Browsing Biomedical Research Center by Author "Qafoud, Fatima"
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Qatar Biobank Cohort Study: Study Design and First Results.
Thani, Asma Al; Fthenou, Eleni; Paparrodopoulos, Spyridon; Marri, Ajayeb Al; Shi, Zumin; Qafoud, Fatima; Afifi, Nahla... more authors ... less authors ( Oxford University Press (OUP) , 2019 , Article)The authors describe the design, implementation and results of Qatar Biobank (QBB) for the first 10,000 participants. QBB is a prospective population-based cohort study in Qatar, established in 2012. QBB's primary goal was ... -
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 ... -
The QChip1 knowledgebase and microarray for precision medicine in Qatar
Rodriguez-Flores, Juan L.; Messai-Badji, Radja; Robay, Amal; Temanni, Ramzi; Syed, Najeeb; Markovic, Monika; Al-khayat, Eiman; Qafoud, Fatima; Nawaz, Zafar; Badii, Ramin; Al-Sarraj, Yasser; Mbarek, Hamdi; Al-Muftah, Wadha; Alvi, Muhammad; Rostami, Mahboubeh R.; Cruzado, Juan Carlos Martinez; Mezey, Jason G.; Shakaki, Alya Al; Malek, Joel A.; Greenblatt, Matthew B.; Fakhro, Khalid A.; Machaca, Khaled; Al-Nabet, Ajayeb; Afifi, Nahla; Brooks, Andrew; Ismail, Said I.; Althani, Asmaa; Crystal, Ronald G.... more authors ... less authors ( Nature Research , 2022 , Article)Risk genes for Mendelian (single-gene) disorders (SGDs) are consistent across populations, but pathogenic risk variants that cause SGDs are typically population-private. The goal was to develop "QChip1," an inexpensive ...