NKX2-1 gene is targeted by H19 lncRNA and is found to be overexpressed in benign nodular goiter tissues.

Objective: Nodular goiter may increase the risk of thyroid cancer, but the genetic factors contributing to nodular goiter are not well understood. There is an overexpression of H19 lncRNA in goiter tissue and its target remains unknown. In this study, we attempted to identify a new target for H19 in the context of goiter development.

FOXE1 Gene is a Probable Tumor Suppressor Gene with Decreased Expression as Papillary Thyroid Cancers Grow, and is Absent in Anaplastic Thyroid Cancers.

Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), the most prevalent cancer of the thyroid, is more common in women than in men. To uncover the expression profile of FOXE1 gene in PTC tumor etiology. Microarray and RNA sequencing data on PTC in humans were analyzed.

Overexpression of and non-obstructive azoospermia: A case-control study.

Background: Some previous human and animal studies have supported the idea that down-regulation might be the main cause of male infertility, especially in non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA). The regulatory role of micro-RNAs (miRNA) has been investigated in the development of male infertility.

Objective: The expression level of in azoospermia was evaluated to reveal its possible association with the etiology of male infertility.

Amelioration for an ignored pitfall in reference gene selection by considering the mean expression and standard deviation of target genes.

Routine tissue-specific reference genes are often used in expression studies, but target genes are not taken into account. Using the relative RT-qPCR approach, we evaluated the expression of three target genes. At the same time, meta-analyses were conducted in various ethnic groups, genders, and thyroid cancer subtypes.

The role of melatonin on caspase-3-like activity and expression of the genes involved in programmed cell death (PCD) induced by in vitro salt stress in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) roots.

Background: Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is the most cultivated forage plant as a model in legumes. Salinity stress due to Na toxicity causes severe, oxidative stress as a main reason for program cell death (PCD) in plants.

TXNDC2 joint molecular marker is associated with testis pathology and is an accurate predictor of sperm retrieval.

The association of PRM1/2 with male azoospermia is well-documented, but the relationship between TXNDC2 deficiency and the azoospermia phenotype, sperm retrieval, and pathology has not been elucidated. Here we identified the association of TXNDC2 and protamines in evaluating testis pathology and sperm retrieval. An extensive microarray meta-analysis of men with idiopathic azoospermia was performed, and after undergoing several steps of data quality controls, the data passing QC were pooled and batch effect corrected.

overexpression in men with nonobstructive azoospermia: A case-control study.

Background: The role of and its downstream genes in male fertility has been approved in animal models. Additionally, the expression shrinkage of is significantly correlated with human azoospermia phenotype. Aberrant expression of micro-RNAs could mislead spermatogenesis and mostly lead to diverse phenotypes of male infertility.

Associations of BCL2 CA-Repeat Polymorphism and Breast Cancer Susceptibility in Isfahan Province of Iran.

BCL2 apoptosis regulator (BCL2) is a cause of tumorigenesis whose CA-repeat promoter polymorphisms has inconsistent association with various types of cancers. The association of BCL2 polymorphism with breast cancer was investigated in the Isfahan province of Iran. PCRamplification of the CA-repeat was followed by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and direct sequencing for 120 breast cancer women and an equal number of corresponding healthy control individuals.

The pseudogene problem and RT-qPCR data normalization; SYMPK: a suitable reference gene for papillary thyroid carcinoma.

In RT-qPCR, accuracy requires multiple levels of standardization, but results could be obfuscated by human errors and technical limitations. Data normalization against suitable reference genes is critical, yet their observed expression can be confounded by pseudogenes. Eight reference genes were selected based on literature review and analysis of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) microarray data.

rs1625895 is Related to Breast Cancer Incidence and Early Death in Iranian Population.

Breast cancer as the second most common cancer worldwide tend to be experienced by Iranian women 10 years earlier with a peak incidence at the premenopausal stage. Genetic mutations of tumor suppressor gene has been shown to be related to early onset of breast cancer. It has been shown already that rs1625895 polymorphic site is related to glioma as well as lung cancer.

Identification of Two Novel Mutations in KDM3A Regulatory Gene in Iranian Infertile Males.

Background: KDM3A is a key epigenetic regulator expressed in the testis and is required for packaging and condensation of sperm chromatin. To this point, the association of the KDM3A gene with infertility has not been studied in human. The aim of this study was to screen any new mutation in KDM3A gene to explore more details of human male infertility.