Publications by authors named "Zahra Akbarpour"

Objective: Thyroid Cancer (TC) is the most frequent endocrine malignancy neoplasm. It is the sixth cause of cancer in women worldwide. The treatment process could be expedited by identifying the controlling molecular mechanisms at the early and late stages, which can contribute to the acceleration of treatment schemes and the improvement of patient survival outcomes.

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Severe asthma is a chronic inflammatory airway disease with great therapeutic challenges. Understanding the genetic and molecular mechanisms of severe asthma may help identify therapeutic strategies for this complex condition. RNA expression data were analyzed using a combination of artificial intelligence methods to identify novel genes related to severe asthma.

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Purpose: This study aimed to identify the impact of prominent drivers on drug expenditure for diabetes.

Method: Following the examination of previous studies, this study identified possible factors contributing to diabetes pharmaceutical expenditures. The explanatory variables for the study were the median population age, access to innovative drugs, GDP per capita, prevalence, price, and consumption of diabetes drugs.

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  • Schizophrenia affects about 0.5 to 1% of the global population and is linked to both genetic and environmental factors, with this study focusing on the rs35753505 polymorphism of the NRG1 gene.
  • The research involved 102 patients and 98 healthy controls, utilizing DNA extraction and various analysis techniques to study the allele frequencies and genotype associations.
  • Results showed that the rs35753505 polymorphism was linked to increased PANSS scores and decreased overall intelligence in patients, highlighting its impact on schizophrenia-related psychopathology and cognitive function.
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Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most common endocrine cancer. However, the role of biomechanics in the development and progression of PTC is obscure. The microarray dataset GSE104005 was examined to identify important microRNAs (miRNAs or miRs) and their probable roles in the carcinogenesis of PTC.

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Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) accounts for approximately 80% of all human thyroid malignancies. Recently, there has been a dramatic rise in the prevalence of thyroid cancer all over the globe. Through analysis of the GEO database, GSE104005, the authors of the current research were able to determine the differential expression of microRNAs (DEMs) as well as their target genes.

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