Anisakis spp, DNA detection in paraffin-embedded tissue biopsies recovered from patients with gastritis using real-time PCR in Bushehr, Persian Gulf, Iran.

Anisakiasis is a zoonotic fish-born parasitic disease caused by anisakid nematodes. Paraffin-embedded blocks containing biopsy samples taken from patients suffering gastritis with unknown causes were investigated by real-time PCR, in the Bushehr region, Iran; where human anisakiasis has not been reported, so far. A total of 50 paraffin-embedded blocks were randomly selected from 250 archived blocks of the patients with gastritis.

The Prevalence and Characteristics of Performance-Enhancing Drug Use Among Bodybuilding Athletes in the South of Iran, Bushehr.

Background: Several reports have implied progressive increase of performance-enhancing drug (PED) use among Iranian athletes. More importantly, most of the previous research in the Iranian population had mainly focused on the anabolic steroid abuse, and ignored other agents.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and characteristics of PED use among bodybuilding athletes in Bushehr, south of Iran.

Dicer Gene Expression as a Prognostic Factor in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia in Fars Province.

Alterations in the expression of microRNAs (miRNAs) have been proposed to play a role in the pathogenesis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Dicer is one of the main regulators of miRNA biogenesis, and deregulation of its expression has been indicated as a possible cause of miRNA alterations observed in various cancers. Our aim was to analyze the expression of the Dicer protein and its relationship with ALL and CLL.

Abrupt Development of Plasma Cell Leukemia in a Patient with Chronic Anemia under Follow-up.

Plasma cell leukemia (PCL) is a very rare and progressive hematologic malignancy with unpleasant prognosis, which present with monoclonal proliferation of plasma cells in peripheral blood. Here we report a 52-year-old female case of PCL which diagnosed by morphology and immunohistochemistery (IHC) study. IHC revealed CD20+/CD38+/CD138+/CD56-/kappa-/lambda+.

Cytogenetic findings of patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in fars province.

Background: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the sixth most common malignancy in Iran. Cytogenetic analysis of leukemic blasts plays an important role in classification and prognosis in ALL patients. The purpose of this study was to define the frequency of chromosomal abnormalities of ALL patients in adults and children in Fars province, Iran.

Immunohistochemistery study in a case of nephrogenic adenoma of bladder.

Nephrogenic adenoma is a rare benign lesion of bladder that may be confused with malignant lesions. There is a strong relation with urinary tract irritation and intravesicle instrumentations. Nephrogenic adenoma was initially thought to originate from urothelial metaplasia; however, no solid proof is available.