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The prevalence and trends of waterpipe tobacco smoking: A systematic review by Jawad, Mohammed, Charide, Rana, Waziry, Reem, Darzi, Andrea, Ballout, Rami A, Akl, Elie A

“…Waterpipe tobacco smoking is harmful to health however its prevalence estimates remain uncertain. We aimed to systematically review the medical literature on…”
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Targeting Lipid Rafts—A Potential Therapy for COVID-19 by Sviridov, Dmitri, Miller, Yury I., Ballout, Rami A., Remaley, Alan T., Bukrinsky, Michael

“…COVID-19 is a global pandemic currently in an acute phase of rapid expansion. While public health measures remain the most effective protection strategy at…”
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The Epidemiology and Economic Burden of Obesity and Related Cardiometabolic Disorders in the United Arab Emirates: A Systematic Review and Qualitative Synthesis by Karavetian, Mirey, Lessan, Nader, Hasan, H., Ballout, Rami A., Radwan, Hadia, Rizk, Rana

“…Background. Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are considered as a global health problem and considered as a public health priority with the more considerable…”
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The NIH Lipo-COVID Study: A Pilot NMR Investigation of Lipoprotein Subfractions and Other Metabolites in Patients with Severe COVID-19 by Ballout, Rami A, Kong, Hyesik, Sampson, Maureen, Otvos, James D, Cox, Andrea L, Agbor-Enoh, Sean, Remaley, Alan T

“…A complex interplay exists between plasma lipoproteins and inflammation, as evidenced from studies on atherosclerosis. Alterations in plasma lipoprotein levels…”
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Understanding the phenotypic variability in Niemann-Pick disease type C (NPC): a need for precision medicine by Las Heras, Macarena, Szenfeld, Benjamín, Ballout, Rami A., Buratti, Emanuele, Zanlungo, Silvana, Dardis, Andrea, Klein, Andrés D.

“…Niemann-Pick type C (NPC) disease is a lysosomal storage disease (LSD) characterized by the buildup of endo-lysosomal cholesterol and glycosphingolipids due to…”
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Painful and Prolonged Muscle Cramps following Insulin Injections in a Patient with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Revisiting the 1992 Duke Case by Ballout, Rami A, Arabi, Asma

“…A 56-year-old middle-eastern male with a long-standing history of poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus presented to us complaining of severely painful…”
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FBXL4 -Related Mitochondrial DNA Depletion Syndrome 13 (MTDPS13): A Case Report With a Comprehensive Mutation Review by Ballout, Rami A, Al Alam, Chadi, Bonnen, Penelope E, Huemer, Martina, El-Hattab, Ayman W, Shbarou, Rolla

“…Mitochondrial DNA depletion syndromes (MTDPS) are a group of rare genetic disorders caused by defects in multiple genes involved in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)…”
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A new phenotypic classification system for dyslipidemias based on the standard lipid panel by Sampson, Maureen, Ballout, Rami A, Soffer, Daniel, Wolska, Anna, Wilson, Sierra, Meeusen, Jeff, Donato, Leslie J, Fatica, Erica, Otvos, James D, Brinton, Eliot A, Rosenson, Robert S, Wilson, Peter, Amar, Marcelo, Shamburek, Robert, Karathanasis, Sotirios K, Remaley, Alan T

“…Dyslipoproteinemias can be classified by their distinct lipoprotein patterns, which helps determine atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk and…”
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Changes in HDL cholesterol, particles, and function associate with pediatric COVID-19 severity by Mietus-Snyder, Michele, Suslovic, William, Delaney, Meghan, Playford, Martin P., Ballout, Rami A., Barber, John R., Otvos, James D., DeBiasi, Roberta L., Mehta, Nehal N., Remaley, Alan T.

“…BackgroundMyriad roles for high-density lipoprotein (HDL) beyond atheroprotection include immunologic functions implicated in the severity of coronavirus…”
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Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation in Patients With Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Al Feghali, Karine A, Ballout, Rami A, Khamis, Assem M, Akl, Elie A, Geara, Fady B

“…We systematically reviewed the literature for trials addressing the efficacy of prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI) in patients with non-small-cell lung…”
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The lysosome: A potential juncture between SARS‐CoV‐2 infectivity and Niemann‐Pick disease type C, with therapeutic implications by Ballout, Rami A., Sviridov, Dmitri, Bukrinsky, Michael I., Remaley, Alan T.

“…Drug repurposing is potentially the fastest available option in the race to identify safe and efficacious drugs that can be used to prevent and/or treat…”
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The effects of waterpipe tobacco smoking on health outcomes: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis by Waziry, Reem, Jawad, Mohammed, Ballout, Rami A, Al Akel, Mohammad, Akl, Elie A

“…A systematic review conducted in 2008 found significant associations between waterpipe tobacco smoking and lung cancer, respiratory disease, periodontal…”
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Laboratory abnormalities in children with mild and severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): A pooled analysis and review by Henry, Brandon Michael, Benoit, Stefanie W., de Oliveira, Maria Helena Santos, Hsieh, Wan Chin, Benoit, Justin, Ballout, Rami A., Plebani, Mario, Lippi, Giuseppe

“…•No clear pattern of leukocyte abnormalities is seen in children with COVID-19.•Leukocyte counts may not be a reliable marker of pediatric COVID-19…”
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Lisinopril‐associated bullous pemphigoid in an elderly woman: a case report of a rare adverse drug reaction by Ballout, Rami A., Musharrafieh, Umayya, Khattar, Joe

“…An 87‐year‐old woman with a long‐standing history of hypertension, hypothyroidism and diabetes presented to us with scaly and pruritic vesicles of an…”
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The epidemiology of cancer in the United Arab Emirates: A systematic review by Radwan, Hadia, Hasan, Hayder, Ballout, Rami A., Rizk, Rana

“…We conducted a systematic review to explore the United Arab Emirates (UAE)'s cancer-specific epidemiological profiles. We followed the standardized methods for…”
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Statins for Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome by Ballout, Rami A, Livinski, Alicia, Fu, Yi-Ping, Steiner, Robert D, Remaley, Alan T

“…Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome (SLOS) is a multiple congenital malformations syndrome caused by defective cholesterol biosynthesis. Affected individuals show…”
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Interventions for waterpipe tobacco smoking prevention and cessation: a systematic review by Jawad, Mohammed, Jawad, Sena, Waziry, Reem K., Ballout, Rami A., Akl, Elie A.

“…Waterpipe tobacco smoking is growing in popularity despite adverse health effects among users. We systematically reviewed the literature, searching MEDLINE,…”
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Body positioning for spontaneously breathing preterm infants with apnoea by Ballout, Rami A, Foster, Jann P, Kahale, Lara A, Badr, Lina

“…It has been proposed that body positioning in preterm infants, as compared with other, more invasive measures, may be an effective method of reducing…”
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The int22h1/int22h2-Mediated Xq28 Duplication Syndrome: An Intersection between Neurodevelopment, Immunology, and Cancer by Ballout, Rami A., El-Hattab, Ayman W.

“…The int22h1/int22h2-mediated Xq28 duplication syndrome is a rare X-linked intellectual disability syndrome (XLIDS) arising from a duplication of the segment…”
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Parenteral anticoagulation in ambulatory patients with cancer by Akl, Elie A, Kahale, Lara A, Ballout, Rami A, Barba, Maddalena, Yosuico, Victor E D, van Doormaal, Frederiek F, Middeldorp, Saskia, Bryant, Andrew, Schünemann, Holger

“…Anticoagulation may improve survival in patients with cancer through an antitumor effect in addition to the perceived antithrombotic effect. To evaluate the…”
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