- Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
- Vitamin D Research Studies
- Folate and B Vitamins Research
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Bone health and osteoporosis research
- Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
- Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
- Neonatal Health and Biochemistry
Izmir Kâtip Çelebi University
2020
Ege University
2014
Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University
2014
Objectives: Vitamin D deficiency is an important health problem in pregnant women and their infants sunny countries. Low socio-economic status (LSES), covered dressing style, pregnancies winter season having dark skin are the major risk factors for vitamin deficiency. The present study evaluated serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 [25(OH)D3] concentrations newborns determined LSES cities Turkey.Methods: Ninety-seven were included between December 2012 February 2013. All of had irregular follow-up or...
Diagnosing cobalamin deficiency is critical, given the high prevalence of particularly in developing countries. Measuring serum levels limited diagnostic sensitivity, other words its specificity and sensitivity are low. The present study investigated changes metabolic markers - plasma homocysteine, methylmalonic acid (MMA) urinary MMA metabolism.Plasma folic were studied 206 pregnant women over last four prenatal weeks. Plasma cobalamin, acid, from umbilical cord blood newborns...
Deficiency of vitamin B12 (VitB12) causes failure erytrocyte maturation leading to cell lysis. Red blood lysis excess heme production that ends with hyperbilirubinemia. In this study, we aimed evaluate the role VitB12 in neonatal hyperbilirubinemia (NNH) prolonged jaundice and compare patients control group who did not develop hyperbilirubinemia.A total 20 (M/F = 13/7) healthy controls 11/9) were included study.The mean indirect bilirubin level patient was 9.91 ± 1.90 mg/dL (6.71 - 15.2...
<b>Introduction:</b> As COPD is a disease with malnutrition, catabolic process and chronic inflamation, vitamin deficiency may be seen frequently in patients. We aimed to evaluate the levels of B12 D, folic acid homocystein stable patients, compare results healthy controls determine relationship between pulmonary parameters. <b>Methods:</b> There were 168 patients from six pulmonology departments Turkey, 36 controls. Pulmonary function test St. George9s Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ)...