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Association of Subclinical Hypothyroidism with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Qatar: A Cross-Sectional Study.
( Dove Press Ltd , 2023 , Article)The relationship between subclinical hypothyroidism and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Qatar is under-studied, despite the high prevalence of diabetes in the region. This study evaluates the potential association between ... -
Association of β-Adrenergic Receptor Gene Polymorphisms With Acute Coronary Syndrome and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in an Arab Population
( SAGE Publications Inc. , 2016 , Article)We evaluated the association between beta-adrenergic receptor genes (ADRB1 and ADRB2) polymorphism, cardiovascular risk, and acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in individuals from an Arab ethnicity. A total of 388 Qatari ... -
ASTCT Consensus Recommendations on Testing and Treatment of Patients with Donor-specific Anti-HLA Antibodies
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)Donor-specific anti-HLA antibodies (DSA) are an important cause of engraftment failure and may negatively impact survival outcomes of patients receiving allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) using an ... -
Atopic dermatitis: A global health perspective
( John Wiley and Sons , 2023 , Article)The International Society of AD (ISAD) organized a roundtable on global aspects of AD at the WCD 2023 in Singapore. According to the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) consortium, at least 171 million individuals were affected ... -
Atrial fibrillation in Middle Eastern Arabs and South Asians: a scoping review
( IMR Press Limited , 2021 , Article)Most of the published literature on Atrial fibrillation (AF) originates from the northern hemisphere and mainly involves Caucasian patients, with limited studies in certain ethnicities and races. This scoping review was ... -
Attitudes and barriers towards using complementary and alternative medicine among university students in Jordan
( Churchill Livingstone , 2018 , Article)Background: Perceptions towards Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) are highly variable but are improving globally. However, studies conducted in Jordan about CAM are insufficient. This study aims to explore the ... -
Attitudes and beliefs regarding the use of herbs and supplementary medications with COVID-19: A systematic review
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)Background and aimThere is growing interest in using herbs and supplementary medications to treat and/or prevent COVID-19, evidenced by multiple reports exploring their effectiveness and safety. From a health psychology ... -
Attitudes and Intentions toward COVID-19 Vaccination among Health Professions Students and Faculty in Qatar
( MDPI , 2021 , Article)A population’s desire to take the COVID-19 vaccine is an important predictor of a country’s future pandemic management. This cross-sectional study examines the impact of psychological and sociodemographic factors on attitudes ... -
Atypical presentation of TRPV3 variant: Cerebral palsy and intellectual disability without dermatologic features of olmsted syndrome
( Elsevier , 2025 , Article)To the Editor: Olmsted syndrome (OS) is a rare genodermatosis, with limited cases reported globally, primarily characterized by progressive palmoplantar keratoderma and keratotic plaques, and is linked to mutations in the ... -
Author Correction: Exploring use of unsupervised clustering to associate signaling profiles of GPCR ligands to clinical response (Nature Communications, (2019), 10, 1, (4075), 10.1038/s41467-019-11875-6)
( Nature Research , 2020 , Article)The original version of this Article omitted the following from the Acknowledgements: This study was supported by the Quebec Consortium on Adverse Effects of Pain Medications, an initiative funded by the Quebec Pain ... -
Author Correction: Signatures of co-deregulated genes and their transcriptional regulators in colorectal cancer
( NLM (Medline) , 2020 , Article)In the original version of this Article, the wrong images were supplied for Figures 7 and 10. This has now been corrected in both the HTML and PDF versions of the Article. -
Autism and the Scaffolding Protein Neurobeachin
( Springer , 2022 , Book chapter)Autism is a group of early onsets, diverse, lifelong, neurodevelopmental conditions that affect social interaction, verbal and non-verbal communications as well as behavior. It is a multifactorial condition, which results ... -
Autism spectrum disorder: A concept in evolution
( slack journals , 2019 , Article)Autism is a fascinating topic that has attracted the interest of researchers and the lay public alike. The history of autism is filled with accomplishments of people who were astute observers of childhood psychopathology. ... -
Automated detection of posterior urethral valves in voiding cystourethrography images: A novel AI-Based pipeline for enhanced diagnosis and classification
( Elsevier , 2025 , Article)Introduction: Posterior Urethral Valves (PUV) are rare congenital anomalies of the male urinary tract that can lead to urethral obstruction and increased risk of kidney disease. Traditional diagnosis relies on subjective ... -
Automated grading of prenatal hydronephrosis severity from segmented kidney ultrasounds using deep learning
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)Background and motivations: Antenatal or prenatal hydronephrosis (AHN) is a common kidney complication in unborn children. While AHN is generally benign and resolves over time, this condition can inflict serious kidney ... -
Automated quantification of penile curvature using artificial intelligence
( Frontiers Media S.A. , 2022 , Article)Objective: To develop and validate an artificial intelligence (AI)-based algorithm for capturing automated measurements of Penile curvature (PC) based on 2-dimensional images. Materials and methods: Nine 3D-printed ... -
Automating Prostate Cancer Grading: A Novel Deep Learning Framework for Automatic Prostate Cancer Grade Assessment using Classification and Segmentation.
( Springer Nature , 2025 , Article)Prostate Cancer (PCa) is the second most common cancer in men and affects more than a million people each year. Grading prostate cancer is based on the Gleason grading system, a subjective and labor-intensive method for ... -
Autosomal Recessive Primary Microcephaly: Not Just a Small Brain
( Frontiers Media , 2022 , Article Review)Microcephaly or reduced head circumference results from a multitude of abnormal developmental processes affecting brain growth and/or leading to brain atrophy. Autosomal recessive primary microcephaly (MCPH) is the prototype ... -
Avoidability of drug-induced liver injury (DILI) in an elderly hospital cohort with cases assessed for causality by the updated RUCAM score
( BMC , 2020 , Article)© 2020 The Author(s). Background: Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) represents an increasing morbidity in the general population, but more so in the elderly cohort of patients. Despite this, the concept of its prevention ... -
Azithromycin targets the CD27 pathway to modulate CD27hi T-lymphocyte expansion and type-1 effector phenotype
( Frontiers Media SA , 2024 , Article)Macrolide antibiotic azithromycin is widely used in clinical practice to treat respiratory tract infections and inflammatory diseases. However, its mechanism of action is not fully understood. Given the involvement of the ...
