Global Developmental Delay/Intellectual disability (ID) is the term used to describe various
disorders caused by abnormal brain development and characterized by impairments in …

Gene expression profiling may improve the understanding of the biology behind relapse in
pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Using suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH), …

Failure to thrive (FTT) causes significant morbidity, often without clear etiologies. Six
individuals of a large consanguineous family presented in the neonatal period with recurrent …

Bilateral renal agenesis belongs to a group of perinatal lethal renal diseases. To date,
pathogenic variants in three genes (ITGA8, GREB1L, and FGF20) have been shown to cause …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of non-immune hydrops
fetalis (NIHF) among all pregnancies referred for prenatal care at Sultan Qaboos University …

Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy type 4B1 (CMT4B1) disease is a rare subtype of CMT4
with reported association of facial weakness, vocal cord paresis, chest deformities, and claw …

… Khalsa Al-Kharusi made substantial contributions to the conception and design of the work;
the … Al-Kharusi, Bruwer, and Wessels agreed to be accountable for all aspects of the work in …

Studies on the acceptance of prenatal diagnosis and termination of pregnancy for single gene
disorders within Islamic societies in the Middle East are limited. A few have examined the …

… I, Khalsa Al-Kharusi, hereby declare that the work on which this dissertation/thesis is based
is my original work (except where acknowledgements indicate otherwise) and that neither …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of non-immune hydrops
fetalis (NIHF) among all pregnancies referred for prenatal care at Sultan Qaboos University …