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“Identification of a Rare Splice Site Mutation in a Palestinian Family With West Syndrome”

Dweik, Hamza (Palestine Polytechnic University, Bethlehem University, 6/1/2016)

West Syndrome is a convulsive disorder consists of a triad of a unique seizure type (spasms), hypsarrhythmia, and developmental arrest or regression. It begins in infancy, mostly between 4 and 6 months of life. Its incidence ...
Identification of cross-protective potential antigens against pathogenic Brucella species through combining pan-genome analysis with reverse vaccinology

Al-Dweik, Yasmin (Palestine Polytechnic University (PPU), 8/1/2018)

Brucellosis is an infectious zoonotic disease caused by the Brucella bacteria. The three most pathogenic Brucella species are Brucella abortus, Brucella melitensis, Brucella suis. The most efficient approach to control the ...
Identification of Germline Mosaicism in a Family with 16p11.2 Microdeletion Syndrome

l Gedeon, Jihan (جامعة بوليتكنك فلسطين - التكنولوجيا الحيوية, 3/1/2021)

Microdeletions and microduplications of chromosome 16p11.2 have been associated with language impairment disorders, intellectual disability, developmental delay and psychiatric disorders. The majority of 16p11.2 microdeletions ...
Identification of Mutations Causing Congenital Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss in 29 Families in West Bank and Gaza

Farrah, Issam (جامعة بوليتكنك فلسطين - التكنولوجيا الحيوية, 7/1/2021)

Background: Hereditary hearing loss is a common human disease in the countries of the third world andit is widespread worldwide, asthese countries have a high percentage because of endogamy. So, the high prevalence of ...
Identification of novel mutations in ASPM and KMT2D Genes responsible for Primary Microcephaly and Kabuki-like syndrome in Palestinian Families

AWAD, AYA (Bethlehem University &Palestinian Polytechnic University, 3/1/2016)

ABSTRACT Background: Microcephaly is considered a neurodegenerative syndrome, in which the head circumference is at least 2 SD below average which differs according to age and gender. In most cases Microcephaly is associated ...
Identification of Susceptible Copy Number Variants in a Palestinian Family affected with Intellectual Disability

Darwish, Alaa (Palestine Polytehnic University & Bethlehem University, 12/1/2014)

Intellectual disability (ID) is a common problem with major implications for the public health, education and community services. The causes of mental retardation have been found to have a definite etiological basis, which ...
In Silico-Based Development of a Sensitive PCR Assay to Detect and Differentiate three major Salmonella enterica Serovars

Sharabati, Amal (Palestine Polytehnic University & Bethlehem University, 9/1/2016)

Serovars of the bacterium Salmonella enterica are important worldwide causative agents of bacterial food poisoning. Of more than 1500 serovars of this species; Salmonella Enteritidis, Salmonella Typhimurium and Salmonella ...
In vitro propagation of Royal Irises (section = Oncocyclus) in Palestine

Tamimi, Lana (جامعة بوليتكنك فلسطين - التكنولوجيا الحيوية, 2022-01-01)

Palestine is a region rich in plant biodiversity. Despite that, several species are threatened due to various factors including overgrazing, human activities and intensive agriculture. As a part of the species, Iris ...
In vitro shoot regeneration and genetic differentiation of Baladi cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis) in Hebron

Jubeh, Haniya (جامعة بوليتكنك فلسطين - تكنولوجيا حيوية, 2021-09-01)

Cauliflower exhibits a transition from vegetative to flowering growth triggered by low temperature (vernalization) which controls late or early flowering. FLC gene homologs in Brassica species controls flowering response. ...
In-frame Three Base Pair Deletion Causes Achromatopsia disease in Six Palestinian Families

Shiebat, Fadwa (Palestine Polytehnic University & Bethlehem University, 6/1/2015)

Achromatopsia is a rare autosomal recessive disease that affects vision and leads to total color blindness. Achromatopsia patients suffer from photophobia, nystagmus, cataracts, reduced visual acuity, and eccentric fixation. ...
Induction, Elicitation and Determination of Total Anthocyanin Secondary Metabolites from In vitro Growing Cultures of Arbutus andrachne L

Jaber, Abla Ghassan (Palestine Polytehnic University & Bethlehem University, 12/1/2014)

Anthocyanin pigments are important secondary metabolites that produced in many plant species. They have wide range of uses in food and pharmaceutical industries as antioxidant and food additives. Medically, they prevent ...
Intronic mutations affecting splicing of INTS12 cause VACTERL-like phenotype in a Palestinian family

Mashahreh, Walaa (Palestine Polytehnic University & Bethlehem University, 6/1/2016)

Background: VACTERAL association involves anal atresia, cardiac defects, renal anomalies, and limb abnormalities. The aim of our study was to identify the genetic causes of this disorder in a Palestinian family affected ...
Linkage Exclusion of FBXO10 Locus as a Cause of Hearing Impairment in Selected Palestinian Families with the Disease

Qabaja, Bayan Mohammad (Palestine Polytechnic University and Bethlehem University, 8/1/2014)

Hearing loss is a common sensory disorder that typically illustrates genetic heterogeneity in human populations. About 1 in 1000 new born suffer a form of hearing loss where approximately half of all cases have genetic ...
Microbiological Evaluation of Endophytic Bacteria in Parsley and Mint in the West Bank

Najajreh, Sawsan (جامعة بوليتكنك فلسطين - التكنولوجيا الحيوية, 1/1/2021)

Mint (Pepper mint) and parsley (Petroselinum crispum) are two common herbal plants (fresh produce) used in Middle Eastern cuisine. Due to the high market demand, these two herbs are grown year-round in many countries ...
Molecular Detection and Characterization of Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Chlamydophila pneumoniae in Southern Palestine (2015- 2017)

Jeris, Jane Issam (Palestine Polytechnic University (PPU), 3/1/2019)

Background: Mycoplasma pneumoniae; is the smallest self-replicating organism that belongs to a special class of bacteria called the “Mollicutes”. M. pneumoniae is a common etiological agent that causes community acquired ...
Molecular Epidemiology of Rhinovirus in Southern Palestine

Qaisi, Hana (Palestine Polytechnic University (PPU), 12/1/2018)

Rhinoviruses (RVs) are classified in the Enteroviruses genus of Picornaviridae family. RVs are a major cause of the common cold. Several studies have shown that the RV is associated with other respiratory diseases such as ...
Molecular Phylogeny of Palestinian Date Palm Cultivars by Microsatellite Simple Sequence Repeats and Inter Simple Sequence Repeats Markers

Al-Shouli, Hala (Palestine Polytehnic University & Bethlehem University, 11/1/2014)

Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) is considered one of the major fruit crops in Palestine and one of the oldest cultivated plants. Date crops contribute to the economical, industrial, and religious concepts in the Middle ...
“Mutation Analysis for Five Palestinian Families Affected by Isolated Congenital Methylmalonic Acidemia”

Sarhaneh, Hanan (Palestine Polytehnic University & Bethlehem University, 12/1/2015)

Background: Isolated Methylmalonic acidemia (MMA) is a heterogeneous autosomal-recessive metabolic disorder caused 60% by mutations in the vitamin B12-dependent enzyme methylmalonyl-CoA mutase (MUT). Shortage of this ...
Mutations in SNX10 and TCIRG1 genes implicate the pathogenicity of Malignant infantile osteopetrosis in Palestine

Rabi, Grace Nabil (Palestine Polytechnic University (PPU), 4/1/2019)

Autosomal recessive osteopetrosis (ARO) is a life-threatening rare disorder, attributed to reduced bone resorption by osteoclasts which results in increased bone density. Osteoclast dysfunction are mainly due to defined ...
A Novel Mutation in GPR98 gene detected by Next Generation Sequencing Causes Hearing Loss in a Palestinian Family

Anabtawi, Abeer (Palestine Polytehnic University & Bethlehem University, 4/1/2014)

Inherited hearing loss is a genetically heterogeneous disease. Screening patients to detect genes and mutations represents a major challenge. Next generation sequencing is used to overcome this challenge. The primary purpose ...

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