Haplotype diversity of 17 Y-STR in the Iranian population.

The current study aimed to evaluate Y chromosome haplotypes obtained from 1353 unrelated Iranian males using the AmpFlSTRTM YfilerTM kit; 1353 out of the 1353 identified haplotypes were unique. The haplotype diversity (HD) and discriminating capacity (DC) values were 1.00000 and 0.

Association and in silico investigations of miR-302c insertion/deletion variant as a novel biomarker with susceptibility to gastric cancer.

Gastric cancer (GC) is the fifth most prevalent malignant tumor and the third most frequent cause of cancer mortality worldwide. rs199971565 is an insertion/deletion (INDEL) located in microRNA-302c (miR-302c) seed site, which may affect its function and biogenesis. There is no genetic association study investigating this INDEL with any disease till now.

Decisional conflict and regret: shared decision-making about pregnancy affected by β-thalassemia major in Southeast of Iran.

To study the effect of shared decision-making (SDM) on decisional conflict (DC) scores immediately after consultation and to assess the decisional regret (DR) scores in the first 3 months following women's decision regarding termination of pregnancy. This quasi-experimental study was conducted during August 3rd-February 20th, 2016. We included 80 women whose fetuses were diagnosed with β-thalassemia major (β-TM) through chorionic villi sampling and were referred to the only prenatal diagnosis center at Ali-Asghar Hospital, Zahedan, Iran.

Some new nano-structure zinc(II) coordination compounds of an imidazolidine Schiff base: spectral, thermal, antimicrobial properties and DNA interaction.

Some novel nano-sized structure zinc complexes of a new Schiff base ligand entitled as (3-nitro-benzylidene)-{2-[2-(3-nitro-phenyl)-imidazolidine-1-yl]-ethyl}-amine(L) with general formula of ZnLX2 wherein X=Cl(-), Br(-), I(-), SCN(-) and N3(-) have been synthesized under ultrasonic conditions. The ligand and its complexes have been characterized by elemental analysis, molar conductance measurements, FT-IR, (1)H and (13)C NMR and UV-Visible spectroscopy. The resulting data from spectral investigation especially (1)H and (13)C NMR well confirmed formation of an imidazolidine ring in the ligand structure.

The role of epigenetics in the induction of fetal hemoglobin: a combination therapy approach.

Background: β-thalassemia considers worldwide public health disorders. Novel fetal hemoglobin inducer agents such as thalidomide and sodium butyrate have been attended for ameliorating clinical complications of such disorders.

Material And Methods: We used thalidomide and sodium butyrate for increasing the level of fetal hemoglobin in erythroid progenitors.

Synthesis, characterization and thermal behavior of antibacterial and antifungal active zinc complexes of bis (3(4-dimethylaminophenyl)-allylidene-1,2-diaminoethane.

In this work, synthesis of a new series of zinc halide/pseudohalide complexes of a bidentate Schiff base ligand entitled as bis (3-(4-dimethylaminophenyl)-allylidene)-1,2-diaminoethane(L) is described. The ligand and its zinc complexes were characterized by various techniques such as elemental analysis, FT-IR, UV-visible, (1)H and (13)C NMR spectra, cyclic voltammetry, and conductometry. Accordingly ZnLX2 (X=Cl(-), Br(-), I(-), SCN(-) and N3(-)) was suggested as molecular formula of the complexes.

Genetic Linkage Analysis of 15 DFNB Loci in a Group of Iranian Families with Autosomal Recessive Hearing Loss.

Background: Hearing loss (HL) is the most frequent sensory birth defect in humans. Autosomal recessive non-syndromic HL (ARNSHL) is the most common type of hereditary HL. It is extremely heterogeneous and over 70 loci (known as DFNB) have been identified.