Non-healing chronic ulcers are a serious complication of diabetes and are a major
healthcare problem. While a host of treatments have been explored to heal or prevent these …

Results: In total, 18 studies were included, comprising a total of 2173 individuals, of whom
888 were clinically diagnosed AD patients and were genetically tested for genes and …

Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) is widespread in the Arab world despite ample sunshine
throughout the year. In our previous study, lifestyle and socio-demographic factors could …

Background Type 2 diabetes is one of the leading causes of chronic kidney failure, which
increases globally and represents a significant threat to public health. People from the …

Consanguineous populations of the Arabian Peninsula have been underrepresented in
global efforts that catalogue human exome variability. We sequenced 291 whole exomes of …

Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) is widely used as a biomarker for the diagnosis of diabetes,
for population-level screening, and for monitoring the glycaemic status during medical …

While the Arabian population has a high prevalence of metabolic disorders, it has not been
included in global studies that identify genetic risk loci for metabolic traits. Determining the …

Abnormal blood lipid levels are influenced by genetic and lifestyle/dietary factors. Although
many genetic variants associated with blood lipid traits have been identified in Europeans …

The Arabian Peninsula, located at the nexus of Africa, Europe, and Asia, was implicated in
early human migration. The Arab population is characterized by consanguinity and …

Background Residential surrounding greenness may be protective of dyslipidemia are often
theorized but remain poorly quantified. In particular, the underlying biological mechanisms …