The association between serum uric acid and ischemic heart disease remains controversial has not yet been established as cardiovascular risk factor. Our objective was to study the of level with angiographic severity coronary artery in males females disease. This observational conducted on two hundred patients divided into one male patient, subdivided fifty patient elevated SUA normal female und...

Asprosin was discovered to be an innovative hormone that is complemented in “adipose tissue” as well abnormally elevated human and mice which are resistant insulin. Nevertheless, data on the contribution of asprosin development DM (T2DM) still largely missing. Consequently, main aim this trial compare serum concentration people with T2DM those apparently healthy individuals who reside Duhok dis...

Early assessment of the severity of an acute cerebral lesion secondary to hypoxia-ischemia or other pathologic conditions may provide a very useful basis for preventive or therapeutic decisions in pediatric patients. In the present review, we discuss the diagnostic and prognostic value of a series of biochemical parameters, with special reference to the diagnosis of neonatal HIE. Currently many...

BACKGROUND Myeloma-induced bone loss is related to an uncoupling of bone formation and bone resorption. The aim of the present study was to assess the potential clinical value of biochemical markers of bone formation in the work up of patients with plasma cell dyscrasias. METHODS Serum total alkaline phosphatase, bone-specific alkaline phosphatase (BAP), and osteocalcin (OC) were measured in ...

Residual renal function (RRF) is an important prognostic factor for peritoneal dialysis patients as it influences the quality of life and mortality. This study was conducted to explore the potential factors correlated with RRF. A cross-sectional study was conducted by recruiting 155 patients with residual GFR more than 1mL/min per 1.73m2 at the initiation of peritoneal dialysis. We collected th...

AIM The objective of the present study was to propose plasmalogens as a beneficial factor in human plasma by showing a highly positive correlation with high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and a significant reduction with aging. METHODS For 148 elderly subjects suspected of coronary artery disease (CAD), clinical characteristics such as coronary stenosis, hyperlipidemia, abnormal glucose tolerance,...

OBJECTIVES To identify parameters at first presentation after mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) that are predictive of the severity of post-traumatic complaints (PTC) after six months. Early recognition of patients with MTBI who are at risk of developing PTC would be useful because early follow up at the outpatient clinic may help to reduce the severity of these complaints in the long run. M...

UNLABELLED To understand age-related changes of whole-body and regional skeletal metabolism, it is important to investigate the mechanisms of age-related bone loss and to develop suitable treatments for it. Bone biopsies show metabolism of the particular site examined while biochemical markers for bone metabolism reflect total skeletal metabolism. Bone scintigraphy is a convenient and simple wa...

STUDY OBJECTIVES Black smokers have been reported to have higher serum cotinine levels than do white smokers, and have higher rates of most smoking-related diseases, despite smoking fewer cigarettes per day. Another striking racial difference is the preference for mentholated cigarettes among black smokers. The contribution of menthol to variability in biochemical markers of cigarette smoke exp...

background: tumor markers are substances, which quantitatively changes in serum, during the tumor development, one such tumor marker is serum β2-microglobulin (β2-m). the aim of this study was to establish the role of β2-m as a biochemical parameter for diagnosis and prognosis of oral carcinoma by estimation of serum β2-m levels in potentially malignant lesions, conditions, and oral squamous ce...