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This study is part of long-term research in the gene pool of Dagestan ethnic groups. The phenotype (in percent), gene, and haplotype frequencies in three Avar populations are reported. A total of 37 alleles of 13 loci of immune and biochemical genetic marker systems (ABO, Rhesus, P, Lewis, HP, GC, C...
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PMID: 20536025
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We suggest that the origin and maintenance of the allele diversity of inherited deafness/poor hearing in Dagestan can be explained by the national and cultural peculiarities of small populations of nations of North Caucasus....
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PMID: 20586333
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[By using a group of patients with atopic dermatitis who live in Dagestan as an example, the authors show the high prevalence of toxoplasmosis among them. This requires new approaches to diagnosing and treating atopic dermatitis to be introduced in this region]
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PMID: 20614522
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The analysis is presented relating the organization of emergency medical care in the Republic of Dagestan. The analysis of official statistic data revealed that from 2005 and until the present time there is a sustained increase of resourcing to this form of service by the population both in the repu...
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PMID: 21032907
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Evaluation of bacterial contamination of six hospital environment of Perinatal Center of Makhachkala as part of epidemiologic surveillance for nosocomial infections.
One hundred twenty-eight air samples from different hospital units and 344 swabs from hospital equipment, instruments, and inventory w...
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PMID: 21061582
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The Caucasus region is a complex cultural and ethnic mosaic, comprising populations that speak Caucasian, Indo-European and Altaic languages. Isolated mountain villages (auls) in Dagestan still preserve high level of genetic and cultural diversity and have patriarchal societies with a long history o...
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PMID: 19911015
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Analysis of the genetic variation of eight aboriginal Dagestan ethnic groups based on data on the AB0 and Rhesus blood groups has been carried out in a total sample of 18 348 subjects. The degree of genetic differentiation (G(ST)) and the levels of intraethnic (H(S) and interethnic (H(T)) variations...
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PMID: 19382696
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Detailed analysis of the population structure of Dagestan ethnic groups based on data on the ABO and Rhesus blood groups has been carried out. A total of 32101 representatives of the nine largest ethnic groups of Dagestan (from 682 auls in 46 raions) have been examined. This allows a comprehensive g...
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PMID: 19334622
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Incidence of androgenic deficiency in Dagestan males was studied using AMS questionnaire. Assessment of the results was made by standard criteria. The obtained statistics on 780 responders over 30 years of age demonstrate that symptoms of androgenic deficiency exist in 51.15% males in Dagestan. They...
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PMID: 19530328
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To develop the technical guidance for enhancement of quality and effectiveness of nurse personnel the multiset study was carried out in four polyclinics of Makhachkala in 2005-2006. The nurses give only 56.4% of their work time to the implementation of their main duties. Only 9.1% of work time is gi...
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PMID: 19911750
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The results of the study of quality of pulmonological medical care are presented. Overall, 366 out-patient case histories with the most commonly encountered diseases of respiratory system were submitted to expert assessment. The raw material was collected in 2005-2006 in 3 cities of the Republic of...
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PMID: 19708595
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The structure of 8617 patients' home visits performed by general practitioners and district physicians is analyzed. The expert assessment technique was applied to investigate the quality of medical care rendered to 485 patients at home. The timekeeping of hours on duty of 18 district physicians and...
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PMID: 19711528
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The content and labor of organization of 27 local physicians and 19 general practioners was studied within the time period of 355 days (2307 hours) using the photo time-sheet technique. The study was held from 2005 to 2006 in three cities and five rural districts of the Republic of Dagestan. It is r...
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PMID: 19548465
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The qualitative and quantitative compounds of mineral, phenolic substances and vitamins in grapes of table grades of the average period of the ripening, growing in various ecological conditions is studied. The individual features are revealed. The differentiated approach to selection of grades for u...
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PMID: 19999822
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We found that the highland Daghestani populations had contrasting histories for the mitochondrial DNA and Y-chromosome data sets. Y-chromosomal haplogroup diversity was reduced among highland Daghestani populations when compared to other populations and to highland Daghestani mitochondrial DNA haplo...
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PMID: 18637195
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The study was undertaken to reveal the clinical and epidemiological features of development diabetes mellitus (DM) and pulmonary tuberculosis (PT) in comorbidity. The material of the study was 143 case histories and outpatient cards of patients with DM and PT who were registered in 2001-2006. A tota...
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PMID: 18711815
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Data on Eimeria (Sporozoa: Coccidia) parasitizing cattle in different regions of the Republic of Dagestan are given. Eight species of the genus were found. Eimeria zuernii, E. subspherica, and E. bovis appeared to be the dominate species. Total infestation rate in the republic is 67.7%, while in mou...
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PMID: 18727369
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The objective of this study was to elucidate anatomic and morphological features of the dental system in several ethnic groups comprising Dagestan population (Laks, Avars, Dargins) and the population of Armenia (Armenians) for the establishment of their ethno-racial identity. Clinical, morphometric,...
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PMID: 19172893
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Susceptibility of associative microflora isolated from patients with inflammatory diseases of urogenital tract was investigated. Etiologic structure of the diseases and cross-resistance to antibiotics of Escherichia coli, Staphylococcusaureus, and Klebsiella pneumoniae strains isolated from women wi...
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PMID: 19186554
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We employed a cross-isolate genome-wide multipoint linkage study design using uniform genetic and clinical methods in four Daghestan ethnically and demographically diverse isolates with an aggregation of schizophrenia. Our previous population-genetics study showed that Daghestan has an extremely hig...
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PMID: 17140763
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It is demonstrated that the adequacy of the data of the structure of population mortality depends not so much upon the indicators of the practice of the pathologoanatomic services as upon the commitment both of the authorities and general community.
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PMID: 17402576
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In the Republic of Dagestan, the capacity and the pattern of the ambulatory polyclinic care provided to urban population were studied during 2004-2005 in four cities--Makhachkala, Derbent, Buynaksk and Kizyljurt. The structure of 2465 visits to the general practitioners (family doctors) and 2549 vis...
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PMID: 17402572
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Psoriasis, a multifactorial disease with genetic predisposition, has been used as an example to study the role of the ethnic background in multifactorial diseases in the Dagestan population. The individual information card (IIC) is proposed as the main tool for correct collection and processing of i...
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PMID: 17025165
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We examined genetic variation in nine populations of Dagestan using 11 autosomal Alu insertion polymorphisms to investigate the genetic structure of indigenous groups and to assess their genetic relationship with world populations. Genetic differentiation among mountain inhabitants (Gsr = 2%) is com...
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PMID: 17278621
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The analysis of genetic diversity showed that Dagestan ethnic populations are clearly close to European ethnic populations. The genetic data support the view of them as ancient, highly isolated populations 85%-97% the rate of the endogamy and inbreeding coefficient F=0.010-0.015. Many Dagestan popul...
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PMID: 16912990
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Autosomal short-tandem repeats (STRs) were typed in ethnic populations of Kubachians, Dargins, Avars, Lezgins, Kumiks, and Nogais of the Caucasus (Daghestan, Russia) at the University of Utah. Daghestan ethnic populations demonstrated differences in STR allele frequency distributions, but these diff...
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PMID: 16917895
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Complex of measures for prophylaxis of echinococcosis recurrence was developed basing on experimental and clinical studies. Results of surgical treatment of echinococcosis of different location in 983 patients were analyzed. Complex approach to the treatment reduced the rate of recurrences to 0.6% (...
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PMID: 16710225
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In Republic of Dagestan, analysis of drug addiction morbidity rate for last ten years refers to that its level in urban population is four times higher than in rural areas. Portion of opiate addicts detected for the first time consists 46.8% in urban areas and 22.1% in rural areas. In the morbidity...
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PMID: 16680974
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In 3 municipal polyclinics in city of Makhachkala, Republic of Dagestan, special research was carried out to elaborate technical guidelines enhancing quality of children clinical examinations. Quality of children clinical examinations had been assessed according to expert evaluation of 437 outpatien...
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PMID: 16273930
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Two new chigger mite species closely related to Leptotrombidium europaeum (Daniel et Brelih, 1959) are described from small mammals collected in Caucasus and Transcaucasia. L. alanicum sp. n. differs from L. europaeum in having shorter legs (TaIII = 61-81, Ip = 734-927 versus 72-90, and 855-1017), s...
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PMID: 15553769
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A special study was undertaken in three pediatric clinics of Makhachkala (Republic of Dagestan) for the purpose of elaborating methodological recommendations targeted at promoting the quality and efficiency of children monitoring. The quality of patient-care was studied on the basis of expert evalua...
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PMID: 15455533
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A total of 1646 teenagers were questioned (including students of schools, technical schools and high schools located in the city of Makhachkala, Republic of Dagestan) for the purpose of working out mixed programs for the healthy mode of life and for the prevention of drug-addiction and toxicomania a...
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PMID: 15606037
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The morbidity of rheumatic heart diseases (RHD) was studied, for the purpose of designing a set of measures to prevent them, among the teenagers in the Republic of Dagestan. The studies were based on the medical aid appealability, hospitalization data and clinical-and-epidemiological research made,...
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PMID: 15606038
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The bacteriological study of specimens taken from environmental objects, biomaterials from animals and sputa from tuberculosis patients revealed the ubiquity of Mycobacterium, Nocardia and rhodococci obtained from different kinds of environment in the Republic of Daghestan. In the identification 83....
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PMID: 15554326
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Interpopulation differences in the epidemiology and age of onset of complex diseases, as well as expression of some vital parameters, have been found. The relationship between these interpopulation differences and the genetic processes that have been occurring in the populations throughout their his...
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PMID: 12722642
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Micro test systems for the biochemical identification of comma bacilli (MTS-V) and for a rapid determination of their groups according Heiberg (MTS-H) were designed and commissioned into medical practice. The micro test systems showed their advantages before the control media of Hiss and Bacterium I...
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PMID: 12688218
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I widely separated, triangular, wide, subequal in size (fig. 3, 5). Male: any grooves of conscutum absent, except short and pit-like cervical ones (fig. 4); punctation sparce and impressive (fig. 4); adenal shields short and wide, without inner branch, posterior part widened, anteromedian margin str...
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PMID: 12677670
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Relationships between ethnic and genetic differentiation with respect to 54 microsatellites have been analyzed in five Daghestan ethnic groups. To detect the microsatellites, human chromosomes 3, 17, and 18 were screened with a step of 10 cM (Weber/CHLC 9.0 markers) at the Mammalian Genotyping Servi...
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PMID: 12624938
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The Republic of Daghestan is at present one of the most unsafe territories in the Russian Federation with respect to brucellosis morbidity among humans. The figures of human morbidity in brucellosis grew from 3.4 per 100,000 of the population in 1999 to 10.5 per 100,000 of the population in 2002, th...
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PMID: 14716985
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Materials characterizing the sanitary and epidemiological situation in the Republic of Daghestan which arose as the consequence of the emergency situation caused by the high flood and inundation in summer 2002 are presented. The work of the sanitary and epidemiological service, carried out in cooper...
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PMID: 14716989
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The data on the sanitary and epidemiological situation in the Republic of Daghestan during the period of high flood in 2002. The scope of sanitary, hygienic and prophylactic measures carried out during this period with a view to prevent the appearance of the outbreaks of acute enteric infections and...
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PMID: 14716990
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Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) polymorphism was examined in three Russian populations from the European part of Russia (Stavropol krai, Orel oblast, and Saratov oblast). This analysis showed that mitochondrial gene pool of Russians was represented by the mtDNA types belonging to haplogroups H, V, HV*, J,...
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PMID: 12500679
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Original results of the analysis of genetic linkage between some genomic markers and two complex clinical phenotypes, schizophrenia and mental retardation, in pedigrees from Dagestan genetic isolates are described. Interpopulation differences in the epidemiology of the complex phenotypes were studie...
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PMID: 12500680
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When Mycobacteria tuberculosis isolated from the sputums of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Daghestan were typed, the proportion of the bovine type mycobacteria was found to 20.5% in 1977-1978; that was 8.9% after long-term health-promoting measures in 1989 and 24.8%; after a decade of decre...
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PMID: 12164110
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The paper assesses the epidemiology of retarded intrauterine development (RIUD) of a fetus by the ecological areas of the Republic of Daghestan. There is a positive and significant correlation of fetal RIUD with regional load an assortmental index of pesticides in the foothill and low areas and an i...
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PMID: 12380494
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The results of the determination of the amount and location of ticks Hyalomma marginatum in Daghestan at the period of the appearance of cases of Crimean haemorrhagic fever (CHF) are presented. The domination and abundance indices of these ticks in different landscape areas, on the territories of so...
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PMID: 12718193
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The results of the analysis of sanitary and epidemiological situation in the Republic of Daghestan are presented. The tendency towards the deterioration of epidemiological situation in a number of infections is noted. This unsatisfactory sanitary and epidemiological situation is caused by the low le...
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PMID: 12718166
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