List of works - Naser B. Elkum

ANGPTL8/Betatrophin R59W variant is associated with higher glucose level in non-diabetic Arabs living in Kuwaits.

scientific article published on 11 February 2016

Analyzing biological rhythms in clinical trials.

scientific article

Aqueous protein level and flare grading

scientific article published on 31 August 2014

Barriers in participant recruitment of diverse ethnicities in the state of Kuwait.

scientific article

Being 40 or younger is an independent risk factor for relapse in operable breast cancer patients: the Saudi Arabia experience

scientific article

Canadian Emergency Department Triage and Acuity Scale: implementation in a tertiary care center in Saudi Arabia

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Cardiovascular disease risk factors in the South Asian population living in Kuwait: a cross-sectional study.

scientific article

Circulating ANGPTL8/Betatrophin Is Increased in Obesity and Reduced after Exercise Training

scientific article published on 19 January 2016

Circulating angiopoietin-like protein 8 (betatrophin) association with HsCRP and metabolic syndrome

scientific article published on 5 February 2016

Comprehensive analysis of circulating adipokines and hsCRP association with cardiovascular disease risk factors and metabolic syndrome in Arabs

scientific article published on 09 April 2014

DNAJB3/HSP-40 cochaperone is downregulated in obese humans and is restored by physical exercise

scientific article

DUSP1 Is a Potential Marker of Chronic Inflammation in Arabs with Cardiovascular Diseases

scientific article published on 13 December 2018

Diabetes and associated cardiovascular risk factors in the State of Kuwait: the first national survey

scientific article published on 01 January 2013

Ethnic differences in association of high body mass index with early onset of Type 1 diabetes - Arab ethnicity as case study

scientific article

Evaluation of the usefulness of a D dimer test in combination with clinical pretest probability score in the prediction and exclusion of Venous Thromboembolism by medical residents

scientific article

Expression of B7-H1 in breast cancer patients is strongly associated with high proliferative Ki-67-expressing tumor cells.

scientific article published on August 2007

Expression of CD66c and CD25 in acute lymphoblastic leukemia as a predictor of the presence of BCR/ABL rearrangement.

scientific article

Expression of survivin and p16(INK4a)/Cdk6/pRB proteins and induction of apoptosis in response to radiation and cisplatin in meningioma cells.

scientific article published on 4 November 2007

FOXP3+ Tregs and B7-H1+/PD-1+ T lymphocytes co-infiltrate the tumor tissues of high-risk breast cancer patients: Implication for immunotherapy

scientific article

Fludarabine-based conditioning chemotherapy for allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in acquired severe aplastic anemia

scientific article published on 22 August 2010

Gender differences in ghrelin association with cardiometabolic risk factors in arab population.

scientific article

Gender-specific association of oxidative stress and inflammation with cardiovascular risk factors in Arab population.

scientific article

Genetic risk variants for metabolic traits in Arab populations

scientific article published on 20 January 2017

Genome-wide association study identifies novel recessive genetic variants for high TGs in an Arab population

scientific article published on 14 August 2018

High adiponectin levels in lean Arab women compared to Asian women

scientific article published on 11 April 2015

Higher plasma betatrophin/ANGPTL8 level in Type 2 Diabetes subjects does not correlate with blood glucose or insulin resistance.

scientific article

Immediate and intermediate results of intracoronary stand-alone bolus administration of eptifibatide during coronary intervention (ICE) study.

scientific article published in August 2007

Immunohistochemical profiling of the heat shock response in obese non-diabetic subjects revealed impaired expression of heat shock proteins in the adipose tissue

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Interval estimation and optimal design for the within-subject coefficient of variation for continuous and binary variables.

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Investigation of genetic variation and lifestyle determinants in vitamin D levels in Arab individuals

scientific article published on 30 January 2018

Lack of associations between betatrophin/ANGPTL8 level and C-peptide in type 2 diabetic subjects.

scientific article

MAP kinase phosphatase DUSP1 is overexpressed in obese humans and modulated by physical exercise.

scientific article published on 4 November 2014

Matched-related allogeneic stem cell transplantation in Saudi patients with Fanconi anemia: 10 year's experience

scientific article published on 01 August 2008

Model Comparison for Breast Cancer Prognosis Based on Clinical Data.

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Modeling biological rhythms in failure time data

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Obesity is a significant risk factor for breast cancer in Arab women

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Obesity susceptibility loci in Qataris, a highly consanguineous Arabian population

scientific article published on 13 April 2015

Outcome of Penile Cancer in Circumcised Men

scientific article published on 01 February 2006

Physical exercise alleviates ER stress in obese humans through reduction in the expression and release of GRP78 chaperone

scientific article published on 19 June 2016

Physical exercise reduces the expression of RANTES and its CCR5 receptor in the adipose tissue of obese humans

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Predictors of outcome after radical cystectomy for bladder cancer in saudi patients; single institution experience.

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Prevalence of childhood obesity in the state of Kuwait

scientific article published on 11 December 2015

Prevalence of thyroid autoantibodies in children, adolescents and young adults with type 1 diabetes in Kuwait.

scientific article published on 21 April 2015

Prospective phase II study of neoadjuvant doxorubicin followed by cisplatin/docetaxel in locally advanced breast cancer.

scientific article

Proteomics analysis of human obesity reveals the epigenetic factor HDAC4 as a potential target for obesity

scientific article

The B7-H1 (PD-L1) T lymphocyte-inhibitory molecule is expressed in breast cancer patients with infiltrating ductal carcinoma: correlation with important high-risk prognostic factors.

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The Complex Etiology of Childhood Obesity in Arabs Is Highlighted by a Combination of Biological and Socio-Economic Factors

scientific article published on 02 April 2019

The Effect of High-Dose Postpartum Maternal Vitamin D Supplementation Alone Compared with Maternal Plus Infant Vitamin D Supplementation in Breastfeeding Infants in a High-Risk Population. A Randomized Controlled Trial

scientific article published on 17 July 2019

The TCN2 variant of rs9606756 [Ile23Val] acts as risk loci for obesity-related traits and mediates by interacting with Apo-A1.

scientific article published on 17 April 2017

The p53 codon 72 polymorphism is associated with risk and early onset of breast cancer among Saudi women.

scientific article

Vitamin D insufficiency in Arabs and South Asians positively associates with polymorphisms in GC and CYP2R1 genes

scientific article

Which patients wait longer to be seen and when? A waiting time study in the emergency department

scientific article published on 01 March 2009

List of works by Naser B. Elkum

ANGPTL8/Betatrophin R59W variant is associated with higher glucose level in non-diabetic Arabs living in Kuwaits.

Analyzing biological rhythms in clinical trials.

Aqueous protein level and flare grading

Barriers in participant recruitment of diverse ethnicities in the state of Kuwait.

Being 40 or younger is an independent risk factor for relapse in operable breast cancer patients: the Saudi Arabia experience

Canadian Emergency Department Triage and Acuity Scale: implementation in a tertiary care center in Saudi Arabia

Cardiovascular disease risk factors in the South Asian population living in Kuwait: a cross-sectional study.

Circulating ANGPTL8/Betatrophin Is Increased in Obesity and Reduced after Exercise Training

Circulating angiopoietin-like protein 8 (betatrophin) association with HsCRP and metabolic syndrome

Comprehensive analysis of circulating adipokines and hsCRP association with cardiovascular disease risk factors and metabolic syndrome in Arabs

DNAJB3/HSP-40 cochaperone is downregulated in obese humans and is restored by physical exercise

DUSP1 Is a Potential Marker of Chronic Inflammation in Arabs with Cardiovascular Diseases

Diabetes and associated cardiovascular risk factors in the State of Kuwait: the first national survey

Ethnic differences in association of high body mass index with early onset of Type 1 diabetes - Arab ethnicity as case study

Evaluation of the usefulness of a D dimer test in combination with clinical pretest probability score in the prediction and exclusion of Venous Thromboembolism by medical residents

Expression of B7-H1 in breast cancer patients is strongly associated with high proliferative Ki-67-expressing tumor cells.

Expression of CD66c and CD25 in acute lymphoblastic leukemia as a predictor of the presence of BCR/ABL rearrangement.

Expression of survivin and p16(INK4a)/Cdk6/pRB proteins and induction of apoptosis in response to radiation and cisplatin in meningioma cells.

FOXP3+ Tregs and B7-H1+/PD-1+ T lymphocytes co-infiltrate the tumor tissues of high-risk breast cancer patients: Implication for immunotherapy

Fludarabine-based conditioning chemotherapy for allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in acquired severe aplastic anemia

Gender differences in ghrelin association with cardiometabolic risk factors in arab population.

Gender-specific association of oxidative stress and inflammation with cardiovascular risk factors in Arab population.

Genetic risk variants for metabolic traits in Arab populations

Genome-wide association study identifies novel recessive genetic variants for high TGs in an Arab population

High adiponectin levels in lean Arab women compared to Asian women

Higher plasma betatrophin/ANGPTL8 level in Type 2 Diabetes subjects does not correlate with blood glucose or insulin resistance.

Immediate and intermediate results of intracoronary stand-alone bolus administration of eptifibatide during coronary intervention (ICE) study.

Immunohistochemical profiling of the heat shock response in obese non-diabetic subjects revealed impaired expression of heat shock proteins in the adipose tissue

Interval estimation and optimal design for the within-subject coefficient of variation for continuous and binary variables.

Investigation of genetic variation and lifestyle determinants in vitamin D levels in Arab individuals

Lack of associations between betatrophin/ANGPTL8 level and C-peptide in type 2 diabetic subjects.

MAP kinase phosphatase DUSP1 is overexpressed in obese humans and modulated by physical exercise.

Matched-related allogeneic stem cell transplantation in Saudi patients with Fanconi anemia: 10 year's experience

Model Comparison for Breast Cancer Prognosis Based on Clinical Data.

Modeling biological rhythms in failure time data

Obesity is a significant risk factor for breast cancer in Arab women

Obesity susceptibility loci in Qataris, a highly consanguineous Arabian population

Outcome of Penile Cancer in Circumcised Men

Physical exercise alleviates ER stress in obese humans through reduction in the expression and release of GRP78 chaperone

Physical exercise reduces the expression of RANTES and its CCR5 receptor in the adipose tissue of obese humans

Predictors of outcome after radical cystectomy for bladder cancer in saudi patients; single institution experience.

Prevalence of childhood obesity in the state of Kuwait

Prevalence of thyroid autoantibodies in children, adolescents and young adults with type 1 diabetes in Kuwait.

Prospective phase II study of neoadjuvant doxorubicin followed by cisplatin/docetaxel in locally advanced breast cancer.

Proteomics analysis of human obesity reveals the epigenetic factor HDAC4 as a potential target for obesity

The B7-H1 (PD-L1) T lymphocyte-inhibitory molecule is expressed in breast cancer patients with infiltrating ductal carcinoma: correlation with important high-risk prognostic factors.

The Complex Etiology of Childhood Obesity in Arabs Is Highlighted by a Combination of Biological and Socio-Economic Factors

The Effect of High-Dose Postpartum Maternal Vitamin D Supplementation Alone Compared with Maternal Plus Infant Vitamin D Supplementation in Breastfeeding Infants in a High-Risk Population. A Randomized Controlled Trial

The TCN2 variant of rs9606756 [Ile23Val] acts as risk loci for obesity-related traits and mediates by interacting with Apo-A1.

The p53 codon 72 polymorphism is associated with risk and early onset of breast cancer among Saudi women.

Vitamin D insufficiency in Arabs and South Asians positively associates with polymorphisms in GC and CYP2R1 genes

Which patients wait longer to be seen and when? A waiting time study in the emergency department