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Relationship between genetic polymorphisms of angiotensin-converting enzyme and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase as risk factors for type 2 diabetes in Tunisian patients by Mehri, Sounira, Koubaa, Nadia, Nakbi, Amel, Hammami, Sonia, Chaaba, Raja, Mahjoub, Sinda, Zouari, Bechir, Abid, Mohamed, Arab, Saida Ben, Baudin, Bruno, Hammami, Mohamed

“…The role of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene polymorphisms as being risk factors for diabetes is still…”
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Transition m.3308T>C in the ND1 gene is associated with left ventricular hypertrabeculation/noncompaction by Zarrouk Mahjoub, Sinda, Mehri, Sounira, Ourda, Fatma, Boussaada, Rafik, Mechmeche, Rachid, Arab, Saïda Ben, Finsterer, Josef

“…Though left ventricular hypertrabeculation/noncompaction (LVNC) is frequently associated with mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations, it has not been reported in…”
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Angiotensin-converting enzyme insertion/deletion gene polymorphism in a Tunisian healthy and acute myocardial infarction population by Mehri, Sounira, Baudin, Bruno, Mahjoub, Sinda, Zaroui, Amira, Bénéteau-Burnat, Bénédicte, Mechmeche, Rachid, Hammami, Mohamed, Ben Arab, Saïda

“…The role of the insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism in the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene (ACE) on acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is controversial. To…”
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Consanguinity and endogamy in Northern Tunisia and its impact on non-syndromic deafness by Ben Arab, Saida, Masmoudi, Saber, Beltaief, Najeh, Hachicha, Slah, Ayadi, Hammadi

“…Deafness is an important health problem in the Tunisian population, especially in isolates where the prevalence ranges from 2 to 8%. To evaluate the effect of…”
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Clinical and genetic analysis of two Tunisian otosclerosis families by Ali, Insaf Bel Hadj, Thys, Melissa, Beltaief, Najeh, Schrauwen, Isabelle, Dieltjens, Nele, Vanderstraeten, Kathleen, Besbes, Ghazi, Mnif, Emna, Hachicha, Slah, Arab, Saïda Ben, Camp, Guy Van

“…Otosclerosis is caused by an abnormal bone homeostasis of the otic capsule resulting in a conductive hearing loss when the free motion of the stapes is…”
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Dilated Cardiomyopathy due to the Novel MT-CYB Missense Mutation m.14757T>C by Zarrouk, Sinda, Finsterer, Josef, Mehri, Sounira, Ourda, Fatma, Ben Arab, Saida, Boussada, Raafik

“…Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations frequently manifest with multisystem disease, including cardiomyopathy (CM). Various studies described mutations in…”
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Genotypic interactions of renin–angiotensin system genes with diabetes type 2 in a Tunisian population by Mehri, Sounira, Koubaa, Nadia, Hammami, Sonia, Mahjoub, Sinda, Chaaba, Raja, Nakbi, Amel, Zouari, Bechir, Abid, Mohamed, Arab, Saida Ben, Baudin, Bruno, Hammami, Mohamed

“…To explore the role of genetic variants of angiotensinogen (AGT M235T), angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE I/D), and angiotensin type 1 receptor (AT1R A1166C)…”
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A new locus for otosclerosis, OTSC8, maps to the pericentromeric region of chromosome 9 by Bel Hadj Ali, Insaf, Thys, Melissa, Beltaief, Najeh, Schrauwen, Isabelle, Hilgert, Nele, Vanderstraeten, Kathleen, Dieltjens, Nele, Mnif, Emna, Hachicha, Slah, Besbes, Ghazi, Ben Arab, Saïda, Van Camp, Guy

“…Otosclerosis is a common disorder of the otic capsule resulting in hearing impairment in 0.3–0.4% of the Caucasian population. The aetiology of the disease…”
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Angiotensinogen gene polymorphism in acute myocardial infarction patients by Mehri, Sounira, Mahjoub, Sinda, Farhati, Abdeljelil, Bousaada, Rafik, Ben Arab, Saïda, Baudin, Bruno, Hammami, Mohamed

“…Introduction. The objective of the study was to explore the role of a genetic variant of angiotensinogen (AGT), M235T, as an independent risk factor for acute…”
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Screening of the DFNB3 locus: identification of three novel mutations of MYO15A associated with hearing loss and further suggestion for two distinctive genes on this locus by Belguith, Hanen, Aifa-Hmani, Mounira, Dhouib, Houria, Said, Mariem Ben, Mosrati, Mohamed Ali, Lahmar, Imed, Moalla, Jihen, Charfeddine, Ilhem, Driss, Nabil, Arab, Saida Ben, Ghorbel, Abdelmonem, Ayadi, Hammadi, Masmoudi, Saber

“…Recessive mutations of MYO15A are associated with nonsyndromic hearing loss (HL) in humans (DFNB3) and in the shaker-2 mouse. Human MYO15A has 66 exons and…”
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Markers of subtypes in inflammatory breast cancer studied by immunohistochemistry: prominent expression of P-cadherin by Ben Hamida, Azza, Labidi, Intidhar S, Mrad, Karima, Charafe-Jauffret, Emmanuelle, Ben Arab, Saïda, Esterni, Benjamin, Xerri, Luc, Viens, Patrice, Bertucci, François, Birnbaum, Daniel, Jacquemier, Jocelyne

“…Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is a distinct and aggressive form of locally-advanced breast cancer with high metastatic potential. In Tunisia, IBC is…”
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A non-syndromic form of neurosensory, recessive deafness maps to the pericentromeric region of chromosome 13q by Weissenbach, Jean, Arab, Saida Ben, Belkahia, Ali, Guilford, Parry, Blanchard, Stéphane, Levilliers, Jacqueline, Petit, Christine

“…Non-syndromic, recessively inherited deafness is the most predominant form of severe inherited childhood deafness. Until now, no gene responsible for this type…”
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No major genes in autoimmune thyroid diseases: complex segregation and epidemiological studies in a large Tunisian pedigree by BOUGACHA-ELLEUCH, NOURA, ARAB, SAIDA BEN, REBAI, AHMED, MNIF, MOUNA, MAALEJ, ABDELLATIF, CHARFI, NADIA, LASSOUAD, MOHAMED BEN, JOUIDA, JOMAA, ABID, MOHAMED, AYADI, HAMMADI

“…The autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITDs) include, Graves disease (GD), autoimmune hypothyroidism (AH): Hashimotos thyroiditis (HT) and atrophic autoimmune…”
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Pathogenicity of the transition m.3308T>C in left ventricular hypertrabeculation/noncompaction by Zarrouk Mahjoub, Sinda, Mehri, Sounira, Ourda, Fatma, Boussaada, Rafik, Mechmeche, Rachid, Ben Arab, Saïda, Finsterer, Josef

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Consanguinity, endogamy, and genetic disorders in Tunisia by Ben Halim, Nizar, Ben Alaya Bouafif, Nissaf, Romdhane, Lilia, Kefi Ben Atig, Rym, Chouchane, Ibtissem, Bouyacoub, Yosra, Arfa, Imen, Cherif, Wafa, Nouira, Sonia, Talmoudi, Faten, Lasram, Khaled, Hsouna, Sana, Ghazouani, Welid, Azaiez, Hela, El Matri, Leila, Abid, Abdelmajid, Tebib, Neji, Ben Dridi, Marie-Françoise, Kachboura, Salem, Amouri, Ahlem, Mokni, Mourad, Ben Arab, Saida, Dellagi, Koussay, Abdelhak, Sonia

“…Consanguinity refers to marriages between individuals who share at least one common ancestor. In clinical genetics, a consanguineous marriage is defined as a…”
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Association of ACE I/D polymorphism in Tunisian patients with dilated cardiomyopathy by Mahjoub, Sinda, Mehri, Sounira, Bousaada, Rafik, Ouarda, Fatma, Zaroui, Amira, Zouari, Bechir, Mechmeche, Rachid, Hammami, Mohamed, Ben Arab, Saida

“…Primary cardiomyopathies are multifactorial diseases. Genetic factors other than the causal mutations in the modified genes affect the phenotypic expression of…”
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HLA class I polymorphisms in Tunisian patients with otosclerosis by Bel Hadj Ali, Insaf, Ben Saida, Asma, Beltaief, Najeh, Namouchi, Imen, Besbes, Ghazi, Ghazoueni, Ezzeddine, Ben Arab, Saida

“…Background: Otosclerosis is a common form of hearing impairment among Western-Eurasian adults. The cause of otosclerosis remains unknown. Autoimmune reaction…”
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Mutations of GJB2 in three geographic isolates from northern Tunisia: evidence for genetic heterogeneity within isolates by Ben Arab, Saïda, Hmani, Mounira, Denoyelle, Françoise, Boulila-Elgaied, Amel, Chardenoux, Sebastien, Hachicha, Slah, Petit, Christine, Ayadi, Hammadi

“…Geographically isolated populations have been successfully used to localize genes for recessive inherited diseases, including non‐syndromic sensorineural…”
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Clinical and genetic analysis of two tunisian otosclerosis families: Special issue: The genetic basis of deafness by INSAF BEL HADJ ALI, THYS, Melissa, VAN CAMP, Guy, BELTAIEF, Najeh, SCHRAUWEN, Isabelle, DIELTJENS, Nele, VANDERSTRAETEN, Kathleen, BESBES, Ghazi, MNIF, Emna, HACHICHA, Slah, BEN ARAB, Saida

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Determination of the frequency of connexin26 mutations in inherited sensorineural deafness and carrier rates in the Tunisian population using DGGE by MASMOUDI, SABER, ELGAIED-BOULILA, AMEL, KASSAB, ILYES, ARAB, SAIDA BEN, BLANCHARD, STEPHANE, BOUZOUITA, JA-EL, DRIRA, MOHAMED, KASSAB, AICHA, HACHICHA, SLAH, PETIT, CHRISTINE, AYADI, HAMMADI

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