Prevalence of Thalassemia Trait & Iron Deficiency Anemia during Infancy in 2011-2013 in a Thalassemia Prevalent Region: North Cyprus.

Background: Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA) is an important health problem all around the world especially in developing countries. In the Mediterranean countries another prevelant reason of anemia is Thalassemia. Certain strategies had been established as a government policy to reduce prevalence in North Cyprus, such as pre-marital screening of Thalassemia.

HAX-1 deficiency: Characteristics of five cases including an asymptomatic patient.

Background: Mutations in the HAX-1 gene cause an autosomal recessive form of severe congenital neutropenia (SCN), which particularly manifests with recurrent skin, lung and deep tissue infections from the first few months of life.

Objective: We retrospectively evaluated the clinical and laboratory findings of the patients diagnosed with SCN carrying HAX1 gene mutations.

Methods: A total of five patients with SCN, carrying a HAX1 gene mutation, were evaluated in terms of clinical and laboratory findings.

A milestone in house dust-mite-allergen immunotherapy: the new sublingual tablet S-524101 (actair).

Subcutaneous allergen-specific immunotherapy has long been used in the treatment of allergic rhinitis and/or asthma and its efficacy has been confirmed. However, due to the discomfort of injections and the risk of severe adverse reactions, alternative routes of allergen administration have emerged. Delivery of allergens through the mucosal route had been proposed and investigated thoroughly, confirming the sublingual route to be the most efficacious.

Cernunnos/XLF Deficiency: A Syndromic Primary Immunodeficiency.

Artemis, DNA ligase IV, DNA protein kinase catalytic subunit, and Cernunnos/XLF genes in nonhomologous end joining pathways of DNA repair mechanisms have been identified as responsible for radiosensitive SCID. Here, we present a 3-year-old girl patient with severe growth retardation, bird-like face, recurrent perianal abscess, pancytopenia, and polydactyly. Firstly, she was thought as Fanconi anemia and spontaneous DNA breaks were seen on chromosomal analysis.

Raised interleukin-13 levels in cord blood increases the risk of allergic sensitization at 5 years of age.

The identification of early markers of atopy in cord blood of newborns at delivery may offer prediction of future allergic sensitization. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between cord blood interleukin-13 (IL-13) and interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) and development of allergic diseases during the first five years of life. Umbilical cord blood samples were collected at the time of delivery from 62 newborns.

Effect of Hedera helix on lung histopathology in chronic asthma.

Hedera helix is widely used to treat bronchial asthma for many years. However, effects of this herb on lung histopathology is still far from clear. We aimed to determine the effect of oral administration of Hedera helix on lung histopathology in a murine model of chronic asthma.

Glycyrrhizin and long-term histopathologic changes in a murine model of asthma.

Background: Licorice root has been widely used to treat bronchial asthma for many years. However, the effect of this herb on lung histopathologic features is not fully understood.

Objective: In this study, we aimed to determine the effects of oral administration of glycyrrhizin, an active constituent of licorice root, on lung histopathologic features in BALB/c mice, in which the model of chronic asthma was established.

Characteristics of children with positive tuberculin skin test.

The aim of the study was to define the characteristics of children with latent tuberculosis diagnosed with positive tuberculin skin test (TST) and evaluate potential risk factors in children with positive TST. Children followed with the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection were included in the study retrospectively. Demographic characteristics of patients including history of atopy, respiratory infections, family history of tuberculosis and atopy, number of BCG vaccinations, findings of physical examination and laboratory data were extracted from patient's file.