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The Qatar Biobank: background and methods
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BioMed Central
, 2015 , Article)
Background: The Qatar Biobank aims to collect extensive lifestyle, clinical, and biological information from up to
60,000 men and women Qatari nationals and long-term residents (individuals living in the country for ≥15 ...
Genetic relatedness and host specificity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from cystic fibrosis and non-cystic fibrosis patients
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Dove Medical Press Limited
, 2014 , Article)
Background: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the primary pathogens isolated more frequently in cystic fibrosis (CF) and it exhibits innate resistance to a wide range of antibiotics.
Purpose: We sought to determine whether ...
“Breakthrough Therapies” for Breast Cancer Metastasis.
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OMICS International
, 2015 , Article)
Breast Cancer Metastasis (MBC) is an ultimate death sentence
remains a challenge for clinicians worldwide.According to the
Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) Awareness Network about 155,000
patients are living nowadays with ...
New 3-Cyano-2-Substituted Pyridines Induce Apoptosis in MCF 7 Breast Cancer Cells
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
, 2016 , Article)
The synthesis of new 3-cyano-2-substituted pyridines bearing various pharmacophores and functionalities at position 2 is described. The synthesized compounds were evaluated for their in vitro anti-cancer activities on five ...
Inflammogenesis of Secondary Spinal Cord Injury
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Frontiers Media
, 2016 , Article)
Spinal cord injury (SCI) and spinal infarction lead to neurological complications and eventually to paraplegia or quadriplegia. These extremely debilitating conditions are major contributors to morbidity. Our understanding ...
Leptin And Free Leptin Receptor Is Associated With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome In Young Women
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
, 2015 , Article)
Leptin has two forms in the circulation: free and bound forms. The soluble leptin receptor (sOB-R) circulates
in the blood and can bind to leptin. The aim of this study is to assess the concentrations of the leptin and ...
Osteoporosis in patients with stroke: A cross-sectional study
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Medknow Publications
, 2016 , Article)
Stroke-related impairments and inactivity contribute to the accelerated development of bone mass removal. However, the extent of decrease in bone mineral density (BMD) after stroke and all factors that influence such rapid ...
Microfluidics integrated biosensors: A leading technology towards lab-on-a-chip and sensing applications
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
, 2015 , Article)
A biosensor can be defined as a compact analytical device or unit incorporating a biological or biologically derived sensitive recognition element immobilized on a physicochemical transducer to measure one or more analytes. ...
Reference ranges of lymphocyte subsets in healthy Qatari adults
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Future Medicine Ltd
, 2015 , Article)
Aim: Determine reference ranges of lymphocyte subsets in healthy Qatari adults.
Patients & Methods: Blood samples (n = 150) were investigated using four colors flow
cytometery. Results: The mean percentage and absolute ...
Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in the general population of women in Qatar
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BMJ Publishing Group
, 2013 , Article)
Objectives The Arabian Gulf region has limited
epidemiological data related to sexually transmitted
infections. The objective of this study was to estimate
the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection
among general ...