In order to investigate the molecular diversity of mtDNA in Azeri population, 133 Azeri subjects inhabitingdifferent regions of Azerbaijan (Iran) were selected. Blood samples were taken from these subjects formtDNA extraction. The extracted mtDNA samples were then studied by the PCR-RFLP method.Fourteen haplogroups were characterized from which 82% were identified as European ...

Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive disorder primarily affecting the Mediterranean populations. It is characterized by recurrent attacks of fever and inflammation of serosal membranes and gradual development of nephropathic amyloidosis. More than 70 disease-associated mutations have been identified in the Mediterranean fever gene (MEFV) responsible for FMF. The aim of t...

Some genes have an unproven role in the pathogenesis of Rheumatoid arthritis (RA). One of these suspected genes is the Mediterranean fever (MEFV) gene. MEFV is responsible for familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). Currently, more than 100 FMF-associated mutations of the MEFV gene have been identified. With most located on exon 10, five of these: E148Q, M680I, M694V, M694I, and V726A account for m...

background: henoch-schönlein purpura (hsp) is an lga mediated small vessel systemic vasculitis disease in children. the etiology and pathogenesis of hsp disease remain unknown. however, environmental and genetic risk factors could play important roles in susceptibility to hsp disease. in this study we investigated the association of 5՛-untranslated region polymorphism (-634g/c) of vegf gene wit...

Food insecurity (FI) influences may result in poor physical and mental health outcomes. Minor ethnic group may experience higher level of FI, and this situation may be related with higher depression prevalence. The aim of this study was to determine the association of depression with food security status in major (Azeri) and minor (Kurdish) ethnicity living in Urmia, West Azerbaijan, north of I...

OBJECTIVE Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by recurrent febrile attacks accompanied by serosal and synovial membrane inflammation. FMF is caused by mutations in the MEFV gene and are found usually among Mediterranean populations, Armenians, Turks, Arabs and Jews. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of MEFV gene mutations among ...

Promoter polymorphism of cytokine genes may lead to inter-individual differences in cytokine levels, therefore, polymorphisms may associate with susceptibility to infectious diseases. In this study, we investigated a possible association between interleukin-10 (IL-10) -1082A⁄G (rs1800896) and interferon (IFN)-gamma +874T/A (rs2430561) promoter polymorphisms and tuberculosis (TB) in the Azeri po...

This paper explores qoşma, postposition in modern Azeri and its Turkish counterpart. According to the common view on Azeri, postposition, particle, conjunctions, modals, interjection are listed under minor parts of speech. In grammar, there is a tendency categorize all speech single heading edat (particle), which results confusion about definition function particle. Words like particles conjunc...

OBJECTIVE Duchene and Becker Muscular Dystrophy (DMD/ BMD) are x-linked disorders that both are the result of heterogeneous mutations in the dystrophin gene. The frequency and distribution of dystrophin gene deletions in DMD/ BMD patients show different patterns among different populations. This study investigates the deletion rate, type, and distribution of this gene in the Azeri Turk populati...