• Comparative analysis of within-host diversity among vaccinated COVID-19 patients infected with different SARS-CoV-2 variants 

      Hebah A., Al-Khatib; Smatti, Maria K.; Ali, Fatma H.; Zedan, Hadeel T.; Thomas, Swapna; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)
      Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a rapidly evolving RNA virus that mutates within hosts and exists as viral quasispecies. Here, we evaluated the within-host diversity among vaccinated and ...
    • Genome-wide association study identifies several loci for HEV seropositivity 

      Maria K., Smatti; Al-Sarraj, Yasser A.; Albagha, Omar; Yassine, Hadi M. ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)
      Hepatitis E viral (HEV) infection imposes a heavy global health burden. The variability in the prevalence of serological markers of HEV infection between different ethnic groups proposes a host genetic influence. Here, we ...
    • Impact of physical exercise on gut microbiome, inflammation, and the pathobiology of metabolic disorders 

      Sohail, Muhammad U.; Yassine, Hadi M.; Sohail, Aaqib; Al Thani, Asmaa A. ( Society for Biomedical Diabetes Research , 2019 , Article)
      BACKGROUND: The gastrointestinal tract (GIT) harbors a complex and diverse microbial composition that outnumbers our own body cells and their gene contents. These microbes play a significant role in host metabolism and ...
    • Viral-Induced Enhanced Disease Illness 

      Smatti, Maria K; Al Thani, Asmaa A; Yassine, Hadi M ( Frontiers Media , 2018 , Article)
      Understanding immune responses to viral infections is crucial to progress in the quest for effective infection prevention and control. The host immunity involves various mechanisms to combat viral infections. Under certain ...