A scientific study at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Karbala, in clinical chemistry presented by the student Hala Mahmoud Mahdi, entitled Study of genetic polymorphisms of the vitamin D future in postmenopausal Iraqi women.
The study included a skeletal disorder known as osteoporosis, with decreased bone mass, deterioration of the fine structure of bone tissue, and increased fragility fractures.
The study aimed to investigate the genetic variation of the VDR (rs731236) gene in postmenopausal Iraqi women with osteoporosis and then investigate its function in the pathophysiology of osteoporosis to study the association between vitamin D, estrogen, and the thyroid gland. Hormone, total alkaline phosphatase activity, and bone mineral density in postmenopausal women with or without type 2 diabetes.
Finally, the study concluded that the rate of osteoporosis and the T score is significantly higher in postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes compared to women without it.
After the student defended her thesis, the committee submitted a decision to award the student, Hala Mahmoud Mahdi, a master’s degree with distinction, which consisted of the presidency and membership of both:
Dr.. Walaa Ismail Jassim / Ph.D. Mr . Clinical Life Chemistry. president
Dr.. Zuhair Muhammad Ali Jadoua / Ph.D. Mr . Biotechnology and genetic engineering. member
Dr.. Susan Jubair Abbas. Ph.D. Assistant Professor . member of biochemistry
Dr.. Fadel Jawad Al Tohme. Ph.D. Professor of clinical life chemistry. member and supervisor.
