... healthy volunteers (healthy group). The differences in frequency of genetic polymorphisms were found to be statistically insignificant between these two groups. Results: Logistic regression analysis after adjustment for age, sex, smoking and hypertension showed no difference. The screened mutations...

... to in the content or advertisements. β-Thalassaemia Deletion Mutation Polymerase chain reaction DNA sequencing Medical Principles and Practice Case Report Med Principles Pract 1997;6:167-170 Received: September 16. 1996 Revised: January 5. 1997 F. Al-Quobailia A.E. Kulozikc E.M.Z. Shwaikib M.D...

... in older individuals. Many biochemical factors that lead to, or accentuate, thrombus formation are associated with increased risk of VTE. These factors include thrombophilia, activated protein C resistance and factor V Leiden, prothrombin gene mutation, antiphospholipid antibodies, protein S and protein C...

...Elena Samilchuk; Ibrahim Al-Suliman; Gadeer Naqi; Sadika Al-Awadi Objective: Phenylketonuria (PKU) is caused by mutations in the PAH gene. More than 250 PAH mutations have been identified, and their distribution among different populations varies significantly. Though PKU is prevalent in Kuwait...