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Interleukin-28 and hepatitis C virus genotype-4: Treatmentinduced clearance and liver fibrosis
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Baishideng Publishing Group
, 2012 , Article)
AIM: To investigate the association between interleukin-28B (IL28B) genotype and response to treatment and hepatic fibrosis in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 4. METHODS: Two hundred and one HCV-genotype 4 ...
Erratum: ITRAQ-based Quantitative Protein Expression Profiling and MRM Verification of Markers in Type 2 Diabetes (Journal of Proteome Research (2012) 11 (5527-5537) DOI: 10.1021/pr300798z)
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American Chemical Society (ACS)
, 2013 , Article)
a Serum samples obtained from individual subjects were analyzed to determine the levels of glucose, Vitamin D among others (as described in methods). The value spreads within the group for each parameter are indicated as ...
Elevated serum leptin levels in patients with acute myocardial infarction; Correlation with coronary angiographic and echocardiographic findings
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Springer Nature
, 2012 , Article)
Background: To assess the relationship between serial serum leptin levels in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) who received thrombolysis and the degree of coronary atherosclerosis, coronary reperfusion, ...
A pilot study on metabolic syndrome and its associated features among Qatari schoolchildren
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Dove Medical Press
, 2011 , Article)
Aim: This pilot study aimed to evaluate the individual features of the metabolic syndrome (MeS) and its frequency in Qatari schoolchildren aged 6-12 years. Background: MeS has a strong future risk for development of diabetes ...
Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
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Elsevier
, 2018 , Conference Paper)
Background Alcohol use is a leading risk factor for death and disability, but its overall association with health remains
complex given the possible protective effects of moderate alcohol consumption on some conditions. ...
Advances in vaccination against avian pathogenic Escherichia coli respiratory disease: Potentials and limitations
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Elsevier
, 2014 , Article Review)
Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) is one of the most economically devastating pathogens affecting the poultry industry. This group of extra-intestinal E. coli causes a variety of clinical conditions including ...
Social resources and Arab women's perinatal mental health: A systematic review
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2018 , Article)
Background
Women’s mental health in the perinatal period is understudied worldwide and in Arab countries especially.
Aim
This systematic review explores evidence of the association between women’s social resources for ...
Non-communicable diseases in the Arab world
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2014 , Article Review)
According to the results of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010, the burden of non-communicable diseases (cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic lung diseases, and diabetes) in the Arab world has increased, with ...
Optimal dilation time for combined small endoscopic sphincterotomy and balloon dilation for common bile duct stones: a multicentre, single-blinded, randomised controlled trial
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2019 , Article)
Background
Endoscopic sphincterotomy is the established treatment for common bile duct stones. Balloon dilation offers an alternative. Prolonged dilation (300 s) with a 10 mm diameter balloon decreases the occurrence of ...
A computational model to predict the structural and functional consequences of missense mutations in O6-methylguanine DNA methyltransferase
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Elsevier
, 2019 , Article)
DNA repair mechanism is a process through which the cell repairs its damaged DNA. Although there are several mechanisms involved in the DNA repair mechanisms, the direct reversal method is the simplest and does not require ...