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Genome-Wide Association Study Reveals a Novel Association Between MYBPC3 Gene Polymorphism, Endurance Athlete Status, Aerobic Capacity and Steroid Metabolism.
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Frontiers Media
, 2020 , Article)
The genetic predisposition to elite athletic performance has been a controversial subject due to the underpowered studies and the small effect size of identified genetic variants. The aims of this study were to investigate ...
Design of Nanoparticulate Group 2 Influenza Virus Hemagglutinin Stem Antigens That Activate Unmutated Ancestor B Cell Receptors of Broadly Neutralizing Antibody Lineages.
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American Society for Microbiology
, 2019 , Article)
Influenza vaccines targeting the highly conserved stem of the hemagglutinin (HA) surface glycoprotein have the potential to protect against pandemic and drifted seasonal influenza viruses not covered by current vaccines. ...
E-Cigarette Liquid Provokes Significant Embryotoxicity and Inhibits Angiogenesis.
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MDPI
, 2020 , Article)
E-cigarette smoking (ECS) is a new method of tobacco smoking that is gaining popularity as it is thought to be a "healthy method" of tobacco consumption. The adverse outcomes of ECS on the respiratory and cardiovascular ...
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Early Travel-Associated COVID-19 Cases
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Frontiers Media
, 2020 , Article)
© Copyright © 2020 Marei, Emara, Elsaied, Nasrallah, Chivese, Al-Romaihi, Althani, Al Thani, Farag and Yassine. Background: SARS-CoV-2 continues to claim hundreds of thousands of people's lives. It mostly affects the elderly ...
Comparing Levels of Metabolic Predictors of Coronary Heart Disease between Healthy Lean and Overweight Females.
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MDPI
, 2021 , Article)
Screening for the metabolomic signature of coronary heart disease (CHD) before disease onset could help in early diagnosis and potentially disease prevention. In this study, the levels of 17 CHD metabolic biomarkers in ...
The Current Status of Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Prevalence in the MENA region: a systematic review
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MDPI
, 2019 , Article)
Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a highly prevalent herpesvirus worldwide. According to
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO),
CMV infects people of all ages, and by ...
Co-presence of human papillomaviruses and Epstein-Barr virus is linked with advanced tumor stage: a tissue microarray study in head and neck cancer patients.
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BMC
, 2020 , Article)
Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), known oncoviruses, can be co-present and cooperate in the initiation and/or progression of human carcinomas, including head and neck. Based on this fact, we ...
Combined chemo-magnetic field-photothermal breast cancer therapy based on porous magnetite nanospheres
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Nature Research
, 2020 , Article)
The efficacy of different modalities of treating breast cancer is inhibited by several limitations such as off-targeted drug distribution, rapid drug clearance, and drug resistance. To overcome these limitations, we developed ...
Two new sponge species (Demospongiae: Chalinidae and Suberitidae) isolated from hyperarid mangroves of Qatar with notes on their potential antibacterial bioactivity.
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Public Library of Science
, 2020 , Article)
This study presents the taxonomic description of two new sponge species that are intimately associated with the hyperarid mangrove ecosystem of Qatar. The study includes a preliminary evaluation of the sponges' potential ...
Association of Complement-Related Proteins in Subjects With and Without Second Trimester Gestational Diabetes.
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Frontiers Media
, 2021 , Article)
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) development is related to underlying metabolic syndrome that is associated with elevated complement C3 and C4. Elevated C3 levels have been associated with preeclampsia and the development ...