Heterodina Schotte & Kensley, 2005 is revised with Heterodina qeshmensis sp. nov., described from the subtidal zone of the Qeshm Island, southern Iran. Heterodina qeshmensis sp. nov. is characterized by: unornamented dorsal surfaces, wide and anteriorly concave epistome, and the appendix masculina with sub-parallel margins and not extending beyond the distal margin of the endopod. A key to the ...

Background: Approximately 180 mutations have been described in β-thalassemia worldwide with specific spectrum in each ethnic population. This study determines the spectrum and the frequency of β-thalassemia mutations in patients with β-thalassemia trait and sickle cell-β-thalassemia. Methods: Fifteen compound heterozygous sickle cell thalassemia (SCT) and 23 β-thalassemia trait patients were st...

We report a 23-year-old man and three members of his family with Hb J-Iran confirmed by electrophoresis, chain separation by high performance liquid chromatography and sequencing. Alpha thalassemia was also confirmed in two family members. The substitution at β77 led to a higher negative charge of the βJ-Iran subunit, which enhanced its electrostatic attraction for the normal positively-charged...

amoebiasis is one of the most important human diseases in many countries especially in tropical and sub-tropical regions. this study was carried out from august 1999 to february 2002 in order to determine the ratio of entamoeba histolytica / entamoeba dispar in some regions of iran. a total of 16,592 stool samples were randomly collected from different agegroups in central, northern and souther...

In this cross-sectional study, 30 patients with hemophilia A and B who were registered at the Hemophilia Center of Shiraz, Fars Province, southern Iran, were investigated between March and October of 2013. The data collection form consisted of two parts including demographic data and 22 specific questions regarding assessment of knowledge of the patients regarding the disease and treatment. In ...

A study was made in rural regions around Neiriz city, Fars province in the south of the Islamic Republic of Iran during 2002-03 to further investigate a new focus of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis. Meriones libycus was the dominant rodent (100% of 65 rodents collected) and 4.6% were naturally infected with the amastigote form of Leishmania spp. Promasigotes were identified as L. major. This c...

Iran J Pediatr; Vol 23 (No 6), Dec 2013 Published by: Tehran University of Medical Sciences (http://ijp.tums.ac.ir) 3. Binder B, Lackner HK, Poessl BD, et al. Prevalence of tinea capitis in Southeastern Austria between 1985 and 2008: up-to-date picture of the current situation. Mycoses 2011;54(3):243-7. 4. Del Boz J, Crespo V, Rivas-Ruiz F, et al. A 30-year survey of paediatric tinea capitis in...

Reza Sepehrinia,1 M. Reza Rahimi Tabar,1,2 and Muhammad Sahimi3,* 1Department of Physics, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran 11155-9161, Iran 2Institute of Physics, Carl von Ossietzky University, Oldenburg D-26111, Germany 3Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-1211, USA Received 18 February 2008...

BACKGROUND Neurovascular surgery has been practiced in Shiraz, the main referral center of the Southern Iran, for over 30 years; however, the trend has accelerated tremendously in recent years following subspecialization of neurovascular surgery in Shiraz, Department of Neurosurgery. Over 100 patients are operated each year, and nearly all are addressed during the first 72 hours after presentat...

BACKGROUND There are great variations in the incidence and prevalence of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) among different populations. Epidemiologic studies mainly come from North America and Europe. Studies from Iran are mostly data on the adult population from the northern region of the country. METHODS Medical records of 37 pediatric patients (≤ 18 years of age) admitted in the Pediatric Ga...