BACKGROUND Conflicting data exist on the association between functional polymorphisms in the serotonin reuptake transporter (SERT) gene (SLC6A4) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). This may be partly because of small participant numbers and varying ethnic origin and sex within the cohorts studied. AIM To reassess the potential association between the SERT polymorphisms 5-HTTLPR and STin2 in b...

it’s obvious that road safety is causing large problems and costs in iran with an enormous impact on the well-being of people, economy and productivity. the yearly number of fatalities and injuries is still unchanged. motor vehicle injuries lead the list of injury deaths at the all ages during childhood and adolescence, even in children under 1 yrs of age. understanding the actual of child road...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background: irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) is one of the most common functional gastrointestinal disorders presented by bowel habit change and abdominal pain without any structural defect. prevalence of ibs in iran was reported between 4.2-18.4%. although the etiology is still unknown but many factors such as motility diso...

background: irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) is one of the most prevalent gastrointestinal disorders, characterized by non-specific symptoms such as abdominal pain and altered bowel habit without any organic pathology. its prevalence varies in human communities. we performed this study to determine the prevalence of ibs in medical students of gilan university of medical sciences (gums). materials...

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The Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most common gastrointestinal disorder worldwide with unclear etiology. It is considered a chronic, multifactorial, relapsing functional bowel disorder normally related to altered motility of gastrointestinal system and the mechanisms involved in its onset and progression are not clear. The abdominal discomfort or pain and modifications in bowel habit ar...

BACKGROUND Bowel symptoms are often considered an indication to perform colonoscopy to identify or rule out colorectal cancer or precancerous polyps. Investigation of bowel symptoms for this purpose is recommended by numerous clinical guidelines. However, the evidence for this practice is unclear. The objective of this study is to systematically review the evidence about the association between...