Browsing Biomedical Sciences by Subject "Arabs"

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    • The genetic elucidation of monogenic obesity in the Arab world: a systematic review 

      Abouhashem, Nadien; Al-Shafai, Kholoud; Al-Shafai, Mashael ( J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab , 2022 , Article)
      Background: Investigation of monogenic obesity (MO), a rare condition caused by a single gene variant(s), especially in consanguineous populations, is a powerful approach for obtaining novel insights into the genetic ...

    • Genetic epidemiology of male infertility (MI) in Arabs: a systematic review 

      Okashah, Sarah; Abunada, Taghreed; Zayed, Hatem ( CSIRO , 2022 , Article Review)
      Although Male Infertility (MI) in Arabs is fairly common, there is a dearth in published reports of genetic epidemiology of MI among Arabs. This study aimed to review the existing literature reporting the variants that are ...

    • Genetic epidemiology of Woodhouse-Sakati Syndrome in the Greater Middle East region and beyond: a systematic review 

      Kohil, Amira; Abdallah, Atiyeh M.; Hussain, Khalid; Al-Shafai, Mashael ( BioMed Central Ltd , 2023 , Article Review)
      Background: Woodhouse-Sakati syndrome (WSS) is a rare, autosomal recessive genetic disorder with variable clinical manifestations mainly affecting the endocrine and nervous systems. The aim of this study was to systematically ...

    • Propionic acidemia in the Arab World. 

      Zayed, Hatem ( Elsevier , 2015 , Article)
      The autosomal recessive disease propionic acidemia (PA) is an inborn error of metabolism with highly variable clinical manifestations, caused by a deficiency of propionyl-CoA carboxylase (PCC) enzyme, due to mutations in ...