Determination of Aromatase and Some Biochemical Parameters in Breast Cancer Patients in Mosul City, Iraq

Hameed, Omar M.; Mohammed, Zinah Ahmed; Abdulhameed, Othman Qusay; Saadi, Ali M; Al-Hamadany, Alaa Younis Mahdy

doi:10.21608/jbaar.2025.369827.1169

Determination of Aromatase and Some Biochemical Parameters in Breast Cancer Patients in Mosul City, Iraq

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Mosul, Mosul, Iraq

² Department of Anesthesia Techniques, Mosul Medical Technical Institute, Northern Technical University, Iraq

³ College of Pharmacy, Al-Noor University, Mosul, Iraq

⁴ Department of Animal Production Techniques, Technical Agricultural College, Northern Technical University, Iraq

10.21608/jbaar.2025.369827.1169

Abstract

The study included 60 patients with breast cancer diagnosed through biopsy, ranging in age from 30 to 73 years, from January 2024 to March 2024 at Ibn-Sina Teaching Hospital and Mosul Oncology and Nuclear Medicine Hospital in Mosul. Determination of the aromatase enzyme and several biochemical parameters, including aromatase, urea, creatinine, and electrolytes Na+, K+, Cl, compared with the 30 control healthy individuals who tested negative for breast cancer. Their age was identical to that of the patients, and they had no history of illness.

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