September 2011

Polymorphisms of the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) repair gene XRCC1 and risk of colon cancer in Saudi patients

  The aim of this study was to investigate the possible association of three single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), C194T, G399A, and G280A, in the X-ray repair cross-complementing group 1 (XRCC1) gene with the risk of developing colon cancer in Saudi patients. Samples of 65 colon cancer patients, aged 45 to 80 years old, and 65 age-matched controls were genotyped. The results demonstrated that...

Author(s): Rowyda N. Al-Harithy and Wedam M. Al-Ghazzawi

September 2011

Morphometric study of endoscopic approach to the cerebellopontine angle

  Cerebellopontine angle (CPA) tumors account for 10% of all intracranial tumors. The endoscopic approach to CPA is being used increasingly as the availability of variable angled endoscope allow for operative views of lesions at angles not visible by the microscope and it is minimally invasive. The authors present findings based on the endoscopic study performed on three cadaveric heads (six sides) through...

Author(s): T. S. Gee, H. K. Pal, A. K. Aaijaz, I. Zul and A. K. Shamim

September 2011

Radiological findings of breast cancer screening in a newly equipped centre

  This study is to appraise the imaging findings of all patients that came into the breast imaging unit for screening and perhaps buttress the importance of a government policy guideline on screening and treatment for breast cancer in Nigeria. This prospective study was carried out among all consecutive patients that came for screening in the breast imaging unit of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital...

Author(s): Halimat J. Akande, Olalekan I. Oyinloye, and Bola B. Olafimihan