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Genetic Epidemiology of Type 1 Diabetes in the 22 Arab Countries.
( Current Medicine Group , 2016 , Article)Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a complex autoimmune disorder that results from the T cell-mediated destruction of the pancreatic β cells and is due to interactions between environmental and genetic factors. Although Arabs have ... -
Genetic epidemiology of Woodhouse-Sakati Syndrome in the Greater Middle East region and beyond: a systematic review
( BioMed Central Ltd , 2023 , Article Review)Background: Woodhouse-Sakati syndrome (WSS) is a rare, autosomal recessive genetic disorder with variable clinical manifestations mainly affecting the endocrine and nervous systems. The aim of this study was to systematically ... -
Genetic etiology of adult intellectual disability (ID) of unknown cause in Qatar: a retrospective study
( HBKU Press , 2022 , Article)Background: Intellectual disability (ID) is a common condition that consists of a heterogeneous group of clinical conditions with different etiologies, including genetic conditions. Identifying those with a genetic cause ... -
Genetic Factors Associated with Morphine Consumption in Women Undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Prospective Cohort Study.
( Dove Press Ltd , 2023 , Article)Morphine has been a crucial analgesic agent used perioperatively in various surgical procedures. Genetic factors can lead to morphine dose requirement interpatient variability. Our objective was to determine the contribution ... -
Genetic polymorphism effect on warfarin–rifampin interaction: A case report and review of literature
( Dove Medical Press , 2021 , Article)Warfarin–rifampin interaction has been reported since the 1970s. Due to rifampin’s strong induction of CYP2C9, most cases could not attain the target international normalized ratio (INR) despite warfarin dose escalation. ... -
Genetic polymorphisms associated with obesity in the Arab world: a systematic review
( Springer Nature , 2021 , Article Review)Background: Obesity, one of the most common chronic health conditions worldwide, is a multifactorial disease caused by complex genetic and environmental interactions. Several association studies have revealed a considerable ... -
Genetic polymorphisms associated with type 2 diabetes in the Arab world: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
( Elsevier , 2019 , Article)T2DM reach epidemic levels in the Arab countries. In this study, we aimed to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis to underline the susceptibility genetic profile of Arab patients with T2DM that result from SNPs. ... -
Genetic polymorphisms of ICAM 1 and IL28 as predictors of liver fibrosis severity and viral clearance in hepatitis C genotype 4
( Elsevier , 2013 , Article)Background and objectivesIntercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) is located on chromosome 19p13.2, and this protein plays an important role in the pathogenesis of the hepatitis C virus (HCV). The rs12979860 polymorphism ... -
Genetic relatedness and host specificity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from cystic fibrosis and non-cystic fibrosis patients
( Dove Medical Press Limited , 2014 , Article)Background: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the primary pathogens isolated more frequently in cystic fibrosis (CF) and it exhibits innate resistance to a wide range of antibiotics. Purpose: We sought to determine whether ... -
Genetic relationships of European, Mediterranean, and SW Asian populations using a panel of 55 AISNPs
( Nature Publishing Group , 2019 , Article)The set of 55 ancestry informative SNPs (AISNPs) originally developed by the Kidd Lab has been studied on a large number of populations and continues to be applied to new population samples. The existing reference database ... -
Genetic risk factors in melanoma etiopathogenesis and the role of genetic counseling: A concise review.
( Association of Basic Medical Sciences of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina , 2022 , Article Review)Melanoma is a highly aggressive cancer originating from melanocytes. Its etiopathogenesis is strongly related to genetic, epigenetic, and environmental factors. Melanomas encountered in clinical practice are predominantly ... -
Genetic Susceptibility to Arrhythmia Phenotypes in a Middle Eastern Cohort of 14,259 Whole-Genome Sequenced Individuals
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2024 , Article)Background: The current study explores the genetic underpinnings of cardiac arrhythmia phenotypes within Middle Eastern populations, which are under-represented in genomic medicine research. Methods: Whole-genome sequencing ... -
Genetic Variants Associated With Alzheimer Disease in the 22 Arab Countries: A Systematic Review.
( Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins , 2021 , Article)Alzheimer disease (AD) is a progressive and complex neurodegenerative disease. Approximately 70% of AD risk is attributed to genetic risk factors, including variants in amyloid precursor protein (APP), presenilin 1 (PSEN1), ... -
Genetic variants associated with warfarin dose in African-American individuals: a genome-wide association study
( Elsevier , 2013 , Article)Summary BackgroundVKORC1 and CYP2C9 are important contributors to warfarin dose variability, but explain less variability for individuals of African descent than for those of European or Asian descent. We aimed to identify ... -
Genome Editing Technology: A New Frontier for the Treatment and Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article Review)Over the past 2 decades, genome-editing technique has proven to be a robust editing method that revolutionizes the field of biomedicine. At the genetic level, it can be efficiently utilized to generate various disease-resistance ... -
Genome Mining of Secreted Effectors of Fusarium Oxysporum, Fusarium Solani and Rhizectonia Solani
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Introduction: Of the various devastating diseases triggered by necrotrophic fungi, the diseases caused by following fungi Fusarium oxysporum, Fusarium solani and Rhizectonia solani are of particular economic significance ... -
Genome-wide polygenic score, clinical risk factors, and long-term trajectories of coronary artery disease
( American Heart Association , 2020 , Article)OBJECTIVE: To determine the relationship of a genome-wide polygenic score for coronary artery disease (GPSCAD) with lifetime trajectories of CAD risk, directly compare its predictive capacity to traditional risk factors, ... -
Genomewide association analysis of warfarin dose requirements in Middle Eastern and North African populations
( Wiley-Blackwell , 2022 , Article)To date, there has been no genomewide association study (GWAS) from the Middle East and North African (MENA) region to identify genetic variants associated with warfarin dose variability using this approach. In this study, ... -
Genomic Alterations, Gene Expression Profiles and Functional Enrichment of Normal-Karyotype Acute Myeloid Leukaemia Based on Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2023 , Article)Characterising genomic variants is paramount in understanding the pathogenesis and heterogeneity of normal-karyotype acute myeloid leukaemia (AML-NK). In this study, clinically significant genomic biomarkers were ascertained ... -
Genomic and Bioinformatics Approaches for Analysis of Genes Associated With Cancer Risks Following Exposure to Tobacco Smoking
( Frontiers Media S.A. , 2018 , Article Review)Cancer is a significant health problem in the Middle East and global population. It is well established that there is a direct link between tobacco smoking and cancer, which will continue to pose a significant threat to ...
