Effect of patient education on metabolic syndrome components among females in Zagazig University outpatient clinics, Egypt: An intervention study.

Background: Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a major health problem worldwide. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of lifestyle modification regarding MS components among adult females.

Methods: An intervention study performed on 120 adult females with MS (60 intervention and 60 controls) selected randomly from Zagazig University outpatient clinics.

Human platelet antigen 1, 2 and 5 gene polymorphisms in Egyptians and their potential association with susceptibility to immune thrombocytopenic purpura in Egyptian patients.

Objectives: This study determined the incidence of HPA1, HPA2 and HPA5 polymorphisms in 120 Egyptian immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) patients and 120 healthy Egyptian subjects.

Methods: Human platelet antigen (HPA) genotyping was done using the polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism.

Results: The frequency of HPA1 allele a and b was 78.