Higher risk of progressing breast cancer in Kurdish population associated to CDH1 -160 C/A polymorphism.

There is an increasing interest about studying possible effects of genetic polymorphisms and risk of cancer progression. E-cadherin (CDH1) involves in many important cellular processes including cell-cell interactions, cell development and genetic changes of this molecule has been associated with greater tumor metastasis. The present study was aimed to evaluate the possible role of CDH1 -160 C/A polymorphism as a potential risk factor for breast cancer in Kurdish population.

Prevalence of Aminoglycoside Resistance Genes in Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates.

Background: Acinetobacter baumannii is one of the major causes of nosocomial infections and is resistant to most available antibiotics. Aminoglycosides remain as drugs of choice for treatment of Acinetobacter infections yet resistance to aminoglycosides has increased in the recent years.

Objectives: The present study investigated the prevalence of genes encoding aminoglycoside-modifying enzymes in A.