Browsing by Author "Afifi, Nahla"
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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 ... -
Human Olfactory Bulb Neural Stem Cells Expressing hNGF Restore Cognitive Deficit in Alzheimer's Disease Rat Model
Marei, Hany E.; Farag, Amany; Al-Thani, Asma; Afifi, Nahla; Abd-Elmaksoud, Ahmed; Lashen, Samah; Rezk, Shaymaa; Pallini, Roberto; Casalbore, Patrizia; Cenciarelli, Carlo... more authors ... less authors ( Wiley , 2015 , Article)In this study, we aim to demonstrate the fate of allogenic adult human olfactory bulb neural stem/progenitor cells (OBNSC/NPCs) transplanted into the rat hippocampus treated with ibotenic acid (IBO), a neurotoxicant ... -
Over-Expression of hNGF in Adult Human Olfactory Bulb Neural Stem Cells Promotes Cell Growth and Oligodendrocytic Differentiation
Marei, Hany E.; Althani, Asmaa; Afifi, Nahla; Abd-Elmaksoud, Ahmed; Bernardini, Camilla; Michetti, Fabrizio; Barba, Marta; Pescatori, Mario; Maira, Giulio; Paldino, Emanuela; Manni, Luigi; Casalbore, Patrizia; Cenciarelli, Carlo... more authors ... less authors ( Public Library of Science ONE Staff , 2013 , Article)The adult human olfactory bulb neural stem/progenitor cells (OBNC/PC) are promising candidate for cell-based therapy for traumatic and neurodegenerative insults. Exogenous application of NGF was suggested as a promising ... -
The Qatar Biobank: background and methods
Al Kuwari, Hanan; Al-Thani, Asma; Al Marri, Ajayeb; Al Kaabi, Abdulla; Abderrahim, Hadi; Afifi, Nahla; Qafoud, Fatima; Chan, Queenie; Tzoulaki, Ioanna; Downey, Paul; Ward, Heather; Murphy, Neil; Riboli, Elio; Elliott, Paul... more authors ... less authors ( 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 ... -
Thousands of Qatari genomes inform human migration history and improve imputation of Arab haplotypes
Razali, Rozaimi Mohamad; Rodriguez-Flores, Juan; Ghorbani, Mohammadmersad; Naeem, Haroon; Aamer, Waleed; Aliyev, Elbay; Jubran, Ali; Ismail, Said I.; Al-Muftah, Wadha; Badji, Radja; Mbarek, Hamdi; Darwish, Dima; Fadl, Tasnim; Yasin, Heba; Ennaifar, Maryem; Abdellatif, Rania; Alkuwari, Fatima; Alvi, Muhammad; Al-Sarraj, Yasser; Saad, Chadi; Althani, Asmaa; Fethnou, Eleni; Qafoud, Fatima; Alkhayat, Eiman; Afifi, Nahla; Tomei, Sara; Liu, Wei; Lorenz, Stephan; Syed, Najeeb; Almabrazi, Hakeem; Vempalli, Fazulur Rehaman; Temanni, Ramzi; Saqri, Tariq Abu; Khatib, Mohammedhusen; Hamza, Mehshad; Zaid, Tariq Abu; El Khouly, Ahmed; Pathare, Tushar; Poolat, Shafeeq; Al-Ali, Rashid; Albagha, Omar; Al-Khodor, Souhaila; Alshafai, Mashael; Badii, Ramin; Chouchane, Lotfi; Estivill, Xavier; Fakhro, Khalid A.; Mokrab, Younes; Puthen, Jithesh V.; Suhre, Karsten; Tatari, Zohreh; Clark, Andrew G.... more authors ... less authors ( 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 ... -
Whole genome sequencing in the Middle Eastern Qatari population identifies genetic associations with 45 clinically relevant traits
Thareja, Gaurav; Al-Sarraj, Yasser; Belkadi, Aziz; Almotawa, Maryam; Ismail, Said; Al-Muftah, Wadha; Badji, Radja; Mbarek, Hamdi; Darwish, Dima; Fadl, Tasnim; Yasin, Heba; Ennaifar, Maryem; Abdellatif, Rania; Alkuwari, Fatima; Alvi, Muhammad; Saad, Chadi; Althani, Asmaa; Fethnou, Eleni; Qafoud, Fatima; Alkhayat, Eiman; Afifi, Nahla; Tomei, Sara; Liu, Wei; Lorenz, Stephan; Syed, Najeeb; Almabrazi, Hakeem; Vempalli, Fazulur Rehaman; Temanni, Ramzi; Saqri, Tariq Abu; Khatib, Mohammedhusen; Hamza, Mehshad; Zaid, Tariq Abu; El Khouly, Ahmed; Pathare, Tushar; Poolat, Shafeeq; Al-Ali, Rashid; Albagha, Omar M.E.; Al-Khodor, Souhaila; Alshafai, Mashael; Badii, Ramin; Chouchane, Lotfi; Estivill, Xavier; Fakhro, Khalid; Mokrab, Younes; Puthen, Jithesh; Tatari, Zohreh; Suhre, Karsten... more authors ... less authors ( Springer Nature , 2021 , Article)Clinical laboratory tests play a pivotal role in medical decision making, but little is known about their genetic variability between populations. We report a genome-wide association study with 45 clinically relevant traits ... -
Willingness to participate in genome testing: a survey of public attitudes from Qatar
Abdul-Rahim, Hanan; Ismail, Said; Hasan, Amel; Fadl, Tasnim; Khaled, Salma; Shockley, Bethany; Nasrallah, Catherine; Qutteina, Yara; Elmaghraby, Engi; Darwish, Dima; Yasin, Heba; Fakhro, Khalid; Badji, Radja; Al-Muftah, Wadha; Afifi, Nahla; Althani, Asmaa... more authors ... less authors ( Springer , 2020 , Article)Genomics has the potential to revolutionize medical approaches to disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment, but it does not come without challenges. The success of a national population-based genome program, like the ...