Fatemeh Bitarafan

Department of Medical Genetics, DeNA Laboratory, Tehran, Iran

[ 1 ] - The first case of NSHL by direct impression on EYA1 gene and identification of one novel mutation in MYO7A in the Iranian families

Objective(s): Targeted next-generation sequencing (NGS) provides a consequential opportunity to elucidate genetic factors in known diseases, particularly in profoundly heterogeneous disorders such as non-syndromic hearing loss (NSHL). Hearing impairments could be classified into syndromic and non-syndromic types. This study intended to assess the significance of mutations in these genes to the ...

[ 2 ] - Polymorphisms of Antioxidant’ Genes as a Target for Diabetes Management

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the most important health problems with increasing prevalence worldwide. Oxidative stress that is a result of imbalance between reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and antioxidant defense mechanisms has been demonstrated as a main pathology in DM. Hyperglycemia-induced ROS productions can induce oxidative stress through four major molecular mechanisms inclu...