Browsing College of Health Sciences by Subject "Qatari"
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Assessment of lung cancer risk factors and mortality in Qatar: A case series study
( Blackwell Publishing Ltd , 2021 , Article)Background: The global burden of cancer has exponentially increased over the last few years. In 2018 alone, approximately more than half of the 18.1 million individuals who had cancer succumbed to it. Lung cancer cases and ... -
Comparing the metabolic signatures of obesity defined by waist circumference, waist-hip ratio, or BMI
( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2024 , Article)Objective: Measuring obesity is crucial for assessing health risks and developing effective prevention and treatment strategies. The most common methods used to measure obesity include BMI, waist circumference, and waist-hip ... -
Thousands of Qatari genomes inform human migration history and improve imputation of Arab haplotypes
( Nature Research , 2021 , Article)Arab populations are largely understudied, notably their genetic structure and history. Here we present an in-depth analysis of 6,218 whole genomes from Qatar, revealing extensive diversity as well as genetic ancestries ...