DDI Publications List

Eaaswarkhanth M, Melhem M, Sharma P, Nizam R, Al Madhoun A, Chaubey G, Alsmadi O, Al-Ozairi E, Al-Mulla F. Mitochondrial DNA D-loop sequencing reveals obesity variants in an Arab population. Appl Clin Genet. 2019:12 63–70

Alkandari A, Ashrafian H, Sathyapalan T, Darzi A, Holmes E, Athanasiou T, Stephen LA, Gooderham NJ. Bariatric surgery modulates urinary levels of microRNAs involved in the regulation of renal function. Front. Endocrinol. 2019: 10:319.

Jahromi M, Al-Otaibi T, Othman N, Gheith O, Mahmoud T, Nair P, Halim MA, Nampoory N. Immunogenetics of new onset diabetes after transplantation in Kuwait. Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy. 2019:12 731–742

Al-Ozairi E, AlAwadhi MM, Al Kandari J, Taghadom E, Abdullah M, Le Roux CW. Photo-Assisted Dietary Method Improves Estimates of Dietary Intake Among People with Sleeve Gastrectomy. Obes Surg. 2019 May;29(5):1602-1606.

Shiju R, Thomas D, Al-Arouj M, Sharma P, Tuomilehto J, Bennakhi A. Effect of Sudarshan Kriya Yoga on anxiety, depression, and quality of life in people with type 2 diabetes: A pilot study in Kuwait. Diabetes &Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews,2019; 13:3, 1995-1999

Achilleos S, Al-Ozairi E, Alahmad B, Garshick E, Neophytou AM, Bouhamra W, Yassin MF, Koutrakis P. Acute effects of air pollution on mortality: A 17-year analysis in Kuwait. Environ Int. 2019 May;126:476-483.

Karched M, Bhardwaj RG, Tiss A, Asikainen S. Proteomic Analysis and Virulence Assessment of Granulicatella adiacens Secretome. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2019 Apr 24;9:104.

Ahmad R, Kochumon S, Chandy B, Shenouda S, Koshy M, Hasan A, Arefanian H, Al-Mulla F, Sindhu S. TNF-? Drives the CCL4 Expression in Human Monocytic Cells: Involvement of the SAPK/JNK and NF-?B Signaling Pathways. Cell Physiol Biochem. 2019;52(4):908-921

Hasan A, Kochumon S, Al-Ozairi E, Tuomilehto J, Ahmad R. Association between adipose tissue interleukin-33 and immunometabolic markers in individuals with varying degrees of glycemia: insight into potential mechanisms. Dis Markers. 2019 Apr 3;2019:7901062.

Elkum N, Alarouj M, Bennakhi A, Shaltout A. The Complex Etiology of Childhood Obesity in Arabs Is Highlighted by a Combination of Biological and Socio-Economic Factors. Front Public Health. 2019 Apr 2;7:72

Jahromi M, Al-Mulla F, Al-Ozairi E. Autoimmune signatures for prediction and diagnosis of autoimmune diabetes in Kuwait. Autoimmun Rev. 2019;18(6):642-644.

Saarela K, Tuomilehto J, Sund R, Keskimäki I, Hartikainen S, Pukkala E. Cancer incidence among Finnish people with type 2 diabetes during 1989-2014. Eur J Epidemiol. 2019 Mar;34(3):259-265

Hooshmand B, Rusanen M, Ngandu T, Leiviskä J, Sindi S, von Arnim CAF, Falkai P, Soininen H, Tuomilehto J, Kivipelto M. Serum Insulin and Cognitive Performance in Older Adults: A Longitudinal Study. Am J Med. 2019 Mar;132(3):367-373.

Lehtisalo J, Levälahti E, Lindström J, Hänninen T, Paajanen T, Peltonen M, Antikainen R, Laatikainen T, Strandberg T, Soininen H, Tuomilehto J, Kivipelto M, Ngandu T. Dietary changes and cognition over 2 years within a multidomain intervention trial-The Finnish Geriatric Intervention Study to Prevent Cognitive Impairment and Disability (FINGER). Alzheimers Dement. 2019 Mar;15(3):410-417

Justice AE, Karaderi T, Highland HM, Young KL,Tuomilehto J... et al. Protein-coding variants implicate novel genes related to lipid homeostasis contributing to body-fat distribution. Nat Genet. 2019 Mar;51(3):452-469.

Rasoul MA, Haider MZ, Al-Mahdi M, Al-Kandari H, Dhaunsi GS. Relationship of four vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms with type 1 diabetes mellitus susceptibility in Kuwaiti children.BMC Pediatr. 2019 Mar 7;19(1):71.

Alhuwail D. Understanding health information management practices in public hospitals in Kuwait. Health Inf Manag. 2019 Mar 20:1833358319837247

Groof Z, Garashi G, Husain H, Owayed S, AlBader S, Mouhsen H, Mohammad A, Ziyab A. Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Fetomaternal Outcomes of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Kuwait: A Cross-Sectional Study. J Diabetes Res. 2019; 9136250, 7

Al-Rashed F, Ahmad Z, Iskandar MA, Tuomilehto J, Al-Mulla F, Ahmad R.  TNF-? Induces a Pro-Inflammatory Phenotypic Shift in Monocytes through ACSL1: Relevance to Metabolic Inflammation. Cell Physiol Biochem. 2019;52(3):397-407     

Nolan RC, Liu M, Akhand O, Calabresi PA, Paul F, Petzold A, Balk L, Brandt AU, Martínez-Lapiscina EH, Saidha S, Villoslada P, Abu Al-Hassan A, Behbehani R, Frohman EM, Frohman T, Havla J, Hemmer B, Jiang H, Knier B, Korn T, Leocani L, Papadopoulou A, Pisa M, Zimmermann H, Galetta SL, Balcer LJ. Optimal Inter?Eye Difference Thresholds by OCT in MS: An International Study. Ann Neurol. 2019 ;85(5):618-629.