Search Results - "Qamar, Raheel"
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Evolution of codon usage in Zika virus genomes is host and vector specific
Published in Emerging microbes & infections (12-10-2016)“…The codon usage patterns of viruses reflect the evolutionary changes that allow them to optimize their survival and adapt their fitness to the external…”
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Implementation of public health genomics in Pakistan
Published in European journal of human genetics : EJHG (01-10-2019)“…There has been considerable recent progress in the implementation of public health genomics policy throughout the developed world. However, in the developing…”
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Next generation sequencing-based molecular diagnosis of retinitis pigmentosa: identification of a novel genotype-phenotype correlation and clinical refinements
Published in Human genetics (01-03-2014)“…Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a devastating form of retinal degeneration, with significant social and professional consequences. Molecular genetic information…”
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Association of IGF1 and VEGFA polymorphisms with diabetic retinopathy in Pakistani population
Published in Acta diabetologica (01-02-2020)“…Aims The incidence of microvascular complications, including diabetic retinopathy (DR), increases with duration of type 2 diabetes (T2D). Meta-GWAS have…”
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Genetic spectrum of autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing loss in Pakistani families
Published in PloS one (20-06-2014)“…The frequency of inherited bilateral autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing loss (ARNSHL) in Pakistan is 1.6/1000 individuals. More than 50% of the families…”
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Genetic Association of Butyrylcholinesterase with Major Depressive Disorder
Published in Biochemical genetics (01-04-2022)“…Major depressive disorder (MDD) is characterized as clinical depression, which primarily affects the mood and behaviour of an individual. In the present study…”
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Phytochemical Screening and Protective Effects of Prunus persica Seeds Extract on Carbon Tetrachloride-Induced Hepatic Injury in Rats
Published in Current pharmaceutical biotechnology (2022)“…Carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) is a dynamic environmental toxin released from chemical factories and its concentration in the atmosphere is accelerating at an…”
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Clinical Utility of a Coronary Heart Disease Risk Prediction Gene Score in UK Healthy Middle Aged Men and in the Pakistani Population
Published in PloS one (02-07-2015)“…Numerous risk prediction algorithms based on conventional risk factors for Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) are available but provide only modest discrimination…”
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POLYAR, a new computer program for prediction of poly(A) sites in human sequences
Published in BMC genomics (19-11-2010)“…mRNA polyadenylation is an essential step of pre-mRNA processing in eukaryotes. Accurate prediction of the pre-mRNA 3'-end cleavage/polyadenylation sites is…”
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Role of ACE and PAI-1 Polymorphisms in the Development and Progression of Diabetic Retinopathy
Published in PloS one (14-12-2015)“…In the present study we determined the association of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) gene polymorphisms with…”
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Biallelic variants in CHST3 cause Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia with joint dislocations in three Pakistani kindreds
Published in BMC musculoskeletal disorders (30-08-2022)“…Skeletal dysplasia is a heterogeneous group of disorders. Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasias comprise one subgroup. Deficiency of carbohydrate sulfotransferase 3…”
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Rare Variants Residing in Novel Cis-Acting Element in Visual System Homeobox 1 and Their Contribution in the Pathogenesis of Keratoconus
Published in Applied sciences (01-04-2023)“…(1) Background: The visual system homeobox 1 (VSX1) may contribute to the incidence of keratoconus (KC) in different populations. The present study…”
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Decreased serum PON1 arylesterase activity in familial hypercholesterolemia patients with a mutated LDLR gene
Published in Genetics and molecular biology (01-07-2018)“…Paraoxonase 1 (PON1) is a serum enzyme associated with high density lipoprotein (HDL) regulation through its paraoxonase and arylesterase activity. PON1…”
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Transethnic analysis of psoriasis susceptibility in South Asians and Europeans enhances fine mapping in the MHC and genome wide
Published in HGG advances (13-01-2022)“…Because transethnic analysis may facilitate prioritization of causal genetic variants, we performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of psoriasis in…”
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Exome sequencing identifies three novel candidate genes implicated in intellectual disability
Published in PloS one (18-11-2014)“…Intellectual disability (ID) is a major health problem mostly with an unknown etiology. Recently exome sequencing of individuals with ID identified novel genes…”
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Homozygosity mapping and targeted sanger sequencing reveal genetic defects underlying inherited retinal disease in families from pakistan
Published in PloS one (16-03-2015)“…Homozygosity mapping has facilitated the identification of the genetic causes underlying inherited diseases, particularly in consanguineous families with…”
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Variants in the ASB10 Gene Are Associated with Primary Open Angle Glaucoma
Published in PloS one (29-12-2015)“…Recently nonsynonymous coding variants in the ankyrin repeats and suppressor of cytokine signaling box-containing protein 10 (ASB10) gene were found to be…”
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Mutations in IMPG2, Encoding Interphotoreceptor Matrix Proteoglycan 2, Cause Autosomal-Recessive Retinitis Pigmentosa
Published in American journal of human genetics (13-08-2010)“…Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a heterogeneous group of inherited retinal diseases caused by progressive degeneration of the photoreceptor cells. Using…”
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Landslide dam and subsequent dam-break flood estimation using HEC-RAS model in Northern Pakistan
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Novel mutation in AAA domain of BCS1L causing Bjornstad syndrome
Published in Journal of human genetics (01-12-2013)“…Bjørnstad syndrome is an extremely rare condition characterized by pilitorti and nerve deafness. Only few large families have been reported worldwide. Here we…”
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