Background: Lichen planus (LP) is a chronic inflammatory skin condition which leads to changes in lipid metabolism. It may cause chronic atherosclerosis and metabolic syndrome. Theobjective of this study is to compare lipid levels of patients with LP to healthy controls.Methods: This case-control study recruited 100 total participants, 50 (25 male and 25 female) patients with LP and 50 healthy ...

BACKGROUND Oxidized Lp(a) [ox-Lp(a)] has been reported to play more potent roles than native Lp(a) in atherosclerosis. We investigated the distribution characteristics of plasma ox-Lp(a) and Lp(a) immune complex [Lp(a)-IC] levels in newborns and children. METHODS Plasma ox-Lp(a) and Lp(a)-IC levels were measured in 747 children and 30 cord blood by ELISAs. RESULTS The mean levels of Lp(a), ...

background: migraine is a common neurovascular disorder with multifactorial and polygenic inheritance. the aim of this study was to investigate the association of a migraine without aura and ala379val polymorphism of lipoprotein-associated phospholipase a2 (lp-pla2) gene in the iranian population. methods: in this study, 103 migraine patients and 100 healthy controls were enrolled. dna samples ...

background: the relationship between lichen planus (lp) and diabetes was studied previously, but the re-sults were in conflict. the aim of this study was to find the prevalence of diabetes mellitus (dm) in patients with lp among iranian patients. methods: in this study, 80 patients with lp were enrolled. they referred to dermatology clinic of our hospital during one year. a self-designed checkl...