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Gastrointestinal cancer educational case series: Management of metastatic adenocarcinoma of unknown primary origin in a Ph+ ALL survivor

Ang C.; O'Reilly E.M.; Abou-Alfa G.K.; Shamseddine A.; Skouri H.; Tawil A.; Eloubeidi M.A.; Lowery M.; Kharfan-Dabaja M.; Kaprealian T.; Temraz S.; Sibai H.; Farran H.; Shah M.A. (, 2011)

Introduction: Secondary malignancies and chronic endorgan sequelae are significant and steadily rising consequences of cancer therapy. The workup and management of a carcinoma of unknown primary must consider the patient's ...
Gastrointestinal relapse of multiple myeloma: A mimic of lymphoma

Otrock Z.; Taher A.; Saliba T.; Zaatari G.; Shamseddine A. (ABINGDON4 PARK SQUARE, MILTON PARK, ABINGDON OX14 4RN, OXON, ENGLAND, 2006)

[No abstract available]
Gaucher disease: Different clinical manifestations associated with a rare mutation (R48W) in a Lebanese family

El-Zahabi L.M.; Makarem J.; Habbal Z.; Otrock Z.K.; Taher A.; Shamseddine A. (SAN DIEGO525 B ST, STE 1900, SAN DIEGO, CA 92101-4495 USA, 2007)

Gaucher disease (GD) is the most frequently encountered lysosomal storage disease, caused by autosomal recessive inborn defects in the glucocerebrosidase gene (GBA) at 1q21. The disease is most common in the Ashkenazi ...
Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin is a promising post-remission therapy for acute myeloid leukemia

El Kinge A.R.; Hatoum H.A.; Mahfouz R.A.; Otrock Z.K.; Jabbour E.; Kantarjian H.; Bazarbachi A. (OXFORDTHE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLAND, 2009)

[No abstract available]
Gene frequencies of the HPA-1 platelet antigen alleles in the Lebanese population

Sabbagh A.S.; Taher A.T.; Zaatari G.S.; Mahfouz R.A.R. (OXFORD9600 GARSINGTON RD, OXFORD OX4 2DQ, OXON, ENGLAND, 2007)

The objective was to study the gene frequencies of HPA-1 in the Lebanese population for the first time. The aims of this study were to assess the prevalence of 1a and 1b HPA-1 alleles in healthy Lebanese individuals and ...
Genetic thrombophilia in patients with VTE in eastern mediterranean located tertiary care center; is it time to change the algorithm for thrombophilia work up decision making?

Isma'eel H.; El Accaoui R.; Shamseddeen W.; Taher A.; Alam S.; Mahfouz R.; Arnaout M.S. (DORDRECHTVAN GODEWIJCKSTRAAT 30, 3311 GZ DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS, 2006)

Background: Genetic thrombophilia work up performance is subject to debate because of the utility of the information it provides regarding prognosis of recurrence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and guidance of duration ...
Genetics of autoimmune thyroid disease in the Lebanese population

Farra C.; Awwad J.; Fadlallah A.; Sebaly G.; Hage G.; Souaid M.; Ashkar H.; Medlej R.; Gannageh M.H.; Halaby G. (, 2012)

This study aims to investigate the association of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II genes and cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen-4 (CTLA-4) with autoimmune thyroid diseases in the Lebanese population. A total ...
Genomics and premalignant breast lesions: Clues to the development and progression of lobular breast cancer

Mastracci T.L.; Boulos F.I.; Andrulis; Lam W.L. (, 2007)

Advances in genomic technology have improved our understanding of the genetic events that parallel breast cancer development. Because almost all mammary carcinomas develop in the terminal duct lobular units of the breast, ...
Giant sporadic fundic gland polyp: Endoscopic and endosonographic features and management

El Hajj I.I.; Hawchar M.; Soweid A.; Maasri K.; Tawil A.; Barada K.A. (BEIJINGAPT 1066, YISHOU GARDEN, NO 58, NORTH LANGXINZHUANG RD, PO BOX 2345, BEIJING 100023, PEOPLES R CHINA, 2008)

Fundic gland polyps are the most common gastric polyps. They are usually small in size, sporadic and asymptomatic. We present a case of giant fundic gland polyp. Our case is particular because of the clinical presentation, ...
Glomerular hyperfiltration and proteinuria in transfusion-independent patients with β-thalassemia intermedia

Ziyadeh F.N.; Musallam K.M.; Mallat N.S.; Mallat S.; Jaber F.; Mohamed A.A.; Koussa S.; Taher A.T. (BASELALLSCHWILERSTRASSE 10, CH-4009 BASEL, SWITZERLAND, 2013)

Background-Aims: Renal manifestations have been described in β-thalassemia major and were attributed to transfusional iron overload and chelation therapy. Patients with the milder phenotype, β-thalassemia intermedia (TI), ...
Glycopeptide and oxacillin activity against Staphylococcus aureus isolates at a tertiary care center in Lebanon

Kanj S.S.; Ghaleb P.A.; Araj G.F. (, 2004)

BACKGROUND: Worldwide reports have noted the emergence of glycopeptide-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (GISA). However, data from Lebanon is lacking. METHODS: We conducted a study to determine the minimum inhibitory ...
Halzoun, an allergic pharyngitis syndrome in Lebanon: The trematode Dicrocoelium dendriticum as an additional cause

Khalil G.; Haddad C.; Otrock Z.K.; Jaber F.; Farra A. (AMSTERDAMPO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, 2013)

Halzoun syndrome typically manifests in the form of an allergic pharyngitis following the consumption of raw or undercooked ovine liver. First described in Lebanon in 1905, it was initially attributed to Fasciola hepatica, ...
Heritable variation of ERBB2 and breast cancer risk

Breyer J.P.; Sanders M.E.; Airey D.C.; Cai Q.; Yaspan B.L.; Schuyler P.A.; Dai Q.; Boulos F.; Olivares M.G.; Bradley K.M.; Gao Y.-T.; Page D.L.; Dupont W.D.; Zheng W.; Smith J.R. (PHILADELPHIA615 CHESTNUT ST, 17TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106-4404 USA, 2009)

Amplification of the epithelial growth factor receptor gene ERBB2 (HER2, NEU) in breast cancer is associated with a poor clinical prognosis. In mammary gland development, this receptor plays a role in ductal and lobuloalveolar ...
High prevalence of MTHFR gene A1298C polymorphism in Lebanon

Sabbagh A.S.; Mahfoud Z.; Taher A.; Zaatari G.; Daher R.; Mahfouz R.A.R. (NEW ROCHELLE140 HUGUENOT STREET, 3RD FL, NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10801 USA, 2008)

Background: Mutations in the 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene could reduce the enzyme activity and lead to hyperhomocysteinemia, a condition that has been associated with several vascular conditions, ...
Histologic associations and long-term cancer risk in columnar cell lesions of the breast: A retrospective cohort and a nested case-control study

Boulos F.I.; Dupont W.D.; Simpson J.F.; Schuyler P.A.; Sanders M.E.; Freudenthal M.E.; Page D.L. (HOBOKEN111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN, NJ 07030 USA, 2008)

BACKGROUND. Mammary columnar cell lesions with atypia have been receiving increased scrutiny in view of their association with atypical hyperplasia (AH) and carcinoma. However, the few retrospective outcome studies performed ...
HLA Class I allele frequencies in the Lebanese population

Khansa S.; Hoteit R.; Shammaa D.; Khalek R.A.; El Halas H.; Greige L.; Abbas F.; Mahfouz R.A.R. (AMSTERDAMPO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, 2013)

The highly polymorphic Human Leukocyte Antigen system encompasses different loci that have been studied in transplantation as well as diseases and population associated research. This study is the first and largest of its ...
HLA class II allele frequencies in the Lebanese population

Khansa S.; Hoteit R.; Shammaa D.; Khalek R.A.; El Halas H.; Greige L.; Abbas F.; Mahfouz R.A.R. (AMSTERDAMPO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, 2012)

Aims: Being one of the most polymorphic genetic systems , the Human Leukocyte Antigen system is divided into class I (HLA-A, HLA-B and HLA-C) and class II (HLA-DP, -DQ and -DR). This study is the first and largest of its ...
Homozygous methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T mutation in a woman with spinal cord infarction [3]

Mahfouz R.A.R.; Otrock Z.K.; Kanaan Z.M.; Sawaya R.A.; Taher A.T. (OXFORD9600 GARSINGTON RD, OXFORD OX4 2DQ, OXON, ENGLAND, 2006)

[No abstract available]
Human leukocyte antigen-DQA1 gene allelic distribution: Experience of a major tertiary care center in Lebanon

Shammaa D.; Khansa S.; Zaatari G.; Mahfouz R.A.R. (NEW ROCHELLE140 HUGUENOT STREET, 3RD FL, NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10801 USA, 2011)

Aims: DQA1 is a human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II molecule that is similar to the other class II molecules DR and DP. This study is the first of its kind to describe the distribution of HLA-DQA1 alleles in Lebanon. ...
Human papillomavirus testing as an adjunct to cytology evaluation in cervical specimens of selected and consecutively screened Lebanese women: A prospective clinical study

Karam W.G.; Bedran F.; Tohme R.A.; Moukarbel N.; Abdallah I.; Jurjus A.R.; Jurjus R.A.; Khairallah S.; Aftimos G. (, 2005)

Cervical cancer is the second leading cancer in women worldwide, with 85-100percent of cervical cancers being HPV DNA positive. Our study aimed at evaluating the use of HPV DNA testing as an adjunct to the routine cervical ...

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