Aim: To explore, in one patient, the possibility that D-bifunctional protein (D-BP) deficiency affects telomere length, and to determine the profile of genetic expression. Presentation of Case: Due to the symptoms of a newborn and his family background, a peroxisomal panel was pe...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2614
Rajiv Kishor Saxena, Abdul Samad Aziz, Madhav Govind Kalekar, J. P. Milsee Mol, Adinath Narayan Suryakar, Benjamin Tabita, Ravi Vasudev Shirahatti & Raghavendra Shrishail Medikeri·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2013
Aims: To assess the comparative presence of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) in saliva of smokers and nonsmokers with chronic periodontitis. Study Design: Male individuals diagnosed with chronic periodontitis with and without smoking habits were enrolled in the study. The unstimul...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2251
Ali Amini Harandi, Farzad Ashrafi, Mojgan Tabatabaei, Askar Ghorbani, Hamidreza Hatamian, Hossein Pakdaman, Manochehr Ilkhani, Koroush Gharagozli, Maziar Shojae, Marjan Asadollahi, Farshid Alaeddini & Seyed Kazem Hosseini·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2013
Aim: To evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of MLC601 in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer disease (AD). Study Design: This is an open-label pilot study. Place and Duration of Study: It was conducted at three university referral centres in Iran from September 2009 until...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2537
Aims: Evaluation of anti-greasiness properties of oat extract and oil in shampoos. Methodology: Seborrhea can cause greasiness in scalp and hair. There are few compounds currently in use to reduce sebaceous gland secretions. Avena sativa or oat is a plant containing saponins as a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/1828
Aims: The Purpose of this short article is to summarize the recent developments in the genetics of normal tension glaucoma (NTG). Background: Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of irreversible blindness. Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is the most common type of glaucoma in...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2655
Aims: This study aims to determine the antioxidant enzyme EC-SOD polymorphisms in Egyptian patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with and without retinopathy, and its association with other biochemical changes to assess whether decreased SOD activity is associated with the devel...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/957
Aims: Graves' disease is a common cause of hyperthyroidism in the paediatric population. An association between neutropenia and untreated Graves' disease has been described although the aetiology is unknown. Presentation of Case: A 13 year old boy presented with a 3 month history...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2517
Background: pfcrt K76T mutation was demonstrated to play a central role in the P. falciparum resistance to chloroquine. Aim: To find any association between mutant alleles of pfcrt K76T, pfmdr1 N86Y, pfG30 and pfG47 and the in vivo parasite non clearance after chloroquine treatme...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2434
Aims: To compare isotopic signatures of contrasting (due to the structure and metabolism) organs in mice of two contrasting ages. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Biology Department of Moscow State University; Institute of Geochemistry and Analyti...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/1591
Syndromes associated with acute bilateral lesions of the basal ganglia in diabetic uremic patients are uncommon, and usually have reversible clinical and imaging findings. Such syndromes are seen almost exclusively in patients with diabetes mellitus and renal failure. Previously...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2068
Aim: To investigate anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive potentials of aqueous stem bark extract of Khaya senegalensis A. Juss (Meliaceae) in rodents. Methodology: Anti-inflammatory activity of aqueous stem bark extract of K. senegalensis (AKS) was studied in different models. E...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/1931
Aims: Among the antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) applied for secondary prophylaxis of post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE), carbamazepine (CBZ) may cause severe side effects and worsen traumatic brain injury (TBI). Presentation of Case: Two days after a bicycle accident causing severe TBI, a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2306
Aims: Catecholamines represent a cornerstone in the hemodynamic management of septic shock (SS). However, development of toxicity may adversely affect patient outcome. We describe the outcome of 460 consecutive SS patients who were treated with an institutional hemodynamic protoc...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2072
Objective: Psychopathological symptoms, depression, apathy, memory and sleep disorders, have been reported in patients with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, but psychotic symptoms without psychiatric background are extremely rare. Method: A 74 year male patient without previous psychiatr...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/1675
Objectives: Depression unfortunately, remains an under-recognized and misdiagnosed condition, especially in the aging population. We aimed to research the relation of depression, LUTS and ED in elderly men. Methods: In this prospective study, 364 elder male patients were evaluate...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/1700