A Review of Adult Obesity Prevalence, Trends, Risk Factors, and Epidemiologic Methods in Kuwait

by Stalo Karageorgi, Osama Alsmadi, Kazem Behbehani
Published 2013-01-01

The nexus between VEGF and NFκB orchestrates a hypoxia-independent neovasculogenesis.

by Michael DeNiro, Falah H Al-Mohanna, Osama Alsmadi, Futwan A Al-Mohanna
Published 2013-01-01

Kuwaiti population subgroup of nomadic Bedouin ancestry—Whole genome sequence and analysis

by Sumi Elsa John, Gaurav Thareja, Prashantha Hebbar, Kazem Behbehani, Thangavel Alphonse Thanaraj, Osama Alsmadi
Published 2015-03-01

Genome at juncture of early human migration: a systematic analysis of two whole genomes and thirteen exomes from Kuwaiti population subgroup of inferred Saudi Arabian tribe ancestr...

by Osama Alsmadi, Sumi E John, Gaurav Thareja, Prashantha Hebbar, Dinu Antony, Kazem Behbehani, Thangavel Alphonse Thanaraj
Published 2014-01-01

Genetic substructure of Kuwaiti population reveals migration history.

by Osama Alsmadi, Gaurav Thareja, Fadi Alkayal, Ramakrishnan Rajagopalan, Sumi Elsa John, Prashantha Hebbar, Kazem Behbehani, Thangavel Alphonse Thanaraj
Published 2013-01-01

Investigation of genetic variation and lifestyle determinants in vitamin D levels in Arab individuals

by Massimo Mezzavilla, Sara Tomei, Fadi Alkayal, Motasem Melhem, Maisa M. Ali, Monira Al-Arouj, Abdullah Bennakhi, Osama Alsmadi, Naser Elkum
Published 2018-01-01

Genome-wide association study identifies novel recessive genetic variants for high TGs in an Arab population

by Prashantha Hebbar, Rasheeba Nizam, Motasem Melhem, Fadi Alkayal, Naser Elkum, Sumi Elsa John, Jaakko Tuomilehto, Osama Alsmadi, Thangavel Alphonse Thanaraj
Published 2018-10-01

Vitamin D insufficiency in Arabs and South Asians positively associates with polymorphisms in GC and CYP2R1 genes.

by Naser Elkum, Fadi Alkayal, Fiona Noronha, Maisa M Ali, Motasem Melhem, Monira Al-Arouj, Abdullah Bennakhi, Kazem Behbehani, Osama Alsmadi, Jehad Abubaker
Published 2014-01-01

Obesity and dental decay: inference on the role of dietary sugar.

by J Max Goodson, Mary Tavares, Xiaoshan Wang, Richard Niederman, Maryann Cugini, Hatice Hasturk, Roula Barake, Osama Alsmadi, Sabiha Al-Mutawa, Jitendra Ariga, Pramod Soparkar, Jawad Behbehani, Kazem Behbehani
Published 2013-01-01

MC4R Variant rs17782313 Associates With Increased Levels of DNAJC27, Ghrelin, and Visfatin and Correlates With Obesity and Hypertension in a Kuwaiti Cohort

by Maha M. Hammad, Mohamed Abu-Farha, Prashantha Hebbar, Preethi Cherian, Irina Al Khairi, Motasem Melhem, Fadi Alkayal, Fadi Alkayal, Osama Alsmadi, Thangavel Alphonse Thanaraj, Fahd Al-Mulla, Jehad Abubaker
Published 2020-07-01

Continuous Metabolic Syndrome Scores for Children Using Salivary Biomarkers.

by Ping Shi, J Max Goodson, Mor-Li Hartman, Hatice Hasturk, Tina Yaskell, Jorel Vargas, Maryann Cugini, Roula Barake, Osama Alsmadi, Sabiha Al-Mutawa, Jitendra Ariga, Pramod Soparkar, Jawad Behbehani, Kazem Behbehani, Francine Welty
Published 2015-01-01

The salivary microbiome is altered in the presence of a high salivary glucose concentration.

by J Max Goodson, Mor-Li Hartman, Ping Shi, Hatice Hasturk, Tina Yaskell, Jorel Vargas, Xiaoqing Song, Maryann Cugini, Roula Barake, Osama Alsmadi, Sabiha Al-Mutawa, Jitendra Ariga, Pramod Soparkar, Jawad Behbehani, Kazem Behbehani
Published 2017-01-01

Unhealthy Phenotype as Indicated by Salivary Biomarkers: Glucose, Insulin, VEGF-A, and IL-12p70 in Obese Kuwaiti Adolescents

by Mor-Li Hartman, J. Max Goodson, Ping Shi, Jorel Vargas, Tina Yaskell, Danielle Stephens, Maryann Cugini, Hatice Hasturk, Roula Barake, Osama Alsmadi, Sabiha Al-Mutawa, Jitendra Ariga, Pramod Soparkar, Jawad Behbehani, Kazem Behbehani, Francine Welty
Published 2016-01-01

Metabolic disease risk in children by salivary biomarker analysis.

by J Max Goodson, Alpdogan Kantarci, Mor-Li Hartman, Gerald V Denis, Danielle Stephens, Hatice Hasturk, Tina Yaskell, Jorel Vargas, Xiaoshan Wang, Maryann Cugini, Roula Barake, Osama Alsmadi, Sabiha Al-Mutawa, Jitendra Ariga, Pramod Soparkar, Jawad Behbehani, Kazem Behbehani, Francine Welty
Published 2014-01-01

Caveolin-1 Variant Is Associated With the Metabolic Syndrome in Kuwaiti Children

by Rasheeba Nizam, Ebaa Al-Ozairi, Jo Max Goodson, Motesam Melhem, Lena Davidsson, Hessa Alkhandari, Ashraf Al Madhoun, Sara Shamsah, Malak Qaddoumi, Ghazi Alghanim, Nouf Alhasawi, Mohamed Abu-Farha, Jehad Abubaker, Ping Shi, Mor-Li Hartman, Mary Tavares, Milad Bitar, Hamad Ali, Hossein Arefanian, Sriraman Devarajan, Faisal Al-Refaei, Osama Alsmadi, Jaakko Tuomilehto, Fahd Al-Mulla
Published 2018-12-01

Corrigendum: Caveolin-1 Variant Is Associated With the Metabolic Syndrome in Kuwaiti Children

by Rasheeba Nizam, Ebaa Al-Ozairi, Jo Max Goodson, Motesam Melhem, Lena Davidsson, Hessa Alkhandari, Ashraf Al Madhoun, Sara Shamsah, Malak Qaddoumi, Ghazi Alghanim, Nouf Alhasawi, Mohamed Abu-Farha, Jehad Abubaker, Ping Shi, Mor-Li Hartman, Mary Tavares, Milad Bitar, Hamad Ali, Hossein Arefanian, Sriraman Devarajan, Faisal Al-Refaei, Osama Alsmadi, Jaakko Tuomilehto, Fahd Al-Mulla
Published 2019-03-01