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  1. Article: Microvascular and macrovascular complications of type 2 diabetes mellitus: Exome wide association analyses.

    Mansour, Afnan / Mousa, Mira / Abdelmannan, Dima / Tay, Guan / Hassoun, Ahmed / Alsafar, Habiba

    Frontiers in endocrinology

    2023  Volume 14, Page(s) 1143067

    Abstract: Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a chronic, metabolic disorder in which concomitant insulin resistance and β-cell impairment lead to hyperglycemia, influenced by genetic and environmental factors. T2DM is associated with long-term ... ...

    Abstract Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a chronic, metabolic disorder in which concomitant insulin resistance and β-cell impairment lead to hyperglycemia, influenced by genetic and environmental factors. T2DM is associated with long-term complications that have contributed to the burden of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The objective of this manuscript is to conduct an Exome-Wide Association Study (EWAS) on T2DM Emirati individuals to improve our understanding on diabetes-related complications to improve early diagnostic methods and treatment strategies.
    Methods: This cross-sectional study recruited 310 Emirati participants that were stratified according to their medically diagnosed diabetes-related complications: diabetic retinopathy, diabetic neuropathy, diabetic nephropathy, and cardiovascular complications. The Illumina's Infinium Exome-24 array was used and 39,840 SNPs remained for analysis after quality control.
    Findings: The analysis revealed the associations of various genes with each complication category: 1) diabetic retinopathy was associated to
    Interpretation: We have identified susceptibility loci associated with each category of T2DM-related complications in the Emirati population. Given that only 16% of the markers from the Illumina's Infinium Exome chip passed quality control assessment, this demonstrates that multiple variants were, either, monomorphic in the Arab population or were not genotyped due to the use of a Euro-centric EWAS array that limits the possibility of including targeted ethnic-specific SNPs. Our results suggest the alarming possibility that lack of representation in reference panels could inhibit discovery of functionally important loci associated to T2DM complications. Further effort must be conducted to improve the representation of diverse populations in genotyping and sequencing studies.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/complications ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/genetics ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/epidemiology ; Diabetic Nephropathies/epidemiology ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Exome/genetics ; Diabetic Retinopathy/genetics ; Diabetic Retinopathy/epidemiology ; Diabetic Neuropathies/etiology ; HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins/genetics
    Chemical Substances HSPA12B protein, human ; HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-03-23
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2592084-4
    ISSN 1664-2392
    ISSN 1664-2392
    DOI 10.3389/fendo.2023.1143067
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  2. Article ; Online: Impact of Endometriosis in Women of Arab Ancestry on: Health-Related Quality of Life, Work Productivity, and Diagnostic Delay.

    Mousa, Mira / Al-Jefout, Moamar / Alsafar, Habiba / Becker, Christian M / Zondervan, Krina T / Rahmioglu, Nilufer

    Frontiers in global women's health

    2021  Volume 2, Page(s) 708410

    Abstract: Introduction: ...

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    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-09-14
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2673-5059
    ISSN (online) 2673-5059
    DOI 10.3389/fgwh.2021.708410
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  3. Article ; Online: Immune response to SARS-CoV-2 variants: A focus on severity, susceptibility, and preexisting immunity.

    Alefishat, Eman / Jelinek, Herbert F / Mousa, Mira / Tay, Guan K / Alsafar, Habiba S

    Journal of infection and public health

    2022  Volume 15, Issue 2, Page(s) 277–288

    Abstract: The heterogeneous phenotypes among patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has drawn worldwide attention, especially those with severe symptoms without comorbid conditions. Immune responses to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 ( ... ...

    Abstract The heterogeneous phenotypes among patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has drawn worldwide attention, especially those with severe symptoms without comorbid conditions. Immune responses to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative virus of COVID-19, occur mainly by the innate immune response via the interferon (IFN)-mediated pathways, and the adaptive immunity via the T lymphocyte and the antibody mediated pathways. The ability of the original Wuhan SARS-CoV-2 strain, and possibly more so with new emerging variants, to antagonize IFN-mediated antiviral responses can be behind the higher early viral load, higher transmissibility, and milder symptoms compared to SARS-CoV and are part of the continued clinical evolution of COVID-19. Since it first emerged, several variants of SARS-CoV-2 have been circulating worldwide. Variants that have the potential to elude natural or vaccine-mediated immunity are variants of concern. This review focuses on the main host factors that may explain the immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 and its variants in the context of susceptibility, severity, and preexisting immunity.
    MeSH term(s) COVID-19 ; COVID-19 Vaccines ; Humans ; Immunity ; SARS-CoV-2
    Chemical Substances COVID-19 Vaccines
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-01-13
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2467587-8
    ISSN 1876-035X ; 1876-0341
    ISSN (online) 1876-035X
    ISSN 1876-0341
    DOI 10.1016/j.jiph.2022.01.007
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  4. Article ; Online: Understanding tumour endothelial cell heterogeneity and function from single-cell omics.

    Zeng, Qun / Mousa, Mira / Nadukkandy, Aisha Shigna / Franssens, Lies / Alnaqbi, Halima / Alshamsi, Fatima Yousif / Safar, Habiba Al / Carmeliet, Peter

    Nature reviews. Cancer

    2023  Volume 23, Issue 8, Page(s) 544–564

    Abstract: Anti-angiogenic therapies (AATs) are used to treat different types of cancers. However, their success is limited owing to insufficient efficacy and resistance. Recently, single-cell omics studies of tumour endothelial cells (TECs) have provided new ... ...

    Abstract Anti-angiogenic therapies (AATs) are used to treat different types of cancers. However, their success is limited owing to insufficient efficacy and resistance. Recently, single-cell omics studies of tumour endothelial cells (TECs) have provided new mechanistic insight. Here, we overview the heterogeneity of human TECs of all tumour types studied to date, at the single-cell level. Notably, most human tumour types contain varying numbers but only a small population of angiogenic TECs, the presumed targets of AATs, possibly contributing to the limited efficacy of and resistance to AATs. In general, TECs are heterogeneous within and across all tumour types, but comparing TEC phenotypes across tumours is currently challenging, owing to the lack of a uniform nomenclature for endothelial cells and consistent single-cell analysis protocols, urgently raising the need for a more consistent approach. Nonetheless, across most tumour types, universal TEC markers (ACKR1, PLVAP and IGFBP3) can be identified. Besides angiogenesis, biological processes such as immunomodulation and extracellular matrix organization are among the most commonly predicted enriched signatures of TECs across different tumour types. Although angiogenesis and extracellular matrix targets have been considered for AAT (without the hoped success), the immunomodulatory properties of TECs have not been fully considered as a novel anticancer therapeutic approach. Therefore, we also discuss progress, limitations, solutions and novel targets for AAT development.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Endothelial Cells ; Neovascularization, Pathologic/metabolism ; Neoplasms/drug therapy ; Neoplasms/genetics ; Neoplasms/metabolism ; Phenotype
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-06-22
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2062767-1
    ISSN 1474-1768 ; 1474-175X
    ISSN (online) 1474-1768
    ISSN 1474-175X
    DOI 10.1038/s41568-023-00591-5
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  5. Article: Corrigendum: Evolution, ecology, and zoonotic transmission of betacoronaviruses: A review.

    Jelinek, Herbert F / Mousa, Mira / Alefishat, Eman / Osman, Wael / Spence, Ian / Bu, Dengpan / Feng, Samuel F / Byrd, Jason / Magni, Paola A / Sahibzada, Shafi / Tay, Guan K / Alsafar, Habiba S

    Frontiers in veterinary science

    2023  Volume 10, Page(s) 1147940

    Abstract: This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.644414.]. ...

    Abstract [This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.644414.].
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-08
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Published Erratum
    ZDB-ID 2834243-4
    ISSN 2297-1769
    ISSN 2297-1769
    DOI 10.3389/fvets.2023.1147940
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  6. Article: Corrigendum: Evolution, ecology, and zoonotic transmission of betacoronaviruses: a review.

    Jelinek, Herbert F / Mousa, Mira / Alefishat, Eman / Osman, Wael / Spence, Ian / Bu, Dengpan / Feng, Samuel F / Byrd, Jason / Magni, Paola A / Sahibzada, Shafi / Tay, Guan K / Alsafar, Habiba S

    Frontiers in veterinary science

    2023  Volume 10, Page(s) 1215156

    Abstract: This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.644414.]. ...

    Abstract [This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.644414.].
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-05-17
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Published Erratum
    ZDB-ID 2834243-4
    ISSN 2297-1769
    ISSN 2297-1769
    DOI 10.3389/fvets.2023.1215156
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  7. Article ; Online: Immune response to SARS-CoV-2 variants

    Eman Alefishat / Herbert F. Jelinek / Mira Mousa / Guan K. Tay / Habiba S. Alsafar

    Journal of Infection and Public Health, Vol 15, Iss 2, Pp 277-

    A focus on severity, susceptibility, and preexisting immunity

    2022  Volume 288

    Abstract: The heterogeneous phenotypes among patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has drawn worldwide attention, especially those with severe symptoms without comorbid conditions. Immune responses to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 ( ... ...

    Abstract The heterogeneous phenotypes among patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has drawn worldwide attention, especially those with severe symptoms without comorbid conditions. Immune responses to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative virus of COVID-19, occur mainly by the innate immune response via the interferon (IFN)-mediated pathways, and the adaptive immunity via the T lymphocyte and the antibody mediated pathways. The ability of the original Wuhan SARS-CoV-2 strain, and possibly more so with new emerging variants, to antagonize IFN-mediated antiviral responses can be behind the higher early viral load, higher transmissibility, and milder symptoms compared to SARS-CoV and are part of the continued clinical evolution of COVID-19. Since it first emerged, several variants of SARS-CoV-2 have been circulating worldwide. Variants that have the potential to elude natural or vaccine-mediated immunity are variants of concern. This review focuses on the main host factors that may explain the immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 and its variants in the context of susceptibility, severity, and preexisting immunity.
    Keywords COVID-19 ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Severity ; Cross-reactivity ; Antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) ; Variants of concern ; Infectious and parasitic diseases ; RC109-216 ; Public aspects of medicine ; RA1-1270
    Subject code 570 ; 572
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Elsevier
    Document type Article ; Online
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  8. Article ; Online: Similar effectiveness of the inactivated vaccine BBIBP-CorV (Sinopharm) and the mRNA vaccine BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech) against COVID-19 related hospitalizations during the Delta outbreak in the UAE.

    Mousa, Mira / Albreiki, Mohammed / Alshehhi, Fatima / AlShamsi, Safiya / Marzouqi, Nada Al / Alawadi, Tayba / Alrand, Hussain / Alsafar, Habiba / Fikri, Asma

    Journal of travel medicine

    2022  Volume 29, Issue 6

    MeSH term(s) BNT162 Vaccine ; COVID-19/prevention & control ; Disease Outbreaks/prevention & control ; Hospitalization ; Humans ; Vaccines, Inactivated ; Vaccines, Synthetic ; mRNA Vaccines
    Chemical Substances Vaccines, Inactivated ; Vaccines, Synthetic ; mRNA Vaccines ; BNT162 Vaccine (N38TVC63NU)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-03-04
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1212504-0
    ISSN 1708-8305 ; 1195-1982
    ISSN (online) 1708-8305
    ISSN 1195-1982
    DOI 10.1093/jtm/taac036
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  9. Article ; Online: Whole-Exome Sequencing in Family Trios Reveals De Novo Mutations Associated with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

    Mousa, Mira / Albarguthi, Sara / Albreiki, Mohammed / Farooq, Zenab / Sajid, Sameeha / El Hajj Chehadeh, Sarah / ElBait, Gihan Daw / Tay, Guan / Deeb, Asma Al / Alsafar, Habiba

    Biology (Basel). 2023 Mar. 07, v. 12, no. 3

    2023  

    Abstract: Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by insulin deficiency and loss of pancreatic islet β-cells. The objective of this study is to identify de novo mutations in 13 trios from singleton families that contribute to ... ...

    Abstract Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by insulin deficiency and loss of pancreatic islet β-cells. The objective of this study is to identify de novo mutations in 13 trios from singleton families that contribute to the genetic basis of T1DM through the application of whole-exome sequencing (WES). Of the 13 families sampled for this project, 12 had de novo variants, with Family 7 having the highest number (nine) of variants linked to T1DM/autoimmune pathways, whilst Family 4 did not have any variants past the filtering steps. There were 10 variants of 7 genes reportedly associated with T1DM (MST1; TDG; TYRO3; IFIHI; GLIS3; VEGFA; TYK2). There were 20 variants of 13 genes that were linked to endocrine, metabolic, or autoimmune diseases. Our findings demonstrate that trio-based WES is a powerful approach for identifying new candidate genes for the pathogenesis of T1D. Genotyping and functional annotation of the discovered de novo variants in a large cohort is recommended to ascertain their association with disease pathogenesis.
    Keywords autoimmune diseases ; genotyping ; insulin ; insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus ; islets of Langerhans ; pathogenesis
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2023-0307
    Publishing place Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Document type Article ; Online
    ZDB-ID 2661517-4
    ISSN 2079-7737
    ISSN 2079-7737
    DOI 10.3390/biology12030413
    Database NAL-Catalogue (AGRICOLA)

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  10. Article ; Online: Corrigendum

    Herbert F. Jelinek / Mira Mousa / Eman Alefishat / Wael Osman / Ian Spence / Dengpan Bu / Samuel F. Feng / Jason Byrd / Paola A. Magni / Shafi Sahibzada / Guan K. Tay / Habiba S. Alsafar

    Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Vol

    Evolution, ecology, and zoonotic transmission of betacoronaviruses: A review

    2023  Volume 10

    Keywords zoonoses ; coronavirus ; SARS-CoV-2 ; zoonotic transmission ; ecology ; evolution ; Veterinary medicine ; SF600-1100
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
    Document type Article ; Online
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