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Qatar Biobank and Qatar Genome Programs Road Map [PDF]

, 2015
Qatar Biobank “QBB” is a large-scale, long term medical research initiative for the population of Qatar, which will serve as a platform and driver of biomedical research to achieve benefits for Qatar’s communities.
Althani, A
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Common indications for Referral to the Healthcare system for COVID-19 recovered patients versus Qatar Biobank study population: A descriptive analysis

, 2022
Background and Aim of the Work: Qatar Biobank (QBB) is actively acquiring data on the range of short-and long-term health impacts associated with COVID-19. This is performed through the COVID-19 biorepository National project. In this report, we describe
Eldeeb, M., Thani, A.A., Elkousy, N., Frenneaux, M., Fthenou, E., Nasr, M., Afifi, N., Sheikh, N.   +7 more
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Assessing the genetic burden of familial hypercholesterolemia in a large middle eastern biobank

Journal of Translational Medicine, 2022
Background The genetic architecture underlying Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) in Middle Eastern Arabs is yet to be fully described, and approaches to assess this from population-wide biobanks are important for public health planning and personalized ...
Geethanjali Devadoss Gandhi, Waleed Aamer, Navaneethakrishnan Krishnamoorthy, Najeeb Syed, Elbay Aliyev, Aljazi Al-Maraghi, Muhammad Kohailan, Jamil Alenbawi, Mohammed Elanbari, Qatar Genome Program Research Consortium (QGPRC), Borbala Mifsud, Younes Mokrab, Charbel Abi Khalil, Khalid A. Fakhro   +13 more
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Machine learning integration of multimodal data identifies key features of blood pressure regulation

EBioMedicine, 2022
Summary: Background: Association studies have identified several biomarkers for blood pressure and hypertension, but a thorough understanding of their mutual dependencies is lacking. By integrating two different high-throughput datasets, biochemical and
Panayiotis Louca, Tran Quoc Bao Tran, Clea du Toit, Paraskevi Christofidou, Tim D. Spector, Massimo Mangino, Karsten Suhre, Sandosh Padmanabhan, Cristina Menni   +8 more
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The Implementation of an Integrated Management System at Qatar Biobank [PDF]

, 2019
Qatar Biobank (QBB) is a platform that will make vital health research possible through its collection of samples and information on health and lifestyle from the local population of Qatar. The goal of QBB is to collect, process, store, and finally share
Afifi, Nahla, Al Thani A., Hannigan, Linda, Al Marri, Ajayeb, Hannigan L., Deyab, Ghada, Afifi N., Al Thani, Asmaa, Al Marri A., Deyab G.   +9 more
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The Qatar Biobank: background and methods [PDF]

, 2015
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 years) aged ≥18 years ...
Ward, H, Ajayeb Al Marri, Elliott, P, Elio Riboli, Queenie Chan, Tzoulaki, I, Paul Elliott, Hadi Abderrahim, Afifi, Nahla, Afifi, N, Abderrahim, Hadi, Chan, Queenie, Tzoulaki, Ioanna, Paul Downey, Downey, Paul, Hanan Al Kuwari, Ward, Heather, Abdulla Al Kaabi, Heather Ward, Al Kaabi, Abdulla, Ioanna Tzoulaki, Al Kuwari, Hanan, Al Marri, Ajayeb, Asma Al Thani, Abderrahim, H, Fatima Qafoud, Elliott, Paul, Riboli, E, Al-Thani, Asma, Riboli, Elio, Murphy, Neil, Chan, Q, Al Kuwari, H, Qafoud, Fatima, Al Thani, A, Murphy, N, Neil Murphy, Qafoud, F, Downey, P, Nahla Afifi, Al Kaabi, A, Al Marri, A   +41 more
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Seven novel glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency variants identified in the Qatari population

Human Genomics, 2021
Background Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PDD) is the most common red cell enzymopathy in the world. In Qatar, the incidence of G6PDD is estimated at around 5%; however, no study has investigated the genetic basis of G6PDD in the Qatari ...
Shaza Malik, Roan Zaied, Najeeb Syed, Puthen Jithesh, Mashael Al-Shafai   +4 more
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Serum Magnesium and Cognitive Function Among Qatari Adults

Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2020
Background: Previous studies found that low blood magnesium increases the risk of several diseases such as cardiovascular diseases (CVD), diabetes, and hypertension.
Kateba Al-Ghazali, Sana Eltayeb, Ayesha Musleh, Tamara Al-Abdi, Vijay Ganji, Zumin Shi   +5 more
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Can the Salivary Microbiome Predict Cardiovascular Diseases? Lessons Learned From the Qatari Population

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021
Background: Many studies have linked dysbiosis of the gut microbiome to the development of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). However, studies assessing the association between the salivary microbiome and CVD risk on a large cohort remain sparse.
Selvasankar Murugesan, Mohammed Elanbari, Dhinoth Kumar Bangarusamy, Annalisa Terranegra, Souhaila Al Khodor   +4 more
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Red Meat Consumption, Iron Status, and Cardiometabolic Risk in Qatari Adults: A Cross-Sectional Gender-Stratified Analysis from the QPHI-QBB Data in Qatar [PDF]

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Nadin M Abdel Razeq, Reema F. Tayyem
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