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Diabetes mellitus as a comorbidity in COVID-19 infection in the United Arab Emirates
(2021)
Objectives:
To compare risk factors and clinical outcomes among COVID-19 patients with or without diabetes in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Methods:
Data of 350 COVID-19 positive patients, admitted to Al Kuwait ...
Impact of Bilateral versus Single Internal Thoracic Artery Grafting on the Long-Term Survival in Adults: A Systematic Review
(2021)
Objective:
To analyse the survival of patients who had undergone bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting versus those with single internal thoracic artery grafting from the available literature. Moreover, this study ...
Vitamin D Regulates the Expression of Glucocorticoid Receptors in Blood of Severe Asthmatic Patients
(2021)
Purpose:
Vitamin D (VitD) deficiency is a significant public health concern in many areas around the globe and has been associated with many immune-mediated diseases, including asthma. Severe asthma has been linked to a ...
A hypertension risk score for adults: a population-based cross-sectional study from the Dubai Household Survey 2019
(2021)
Objectives:
The aim of this study was to develop a risk score model for predicting hypertension specific to the population of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to facilitate prevention and early intervention.
Methods:
A ...
E2F5 Promotes the Malignancy of Ovarian Cancer Via the Regulation of Hippo and Wnt Pathways
(2021)
Background:
E2F5 is a transcription factor that is overexpressed in the early stages of ovarian cancer and has been suggested as a potential biomarker for early detection. In this study, we aimed to examine the role of ...
Capillaria hepatica (syn. Calodium hepaticum) as a Cause of Asymptomatic Liver Mass
(2021)
Abstract:
Capillaria hepatica (syn. Calodium hepaticum) is a parasitic nematode of rodents, rarely infecting humans. An asymptomatic Israeli adult male with extensive travel history was diagnosed with a liver mass on ...
Detection of OXA-23, GES-11 and NDM-1 among carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in Dubai: A preliminary study
(2021)
Letter to Editor:
Acinetobacter baumannii is a Gram-negative organism that has become a significant offender in health-care facilities, with the worldwide spread of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) ...
Author Correction: Derangement of cell cycle markers in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of asthmatic patients as a reliable biomarker for asthma control
(2021)
Author Correction:
Derangement of cell cycle markers in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of asthmatic patients as a reliable biomarker for asthma control
Diversity of West Nile and Usutu virus strains in mosquitoes at an international airport in Austria
(2021)
Abstract:
Increased globalization and international transportation have resulted in the inadvertent introduction of exotic mosquitoes and new mosquito-borne diseases. International airports are among the possible points ...
Derangement of cell cycle markers in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of asthmatic patients as a reliable biomarker for asthma control
(2021)
Abstract:
In asthma, most of the identifed biomarkers pertain to the Th2 phenotype and no known biomarkers have been verifed for severe asthmatics. Therefore, identifying biomarkers using the integrative phenotype-genotype ...