Volume 19 (2024)
Volume 18 (2023)
Volume 17 (2022)
Volume 16 (2021)
Volume 15 (2020)
Volume 14 (2019)
Volume 13 (2018)
Volume 12 (2017)
Volume 11 (2016)
Volume 10 (2015)
Volume 9 (2014)
Volume 8 (2013)
Volume 7 (2012)
Volume 6 (2011)
Volume 4 (2009)
Volume 3 (2008)
Volume 2 (2007)
Volume 1 (2006)
Original Research
The Diagnostic Value of Utrophin in Mild Dystrophinopathy (Becker Muscular Dystrophy)

Elahe Keyhani; Jalal Gharesouran; Kimia Kahrizi; Yousef Shafeghati; Hossein Najmabadi; Mehdi Banan; Fatemeh Moghaddam; Elham Darabi

Volume 5, Issue 1 , January 2010, Pages 2-8

Abstract
    Background and Objective: Becker Muscular Dystrophy (BMD) is a subtype of dystrophinopathies and designated as “mild form of dystrophinopathy”. The frequency rate of the disease is 1:18000 to 1:30000 in different populations and the symptoms are presented at about 8-9 years of age. ...  Read More

Original Research
Evaluation of Cyclin D1 Expression in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma and its Effect on Response Rate to Neo- adjuvant Chemoradiotherapy

Fatemeh Homaei Shandiz; Mohammad-Reza Ghavam Nassiri; Fatemeh Varshoee Tabrizi; Mohammad Khagedaloee; Kamran Ghafarzadegan

Volume 5, Issue 1 , January 2010, Pages 9-13

Abstract
    Background and Objective: Esophageal cancer especially squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is one of the most common gastro intestinal malignancies in north part of Iran (Khorasan). The standard treatment for esophageal cancer is surgical resection, but its outcome remains poor. Then, the oncologists ...  Read More

Original Research
Presence of Cytomegalovirus in Sinunasal Mucosa of Patients with Chronic Sinusitis and Without Sinusitis

Mohammad Ebrahim Yarmohammadi; Horieh Saderi; Tahere Shahrokhtabar

Volume 5, Issue 1 , January 2010, Pages 14-17

Abstract
    Background and Objective: Sinusitis is one of the most common hygienic problems and a large part of the budget has been allocated to its diagnosis and treatment yearly. In this study, the presence of cytomegalovirus in sinuses of patients, undergone operation for treatment, with or without sinusitis, ...  Read More

Original Research
Expression of the Apoptosis Inhibitor Bcl-2 in Sputum Eosinophils in Patients with Asthma

Ghasem Azimi; Hesam Amini; Niosha Andalibi

Volume 5, Issue 1 , January 2010, Pages 18-21

Abstract
    Background and Objectives: Apoptosis of eosinophils is of significant value in assessing the airway inflammation in patients with asthma. Our purpose was to investigate the degree of expression of the Bcl-2 protein in sputum eosinophils during acute asthma exacerbation and its relationship with ...  Read More

Original Research
Familial Hypercholesterolemia in Iran: A Novel Frameshift Mutation in Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor (LDLR) Gene

Pezhman Fard-Esfahani; Shohreh Khatami

Volume 5, Issue 1 , January 2010, Pages 22-26

Abstract
    Background and Objective: Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an autosomal trait, which is caused by mutations in Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor (LDLR) gene. FH penetrance is about 100% and worldwide prevalence for heterozygous subjects is almost 1 in 500 and for homozygous 1 in 1,000,000. ...  Read More

Original Research
Behavioral and Histological Analysis of Crocus sativus Effect in Intracerebroventricular Streptozotocin Model of Alzheimer Disease in Rats

Mohsen Khalili; Zahra Kiasalari; Batol Rahmati; Jamshid Narenjkar

Volume 5, Issue 1 , January 2010, Pages 27-33

Abstract
    Background and Objectives: There is well established the beneficial effects of Crocus sativus extract in learning and memory improvement. In the present study the effect of this plant in memory behavioral impairment and forbrain histological damage induced by STZ-icv model of Alzheimer disease ...  Read More

Original Research
Evaluation of Extended Spectrum Betalactamase(ESBL) Positive Strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae And Escherichia coli in Bacterial Cultures

Nasrin Shayanfar; Mitra Rezaei; Mehdi Ahmadi

Volume 5, Issue 1 , January 2010, Pages 34-39

Abstract
    Background and Objective: To evaluate extended spectrum betalactamase (ESBL) positive strains of Klebsiella pneumonia and Escherichia coli in positive bacterial cultures. Materials and Methods: In this analytical cross-sectional study, between March 2006 and March 2007, 170 bacterial isolates ...  Read More

Case Reports
Giant Submucosal Lipoma of Sigmoid Colon

Alireza Abdollahi; Hayedeh Haeri; Alireza Alaie Alamooti

Volume 5, Issue 1 , January 2010, Pages 40-42

Abstract
    Lipomas of the gasterointestinal Tract are relatively uncommon in clinical practice. Most cases are asymptomatic with small tumor size and do not need any special treatment but the large ones are known to cause symptoms such as abdominal pain, obstruction, intussusceptions, and bleeding. The ...  Read More

Case Reports
Primary Stromal Sarcoma of Breast with Nodal Recurrence

Ali Yaghobi; Payam Azadeh; Sh . Moghadam; Behrouz Shafaghi

Volume 5, Issue 1 , January 2010, Pages 43-46

Abstract
    Although most breast cancers are adenocarcinomas of the mammary gland, primary breast sarcomas may also arise from mammary gland mesenchymal tissue. Sarcomas represent less than 1% of primary breast neoplasms. These tumors are at high risk of recurrence and are known to have poor prognosis. Surgical ...  Read More

Case Reports
Coincidental Hydatid Cyst of Skin and Kidney: A Very Rare Case Report

Bijan Rezakhaniha; Soheila Sirosbakhtv

Volume 5, Issue 1 , January 2010, Pages 47-50

Abstract
    Human echinococcosis remains a complex problem that affects several organs. Hydatid disease mainly (85%) affects liver as well as lung, and 10% the rest of the body. Renal involvement is about 2% while skin hydatidosis is nearly 1%. Coincidental involvement of kidney and skin is very rare. We ...  Read More