BACKGROUND Previous studies have revealed significant differences between populations for genotypic frequencies of glutathione S-transferase T1 (GSTT1) and M1 (GSTM1) polymorphisms. In order to find the frequency of the null genotypes of GSTM1 and GSTT1 in Iranian populations, the present study was carried out. METHODS The total study subjects consisted of 1340 unrelated healthy Muslims/Irani...

Background: Xmn-1 polymorphism of 𝜸Gglobin gene (HBG2) is a prominent quantitative trait loci (QTL) in β-thalassemia intermediate (β-TI). In current study, we evaluated the frequency of Xmn-1 polymorphism and its association with β-globin gene (HBB) alleles and Hb F level in β-TI patients in Sistan and Balouchestan province, south-east of Iran. Subjects and Methods: 45 β-TI patients were enroll...

BACKGROUND Suicide is a growing public health problem all over the world. Understanding the prevalence of suicide and its correlates is of great importance in planning programs to reduce the risk in different societies. OBJECTIVES The present study was conducted to assess the epidemiology of suicide and its associated risk factors in Sistan and Balouchestan Province, southeast of Iran. PATI...

Aim The aim of this study was to obtain more accurate estimates of the liver cancer incidence rate after correcting for misclassification error in cancer registry across Iranian provinces. Background Nowadays having a thorough knowledge of geographic distribution of disease incidence has become essential for identifying the influential factors on cancer incidence. Methods Data of liver canc...

in the course of a faunistic survey on the iranian oribatid mites (acari: oribatida) in the southeastern province of sistan and balouchestan, the species bicyrthermannia duodentata hammer, 1979 of the family nanhermanniidae was identified. this species is a new record for the palaearctic region.

BACKGROUND The prevalence of celiac disease is common in Iran. The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of celiac disease in apparently healthy blood donors of Sistan and Balouchestan Province, southeastern Iran. METHODS Serum samples of 1600 consecutive apparently healthy blood donors at Zahedan Blood Donation Center were assayed for anti-tissue transglutaminase (tTG) ant...

background: previous studies have revealed significant differences between populations for genotypic frequencies of glutathione s-transferase t1 ( gstt1 ) and m1 ( gstm1 ) polymorphisms. in order to find the frequency of the null genotypes of gstm1 and gstt1 in iranian populations, the present study was carried out. methods: the total study subjects consisted of 1340 unrelated healthy muslims/i...