infectious abortions and due to its worldwide distribution can threat healthy pregnant women who had no previous exposure to this parasite. The present study was designed to investigate the contribution of T. gondii to spontaneous abortions in Zanjan, Northwest of Iran, using ELISA method. Blood Samples were collected from 264 mothers referred to ...

BACKGROUND Hydatidosis is the most important zoonotic disease that causes significant economic losses and public health problems worldwide. This study was conducted to evaluate retrospectively 136 patients diagnosed with hydatid cyst disease at two university medical centers between 2007 and 2013 in in Zanjan area, northwest Iran. METHODS We surveyed medical records of infected patients with ...