The pathogenesis of androgenetic alopecia (AGA, male-pattern baldness) is driven by androgens, and genetic predisposition is the major prerequisite. Candidate gene and genome-wide association studies have reported that single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) at eight different genomic loci are associated with AGA development. However, a significant fraction of the overall heritable risk still aw...

Background: General anesthesia (GA) for caesarean section (CS) has distinctive characteristics that may increase the risk of awareness during GA (AGA). Objectives: The aim this study was to investigate incidence unintended (AGA) in CS. Materials & Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive performed Alzahra Hospital Rasht City, Iran. Eligible women with term pregnancy candidates CS under wer...

BACKGROUND Androgenetic alopecia (AGA) is a common hair loss disease with genetic predisposition among men and women, and it may commence at any age after puberty. It may significantly affect a variety of psychological and social aspects of one's life and the individual's overall quality of life (QoL). OBJECTIVE This study aimed to investigate the QoL of AGA patients and discover the factors ...

The value of IgG and IgA gliadin antibodies (AGA) was compared with that of IgA endomysium antibodies (EMA) for the diagnosis of coeliac disease. Three hundred and six of 340 (90%) children with untreated coeliac disease (flat mucosa) had EMA and 338/340 (99.4%) had IgG AGA and/or IgA AGA. Only 1/340 (a 7 year old boy with selective IgA deficiency) had neither AGA nor EMA. Absence of EMA is mor...

Pages with reference to book, From 109 To 110 Javaid A. Khan, Imran Hassan ( Departments of Medicine, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi. ) Shahid Pervaiz ( Department of Pathology, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi. ) Wasim Jafri ( Department of Medicine, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi. ) Shaista Khan ( Departments of Surgery, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi. )

background: due to underlying autoimmune background of guillain-barré syndrome (gbs), the possible role of infectious agents cytomegalovirus  (cmv) and  epstein-barr virus (ebv) and also due to association  of anti-ganglioside antibodies with gbs, the present study aimed to investigate the  associations   between serum anti-ganglioside antibodies (aga) level,  type  of  infection  and electrodi...

Background: Androgenetic alopecia (AGA) is a non-scarring alopecia which consists of miniaturization of the terminal hair under the influence of androgens. Some scholars have reported an association between AGA and coronary artery disease (CAD), probably due to alterations in CAD risk factors. However, this association is not supported by other studies, thus rendering the subject open to discus...

In neonates, quantitative ultrasound has been shown to be predictive of bone breakability and an index of biophysical property of bone. There are no data on bone speed of sound (SOS) in appropriate for gestational age (AGA) twins. The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that AGA twins who had normal intrauterine growth have bone SOS similar to that of AGA singletons. We measured ti...