conclusions the results of this study indicate that the rs12979860 cc genotype of il28b was associated with a response to peg-ifnα-2a/rbv combination therapy in azerbaijani patients with hcv-1b infection. therefore, host genetics may be useful in predicting the response to hepatitis c treatment. objectives the aim of the current study was to determine the relationship between rs12979860 polymor...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background : vitiligo as a common pigmentary disorder affects up to 2% of the general population. there are several treatment modalities in the literature but photo therapy is one of the best known with an improving effect. the goal of this study was to compare the efficacy of nb-uvb alone with adjunction of nb-uvb with ne...

1. dept. of hematology and medical oncology, kermanshah university of medical sciences, kermanshah, iran 2. students research committee, kermanshah university of medical sciences, kermanshah, iran 3. medical biology research center, kermanshah university of medical sciences, kermanshah, iran                                     corresponding author: masoud sadeghi, msc. tel: (+98) 9185960644 ema...

hdl can prevent ldl-c oxidation. the low hdl-c state also may benefit clinically from supplemented antioxidant. this study was designed to evaluate the combination therapy of statin and vitamin e in hypercholesterolemic patients. the patients were randomized in a clinical trial aimed to avaluate the effect of vitamin e and/or statin.the life style of patients didn't alter during intervention. t...

Background: The rate of Helicobacter pylori (H.pylori) eradication in dyspeptic patients using bismuth- based triple therapy is low due to bacterial that are resistant to antibiotics. The results of recent studies regarding levofloxacin have been encouraging, but the high cost of treatment prevents its routine administration. We, therefore, performed the present double-blind clinical trial to c...

social anxiety (or social phobia) disorder is defined as a constant fear of being embarrassed or negatively evaluated in social situations or while doing activities in the presence of others. several studies have examined the role of certain variables that might predict response to treatment and may affect treatment outcome. the purpose of this study was to identify predictive variables of chan...

aim : we hypothesized that aih outcomes might be different in our patient population that consists of a large number of latinos.   background : literature has suggested that the presentation and outcome of autoimmune hepatitis can be different among different ethnicity and communities.   patients and methods : we performed a retrospective chart review of latino patients with aih diagnosed betwe...

among the therapeutic options for achalasia are pneumatic dilatation (pd), an appropriate long-term therapy, and botulinum toxin injection (bt) that is a relatively short-term therapy. this study aimed to compare therapeutic effect of repetitive pneumatic dilation with a combined method (botulinum toxin injection and pneumatic dilation) in a group of achalasia patients who are low responder to ...