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Original Article

• Open Access

  Successful pregnancies after combined human leukocyte antigen direct genotyping and preimplantation genetic diagnosis utilizing multiple displacement amplification

  Ali M. Hellani, Siham M. Akoum, Elias S. Fadel, Hisham M. Yousef and Khaled K. Abu-Amero

  Saudi Medical Journal October 2012, 33 (10) 1059-1064;
• Open Access

  Acute oral administration of Khat (Catha edulis) aqueous extract elevates blood pressure and prolongs QT and QTC intervals in Wistar albino rats

  Fahaid H. Al-Hashem and Abdullah S. Shatoor

  Saudi Medical Journal October 2012, 33 (10) 1065-1072;
• Open Access

  Cholecystectomy and the risk of esophageal and gastric cancer

  Zhenming Ge, Chengjin Zhao, Yamin Wang and Junbo Qian

  Saudi Medical Journal October 2012, 33 (10) 1073-1079;
• Open Access

  The application of ultrasound B-flow imaging in detection of carotid atherosclerotic micro-vessel with ischemic cerebrovascular disease

  Ying H. Wang, Qi C. Zheng, Gong X. Yuan and Jiang H. Ren

  Saudi Medical Journal October 2012, 33 (10) 1080-1086;
• Open Access

  Clinical application of arthroscopy in the diagnosis and treatment of anterior impingement syndrome of the ankle joint in physical workers

  Wen-Te Wu, Zhi-Wei Chen and Yu-Cheng Zhou

  Saudi Medical Journal October 2012, 33 (10) 1087-1092;
• Open Access

  Radiate ligament shortening and idiopathic scoliosis

  Hasem H. Darwish, Ahmed F. El Fouhil, Khalid I. Khoshhal, Abdulmonen M. Al-Siddiky, Abdullah M. Aldahmash, Muhammad Atteya and Mohammad S. Vohra

  Saudi Medical Journal October 2012, 33 (10) 1093-1099;
• Open Access

  Evaluation of direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in respiratory and non-respiratory clinical specimens using the Cepheid Gene Xpert system

  Souad M. Al-Ateah, Maha M. Al-Dowaidi and Noura A. El-Khizzi

  Saudi Medical Journal October 2012, 33 (10) 1100-1105;
• Open Access

  Pediatric burns in Western Saudi Arabia

  Abdulatif A. Gari, Yahya A. Al-Ghamdi, Hamed S. Qutbudden, Munzir M. Alandonisi, Faisal A. Mandili and Alaa Sultan

  Saudi Medical Journal October 2012, 33 (10) 1106-1110;
• Open Access

  Quality of life of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries

  Mohamed S. Al Moamary, Hani M. Tamim, Sana S. Al-Mutairi, Thamer H. Al-Khouzaie, Bassam H. Mahboub, Suhaila E. Al-Jawder, Omer S. Alamoudi and Mohammed O. Al Ghobain

  Saudi Medical Journal October 2012, 33 (10) 1111-1117;
• Open Access

  The impact of human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 status of invasive breast tumors on thermography findings

  Zvonimir Zore, Ivanka Boras, Irina Filipovic-Zore, Mladen Stanec, Miroslav Lesar and Danko V. Vrdoljak

  Saudi Medical Journal October 2012, 33 (10) 1118-1121;