Browsing College of Health Sciences by Author "Althani, Asma"
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Chitosan gold nanoparticles for detection of amplified nucleic acids isolated from sputum
Tammam, Salma N.; Khalil, Mahmoud A.F.; Gawad, Eman Abdul; Althani, Asma; Zaghloul, Hosam; Azzazy, Hassan M.E.... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2017 , Article)A platform for nucleic acid detection employing chitosan and chitosan coated gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) was developed. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) was used as a model target. MTB DNA was extracted from sputum using ... -
Gene Expression Profiling of Embryonic Human Neural Stem Cells and Dopaminergic Neurons from Adult Human Substantia Nigra
Marei, Hany E.; Althani, Asma; Afifi, Nahla; Michetti, Fabrizio; Pescatori, Mario; Pallini, Roberto; Casalbore, Patricia; Cenciarelli, Carlo; Schwartz, Philip; Ahmed, Abd-Elmaksoud... more authors ... less authors ( Public Library of Science , 2011 , Article)Neural stem cells (NSC) with self-renewal and multipotent properties serve as an ideal cell source for transplantation to treat neurodegenerative insults such as Parkinson’s disease. We used Agilent’s and Illumina Whole ... -
Nanodiagnostics for tuberculosis detection
El-Samadony, Hesham; Althani, Asma; Tageldin, Mohamed Awad; Azzazy, Hassan M.E. ( Taylor & Francis , 2017 , Article)Introduction Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading killer worldwide. End TB strategy aims at ending the TB epidemic by 2030. Early, accurate, and affordable diagnosis represents a cornerstone to achieve this goal. Innovative ... -
Sensitization to common food and inhalant allergens in children attending Allergy and Asthma Pediatric Clinic in Doha, Qatar
Kerkadi, Abdelhamid; Althani, Asma; Al-Boainain, Amina; Janahi, Ibrahim; Singh, Rajiv ( WFL Publisher , 2009 , Article)The prevalence of allergic diseases such as asthma, allergic rhinitis and atopic dermatitis have risen at an alarming rate throughout the world in the past 50 years. Sensitization to food (FA) and inhalant allergens (IA) ...