Dr. Hana Fakhoury Hajeer

Department Head Associate Professor of Biochemistry

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Cost-effective in-house COVID-19 reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction testing with yeast-derived Taq polymerase

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Cost-effective in-house COVID-19 reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction testing with yeast-derived Taq polymerase. (2024). Annals of Thoracic Medicine, 19(2). (Original work published 2024)
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Associations between total, free and bioavailable 25-hydroxyvitamin D forms with adiponectin and irisin in maternal-neonatal pairs at birth from Greece

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Associations between total, free and bioavailable 25-hydroxyvitamin D forms with adiponectin and irisin in maternal-neonatal pairs at birth from Greece. (2024). Frontiers Endocrinology, 15. (Original work published 2024)
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Immunomodulatory Properties of Vitamin D in the Intestinal and Respiratory Systems.

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Immunomodulatory Properties of Vitamin D in the Intestinal and Respiratory Systems. (2023). Nutrients.
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Evidence That Increasing Serum 25(OH)D Concentrations to 30 ng/mL in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates Could Greatly Improve Health Outcomes.

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Evidence That Increasing Serum 25(OH)D Concentrations to 30 ng/mL in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates Could Greatly Improve Health Outcomes. (2023). Biomedicines.
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Combined effect of age and body mass index on postoperative mortality and morbidity in laparoscopic cholecystectomy patients.

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Combined effect of age and body mass index on postoperative mortality and morbidity in laparoscopic cholecystectomy patients . (2023). Frontiers in Surgery .
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The Impact of Social Media on the Physical and Mental Well-Being of Medical Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

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The Impact of Social Media on the Physical and Mental Well-Being of Medical Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic. (2023). Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health.
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Associations of free, bioavailable and total 25-hydroxyvitamin D with neonatal birth anthropometry and calcium homoeostasis in mother-child pairs in a sunny Mediterranean region.

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Associations of free, bioavailable and total 25-hydroxyvitamin D with neonatal birth anthropometry and calcium homoeostasis in mother-child pairs in a sunny Mediterranean region. (2023). British Journal of Nutrition.
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Gene Expression Profiling of Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells in Type 2 Diabetes: An Exploratory Study

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Gene Expression Profiling of Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells in Type 2 Diabetes: An Exploratory Study. (2022). Medicina.
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Age/BMI is a Stronger Predictor of Death in COVID-19 Patients than Age Alone: A Pilot Study.

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Age/BMI is a Stronger Predictor of Death in COVID-19 Patients than Age Alone: A Pilot Study. (2022). Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health.
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Association of VKORC1 and CYP2C9 single-nucleotide polymorphisms with warfarin dose adjustment in Saudi patients

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Association of VKORC1 and CYP2C9 single-nucleotide polymorphisms with warfarin dose adjustment in Saudi patients. (2022). Drug Metabolism and Personalized Therapy, 2022.
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Development and Validation of ScriptTaq COVID PCR: An In-House Multiplex rRT-PCR for Low-Cost Detection.

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Development and Validation of ScriptTaq COVID PCR: An In-House Multiplex rRT-PCR for Low-Cost Detection. (2022). Current Issues in Molecular Biology.
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Vitamin D Related Gene Polymorphisms and Cholesterol Levels in a Mediterranean Population.

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Vitamin D Related Gene Polymorphisms and Cholesterol Levels in a Mediterranean Population . (2022). Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease.
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Investigating the role of functional polymorphism of maternal and neonatal vitamin D binding protein in the context of 25-hydroxyvitamin D cutoffs as determinants of maternal …

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Investigating the role of functional polymorphism of maternal and neonatal vitamin D binding protein in the context of 25-hydroxyvitamin D cutoffs as determinants of maternal …. (2021). Nutrients 13 (9), 3082, 2021.
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COVID-19: lung-centric immunothrombosis

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COVID-19: lung-centric immunothrombosis. (2021). Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology 11, 679878, 2021.
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Lung-centric inflammation of COVID-19: Potential modulation by vitamin D

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Lung-centric inflammation of COVID-19: Potential modulation by vitamin D. (2021). Nutrients 13 (7), 2216, 2021.
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Gene Expression Profiling of Apoptotic Proteins in Circulating Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells in Type II Diabetes Mellitus and Modulation by Metformin

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Gene Expression Profiling of Apoptotic Proteins in Circulating Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells in Type II Diabetes Mellitus and Modulation by Metformin. (2021). Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy 14, 1129, 2021.
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Vitamin D receptor Fokl polymorphism is a determinant of both maternal and neonatal vitamin D concentrations at birth

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Vitamin D receptor Fokl polymorphism is a determinant of both maternal and neonatal vitamin D concentrations at birth. (2020). The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 199, 105568, 2020.
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Vitamin D and intestinal homeostasis: Barrier, microbiota, and immune modulation

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Vitamin D and intestinal homeostasis: Barrier, microbiota, and immune modulation. (2020). The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 200, 105663, 2020.
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Identification of a novel HLA-B* 18 variant, HLA-B* 18: 01: 01: 52, in a Saudi individual.

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Identification of a novel HLA-B* 18 variant, HLA-B* 18: 01: 01: 52, in a Saudi individual. (2020). HLA, 2020.
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Novel HLA-DPB1* 10: 01: 05 allele, identified by next-generation sequencing in a Saudi individual

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Novel HLA-DPB1* 10: 01: 05 allele, identified by next-generation sequencing in a Saudi individual. (2020). HLA 96 (3), 379-381, 2020.
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The novel HLA-A* 68: 227 allele, identified by Next-Generation Sequencing in a Saudi individual

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The novel HLA-A* 68: 227 allele, identified by Next-Generation Sequencing in a Saudi individual. (2020). HLA 96 (3), 337-339, 2020.
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The novel HLA-DRB1* 13: 290 allele, identified by next-generation sequencing in a Saudi individual

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The novel HLA-DRB1* 13: 290 allele, identified by next-generation sequencing in a Saudi individual. (2020). HLA 96 (2), 229-230, 2020.
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Identification of a novel HLA-A* 31 variant, HLA-A* 31: 01: 02: 31, in a Saudi individual.

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Identification of a novel HLA-A* 31 variant, HLA-A* 31: 01: 02: 31, in a Saudi individual. (2020). HLA, 2020.
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Variations in 25-hydroxyvitamin D in countries from the Middle East and Europe: The roles of UVB exposure and diet

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Variations in 25-hydroxyvitamin D in countries from the Middle East and Europe: The roles of UVB exposure and diet. (2019). Nutrients 11 (9), 2065, 2019.
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HLA‐A, B, C, DRB1 and DQB1 allele and haplotype frequencies in volunteer bone marrow donors from eastern region of Saudi Arabia

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HLA‐A, B, C, DRB1 and DQB1 allele and haplotype frequencies in volunteer bone marrow donors from eastern region of Saudi Arabia. (2019). HLA 94 (1), 49-56, 2019.
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Deconvoluting the biological roles of vitamin D-binding protein during pregnancy: A both clinical and theoretical challenge

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Deconvoluting the biological roles of vitamin D-binding protein during pregnancy: A both clinical and theoretical challenge. (2018). Frontiers in Endocrinology 9, 259, 2018.
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HLA class II polymorphism in Saudi patients with multiple sclerosis

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HLA class II polymorphism in Saudi patients with multiple sclerosis. (2018). Hla 91 (1), 17-22, 2018.
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Effect of SLCO1B1 gene polymorphisms and vitamin D on statin-induced myopathy.

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Effect of SLCO1B1 gene polymorphisms and vitamin D on statin-induced myopathy. (2018). Drug Metab Pers Ther, 33(1), 41-47. https://doi.org/10.1515/dmpt-2017-0030 (Original work published)

Association between angiotensin-converting enzyme insertion/deletion gene polymorphism and end-stage renal disease in lebanese patients with diabetic nephropathy.

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Association between angiotensin-converting enzyme insertion/deletion gene polymorphism and end-stage renal disease in lebanese patients with diabetic nephropathy. (2017). Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl, 28(2), 325-329. https://doi.org/10.4103/1319-2442.202789 (Original work published 2017)

The prevalence of CCR5‐Δ32 mutation in a cohort of Saudi stem cell donors

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The prevalence of CCR5‐Δ32 mutation in a cohort of Saudi stem cell donors. (2017). HLA 90 (5), 292-294, 2017.
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Vitamin D administration during pregnancy as prevention for pregnancy, neonatal and postnatal complications.

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Vitamin D administration during pregnancy as prevention for pregnancy, neonatal and postnatal complications. (2017). Rev Endocr Metab Disord, 18(3), 307-322. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11154-017-9414-3 (Original work published 2017)

Association of human leukocyte antigen-DRB1 with anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide autoantibodies in Saudi patients with rheumatoid arthritis

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Association of human leukocyte antigen-DRB1 with anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide autoantibodies in Saudi patients with rheumatoid arthritis. (2017). Annals of Saudi Medicine 37 (1), 38-41, 2017.
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Identification of the HLA‐DQB1*06:123 allele in an unrelated stem cell donor from the Saudi Registry

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Identification of the HLA‐DQB1*06:123 allele in an unrelated stem cell donor from the Saudi Registry. (2017). HLA 90 (4), 262-263, 2017.
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P134 Hot recombinant point between human leukocyte antigen A and C in the Saudi stem cell registry

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P134 Hot recombinant point between human leukocyte antigen A and C in the Saudi stem cell registry. (2017). Human Immunology 78, 152, 2017.
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RE: Association of human leukocyte antigen-DRB1 with anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide autoantibodies in Saudi patients with rheumatoid arthritis Reply

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RE: Association of human leukocyte antigen-DRB1 with anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide autoantibodies in Saudi patients with rheumatoid arthritis Reply. (2017). ANNALS OF SAUDI MEDICINE 37 (4), 338-339, 2017.
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Epidemiology of human leukocyte antigens among omani population.

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Epidemiology of human leukocyte antigens among omani population. (2017). Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl, 28(5), 1021-1026. https://doi.org/10.4103/1319-2442.215135 (Original work published 2017)

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Reply. (2017). Ann Saudi Med, 37(4), 338-339. https://doi.org/10.5144/0256-4947.2017.338a (Original work published 2017)

Maternal vitamin D levels during pregnancy and neonatal health: evidence to date and clinical implications.

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Maternal vitamin D levels during pregnancy and neonatal health: evidence to date and clinical implications. (2016). Ther Adv Musculoskelet Dis, 8(4), 124-35. https://doi.org/10.1177/1759720X16656810 (Original work published 2016)

Is the Saudi public aware of Middle East respiratory syndrome?

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Is the Saudi public aware of Middle East respiratory syndrome?. (2016). Journal of Infection and Public Health 9 (3), 259-266, 2016, 9(3), 259-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2015.10.003 (Original work published 2016)
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Vitamin D levels and breast cancer characteristics: Findings in patients from Saudi Arabia.

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Vitamin D levels and breast cancer characteristics: Findings in patients from Saudi Arabia. (2016). J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol, 164, 106-109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsbmb.2015.11.003 (Original work published)

What encourages Saudis to quit smoking

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What encourages Saudis to quit smoking. (2016). J Health Spec 4 (2), 146-50, 2016.
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Description of a novel HLA‐DQB1 allele, HLA‐DQB1*06:126, in the Saudi stem cell donor registry

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Description of a novel HLA‐DQB1 allele, HLA‐DQB1*06:126, in the Saudi stem cell donor registry. (2016). HLA 87 (1), 58-59, 2016.
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Re-emerging Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus: The hibernating bat hypothesis

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Re-emerging Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus: The hibernating bat hypothesis. (2015). Annals of Thoracic Medicine 10 (3), 218, 2015.
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Three new HLA‐C alleles (HLA‐C* 14: 02: 13, HLA‐C* 15: 72 and HLA‐C* 15: 74) in S audi bone marrow donors

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Three new HLA‐C alleles (HLA‐C* 14: 02: 13, HLA‐C* 15: 72 and HLA‐C* 15: 74) in S audi bone marrow donors. (2015). International Journal of Immunogenetics 42 (5), 359-360, 2015.
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Re-emerging Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus: The hibernating bat hypothesis.

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Re-emerging Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus: The hibernating bat hypothesis. (2015). Ann Thorac Med, 10(3), 218-9. https://doi.org/10.4103/1817-1737.160847 (Original work published 2015)

A novel HLA‐DQ allele, HLA‐DQB1*05:48, found in the Saudi Stem Cells Donor Registry

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A novel HLA‐DQ allele, HLA‐DQB1*05:48, found in the Saudi Stem Cells Donor Registry. (2015). Tissue Antigens 86 (3), 218-219, 2015.
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Will Any Future Increase in Cigarette Price Reduce Smoking in Saudi Arabia?

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Will Any Future Increase in Cigarette Price Reduce Smoking in Saudi Arabia?. (2015). JOURNAL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGY 10 (9), S782-S782, 2015, 9(3), 154-7. https://doi.org/10.4103/1817-1737.134070 (Original work published 2014)
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Stem cell research and regenerative medicine at King Abdullah International Medical Research Center.

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Stem cell research and regenerative medicine at King Abdullah International Medical Research Center. (2014). Stem Cells Dev, 23 Suppl 1, 12-6. https://doi.org/10.1089/scd.2014.0303 (Original work published 2014)

P067: TWO NOVEL ALLELES HLA-A∗ 02: 433 AND HLA-A∗ 02: 434 IDENTIFIED IN SAUDI BONE MARROW DONORS USING SEQUENCE-BASED TYPING

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P067: TWO NOVEL ALLELES HLA-A∗ 02: 433 AND HLA-A∗ 02: 434 IDENTIFIED IN SAUDI BONE MARROW DONORS USING SEQUENCE-BASED TYPING. (2014). Human Immunology 75, 97, 2014.
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P072: TWO NOVEL ALLELES HLA-DRB1∗ 11: 150 AND HLA-DRB1∗ 14: 145 IDENTIFIED IN SAUDI INDIVIDUALS

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P072: TWO NOVEL ALLELES HLA-DRB1∗ 11: 150 AND HLA-DRB1∗ 14: 145 IDENTIFIED IN SAUDI INDIVIDUALS. (2014). Human Immunology 75, 100, 2014.
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