Idil I Aigha
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Idil I Aigha has a total of 27 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Ahmed Abdelkerim
Primary Health Care Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
1 shared publication - Al Anoud Al Thani
Department of Public Health, Supreme Council of Health, Doha, Qatar
1 shared publication - Albert B. Lowenfels
Department of Surgery, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USA
1 shared publication - Andrea Worschech
Laboratory of Genetic Medicine & Immunology, Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar, Doha, Qatar
1 shared publication - Aouatef Ismail Chouchane
Department of Immunology, Research Branch, Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar
1 shared publication - Azza Al-Mujalli
Primary Health Care Corporation, Doha, Qatar
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- Open Access
- 13 April 2015
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Translational Medicine
- Vol. 13 (1) , 119
Obesity susceptibility loci in Qataris, a highly consanguineous Arabian population
In Qataris, a population characterized by a small size and a high rate of consanguinity, between two-thirds to three-quarters of adults are overweight or obese. We investigated the relevance of 23 obesity-related loci in the Qatari population. Eight-hundred-four individuals assessed to be third generation Qataris were included in the study and assigned to 3 groups according to their body mass index (BMI): 190 lean (BMI < 25 kg/m2); 131 overweight (25 kg/m2 ≤ BMI < 30 kg/m2) and 483 obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2). Genomic DNA was isolated from peripheral blood and genotyped by TaqMan. Two loci significantly associated with obesity in Qataris: the TFAP2B variation (rs987237) (A allele versus G allele: chi-square = 10.3; P = 0.0013) and GNPDA2 variation (rs10938397) (A allele versus G allele: chi-square = 6.15; P = 0.013). The TFAP2B GG genotype negatively associated with obesity (OR = 0.21; P = 0.0031). Conversely, the GNDPA2 GG homozygous genotype associated with higher risk of obesity in subjects of age < 32 years (P = 0.0358). We showed a different genetic profile associated with obesity in the Qatari population compared to Western populations. Studying the genetic background of Qataris is of primary importance as the etiology of a given disease might be population-specific.
- 13 April 2015
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Translational Medicine
- Vol. 13 (1) , 119
Open AccessObesity susceptibility loci in Qataris, a highly consanguineous Arabian population
In Qataris, a population characterized by a small size and a high rate of consanguinity, between two-thirds to three-quarters of adults are overweight or obese. We investigated the relevance of 23 obesity-related loci in the Qatari population. Eight-hundred-four individuals assessed to be third generation Qataris were included in the study and assigned to 3 groups according to their body mass index (BMI): 190 lean (BMI < 25 kg/m2); 131 overweight (25 kg/m2 ≤ BMI < 30 kg/m2) and 483 obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2). Genomic DNA was isolated from peripheral blood and genotyped by TaqMan. Two loci significantly associated with obesity in Qataris: the TFAP2B variation (rs987237) (A allele versus G allele: chi-square = 10.3; P = 0.0013) and GNPDA2 variation (rs10938397) (A allele versus G allele: chi-square = 6.15; P = 0.013). The TFAP2B GG genotype negatively associated with obesity (OR = 0.21; P = 0.0031). Conversely, the GNDPA2 GG homozygous genotype associated with higher risk of obesity in subjects of age < 32 years (P = 0.0358). We showed a different genetic profile associated with obesity in the Qatari population compared to Western populations. Studying the genetic background of Qataris is of primary importance as the etiology of a given disease might be population-specific.