Phosphotidylinositol (PtdIns) signaling is tightly regulated both spatially and temporally by
subcellularly localized PtdIns kinases and phosphatases that dynamically alter downstream …

Resistance of Plasmodium falciparum to antifolate chemotherapy is a significant problem
where combinations such as Fansidar (pyrimethamine–sulfadoxine; PYR–SDX) are used in …

We describe optimized, ultraviolet spectrophotometric procedures for determination of
erythrocyte transketolase, glutathione reductase, and aspartate aminotransferase activity, and …

We report on four families affected by a clinical presentation of complex hereditary spastic
paraplegia (HSP) due to recessive mutations in DDHD2, encoding one of the three …

DNA typing systems currently used in parasitology involve either hybridising Southern blots
with repetitive sequence probes or amplifying genomic sequences using the polymerase …

Reduced cardiac vagal control reflected in low heart rate variability (HRV) is associated with
greater risks for cardiac morbidity and mortality. In two-stage meta-analyses of genome-…

Objectives: This study aimed to describe the epidemiology of diabetes mellitus over the past
two decades in Oman, particularly in terms of its prevalence and incidence. In addition, the …

Joubert syndrome is a rare developmental defect of the cerebellar vermis, with autosomal
recessive inheritance. The phenotype is highly variable and may include episodic hyperpnea, …

The metabolic syndrome, as defined by the International Diabetes Federation, was investigated
in five large, extended, highly consanguineous, healthy Omani Arab families of a total of …

AIM: To investigate the association of 10 known common gene variants with susceptibility to
type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) among Omanis. METHODS: Using case-control design, a …