Abstract Congenital genetic disorders affecting neonates or young children can have serious clinical consequences if undiagnosed and left untreated. Early detection and an accurate diagnosis are, therefore, of major ...

Abstract Beta-thalassaemia is a major health problem in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, where 293 patients are currently treated with transfusions and chelation. In September 2000, Palestine adopted a prevention programme of ...

Oxidative stress in liver and white muscles of Nile tilapia, Oeochromis niloticus captured in Rosetta branch of Nile River at Kafr El-Zayat area, Al-Gharbiyah Governorate, Egypt was studied. The toxic effects of water in ...

The present study was aimed to assess the physiological change in thyroid hormones and obesity among adult females in Gaza governorates. The study was case-control design comprised 94 obese females aged between 20-50 years ...

Abstract The aim of the study was to evaluate the haematological effects of adding the antioxidant taurine to iron sulfate in the treatment of iron-deficiency anaemia (IDA). A sample of 730 students from Al-Azhar University, ...

Abstract Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is widely used in the Gaza Strip for domestic purposes, in agriculture and industry and, illegally, in cars. This study aimed to identify possible health effects on workers exposed ...

Abstract Taurine, 2-amino ethanesulfonic acid, is a conditionally essential β amino acid which is not utilized in protein synthesis. Taurine is one of the most abundant free amino acids in mammals tissues and is one of ...

Abstract OBJECTIVES: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) which is a multifaceted syndrome, has been demonstrated as a common precursor for developing cardiovascular diseases and/or type 2 diabetes mellitus. Different diagnostic ...

The thalassaemias are hereditary anaemias that occur because of mutations in the globin genes that affect the rate of haemoglobin synthesis. Oxidative stress, which has been a topic of considerable investigation, is ...

Abstract BACKGROUND: β-Thalassemia is a disorder caused by mutations at the hemoglobin β-gene (HBB) locus. Its most important manifestation, the major form, is characterized by severe hypochromic and hemolytic anemia and ...