Publications by authors named "Rukiye Kizilirmak"

Purpose: To investigate height of the corpus callosum (CC) in order to describe the corpus callosum anomalies in fetuses with meningomyelocele (MMC) and compare these findings with the corpus callosum of healthy fetuses.

Methods: In this study, fetal MRI examinations were performed on 44 fetal MMC malformation cases. As the control group, 34 fetal MRI examinations, which were anatomically normal, were evaluated retrospectively.

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Objective: To evaluate the serum sortilin levels in pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and to compare the results with normoglycemic healthy pregnant women and observe the relationship between serum sortilin levels and biochemical parameters.

Methods: This case-control study consisted of 55 pregnancies with GDM and 32 healthy singleton pregnancies matched for maternal and gestational age. The maternal serum levels of sortilin were measured with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and compared between groups.

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