Firas A. Hassan

Dept. of Chemistry, College of Science, Al Nahrain University, Baghdad, Iraq

Publications

• Research Article   
  Evaluation of proteolytic enzymes in Iraqi patients with colorectal cancer
  Author(s): Noor Emad* and Firas A. Hassan
  
  Background: Serine, aspartic and cysteine protease enzymes play a major role in Colorectal Cancer (CRC) progression. The objective of this article was to measure serine, aspartic, and cysteine protease enzymes in colorectal cancer patients and compare them with healthy subjects. Methods: Seventy newly diagnosed colorectal cancer patients were enrolled in the present study and divided as follows; Group A : (n=32) with an age range (of 20 years - 40 years); Group B : (n=38) with age range (41 years - 60 years). For comparison, a total of (30) healthy subjects were also inserted in the current study divided into patients in the same manner. Serum levels of serine, aspartic, and cysteine protease enzymes were measured for patients and controlled by the ELISA technique. Results: The current study shows that serum serine protease levels varied significantly in (the 20 years - 40 years) grou.. Read More»
  

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