خانه / دکتر سید مسعود هوشمند

دکتر سید مسعود هوشمند

RESUME

 

1. PERSONAL INFORMATION:

Name: Seyed Massoud Houshmand

Date of birth: 1962-02-22

Nationality: Iranian / Swedish

Present Position: Head of the Genetic Dep. Special Medical Center and Faculty Member of NIGEB

Address: #10 Ostadnejatolahhi str, and Pajouhesh Blvd. TehranKaraj Highway, 17th Km.Tehran, Iran

P.O. Box: 14155-6343

Tel: +98 21 88913544 and +98- 21-44580390

Fax: +98-21-44580399

E-mail: massoudh@nigeb.ac.ir

Web Page: www.specialmedicallab.com and  www.nigeb.ac.ir

 

 

 

2. EDUCATION:

1992- 1999              Ph.D, in Medical Molecular Genetic;

                                Gothenburg University, Gothenburg; Sweden

1990- 1992              MSc, in Molecular Genetic

                                Gothenburg University, Gothenburg; Sweden

1988- 1990               BSc, in Medical Laboratory Technology

                                Gothenburg University, Gothenburg; Sweden

 

 

3. EMPLOYMENT (Present & previous positions):

2007-until now           Head of the Genetic Diagnostic Lab, Special Medical Center

2005- 2007:                Head of the Houshmand Medical Molecular Genetic Lab

1999 – 2005:              Head of the Genetic Diagnostic department

                                   National Institute for Genetic engineering and Biotechnology, Iran

2003-2004                               Head of the Genetic Diagnostic Department

                                   London Hospital , Kuwait

1992-1999                 Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburh, Sweden.

1991-1992                 Botanic Institution, Genetic department, Gothenburg, Sweden.

1990-1991                 Botanic Institution, Physiology department, Gothenburg, Sweden.

1990-1990                 Radcliffe Infirmary Hospital, Oxford, England.

1989-1989                 Biology department, Astra Hassle, Gothenburg, Sweden.

 

4. ACTIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS:

 Mitochondrial Inheritance and Disease

    

5. INTERNATIONAL GRANTS:

32.5 thousand euro for organizing Workshop

6. AWARDS / MEMBERSHIPS:

o    Iranian Genetic Society

o    Iranian Biotechnology Society

o    Iranian Medical Genetic society

o    National Molecular Medicine network

o    Iranian Neurogenetic Society

o    European Society of Human Genetic

7. WORKSHOPS ORGANIZED:

o    Advanced molecular genetic diagnosis in Iran (National, 2-7 Sep 2001)

o    Second Regional workshop application of advanced molecular methods for the diagnosis of human genetic disease. (International, 4-9 May 2002)

o    Application of Advanced Molecular Methods for Diagnosis of Human Genetic Disease (International 13-17 Sep 2004)

o    3rd International workshop on  Application of Advanced Molecular Methods for Diagnosis of Human Genetic Disease (International 3-7 Dec 2005)

o    4th International workshop on  Application of Advanced Molecular Methods for Diagnosis of Human Genetic Disease (International 18-22 Sep 2006)

o    5th International workshop on  Application of Advanced Molecular Methods for Diagnosis of Human Genetic Disease (International 7-9 March 2007)

o    Neuromuscular Disease (International 24-28 Nov 2007)

o    6th International workshop on  Application of Advanced Molecular Methods for Diagnosis of Human Genetic Disease (International 13-16 May 2008)

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 Seminar Organizer:

o    Human Genome Diversity in Islamic Countries (International, 9-11 May 2002)

 

Workshop’s:

o    Windows to the Zygote 2000: UNESCO-ICRO International Training Course (Praq, 2000).

o    First International Human Genome Diversity Workshop (Islamabad, Pakistan, 2000)

o    Practical Training Course on “Application of Molecular Diagnostics on Human Disease, Prevention & Treatment” (6-14 April 2009) Damascus, Syria.

8. PUBLICATIONS:

Massoud Houshmand paper

 

2010

1) Khatami M, Houshmand M, Sadeghizadeh M, Eftekharzadeh M, Heidari MM, Saber S, Banihashemi K, Scheiber-Mojdehkar B. .Accumulation of Mitochondrial Genome Variations in Persian LQTS Patients: A Possible Risk Factor? (2010) Cardiovasc Pathol;19(2):21-7

2) Isaian A, Bogdanova NV, Houshmand M, Movahadi M, Agamohammadi A, Rezaei N, Atarod L, Sadeghi-Shabestari M, Tonekaboni SH, Chavoshzadeh Z, Hassani SM, Mirfakhrai R, Cheraghi T, Kalantari N, Ataei M, Dork-Bousset T, Sanati MH. BAK, BAX, and NBK/BIK Proapoptotic Gene Alterations in Iranian Patients with Ataxia Telangiectasia. (2010) J Clin Immunol.;30(1):132-7

3) Seyed Mohammad Seyedhassani, Massoud Houshmand, Seyed Mehdi Kalantar, Abbas Aflatoonian, Glayol Modabber, Fatemeh Hadipour, Mohammad Hossein Falahzadeh. The point mutations of mitochondrial tRNA theronine and praline in idiopathic repeated pregnancy loss. (2010) IJRM Vol. 8 No 1 45-50

4) Seyedhassani Seyed Mohammad, Houshmand Massoud, Kalantar Seyed Mehdi, Modabber Glayol, Aflatoonian Abbas. No mitochondrial DNA deletions but more D-loop point mutations in repeated pregnancy loss (2010) Accepted for publication in Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics.

5) Ahmad Ebrahimi; Massoud Houshmand, Seyed Hassan Tonekaboni, Mohammd Sadegh Fallah Mahboob Passand, Sirous Zainali, Mehdi Moghadasi. Two Novel Mutations in SCN1A Gene in Iranian Patient with Epilepsy. (2010) Archives of Medical Research 41:207-214

6) Reza Mirfakhraie, Farzaneh Mirzajani, Sayed Mahdi Kalantar , Maryam Montazeri, Nasser Salsabili, Gholam Reza Pourmand, and Massoud Houshmand. High prevalence of AZFb microdeletion in Iranian patients with idiopathic non-obstructive azoospermia

(2010) Accept for publish in Indian Journal of Medical Research

7) Shakhssalim N, Kazemi B, Basiri A, Houshmand M, Pakmanesh H, Golestan B, Eilanjegh AF, Kashi AH, Kilani M, Azadvari M. Association between calcium-sensing receptor gene polymorphisms and recurrent calcium kidney stone disease: a comprehensive gene analysis. (2010) Accept for publication in Scand J Urol Nephrol.

8) Seyed Mohammad Seyedhassani, Massoud Houshmand, Seyed Mehdi Kalantar, Abbas Aflatoonian, Glayol Modabber, Fatemeh Hadipour, Mohammad Hossein Falahzadeh. BAX Pro-apoptotic Gene Alterations in Repeated Pregnancy Loss. (2010) Accepted for publication in Archives of Medical Science.

9) Ataei M, Zare Mehrjerdi M.A, Yazdi A.R, Zamani A, Faraje Ilanjegh A,  Houshmand M. Mutations in Corneal carbohydrate Sulfotransferase 6 gene (CHST6) among Iranian Macular corneal dystrophy (MCD) Patients: report of 7 patients from Iran. (2010) Accept for publication on IJCN.

10) Hosseini M., Houshmand M., Ebrahimi A. MTHFR and breast cancer risk. (2010) Accepted for publication in Archives of Medical Science.

11) M.S Daneshpour, S Alfadhli, M Houshmand, S Zeinali, M Hedayati, M Zarkesh, and F Azizi. Allele frequency distribution for D11S1304, D11S1998 and D11S934 and metabolic syndrome in TLGS. (2010) Accepted in European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology.

12) Fakhraz MR, Tavalaei M, Houshmand M, Sajadian A. Role of mitochondrial markers in crime detection. (2010) Accepted in Teb Nezami

13) Sobhani S, Ghaffarpour M, Mostakhdemin Hosseini Z, Kamali F, Nour Mohammadi Z, Houshmand M. The prevalence of common mutation frequency in K-ras codons 12, 13 in Iranian Colorectal Cancer patients (2010) Genetic in the 3rd millennium; Vol 8; No 2, 2011-2018.

14) Sanjarian S, Nour Mohammadi Z, Naser Eslami M, Aryani O, Houshmand M. Clinical anf Molecular investigation of Friedreich Ataxia in Iranian patients (2010) Genetic in the 3rd millennium; Vol 8; No 2, 2023-2027.

15) Mirfakhraie R, Kalantar SM, Mirzajani F, Montazeri M, Salsabili N, Houshmand M, Hashemi-Gorji F, Pourmand G.A Novel Mutation in The Transactivation-Regulating Domain of the Androgen Receptor in a Patient with Azoospermia. (2010) JAndrol. 2010

 

2009

1) Safaei S, Houshmand M, Banoei MM, Panahi MS, Nafisi S, Parivar K, Rostami M, Shariati P. Mitochondrial tRNALeu/Lys and ATPase 6/8 gene variations in spinocerebellar ataxias. (2009) Neurodegener Dis.;6(1-2):16-22.


2)
Mansoureh Akouchekian, Massoud Houshmand, Simin Hemati, Mehdi Shafa. Appearance of large scale mitochondrial DNA deletion in human colorectal cancer, (2009) Dis Colon Rectum 2009; 52: 526Y530

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3)
Mansoureh Akouchekian, Massoud Houshmand, Simin Hemati, Mohammad Ansaripour, Mehdi Shafa. High Rate of Mutation in Mitochondrial DNA Displacement Loop Region in Human Colorectal Cancer, Accepted for publication in the Diseases of (2009) Dis Colon Rectum. 52(3):526-30.


4)
Birgani SA, Salehi Z, Houshmand M, Mohamadi MJ, Promehr LA, Mozafarzadeh Z. Novel mutations of CHST6 in Iranian patients with macular corneal dystrophy. (2009) Mol Vis.;15:373-7.

5) Hosseini M., Houshmand M., Ebrahimi A. Breast cancer risk not only was not associated with CYP17/ A2 allele But also was related to A1 allele (2009) Archives of Medical Science.Vol 5 Issue 1; 103-106

6) R. Shahsavari, A. Ehsani-Zonouz, M. Houshmand, A. Salehnia, G. Ahangari and M. Firoozrai   Plasma Glucose Lowering Effect of the Wild Satureja khuzestanica Jamzad Essential Oil in Diabetic Rats: Role of Decreased Gluconeogenesis (2009) Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, Volume: 12; Issue: 2; 140-145

7) Heidari MM, Houshmand M, Hosseinkhani S, Nafissi S, Khatami M. Complex I and ATP content deficiency in lymphocytes from Friedreich’s ataxia. (2009) Can J Neurol Sci.;36(1):26-31.

8) Mohammad Mehdi Heidari, Massoud Houshmand, Saman Hosseinkhani, Shahriar Nafissi, Barbara Scheiber-Mojdehkar, Mehri Khatami. A Novel Mitochondrial Heteroplasmic C13806A Point Mutation Associated with Iranian Friedreich’s Ataxia, (2009) Cell Mol Neurobiol.;29(2):225-33.

9) Rasi H, Houshmand M, Hashemi M, Majidzadeh AK, Hosseini Akbari MH.

Investigation of Mitochondrial common deletion and BRAC mutations for detection of familial breast cancers in archival breast cancer materials. (2009) IJCP Vol 2, No 2, 77-83.

10) Jamali Sh, Bahar M.A, Houshmand M. Detection of Bla gene among imipenem – resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolated from Burn wounds from Tehran Shahid Motahari Hospital. (2009) Microbiology Knowledge Vol 1 No 1 19-27

11) Daneshpour MS, Alfadhli S, Houshmand M, Zeinali S, Hedayati M, Zarkesh M, Momenan AA, Azizi F. Allele frequency distribution data for D8S1132, D8S1779, D8S514, and D8S1743 in four ethnic groups in relation to metabolic syndrome: Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study. (2009) Biochem Genet. 2009 Oct;47(9-10):680-7.

12) Ghabaee M, Bayati A, Amri Saroukolaei S, Sahraian MA, Sanaati MH, Karimi P, Houshmand M, Sadeghian H, Hashemi Chelavi L. Analysis of HLA DR2&DQ6 (DRB1*1501, DQA1*0102, DQB1*0602) Haplotypes in Iranian Patients with Multiple Sclerosis. (2009)  Cell Mol Neurobiol. ;29(1):109-14.

13) Ghabaee M, Omranisikaroudi M, Amrisaroukolaei S, Meysamie A, Sahraian MA, Bayati A, Sanati MH, Houshmand M, Sadeghian H, Vajihazaman K. Mitochondrial mutation in Iranian patients with multiple sclerosis, correlation between haplogroups H, A and clinical manifestations. (2009) Cell Mol Neurobiol. ;29(3):341-6.

14) Narooie-Nejad M, Chitsazian F, Khoramian Tusi B, Mousavi F, Houshmand M, Rohani MR, Hosseinipour AS, Rismanchian A, Elahi E. Genotyping results of Iranian PCG families suggests one or more PCG locus other than GCL3A, GCL3B, and GCL3C exist.. (2009) Mol Vis. 22;15:2155-61.

15) Fereshteh Ghasemi and Massoud Houshmand . Cystic Fibrosis: Genetic view (2009). Genetic in 3rd millennium. Volume 7, Number 1 1604-7

2008

1) Achilli A, Olivieri A, Pellecchia M, Uboldi C, Colli L, Al-Zahery N, Accetturo M, Pala M, Kashani BH, Perego UA, Battaglia V, Fornarino S, Kalamati J, Houshmand M, Negrini R, Semino O, Richards M, Macaulay V, Ferretti L, Bandelt HJ, Ajmone-Marsan P, Torroni A. Mitochondrial genomes of extinct aurochs survive in domestic cattle. (2008) Curr Biol. 26;18(4):R157-8.

2) Banihashemi Kambiz, Houshmand Massoud, Rostami Maryam, Khosroheidari Mahdieh. Molecular genetics of fetal organogenesis in the Quran: Tracking a modern concept in an orginal religious text (2008) Pak J Med Sci , Vol. 24 No. 1 163-166

3) Ali Mohammad Ahadi, Majid Sadeghizadeh, Massoud Houshmand, Kurosh Gharagoozli, Mehdi Shafa Shariat panahi. An A8296G mutation in mitochondrial tRNALys gene in a patient with epilepsy; “a disease- causing mutation” or rare polymorphism?!. (2008) Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery

4) Mohammad Mehdi Banoei, Morteza Hashemzadeh Chaleshtori, Mohammad Hossein Sanati, Parvin Shariati, Massoud Houshmand, Tayebeh Majidizadeh, Niloofar Jahangir Soltani, and Massoud Golalipour. Variation of DAT1 VNTR Alleles and Genotypes Among Old Ethnic Groups in Mesopotamia to the Oxus Region (2008) Human Biology, v. 80, no. 1, pp. 73–81.

5)  Sadaf Kasraie, Massoud Houshmand, Mohammad Mehdi Banoei, Mehdi Shafa Shariat Panahi,  Solmaz Etemad Ahari, Mostafa Moin,  Mohammad Bahar,  Parvin Shariati. Investigation of tRNALeu/Lys and ATPase 6 Genes Mutations in Huntington’s Disease (2008) Cell Mol Neurobiol  DOI 10.1007/s10571-008-9261-6

6) Rassi H, Houshmand M, Hashemi M, Majidzadeh K, Akbari MH, Panahi MS.

Application of multiplex PCR with histopathologic features for detection of familial breast cancer in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded histologic specimens.

Tsitol Genet. (2008);42(2):55-62.

7) Ghorashi, S. A., Fatemi, S. M.1, Amini, F, Houshmand, M., Salehi Tabar, R. and Hazaie, K. Phylogenetic analysis of anemone fishes of the Persian Gulf using mtDNA sequences. African Journal of Biotechnology (2008) Vol. 7 (12), pp. 2074-2080

8) Heidari MM, Houshmand M, Hosseinkhani S, Nafissi S, Scheiber-Mojdehkar B, Khatami M. Association between trinucleotide CAG repeats of the DNA polymerase gene (POLG) with age of onset of Iranian Friedreich’s ataxia patients. Neurol Sci. (2008) Dec;29(6):489-93.

9 ) Mahzad Akbarpour, Masoud Houshmand, Ali Ghorashi, Hossein Hayatgheybi, Screening for FecGH Mutation of Growth Differentiation Factor 9 Gene in Iranian Ghezel Sheep Population (2008) INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FERTILITY AND STERILITY, Volume: 2, Number: 3, 139-144.

10) Hossein R, Houshmand MDiagnostic algorithm for identification of individuals with hereditary predisposition to breast cancer. Lik Sprava. 2008 Jan-Feb;(1-2):103-8. Review.

11) Daneshpour MS, Hedayati M, Eshraghi P, Houshmand M and Azizi F. Asociation of

apolipoprotein E gene polymorphism and lipid level in an Iranian population: Tehran Lipid and Glucose study. (2008) Iranian j of diabet and lipid 2008;7:399-405.

2007

1) Houshmand M, Banoei MM, Tabarsi P, Panahi MS, Kashani BH, Ebrahimi G, Zargar L, Farnia P, Morris MW, Mansouri D, Velayati AA, Mirsaeidi MS. Do mitochondrial DNA haplogroups play a role in susceptibility to tuberculosis?Respirology. 2007 Nov;12(6):823-7.

2) Banoei MM, Houshmand M, Panahi MS, Shariati P, Rostami M, Manshadi MD, Majidizadeh T. Huntington’s Disease and Mitochondrial DNA Deletions: Event or Regular Mechanism for Mutant Huntingtin Protein and CAG Repeats Expansion?!Cell Mol Neurobiol. 2007 Oct 20;

3) Fesahat F, Houshmand M, Panahi MS, Gharagozli K, Mirzajani F. Do haplogroups h and u act to increase the penetrance of Alzheimer’s disease? (2007)Cell Mol Neurobiol.;27(3):329-34

4) Ahari SE, Houshmand M, Panahi MS, Kasraie S, Moin M, Bahar MA. Investigation on Mitochondrial tRNA(Leu/Lys), NDI and ATPase 6/8 in Iranian Multiple Sclerosis Patients. (2007)Cell Mol Neurobiol.

5) Houshmand M, Panahi MS, Fesahat F, Gharagozli K. Lack of association between mitochondrial A4336G/ haplogroup and Parkinson’s disease. (2007) J. Chin. Clin. Med. Vol 21. No 51,

6) Bayat B, Houshmand M, Sanati MH, Moin M, Panahi MS. Aleyasin SA, Farhoodi A, Eesaian A. Use of D11S2179 and D11S1343 Markers as Informatiove Markers for Prenatal Diagnosis in Iranian Ataxia Telengiectasia Patients. (2007) Arch. Med. Res.

7) Solmaz Etemad Ahari, Massoud Houshmand, Sadaf Kasraie, Mostafa Moin, Mohammad Ali Bahar, Mehdi Shafa Shariat Panahi, Ghasem Ahangari.  Investigation for point mutations on different parts of Mitochondrial DNA, relating to adjunct of pathogenesis of FA, on 20 Iranian patients with Friedreich’s ataxia.(2007) IJCN vol. 5.

8) Sara pouranvari, Mehrdad Nourosinia, Aliakbar Zinalou, SaeedREza Ghafari, Massoud Houshmand, Saeed Keivani. Detection of 22q11.2 micro deletions by semi quantitative multiplex PCR (2007) Modares Journal of Medical Sciences, Vol 10 No 2 71-77

2006

1) Shafa Shariat Panahi M, Houshmand M, Tabassi AR Mitochondrial D-loop variation in leber hereditary neuropathy patients harboring primary G11778A, G3460A, T14484C mutations: J and W haplogroups as high-risk factors. (2006) Arch Med Res.;37(8):1028-33

2) Kamalidehghan B, Houshmand M, Panahi MS, Abbaszadegan MR, Ismail P, Shiroudi MB. Tumoral cell mtDNA approximately 8.9 kb deletion is more common than other deletions in gastric cancer.( 2006)Arch Med Res.;37(7):848-53.

3) Kamalidehghan B, Houshmand M, Ismail P, Panahi MS, Akbari MH. Delta mtDNA4977 is more common in non-tumoral cells from gastric cancer sample. (2006) Arch Med Res.;37(6):730-5.

4) Houshmand M, Shafa Shariat Panahi M, Hosseini BN, Dorraj Gh, Tabassi AR, Investigation on mtDNA deletion and Twinkle gene mutation (G1423C) in Iranian CPEO patients. (2006) Neurology India. Vol 54- Issue 2 178-182

5) F. Mirzajani, R. Mirfakhraie, F. Nabati, N. Naghibzadeh Tabatabaei, E. Talachian, M. Houshmand. “The first study of galactose-1phosphate uridyl transferase mutations in Iranian gactosemia patients.” (2006) Clin Biochem;39(7):697-9

6) Kumleh H.H, Houshmand M, Shafa M Riazi Gh-H,  Sanati M-H, Gharagozli K,.Ghabaee, M    Mitochondrial d-loop variation in Persian multiple sclerosis patients: k and a haplogroups as a risk factor!!(2006) Cell Mol Neurobiol.;26(2):119-25

7) Houshmand M, Mahmoudi T, Shafa M, Saber S, Seyedena Y, Ataie M. Identification of a new human mtDNA polymorphism (A14290G) in the NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 gene. (2006) Braz J Med Biol Res;39(6):725-30

8) Elahi E, Kalhor R, Banihosseini SS, Torabi N, Pour-Jafari H, Houshmand M, Amini SS, Ramezani A, Loeys B. Homozygous missense mutation in fibulin-5 in an Iranian autosomal recessive cutis laxa pedigree and associated haplotype.(2006) J Invest Dermatol.;126(7):1506-9.

9) Houshmand M, Shafa M, Nafisi SH, Soltanzadeh A, Alkandari F.M. Identification and sizing of GAA trinucleotide repeat expansion, investigation for D-loop variations and mitochondrial deletions in Iranian patients with Friedreich ataxia. (2006) Mitochondrion; 6(2):87-93

10) Kumleh H.H, Riazi Gh-H, Houshmand M, Sanati M-H, Gharagozli K, Shafa MComplex I deficiency in Persian multiplesclerosis patients. (2006) J. Neurol. Sci. 243: 65-69

11) Mirzaei M, Salami F, Rahmaniani F, Jafari A, Houshmand M, Shafa M. Correlation between CK and LDH changes and mtDNA deletion in Blood leukocytes after exhaustive aerobic exercise, (2006) Olampic, Vol 13, No 4; 73-81

12) Mehdi Shafa Shariat Panahi, Massoud Houshmand.”Friedreich’s Ataxia Disease” (2006) Genetic in the third millennium.; 2(3):367-370

13) M Houshmand, MH Sanati, B Hooshiar Kashani, M Shafa Shariat Panahi, Y Eisaian, M. Moien, M Farhoudi. Investigation of mitochondrial deletions and Haplogroups in Iranian Ataxia-Telangiectasia patients. (2006) I. J. B., Vol. 4, No. 1, 64-68

14) MH Salehi, M Houshmand, A Bidmeshkipour, M Shafa shariat panahi. Low Sperm Motility due to mitochondrial DNA multiple deletions. (2006) J. Ch. Clin. Med; Vol. 1, No. 4, 181-185

15) Fawziah M.A Mohammed, Massoud Houshmand, Mehdi Shafa Shariat Panahi, Laila Bastaki, Kamal Naguib, Baharak Houshyar, Anna Olivieri, Antonio Torroni.

Mitochondrial DNA haplogroups in Kuwaiti infertile males.(2006) Korean Journal of Genetics; Vol. 28, No. 3, 261-267

16) Mirsaeidi SM, Houshmand M, Tabarsi P, Banoei MM, Zargari L, Amiri M, Mansouri SD, Sanati MH, Masjedi MR.. Lack of association between interferon-gamma receptor-1 polymorphism and pulmonary TB in Iranian population sample. (2006) J Infect.; Vol. 52, 374-377.

2005

 

1) Houshmand M, M-H Sanati, F. Babrzadeh, A Ardalan, M Teimori, M Vakilian, M Akuchekian, D Farhud and J LotfiPopulation scanning for association of mitochondrial haplogroup BM, J, K and M with multiple sclerosis: interrelation between haplogroup J and MS in Persian patients. (2005) Multiple Sclerosis Volume 11 Issue 6,  728-730

2) Bagher Larijani, Massoud Houshmand, Ghamar Soltan Dorraj, Farzaneh Darvishzadeh. Prevalence of mtDNA Mutation in Type II Diabetes Mellitus. I. (2005) J. Diab and Lip. Dis. Vol 4. No. 3.

3) Jafari A, Hosseinpourfaizi MA, Houshmand M, Ravasi AA. Effect of aerobic exercise training on mtDNA deletion in soleus muscle of trained and untrained Wistar rats. (2005 Aug ) Br J Sports Med.;39(8):517-20.

4) Montazeri M, Houshmand M, Shafa Shariat Panahi M, Givtaj N, Nohi F, Sanati M-H, Zaklyazminskaya E. V. Polymorphism in non-coding Region of Human Mitochondrial DNA in 31 Persian  HCM Patients.(2005) I. J. B..Vol 3, No. 3. 157-162

5) Mirzaei M, Salami F, Rahmaniani F, Jafari A, Houshmand M, Shafa M. Correlation between lactate and mtDNA deletion in Blood leukocytes after exhaustive aerobic exercise, (2005) Harkat, Vol 25, 83-99.

6) Dorraj Ghamarsoltan, Houshmand Massoud, Larijani Bagher, Ahmad Majd, Bibinasim Hosseini, Maryam Montazeri, Mehdi Shafa Shariat Panahi, Lack of association of mitochondrial A3243G tRNA Leu mutation in Iranian patients with type II diabetes, (2005) I. J. B, , Vol. 3, No. 4, 243-247.

2004

1) Jalalirad M, Houshmand M, Mirfakhraie R, Goharbari MH, Mirzajani F.

First study of CF mutations in the CFTR gene of Iranian patients: detection of DeltaF508, G542X, W1282X, A120T, R117H, and R347H mutations.(2004) J Trop Pediatr.;50(6):359-61

2) Valeh Hadavi, Mohammad H Sanati, Daroush Farhud, Masoud Hushmand, Morteza Hashemzadeh Chaleshtori, Seyed Masoud Nabavi, Masoud Younesian and Maziar Seyedian Association of apolipoprotein E polymorphism with susceptibility to multiple sclerosis. (2004) The IJB Journal, Vol. 2, No. 1,  12 pp, 1-12

3) Massoud Houshmand, Mohammad-Hossein Sanati, Mehrdad Vakilian, Mansoureh Akuchekian, Farbod Babrzadeh, Massoud Teimori and Daroush Farhud Investigation of the mitochondrial haplogroups M, BM, N, J, K and their frequencies in five regions in Iran. (2004) The IJB Journal, Vol. 2, No. 1,  12 pp, 1-12

4) Houshmand M, Mitochondrial Disorders and Diagnosis (2004) Kyiv medical Academy for postgraduate education SHPYK, thirteenth edition, book 5; 333-339

5) Houshmand M, Sharifpanah F, Tabasi A, Sanati MH, Vakilian M, Lavasani SH, Joughehdoust S. Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy: the spectrum of mitochondrial DNA mutations in Iranian patients.(2004) Ann N Y Acad Sci.;1011:345-9.

6) Houshmand M, Gardner A, Hallstrom T, Muntzing K, Oldfors A, Holme E.

Different tissue distribution of a mitochondrial DNA duplication and the corresponding deletion in a patient with a mild mitochondrial encephalomyopathy: deletion in muscle, duplication in blood. (2004) Neuromuscul Disord.;14(3):195-201.

7) Houshmand M, Sanati MH, Rashedi I, Sharifpanah F, Asghari E, Lotfi J.

Lack of association between Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy primary point mutations and multiple sclerosis in Iran. (2004) Eur Neurol.;51(2):68-71.

8)  Hormozian F, Houshmand M, Sanati M.H, Ghiasvand R, Banoie M.M. Molecular analysis of the (CAG)n repeat causing Huntingtonæs disease in 34 Iranian families.( 2004) I.J.H.G: 10;2 53-57.

2003

1) Abbaszadegan MR, Gholamin M, Tabatabaee A, Farid R, Houshmand M, Abbaszadegan M. Prevalence of human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 among blood donors from Mashhad, Iran. ( 2003)J Clin Microbiol.;41(6):2593-5.

2) Massoud Houshmand, Mitochondrial DNA Mutations, Pathogenicity and Inheritance Iranian (2003) Journal of Biotechnology, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1-18

3) Alemohammad SA, Farhoud DD, Houshmand M, Sanati MH, Derakhshandeh-Peykar P, Imam SJ, Rahmani M. Distribution of Mitochondrial DNA Intergenic COII/tRNAlys 9 bp deletionin Iranian Population. Iranian (2003)J Publ Health, Vol 32, No 2, 1-5

2001

Sutovsky P, Motlik J, Neuber E, Pavlok A, Schatten G, Palecek J, Hyttel P, Adebayo OT, Adwan K, Alberio R, Bagis H, Bataineh Z, Bjerregaard B, Bodo S, Bryja V, Carrington M, Couf M, de la Fuente R, Diblik J, Esner M, Forejt J, Fulka J Jr, Geussova G, Gjorret JO, Libik M, Hampl A, Hassane MS, Houshmand M, Hozak P, Jezova M, Kania G, Kanka J, Kandil OM, Kishimoto T, Klima J, Kohoutek J, Kopska T, Kubelka M, Lapathitis G, Laurincik J, Lefevre B, Mihalik J, Novakova M, Oko R, Omelka R, Owiny D, Pachernik J, Pacholikova J, Peknicova J, Pesty A, Ponya Z, Preclikova H, Sloskova A, Svoboda P, Strejcek F, Toth S, Tepla O, Valdivia M, Vodicka P, Zudova D.

Accumulation of the proteolytic marker peptide ubiquitin in the trophoblast of mammalian blastocysts.( 2001) Cloning Stem Cells.;3(3):157-61.

1999

1) Houshmand M, Lindberg C, Moslemi AR, Oldfors A, Holme E. A novel heteroplasmic point mutation in the mitochondrial tRNA(Lys) gene in a sporadic case of mitochondrial encephalomyopathy: de novo mutation and no transmission to the offspring.    (1999) Hum Mutat.;13(3):203-9.

1997

1) Houshmand M, Holme E, Hanson C, Wennerholm UB, Hamberger L. Is paternal mitochondrial DNA transferred to the offspring following intracytoplasmic sperm injection? (1997) J Assist Reprod Genet. Apr;14(4):223-7.

1996

1) Houshmand M, Larsson NG, Oldfors A, Tulinius M, Holme E. Fatal mitochondrial myopathy, lactic acidosis, and complex I deficiency associated with a heteroplasmic A –> G mutation at position 3251 in the mitochondrial tRNALeu(UUR) gene. (1996) Hum Genet.;97(3):269-73.

1995

1) Tulinius MH, Houshmand M, Larsson NG, Holme E, Oldfors A, Holmberg E, Wahlstrom J. De novo mutation in the mitochondrial ATP synthase subunit 6 gene (T8993G) with rapid segregation resulting in Leigh syndrome in the offspring.(1995) Hum Genet.;96(3):290-4.

2) Tulinius MH, Oldfors A, Holme E, Larsson NG, Houshmand M, Fahleson P, Sigstrom L, Kristiansson B. Atypical presentation of multisystem disorders in two girls with mitochondrial DNA deletions. (1995) Eur J Pediatr.;154(1):35-42.

1994

1) Houshmand M, Larsson NG, Holme E, Oldfors A, Tulinius MH, Andersen O.

Automatic sequencing of mitochondrial tRNA genes in patients with mitochondrial encephalomyopathy. (1994) Biochim Biophys Acta. 12;1226(1):49-55.

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Simple Hand Book on Genetic Diagnosis

Genetic Diagnosis Laboratory

9. Projects:

1) Investigation of LHON in Iran 144

2) Investigation of HCM in Iran 163

3) Investigation of mitochondria in heart disease 227

4) Investigation of mitochondrial role in other disease 183

10. Students:

A) Ph.D

1) Afshar                                    Mitochondrial deletion in Sport

2) M. Akuchekian                         Mitochondrial role in gastric Cancer

3) H. Kumeleh                 Mitochondrial role in multiple Sclerosis

4) M. Daneshpour                        Metabolic Syndrome

5) A. Ebrahimi                Mitochondrial andpotassium Chanel in Epilepsy

6) A. Ahadi                     Mitochondrial role in Epilepsy

7) K. Banihashemi                       Long QT Syndrome

8) M. Seyed Hassani        Mitochondria and Recurrent abortion

9) S. Saber                     Bruggada Syndrome

10) H. Rasi                     Cancer

11) M. Khatami               Mitochondria and Arrytmia

12) MM. Heidari              Mitochondria and Freidreich Ataxia

13) M. Hakhamanesh       Mitochondria and COPD

14) Z. Rezvani                LHON nuclear gene

B) MSc

1) SH. Lavasani               Mitochondria and LHON

2) F. Sharifpanah                        Mitochondria and LHON

3) M. JalaliRad                CF

4) M. Teymore                Mitochondria and Human Diversity

5) M. Babrzadeh              Mitochondria and Human Diversity

6) Sh. Zareh                   alpha 1 antitripsin def

7) N. Naghibzadeh                      galactosemia

8) F. Hormozian              Huntington

9) F. Fesahat                  Mitochondria and Parkinson

10) S. Kasraei                 Mitochondria and HD

11) S. Etemad                Mitochondria and MS

12) T. Mahmodi              Mitochondria and LHON

13) Gh. Dorraj                Mitochondria and Diabetes

14) B. Hosseini               Mitochondria and CPEO

15) B. Kamali                  Mitochondria and Cancer

16) S. Safaei                   Mitochondria and SCA

17) A. Ardalan                Mitochondria and Diversity

18) A. Azadi                   MS and Mitochondrial Complex I

19) MH-Salehi                 Mitochondria and Infertility