Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Haemophilus influenzae and Burkholderia cepacia complex are the most frequently isolated microorganisms from respiratory tract samples of the cystic fibrosis patients. ...

Limb-girdle muscle dystrophy (LGMD) is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of inherited muscle disorders characterized by progressive muscle degeneration predominantly in proximal muscles of shoulder and pelvic ...

The presence of thousands of gene data belonging to a few number of patients in genetic researches leads to problems in the use of classical statistical methods (linear regression analysis etc.). However, analysis of large ...

The purpose of this study at first stage is to determine the normal R2/T2 for thyroid and pituitary gland, and R2*/T2* values for pancreas, and then at the second stage to evaluate if there is any difference between tl ...

Hepatic perfusion CT enabling qualitative and quantitative assessment of the regional and global tumoral perfusion, have been used increasingly in recent years. However quite variability of the parameter measurements ...

Autosomal recessive limb girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD2) is clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of diseases that are characterized by progressive atrophy and weakness of proximal muscles. Two siblings of a ...

Frontonasal dysplasia type 3 (FND3, MIM 613456) is an autosomal recessive severe facial malformation characterized by biletaral extreme microphthalmia, bilateral oblique facial cleft, complete cleft palate, hypertelorism, ...

Schizophrenia is a disabling disorder which impairs social, occupational and individual functioning. Current drug treatments for schizophrenia are only partially effective and combination/augmentation strategies are commonly ...

Pancreas islet cells are very sensitive to hypoxic stress because of having small amount of anti-oxidant enzyme. Loss of islet cell viability due to hipoxic damage decreases success of transplantation. Islet- endothelial ...

Biotin, a water-soluble vitamin, is used as a co-factor by enzymes involved in carboxylation reactions. It functions as the carboxyl carrier for biotin-dependent carboxylases which catalyze gluconeogenesis, fatty acid ...