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• 2015

  Multiprobabilistic prediction in early medical diagnoses

  Nouretdinov, I., Devetyarov, D., Vovk, V., Burford, B., Camuzeaux, S., Gentry-Maharaj, A., Tiss, A., Smith, C., Luo, Z., Chervonenkis, A., Hallett, R., Waterfield, M., Cramer, R., Timms, J. F., Jacobs, I., Menon, U. & Gammerman, A., 8 Jun 2015, In: Annals of Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence. 74, 1-2, p. 203-222 20 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Mass spectrometry
  • Prediction
  • Ovarian Cancer
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Methodology
  10 Citations (Scopus)

• Obesity is a positive modulator of IL-6R and IL-6 expression in the subcutaneous adipose tissue: Significance for metabolic inflammation

  Sindhu, S., Thomas, R., Kchumon, S., Sriraman, D., Behbehani, K. & Ahmad, R., 22 Jul 2015, In: PloS one. 10, 7, e0133494.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Subcutaneous Fat
  • interleukin-6
  • obesity
  • Modulators
  • adipose tissue
  89 Citations (Scopus)

• Obesity Surgery and Ramadan: a Prospective Analysis of Nutritional Intake, Hunger and Satiety and Adaptive Behaviours During Fasting

  Al Ozairi, E., Al Kandari, J., AlHaqqan, D., AlHarbi, O., Masters, Y. & Syed, A. A., 3 Mar 2015, In: Obesity Surgery. 25, 3, p. 523-529 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Hunger
  • Psychological Adaptation
  • Fasting
  • Obesity
  • Gastrectomy
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Recombinant growth hormone therapy in children with short stature in Kuwait: A cross-sectional study of use and treatment outcomes

  Mahmoud Yousef Alabdulrazzaq, D., Al-Taiar, A., Hassan, K. & Al-Basari, I., 3 Dec 2015, In: BMC Endocrine Disorders. 15, 1, 76.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Kuwait
  • Growth Hormone
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Child
  • Therapeutics
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Relationship of IL-5 with Th1 and Th2 Cytokines in Individuals with or without Type-2 Diabetes

  Ahmad, R., Abu-AlRoub, A., Koshy, M., Sindhu, S. & Behbehani, K., 2015, In: J Glycomics Lipidomics. 5, 4, p. 1

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Renal sodium-glucose cotransporter inhibition in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus

  Abdulghani, M., Norton, L. & Defronzo, R. A., 1 Jan 2015, In: American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology. 309, 11, p. F889-F900

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Sodium-Glucose Transport Proteins
  • Hypoglycemic Agents
  • Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
  • Kidney
  • Glucose
  67 Citations (Scopus)

• Retinal nerve fiber layer thickness and neurologic disability in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis

  Behbehani, R., Al-Hassan, A. A., Al-Khars, A., Sriraman, D. & Alroughani, R., 15 Dec 2015, In: Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 359, 1-2, p. 305-308 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis
  • Nerve Fibers
  • Nervous System
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Eye
  16 Citations (Scopus)

• RKIP inhibits local breast cancer invasion by antagonizing the transcriptional activation of MMP13

  Datar, I., Feng, J., Qiu, X., Lewandowski, J., Yeung, M., Ren, G., Aras, S., Al-Mulla, F., Cui, H., Trumbly, R., Arudra, S. K. C., De Las Casas, L. E., De La Serna, I., Sami Bitar, M. & Yeung, K. C., 26 Aug 2015, In: PloS one. 10, 8, e0134494.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • breast neoplasms
  • transcriptional activation
  • metastasis
  • Cells
  • Transcriptional Activation
  13 Citations (Scopus)

• RKIP regulates CCL5 expression to inhibit breast cancer invasion and metastasis by controlling macrophage infiltration

  Datar, I., Qiu, X., Ma, H. Z., Yeung, M., Aras, S., de la Serna, I., Al-Mulla, F., Thiery, J. P., Trumbly, R., Fan, X., Cui, H. & Yeung, K. C., 1 Jan 2015, In: Oncotarget. 6, 36, p. 39050-39061 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Macrophages
  • Breast Neoplasms
  • Neoplasm Metastasis
  • Chemokine CCL5
  • Tumor Microenvironment
  24 Citations (Scopus)

• Role of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator-associated ligand (CAL) in regulating the trafficking and signaling of corticotropin-releasing factor receptor 1

  Hammad, M., Dunn, H. A., Walther, C. & Ferguson, S. S. G., 1 Oct 2015, In: Cellular Signalling. 27, 10, p. 2120-2130 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • CRF receptor type 1
  • Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator
  • Ligands
  • Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone
  • Golgi Apparatus
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Sequence and analysis of a whole genome from Kuwaiti population subgroup of Persian ancestry

  Thareja, G., John, S. E., Hebbar, P., Behbehani, K., Thanaraj, A. T. & Alsmadi, O., 12 Dec 2015, In: BMC Genomics. 16, 1, 92.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Sequence Analysis
  • Genome
  • Population
  • Single Nucleotide Polymorphism
  • Kuwait
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Sulforaphane modulates telomerase activity via epigenetic regulation in prostate cancer cell lines¹

  Abbas, A., Hall, J. A., Patterson, W. L., Ho, E., Hsu, A., Al-Mulla, F. & Georgel, P. T., 9 Sep 2015, In: Biochemistry and Cell Biology. 94, 1, p. 71-81 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • sulforafan
  • Telomerase
  • Cells
  • Epigenomics
  • Prostatic Neoplasms
  19 Citations (Scopus)

• The aetiology of anaemia during pregnancy: A study to evaluate the contribution of iron deficiency and common infections in pregnant Ugandan women

  Baingana, R. K., Enyaru, J. K., Tjalsma, H., Swinkels, D. W. & Davidsson, L., 1 Jan 2015, In: Public Health Nutrition. 18, 8, p. 1423-1435 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Anemia
  • Iron
  • Pregnant Women
  • Pregnancy
  • Infection
  10 Citations (Scopus)

• The association of Vitamin D receptor polymorphisms with multiple sclerosis in a case-control study from Kuwait

  Al-Temaimi, R. A., Al-Enezi, A., Al-Serri, A., Al-Roughani, R. & Al-Mulla, F., 5 Nov 2015, In: PloS one. 10, 11, e0142265.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • calcitriol receptors
  • Kuwait
  • case-control studies
  • sclerosis
  • Polymorphism
  24 Citations (Scopus)

• The Associations between Plasma Betatrophin Level and C-Peptide in Type 2 Diabetic and Nondiabetics

  Abu-Farha, M., Abubaker, J., Al-Khairi, I., Cherian, P., Noronha, F., Al-Arouj, M., Behbehani, K., Bennakhi, A. & Elkum, N., 2015, DIABETES. Vol. 64. p. A733-A733

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

• The effect of environmental chemicals on the tumor microenvironment

  Casey, S. C., Vaccari, M., Al-Mulla, F., Al-Temaimi, R., Amedei, A., Barcellos-Hoff, M. H., Brown, D. G., Chapellier, M., Christopher, J., Curran, C., Forte, S., Hamid, R. A., Heneberg, P., Koch, D. C., Krishnakumar, P. K., Laconi, E., Maguer-Satta, V., Marongiu, F., Memeo, L., Mondello, C. & 15 others, Raju, J., Roman, J., Roy, R., Ryan, E. P., Ryeom, S., Salem, H. K., Ivana Scovassi, A., Singh, N., Soucek, L., Vermeulen, L., Whitfield, J. R., Woodrick, J., Colacci, A., Bisson, W. H. & Felsher, D. W., 1 Jun 2015, In: Carcinogenesis. 36, p. S160-S183

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Tumor Microenvironment
  • Carcinogens
  • Stromal Cells
  • Extracellular Matrix
  • nickel chloride
  62 Citations (Scopus)

• The Evolutionary and Functional Impact of FLG Loss-Of-Function And Intragenic Copy Number Variants

  Eaaswarkhanth, M., 2015.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review

• The Human Diabetes Proteome Project (HDPP): The 2014 update

  Schvartz, D., Bergsten, P., Baek, K. H., De La Rosa, A. B., Cantley, J., Dayon, L., Finamore, F., Fontana, P., Gaudet, P., Goo, Y. A., Moulder, R., Goodlett, D., Johnson, J. D., Konvalinka, A., Mulderm, H., Priego-Capote, F., Sechi, S., Snyder, M., Tiss, A., Wiederkehr, A. & 3 others, Xenarios, I., Kussmann, M. & Sanchez, J. C., 1 Dec 2015, In: Translational Proteomics. 8-9, p. 1-7 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Medical problems
  • Proteome
  • Information Dissemination
  • Diabetes Complications
  • Proteomics
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• The impact of low-dose carcinogens and environmental disruptors on tissue invasion and metastasis

  Ochieng, J., Nangami, G. N., Ogunkua, O., Miousse, I. R., Koturbash, I., Odero-Marah, V., McCawley, L., Nangia-Makker, P., Ahmed, N., Luqmani, Y., Chen, Z., Papagerakis, S., Wolf, G. T., Dong, C., Zhou, B. P., Brown, D. G., Colacci, A., Hamid, R. A., Mondello, C., Raju, J. & 14 others, Ryan, E. P., Woodrick, J., Scovassi, I., Singh, N., Vaccari, M., Roy, R., Forte, S., Memeo, L., Salem, H. K., Amedei, A., Al-Temaimi, R., Al-Mulla, F., Bisson, W. H. & Eltom, S. E., 1 Jun 2015, In: Carcinogenesis. 36, p. S128-S159

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Environmental Carcinogens
  • Neoplastic Stem Cells
  • Carcinogens
  • Neoplasm Metastasis
  • Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition
  20 Citations (Scopus)

• The potential for chemical mixtures from the environment to enable the cancer hallmark of sustained proliferative signalling

  Engström, W., Darbre, P., Eriksson, S., Gulliver, L., Hultman, T., Karamouzis, M. V., Klaunig, J. E., Mehta, R., Moorwood, K., Sanderson, T., Sone, H., Vadgama, P., Wagemaker, G., Ward, A., Singh, N., Al-Mulla, F., Al-Temaimi, R., Amedei, A., Colacci, A. M., Vaccari, M. & 12 others, Mondello, C., Ivana Scovassi, A., Raju, J., Hamid, R. A., Memeo, L., Forte, S., Roy, R., Woodrick, J., Salem, H. K., Ryan, E., Brown, D. G. & Bisson, W. H., 1 Jun 2015, In: Carcinogenesis. 36, p. S38-S60

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Cell Proliferation
  • Neoplasms
  • Low's mixture
  • Growth
  20 Citations (Scopus)

• TLR2 and AP-1/NF-kappaB are involved in the regulation of MMP-9 elicited by heat killed Listeria monocytogenes in human monocytic THP-1 cells

  Kchumon, S., Abu-AlRoub, A., Al-Ghanim, M., Al-Mass, A., Behbehani, K. & Ahmad, R., 18 Apr 2015, In: Journal of Inflammation (United Kingdom). 12, 1, 32.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Listeria
  • THP-1 Cells
  • Listeria monocytogenes
  • Transcription Factor AP-1
  • NF-kappa B
  16 Citations (Scopus)

• Total body water measurement using the ²H dilution technique for the assessment of body composition of Kuwaiti children

  Al-Ati, T., Preston, T., Al-Hooti, S., Al-Hamad, N., Al-Ghanim, J., Al-Khulifi, F., Al-Lahou, B., Al-Othman, A. & Davidsson, L., 22 Jan 2015, In: Public Health Nutrition. 18, 2, p. 259-263 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Indicator Dilution Techniques
  • Body Water
  • Body Composition
  • Isotopes
  • Kuwait
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Transcriptomic identification of adh1b as a novel candidate gene for obesity and insulin resistance in human adipose tissue in mexican americans from the veterans administration genetic epidemiology study (vages)

  Winnier, D. A., Fourcaudot, M., Norton, L., Abdulghani, M., Hu, S. L., Farook, V. S., Coletta, D. K., Kumar, S., Puppala, S., Chittoor, G., Dyer, T. D., Arya, R., Carless, M., Lehman, D. M., Curran, J. E., Cromack, D. T., Tripathy, D., Blangero, J., Duggirala, R., Göring, H. H. H. & 2 others, DeFronzo, R. A. & Jenkinson, C. P., 1 Apr 2015, In: PloS one. 10, 4, 119941.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Molecular Epidemiology
  • veterans
  • Mexican Americans
  • insulin resistance
  • United States Department of Veterans Affairs
  27 Citations (Scopus)

• Trends in epithelial cell abnormalities observed on cervical smears over a 21-year period in atertiary care hospital in Kuwait

  Kapila, K., Sharma, P., George, S. S., Al-Shaheen, A., Al-Juwaiser, A. & Al-Awadhi, R., 1 Jan 2015, In: Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 15, 1, p. 112-115 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Kuwait
  • Vaginal Smears
  • Epithelial Cells
  • Atypical Squamous Cells of the Cervix
  • Papanicolaou Test
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Upregulation of CREM/ICER suppresses wound endothelial CRE-HIF-1α-VEGF-dependent signaling and impairs angiogenesis in type 2 diabetes

  Sami Bitar, M. & Al-Mulla, F., 1 Jan 2015, In: DMM Disease Models and Mechanisms. 8, 1, p. 65-80 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Medical problems
  • Response Elements
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
  • Porifera
  • Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Violating the Theory of Single Gene-Single Disorder: Inhibitor Development in Hemophilia

  AlFadhli, S. & Nizam, R., 1 Jun 2015, In: Indian Journal of Hematology and Blood Transfusion. 31, 2, p. 162-168 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Hemophilia A
  • Modifier Genes
  • CTLA-4 Antigen
  • Factor IX
  • Genes
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Where does combination therapy with an SGLT2 inhibitor plus a DPP-4 Inhibitor fit in the management of type 2 diabetes?

  Abdulghani, M., 1 Mar 2015, In: Diabetes care. 38, 3, p. 373-375 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate

  Open Access
  36 Citations (Scopus)
• 2014

  Advanced medical students' experiences and views on professionalism at Kuwait University

  Mahmoud Yousef Alabdulrazzaq, D., Al-Fadhli, A. & Arshad, A., 23 Jul 2014, In: BMC Medical Education. 14, 1, 150.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Kuwait
  • Professionalism
  • Medical Students
  • professionalism
  • medical student
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Allergic sensitization and filaggrin variants predispose to the comorbidity of eczema, asthma, and rhinitis: Results from the Isle of Wight birth cohort

  H M Ziyab, A., Karmaus, W., Zhang, H., Holloway, J. W., Steck, S. E., Ewart, S. & Arshad, S. H., 1 Jan 2014, In: Clinical and Experimental Allergy. 44, 9, p. 1170-1178 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • filaggrin
  • Rhinitis
  • Eczema
  • Comorbidity
  • Asthma
  18 Citations (Scopus)

• APPL1 potentiates insulin sensitivity by facilitating the binding of IRS1/2 to the insulin receptor

  Ryu, J., Galan, A. K., Xin, X., Dong, F., Abdulghani, M., Zhou, L., Wang, C., Li, C., Holmes, B. M., Sloane, L. B., Austad, S. N., Guo, S., Musi, N., DeFronzo, R. A., Deng, C., White, M. F., Liu, F. & Dong, L. Q., 22 May 2014, In: Cell Reports. 7, 4, p. 1227-1238 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Insulin Receptor Substrate Proteins
  • Insulin Receptor
  • Insulin Resistance
  • Insulin
  • Adiponectin
  70 Citations (Scopus)

• Application of a 5-tiered scheme for standardized classification of 2,360 unique mismatch repair gene variants in the InSiGHT locus-specific database

  Thompson, B. A., Spurdle, A. B., Plazzer, J. P., Greenblatt, M. S., Akagi, K., Al-Mulla, F., Bapat, B., Bernstein, I., Capellá, G., Den Dunnen, J. T., Du Sart, D., Fabre, A., Farrell, M. P., Farrington, S. M., Frayling, I. M., Frebourg, T., Goldgar, D. E., Heinen, C. D., Holinski-Feder, E., Kohonen-Corish, M. & 119 others, Robinson, K. L., Leung, S. Y., Martins, A., Moller, P., Morak, M., Nystrom, M., Peltomaki, P., Pineda, M., Qi, M., Ramesar, R., Rasmussen, L. J., Royer-Pokora, B., Scott, R. J., Sijmons, R., Tavtigian, S. V., Tops, C. M., Weber, T., Wijnen, J., Woods, M. O., Macrae, F., Genuardi, M., Castillejo, A., Sexton, A., Chan, A. K. W., Viel, A., Blanco, A., French, A., Laner, A., Wagner, A., Van Den Ouweland, A., Mensenkamp, A., Payá, A., Betz, B., Redeker, B., Smith, B., Espenschied, C., Cummings, C., Engel, C., Fornes, C., Valenzuela, C., Alenda, C., Buchanan, D., Barana, D., Konstantinova, D., Cairns, D., Glaser, E., Silva, F., Lalloo, F., Crucianelli, F., Hogervorst, F., Casey, G., Tomlinson, I., Blanco, I., Villar, I. L., Garcia-Planells, J., Bigler, J., Shia, J., Martinez-Lopez, J., Gille, J. J. P., Hopper, J., Potter, J., Soto, J. L., Kantelinen, J., Ellis, K., Mann, K., Varesco, L., Zhang, L., Marchand, L. L., Marafie, M. J., Nordling, M., Tibiletti, M. G., Kahan, M. A., Ligtenberg, M., Clendenning, M., Jenkins, M., Speevak, M., Digweed, M., Kloor, M., Hitchins, M., Myers, M., Aronson, M., Valentin, M. D., Kutsche, M., Parsons, M., Walsh, M., Kansikas, M., Zahary, M. N., Pedroni, M., Heider, N., Poplawski, N., Rahner, N., Lindor, N. M., Sala, P., Nan, P., Propping, P., Newcomb, P., Sarin, R., Haile, R., Hofstra, R., Ward, R., Tricarico, R., Bacares, R., Young, S., Chialina, S., Kovalenko, S., Gunawardena, S. R., Moreno, S., Ho, S. L., Yuen, S. T., Thibodeau, S. N., Gallinger, S., Burnett, T., Teitsch, T., Chan, T. L., Smyrk, T., Cranston, T., Psofaki, V., Steinke-Lange, V. & Barbera, V. M., 1 Feb 2014, In: Nature Genetics. 46, 2, p. 107-115 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • DNA Mismatch Repair
  • Databases
  • Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Neoplasms
  • Genes
  • Neoplasms
  281 Citations (Scopus)

• Association of filaggrin variants with asthma and rhinitis: Is eczema or allergic sensitization status an effect modifier?

  H M Ziyab, A., Karmaus, W., Zhang, H., Holloway, J. W., Steck, S. E., Ewart, S. & Arshad, S. H., 7 Nov 2014, In: International Archives of Allergy and Immunology. 164, 4, p. 308-318 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • filaggrin
  • Rhinitis
  • Eczema
  • Asthma
  • Confidence Intervals
  16 Citations (Scopus)

• Autocalibration of accelerometer data for free-living physical activity assessment using local gravity and temperature: An evaluation on four continents

  Van Hees, V. T., Fang, Z., Langford, J., Assah, F., Mohammad, A., Da Silva, I. C. M., Trenell, M. I., White, T., Wareham, N. J. & Brage, S., 1 Oct 2014, In: Journal of Applied Physiology. 117, 7, p. 738-744 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Gravitation
  • Calibration
  • Acceleration
  • Temperature
  • Brazil
  168 Citations (Scopus)

• Bridging genomics research between developed and developing countries: The Genomic Medicine Alliance

  Cooper, D. N., Brand, A., Dolzan, V., Fortina, P., Innocenti, F., Michael Lee, M. T., MacEk, M., Al-Mulla, F., Prainsack, B., Squassina, A., Vayena, E., Vozikis, A., Williams, M. S. & Patrinos, G. P., 1 Sep 2014, In: Personalized Medicine. 11, 7, p. 615-623 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Genomics
  • Developed Countries
  • Developing Countries
  • Medicine
  • Public Health Informatics
  20 Citations (Scopus)

• Celiac disease in children: Is it a problem in Kuwait?

  Al-Qabandi, W., Buhamrah, E., Mahmoud Yousef Alabdulrazzaq, D., Hamadi, K. & Al Refaee, F., 29 Dec 2014, In: Clinical and Experimental Gastroenterology. 8, p. 43-48 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Kuwait
  • Celiac Disease
  • Child
  • Gluten-Free Diet
  • Failure to Thrive
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Chronic reduction of plasma free fatty acid improves mitochondrial function and whole-body insulin sensitivity in obese and type 2 diabetic individuals

  Daniele, G., Eldor, R., Merovci, A., Clarke, G. D., Xiong, J., Tripathy, D., Taranova, A., Abdulghani, M. & DeFronzo, R. A., 1 Jan 2014, In: Diabetes. 63, 8, p. 2812-2820 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Nonesterified Fatty Acids
  • Insulin Resistance
  • acipimox
  • Glucose
  • Insulin
  46 Citations (Scopus)

• Circulating cell-free DNA in sickle cell disease: Is it a potentially useful biomarker?

  Al-Humood, S., Zueriq, R., Al-Faris, L., Marouf, R. & Al-Mulla, F., 1 Jan 2014, In: Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. 138, 5, p. 678-683 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Cell-Free Nucleic Acids
  • Sickle Cell Anemia
  • Sickle Cell Trait
  • Plasma Cells
  • Biomarkers
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Comprehensive analysis of circulating adipokines and hsCRP association with cardiovascular disease risk factors and metabolic syndrome in Arabs

  Abu-Farha, M., Behbehani, K. & Elkum, N., 9 Apr 2014, In: Cardiovascular Diabetology. 13, 1, 76.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Adipokines
  • Metabolic Syndrome
  • C-Reactive Protein
  • Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1
  • Adiponectin
  44 Citations (Scopus)

• Dapagliflozin improves muscle insulin sensitivity but enhances endogenous glucose production

  Merovci, A., Solis-Herrera, C., Daniele, G., Eldor, R., Vanessa Fiorentino, T., Tripathy, D., Xiong, J., Perez, Z., Norton, L., Abdulghani, M. & DeFronzo, R. A., 3 Feb 2014, In: Journal of Clinical Investigation. 124, 2, p. 509-514 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • 2-(3-(4-ethoxybenzyl)-4-chlorophenyl)-6-hydroxymethyltetrahydro-2H-pyran-3,4,5-triol
  • Insulin Resistance
  • Glucose
  • Muscles
  • Insulin
  463 Citations (Scopus)

• De Novo Mutation Leading to Klinefelter-like Phenotype of Male Hypogonadism.

  Aldibbiat, A. M., Peter, P., Partha, P. & Tarigopula, G., 2014.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review

• Developmental trajectories of Body Mass Index from infancy to 18 years of age: prenatal determinants and health consequences

  H M Ziyab, A., Karmaus, W., Kurukulaaratchy, R. J., Zhang, H. & Arshad, S. H. A., 1 Oct 2014, In: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 68, 10, p. 934-941 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Overweight
  • Body Mass Index
  • Vital Capacity
  • Health
  • Obesity
  80 Citations (Scopus)

• Differential expression of alternative splice variants of CTLA4 in Kuwaiti autoimmune disease patients

  AlFadhli, S. & Nizam, R., 25 Jan 2014, In: Gene. 534, 2, p. 307-312 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Cytotoxic T-Lymphocytes
  • Autoimmune Diseases
  • Hashimoto Disease
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Genes
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Effect of vildagliptin add-on treatment to metformin on plasma asymmetric dimethylarginine in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients

  Cakirca, M., Karatoprak, C., Zorlu, M., Kiskac, M., Kanat, M., Cikrikcioglu, M. A., Soysal, P., Hursitoglu, M., Camli, A. A., Erkoc, R. & Abdulghani, M., 14 Feb 2014, In: Drug Design, Development and Therapy. 8, p. 239-243 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Vildagliptin
  • N,N-dimethylarginine
  • Metformin
  • Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
  • Fibrinogen
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Electronic Sample Management Portal - National Dasman Diabetes Biobank at Dasman Diabetes Institute, Kuwait

  Sriraman, D., Shyamsundar, A., Koshy, M., Lopez, V., Mathur, A., Chandy, B., Kochumon, S., Thomas, R., Ali, A. & Moorji, A. K., 2014.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster

• Erratum: Genome at juncture of early human migration: A systematic analysis of two whole genomes and thirteen exomes from kuwaiti population subgroup of inferred saudi arabian tribe ancestry (PLoS ONE (2014) 9, 6 (e99069) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0099069)

  Alsmadi, O., John, S. E., Thareja, G., Hebbar, P. & Antony, D., 21 Jul 2014, In: PloS one. 9, 7, e103691.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate

  Open Access
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Erratum: Dapagliflozin improves muscle insulin sensitivity but enhances endogenous glucose production (Journal of Clinical Investigation (2014) 124:2 (509-514) DOI:10.1172/JCI70704)

  Merovci, A., Solis-Herrera, C., Daniele, G., Eldor, R., Fiorentino, T. V., Tripathy, D., Xiong, J., Perez, Z., Norton, L., Abdulghani, M. & DeFronzo, R. A., 1 Jan 2014, In: Journal of Clinical Investigation. 124, 5, 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate

  Open Access
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Erratum to: Is Social Deprivation Associated with Weight Loss Outcomes Following Bariatric Surgery? A 10-Year Single Institutional Experience [OBES SURG, DOI 10.1007/s11695-014-1290-2]

  Alfa Wali, M., Ashrafian, H., Schofield, K. L., Harling, L., Alkandari, A., Darzi, A., Athanasiou, T. & Efthimiou, E., 1 Jan 2014, In: Obesity Surgery. 24, 12, 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate

  Open Access

• FSL-1 induces MMP-9 production through TLR-2 and NF-κB /AP-1 signaling pathways in monocytic THP-1 cells

  Ahmad, R., Kchumon, S., Jasem, S. & Behbehani, K., 12 Apr 2014, In: Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry. 34, 3, p. 929-942 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • synthetic FSL-1 lipoprotein
  • THP-1 Cells
  • Transcription Factor AP-1
  • Matrix Metalloproteinase 9
  • XMD 8-92
  37 Citations (Scopus)

• Gender-associated genomic differences in colorectal cancer: Clinical insight from feminization of male cancer cells

  Ali, R. H., Marafie, M. J., Sami Bitar, M., Al-Dousari, F., Ismael, S., Haider, H. B., Al-Ali, W., Al-Mulla, F. & Jacob, S., 29 Sep 2014, In: International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 15, 10, p. 17344-17365 22 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Feminization
  • Chromosomes
  • Cells
  • cancer
  • chromosomes
  11 Citations (Scopus)

• Gender differences in ghrelin association with cardiometabolic risk factors in arab population

  Abu-Farha, M., Dehbi, M., Noronha, F., Tiss, A., Alarouj, M., Behbehani, K., Bennakhi, A. & Elkum, N., 1 Jan 2014, In: International Journal of Endocrinology. 2014, 730472.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Ghrelin
  • Population
  • Arab World
  • Insulin Resistance
  • Kuwait
  10 Citations (Scopus)