aim and objectives: the hepatitis c virus (hcv) is essentially hepatotropic but virus compartment have also been found in other important extra hepatic sites. detection of hcv rna in extra hepatic reservoirs such as peripheral blood mononuclear cells (pbmcs) is important for determining of disease progression and effective treatment. the present study aimed to determining of different hcv genot...

background: about 15% of couples have infertility problems which 40% of them are related to the male factors. genetic factors are candidate for about 10% of male infertility conditions. among these, azfa, azfb, azfc and azfd regions on the yq are considered most important for spermatogenesis. microdeletions of these regions are thought to be involved in some cases of azoospermic or oligospermic...