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Aim: Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) is a worldwide common virus that has an important role in the etiology of chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). HCV is a disease that causes different pathologies ranging from asymptomatic carriage to acute hepatitis,...
Ojective: In this study, we aimed to investigate if there is a relationship between mutations in SCN1A (R1648H), SCN2A (GAL879-881QQQ), KCNQ2 (V182M) genes and epilepsy with generalized tonic-clonic seizure (GTCS).
Materials and Methods: Seventy five...
Background: A sedentary lifestyle is associated with cardiometabolic risk factors and obesity. This study aims to investigate the effects of regular exercise training, acute exercise, and a sedentary lifestyle on levels of miRNA-33, miRNA-335, miRNA-370, miRNA-758, which...
Objective: Since the emergence of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) in December 2019, it has turned into a pandemic. Covid-19 infection; can trigger pulmonary inflammation and also cause acute lung injury. In cases with severe pneumonia, long hospital stays and high...
Objective: The presence of malignant pleural effusion in lung cancer refers to an advanced stage and the survive of these patients after surgical resection is unfortunately poor. The nature of pleural effusion should be clarified in lung cancer as it is important for accurate...
Purpose: The importance of medical biochemistry laboratories has increased in the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This study aimed to reveal the current situation of medical biochemistry specialists and medical biochemistry laboratories in 1 year from...
Objective: The aim of this survey was to investigate the problems of the newly graduated clinical biochemistry specialists (0-5 years of graduation) working at peripheral hospitals and to determine inadequacies of the specialty training.
Materials and Methods:...
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