background the national program of neonatal screening was performed in 2005 in iran. according to the studies, the outbreak of congenital hypothyroidism (ch) was one in every 670 live births in 2011. the prevalence of the disease in the world is 1 in 3000. the mean prevalence of this disease in iran is estimated to be 1 in 1,000, which indicates a high prevalence of the disease in iran. conclus...

background: chronic kidney disease is asymptomatic until its last stages and though it is increasing globally, we are faced with paucity of a population-based model to assess this disease, particularly in developing countries. therefore, the aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence and trends of ckd according to a new estimation method.   methods: using multiplier method, we estimated t...

Background and aims: Charcot Marie Tooth disease (CMT) is the most prevalent hereditary neuropathy and its frequency is 1 in 2500. CMT is a heterogeneous disease and has different clinical symptoms. The prevalence of CMT and involved genes differ in different countries. CMT patients experience considerable sleep problems and a higher risk of decreased quality of life. In this w...