Mutation Screening of the Factor VIII Gene in Hemophilia A in Saudi Arabia: Two Novel Mutations and Genotype-Phenotype Correlation Faisal A Al-Allaf1,2,3#, Mohiuddin M Taher3#*, Zainularifeen Abduljaleel3, Mohammad Athar3, Faisal A Ba-hammam3, Munir Abdulla3, Abdellatif Bouazzaoui3, Halah Abalkhail4 and Tarek MA Owaidah4* 1Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Genetics, Umm Al-Qura Univers...

(1) Mohamed Hassan Hammad (MD), Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at King Fahad Specialist Hospital Dammam (KFSHD), Saudi Arabia. (2) Sherif Nasef (MD), Consultant rheumatology at KFSHD, Saudi Arabia. (3) Mohamed Yousry Elsammak (MD), Consultant Immunology Lab at KFSHD, Saudi Arabia. (4) Poovathumkadavi Mammunji Abduljaleel (MD), Consultant Radiology at KFSHD, Saudi Arabia. (5) Douaa M Mosal...

OBJECTIVES Since last decade, Saudi Arabia has been swiftly moving ahead to promote an education and research in the country. This study aimed to investigate the research outcome of Saudi Arabia in medical sciences during the period 1996-2012. MATERIAL AND METHODS In this study, the research papers published in various global science journals during the period 1996-2012 were accessed. We reco...

H S Mohamud1*, E AlGhamdi1, A F Alhetheel2, F M AlMajid3, A H Ahmed4, A M Somily2 and D H Mohamed2 1Transfusion Microbiology Department, King Khalid University Hospital Blood Bank, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 2Pathology/Microbiology Division, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 3Infectious Diseases Division, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 4F...

In Saudi Arabia, according to statistics, cardiovascular disease amounts to a major cause of deaths each year. Current data on stroke in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are lacking. This study is a national survey to inform decision-makers on the current magnitude of the epidemic. The data obtained for this study is from the nationwide physiotherapy departments that provide rehabilitative treatment...

Retailers in Saudi Arabia have been reserved in their adoption of electronically delivered aspects of their business. This paper reports research that identifies and explores key issues to enhance the diffusion of online retailing in Saudi Arabia. Despite the fact that Saudi Arabia has the largest and fastest growth of ICT marketplaces in the Arab region, e-commerce activities are not progressi...

Iran and Saudi Arabia have long been engaged in heated rivalry and conflict in the Middle East. These two regional powers are both major oil-exporting countries; in major foreign policy issues, therefore, oil is used as an important tool to pursue goals. Iran and Saudi Arabia have a long history of differences on oil policies, but one of the most severe differences emerged in 2011-2016, along w...

A retrospective study was undertaken to examine domestic ruminant sera for Rift Valley fever (RVF) virus antibodies. The sera were collected between 1992 and 1995 from cattle, sheep and goats from various locations in Saudi Arabia. The standard capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay system was employed to detect specific RVF antibodies in the animals and the results indicated an absence of R...