COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE EFFICACIES OF BOTULINOTOXIN A THERAPY AND FRACTIONAL RADIO-FREQUENCY-LIFTING IN THE TREATMENT OF PRIMARY HYPERHYDROSIS.

Hyperhydrosis (HH) is a pathology of eccrine gland which is manifested by excessive sweating on the skin. It has a significant negative impact on an individual's quality of life (QoL). Primary HH is the most common idiopathic condition which is mostly localized.

Molecular profiling and characteristics of non-small-cell lung cancer patients in Georgia.

In patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer, the correlation between histopathology, smoking status, driver oncogene mutations and PD-L1 overexpression were investigated. A total of 202 patients were identified. Research was done in Georgia.

RECOMMENDATIONS BY GEORGIAN ASSOCIATION OF SKELETAL METABOLIC DISEASES ON THE INITIATION OF TREATMENT WITH USE OF AGE-DEPENDENT INTERVENTION THRESHOLD BASED ON FRAX IN PATIENTS WITH OSTEOPOROSIS.

Treatment criteria based only on bone mineral density do not reflect completely the likelihood of fractures. We reviewed the studies and recommendations on different types of intervention thresholds for the initiation of treatment in patients with osteoporosis. Georgian Association of Skeletal Metabolism Diseases recommends to use age dependent intervention threshold based on 10-year probability of osteoporotic fractures calculated by FRAX algorithm as a diagnostic and treatment criteria for patients with osteoporosis.

THE IMPACT OF 12-MONTH GROWTH HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY ON LIPID METABOLISM AND ADIPOSE TISSUE DISTRIBUTION IN GEORGIAN PATIENTS WITH ADULT GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY.

Growth hormone deficiency (GHD) is one of the reasons of significant metabolic morbidities inchildren and adults. The aim of our study was to evaluate the impact of growth hormone (GH) replacement therapy on lipid profile and adipose tissue distribution in adults with GHD. Twenty hypopituitary adults, aged 40.

Identification of hepatitis C virus 2k/1b intergenotypic recombinants in Georgia.

Background And Aims: This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of the hepatitis C virus intergenotype recombinant strain RF1_2k/1b in Georgia, confirm viral recombination by full genome sequencing, and determine a genetic relationship with previously described recombinant hepatitis C viruses.

Methods: We retrospectively analysed data from 1421 Georgian patients with chronic hepatitis C. Genotyping was performed with the INNO-LiPA VERSANT HCV Genotype 2.