• Genetic Susceptibility to Infectious Diseases in the Qatari Population 

      Smatti, Maria Khalid; Al-Sarraj, Yasser; Albagha, Omar Yassine, Hadi ( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)
      Background: Infectious diseases (IDs) account for 8% of deaths annually in Qatar, and therefore, represent a significant challenge for public health. Interestingly, the spread and severity of viral infections vary considerably ...
    • Host genetic variants potentially associated with SARS-CoV-2: A multi-population analysis 

      Smatti, Maria K.; Al-Sarraj, Yasser; Albagha, Omar; Yassine, Hadi M. ( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)
      Background: Clinical outcomes of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) showed enormous inter-individual and inter-population differences, possibly ...