The prevalence of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) is set to stabilize in Western Europe and North America, as opposed to its increasing trend in developing countries in Asia. The epidemiology of IBDs in areas where the incidence and prevalence are relatively low provides an opportunity for researchers to determine the unknown aspects of them. In this review article, the PubMed and MEDLINE da...

BACKGROUND There have been controversial reports about the possible association between mycosis fungoides (MF), its leukemic variant Siotazary syndrome (SS) and human T lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) in different geographical regions. AIMS The purpose of this study was to explore any association between MF and presence of HTLV-1 infection in Iran. METHODS In a case-control setting, 150 ...

Background: Prevalence of hydatidiform mole is not clearly defined, partly because most studies have reported different prevalence rates from different regions. However, there is no previous study that has determined the prevalence and associated risk factors of HM among patients with incomplete abortion evacuated at Bugando Medical Centre (BMC) and Sekou Toure Regional Hospital (STRH). Methods...

The incidence rate of gastric cancer in western countries has shown a remarkable decline in recent years while it is still the most common cancer among men in Iran. Ardabil, a North Western province, was found to have the highest rate of GC in Iran and one of the highest gastric cardia cancer rates in the world. We used the most recent data from Ardabil cancer registry to update on the incidenc...

Besides Quercus, Acer L. genus is the largest tree in Northern Hemisphere and consists of about 124–156 species. High morphological molecular variability has led to infra-specific complexity within most species this genus. In Iran, cappadocicum subsp. Gled. distributed eastern western parts Hyrcanian forests. study, three leaf-morphotypes A. were identified during sampling a forest located regi...

garlic (allium sativum l.) as one of the most valuable industrial and pharmaceutical plants has been studied from many aspects because of its importance. but there is not any sufficient and reliable information about its distribution and classification. so its types are categorized according to traditional, local or geographical names or some visual traits. the most important reason is the ster...

There is large variation in the molecular genetics and clinical features of hemoglobinopathies in Iran. Studying structural variants of hemoglobin demonstrated that the β-chain variants of hemoglobin S and D-Punjab are more prevalent in the Fars (southwestern Iran) and Kermanshah (western Iran) provinces, respectively. Also, α-chain variants of Hb Q-Iran and Hb Setif are prevalent in western Ir...

Bodies and glazes of tiles from the Ilkhanid period found at UNESCO World Heritage site Takht-e Soleyman were studied to identify materials certain technical characteristics architectural ceramics as part a larger project establish different productions. In addition, ceramic vessels excavated analysed for comparison. µXRF, SEM/EDX, Raman spectroscopy used material investigations. Qualitative no...

OBJECTIVE Four combinations of five neutral sequence changes at rs713040, rs10768683, rs7480526, rs7946748, and rs1609812 occurring in the human beta globin gene defined as frameworks have been reported in beta globin gene. Here we report for the frequency of these frameworks in thalassemia major patients of North Iran. METHODS Beta globin gene frameworks of 46 thalassemia major patients of N...