Objectives: To study the genotype and allele frequency of the fat mass and obesity-associated
(FTO) rs8050136 A> C genetic variant and investigate its association with type 2 diabetes …

Objectives: To investigate the seroprevalence of influenza viruses (A and B) among blood
donors in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Methods: The present investigation was conducted …

Objective: To present the interim findings from a national study investigating the safety and
efficacy of convalescent plasma (CP) containing detectable IgG antibodies as a treatment …

This paper aimed to study the effect of Ramadan fasting on biochemical and clinical
parameters and compliance for dialysis. A prospective multicenter observational cross‐sectional …

Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic metabolic disease that is increasing globally
and in Saudi Arabia. DM has various complications, such as nephropathy and retinopathy, …

Background Fasting Ramadan is one of the fundamental pillars of Islam. Although sick people
are excluded from this duty, some of the hemodialysis patients insist to fast to enjoy the …

The first hemodialysis in Saudi Arabia was performed in 1972, the first peritoneal dialysis in
1980, the first living related renal transplant in 1979, and the first local locally retrieved …

… Abdulla Faiz who constructed the room alone with basic tools and local building materials.
In addition, the author would like to thank Mr. Mohammed Al-Amoodi who produced the 3D …

Academic costumes are as old as universities. They originated from clerical or priestly garb
worn in the Middle Ages. American academic costumes follow an 1895 code covering three …

Objectives: The study aimed to determine the distribution of ABO and Rhesus D (RhD) blood
groups in Al-Madinah Blood Bank regular donors. Methods: A cross-sectional study that …