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Association between Genetic Variants of GC Gene at 4q13.3 and Vitamin D Concentrations in Adult Females
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Longdom
, 2019 , Article)
Background: Vitamin D binding protein, encoded by the GC gene (on 4q13.3), plays an important role in
transporting vitamin D. Several Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWASs) have established a significant
association ...
Neutrophil Gelatinase Associated Lipocalin: Is not an Early Marker Inductor for Diabetic Nephropathy in Qatari Population
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BJSTR
, 2019 , Article)
Background: The WHO Global Report on Diabetes (2016) showed that the number
of diabetic patients quadrupled between 1980 and 2016, while causing the death of 1.5
million people. While the global prevalence of diabetes ...
MicroRNAs as Potential Pharmaco-targets in Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Compounded by Diabetes.
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MDPI
, 2019 , Article)
Ischemia-Reperfusion (I/R) injury is the tissue damage that results from re-oxygenation of ischemic tissues. There are many players that contribute to I/R injury. One of these factors is the family of microRNAs (miRNAs), ...
Dengue and chikungunya seroprevalence among Qatari nationals and immigrants residing in Qatar.
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Public Library of Science
, 2019 , Article)
The objective of this study is to characterize the seroprevalence of anti-dengue (DENV) and anti-chikungunya (CHIKV) antibodies among blood donors residing in Qatar who are Middle East and North Africa (MENA) nationals and ...
Comparative Serological Study for the Prevalence of Anti-MERS Coronavirus Antibodies in High- and Low-Risk Groups in Qatar
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
, 2019 , Article)
Infection with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) could be asymptomatic or cause mild influenza-like illness. Therefore, the prevalence of MERS-CoV infections in the general population could be ...
Frizzled 4 regulates ventral blood vessel remodeling in the zebrafish retina
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Wiley
, 2019 , Article)
Familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR) is a rare congenital disorder characterized by a lack of blood vessel growth to the periphery of the retina with secondary fibrovascular proliferation at the vascular-avascular ...
Association of genetic variants with colorectal cancer in the extended MENA region: A systematic review
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Bentham Science Publishers
, 2019 , Article)
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer worldwide and the third leading cause of cancer-related death. It is a heterogeneous disease that develops through different genetic and epigenetic mechanisms. To ...
The Implementation of an Integrated Management System at Qatar Biobank
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Mary Ann Liebert Inc.
, 2019 , Article)
Qatar Biobank (QBB) is a platform that will make vital health research possible through its collection of samples and information on health and lifestyle from the local population of Qatar. The goal of QBB is to collect, ...
Epidemiology of respiratory infections among adults in Qatar (2012-2017).
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Public Library of Science
, 2019 , Article)
Limited data is available about the etiology of influenza like illnesses (ILIs) in Qatar. This study aimed at providing preliminary estimates of influenza and other respiratory infections circulating among adults in Qatar. ...
Genetic relationships of European, Mediterranean, and SW Asian populations using a panel of 55 AISNPs
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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 ...