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Seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus among blood donors in Qatar (2013-2016)
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Wiley
, 2017 , Article)
BACKGROUND
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an RNA virus transmitted mainly through zoonotic transmission or fecal–oral route. More than 80% of Qatar's population are expatriates, including many coming from hyperendemic ...
Oxidative stress-induced Akt downregulation mediates green tea toxicity towards prostate cancer cells
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Elsevier
, 2017 , Article)
Green tea consumption has been shown to possess cancer chemopreventive activity. Polyphenol E (PE) is a widely used standardized green tea extract formulation. This study was designed to investigate the impact of PE on ...
Nose-to-brain delivery of BACE1 siRNA loaded in solid lipid nanoparticles for Alzheimer’s therapy
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Elsevier
, 2017 , Article)
Abstract We designed a delivery system to obtain an efficient and optimal nose-to-brain transport of BACE1 siRNA, potentially useful in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. We selected a cell-penetrating peptide, the short ...
Clinical Exome Sequencing unravels new disease-causing mutations in the myeloproliferative neoplasms: A pilot study in patients from the state of Qatar.
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Elsevier
, 2018 , Article)
Clinical Exome Sequencing (CES) has increasingly become a popular diagnostic tool in patients suffering from genetic disorders that are clinically and genetically complicated. Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPNs) is an ...
Neuropathy of type 1 diabetes in the Arab world: A systematic review and meta-analysis
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Elsevier
, 2017 , Article)
Abstract AimsAlthough type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a common disease in the Arab nations, there is no data available on the prevalence of peripheral neuropathy (PN) among T1D subjects in Arab countries. The aim of this study ...
Structural Analysis of G1691S Variant in the Human Filamin B Gene Responsible for Larsen Syndrome: A Comparative Computational Approach
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Wiley Periodicals, Inc
, 2017 , Article)
Larsen syndrome (LRS) is a rare genetic disease associated with variable manifestations including skeletal malformations, dislocations of the large joints, and notable changes in facial and limb features. Genetic variants ...
Chitosan gold nanoparticles for detection of amplified nucleic acids isolated from sputum
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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 ...
Adipose tissue dysfunction in cancer cachexia
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Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
, 2018 , Article)
Cancer cachexia is a complex disorder that is driven by inflammation and metabolic imbalances, resulting in extreme weight loss. Adipose tissue, a main player in cancer cachexia, is an essential metabolic and secretory ...
Computational approach to unravel the impact of missense mutations of proteins (D2HGDH and IDH2) causing D-2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria 2.
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Springer US
, 2018 , Article)
The 2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria (2-HGA) is a rare neurometabolic disorder that leads to the development of brain damage. It is classified into three categories: D-2-HGA, L-2-HGA, and combined D,L-2-HGA. The D-2-HGA includes ...
Severe neurological manifestations in an Egyptian patient with a novel frameshift mutation in the Glutaryl-CoA dehydrogenase gene
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Springer US
, 2016 , Article)
Abstract To characterize an Egyptian patient with glutaric
acidemia type I (GA I) and to identify the causative mutation(
s) that may be responsible for the disease phenotype.
MRI was performed on the patient using the ...