Diabetes mellitus in Saudi Arabia: a review of the recent literature

M Abdulaziz Al Dawish, A Alwin Robert… - Current diabetes …, 2016 - ingentaconnect.com
The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported that Saudi Arabia ranks the second
highest in the Middle East, and is seventh in the world for the rate of diabetes. It is estimated …

Consanguinity and reproductive health among Arabs

GO Tadmouri, P Nair, T Obeid, MT Al Ali, N Al Khaja… - Reproductive health, 2009 - Springer
Consanguineous marriages have been practiced since the early existence of modern
humans. Until now consanguinity is widely practiced in several global communities with …

The new Arab man: Emergent masculinities, technologies, and Islam in the Middle East

MC Inhorn - 2012 - torrossa.com
IntroductIon reconceiving Middle Eastern Manhood this book is a tribute to Middle Eastern
men such as Hamza, my driver in Lebanon, whose stories never make it to the front pages of …

Overview of the current status of familial hypercholesterolaemia care in over 60 countries-The EAS Familial Hypercholesterolaemia Studies Collaboration (FHSC)

AJ Vallejo-Vaz, M De Marco, CAT Stevens, A Akram… - Atherosclerosis, 2018 - Elsevier
Background and aims Management of familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) may vary across
different settings due to factors related to population characteristics, practice, resources …

Obesity and public health in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

E DeNicola, OS Aburizaiza, A Siddique… - Reviews on …, 2015 - degruyter.com
Overweight and obesity are now a global epidemic, with more than one in five people
qualifying as obese worldwide. These conditions are accompanied by excessive rates of …

Six-year outcome of the national premarital screening and genetic counseling program for sickle cell disease and β-thalassemia in Saudi Arabia

ZA Memish, MY Saeedi - Annals of Saudi medicine, 2011 - annsaudimed.net
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Saudi Arabia has a high prevalence of hereditary
hemoglobin disorders. Data has been collected by the Saudi Premarital Screening and …

Genetic data sharing and artificial intelligence in the era of personalized medicine based on a cross‐sectional analysis of the Saudi human genome program

AF Alrefaei, YM Hawsawi, D Almaleki, T Alafif… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
The success of the Saudi Human Genome Program (SHGP), one of the top ten genomic
programs worldwide, is highly dependent on the Saudi population embracing the concept of …

[PDF][PDF] Consanguineous marriage and its association with genetic disorders in Saudi Arabia: a review

AM Khayat, BG Alshareef, SF Alharbi, MM AlZahrani… - Cureus, 2024 - cureus.com
Consanguineous marriages, where spouses are related by blood, have been a
longstanding practice in human history. The primary medical concern with consanguineous …

A review of the reproductive consequences of consanguinity

O Oniya, K Neves, B Ahmed, JC Konje - European Journal of Obstetrics & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Consanguinity is the close union, sexual relationship or marriage between
persons who have common biological ancestors usually up to about 2nd cousins. Contrary …

Consanguinity and major genetic disorders in Saudi children: a community-based cross-sectional study

MI El Mouzan, AA Al Salloum… - Annals of Saudi …, 2008 - annsaudimed.net
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: There is a high rate of consanguinity in Saudi Arabia;
however, information on its relationship with genetic disorders is limited. The objective of this …