Vol 14, No 1 (2014)

February

Table of Contents

Editorials

Nutrigenomics : From promise to practice
Allal Ouhtit
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1-3
Will the Real Medical Teacher Stand Up and be Counted?
Ritu Lakhtakia
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4-6
Reflections on the Academic Accreditation of the MD Programme of the College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Sulayma Albarwani, Muna Al-Saadoon, Omar Al-Rawas, Saif Al-Yaarubi, Rashid Al-Abri, Lamk Al-Lamki, Musbah O. Tanira
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7-11

Obituary

Professor Christopher Sapara Grant MB.ChB, FRCS, FACS 1942–2013
SQUMJ/SQU Horizon Magazine
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12-12

Reviews

The Significance of Matrix Metalloproteinases in the Immunopathogenesis and Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis
Abbas Mirshafiey, Babak Asghari, Ghasem Ghalamfarsa, Farhad Jadidi-Niaragh, Gholamreza Azizi
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13-25
Thrombophilia and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss : Is heparin still the drug of choice?
Adel Abu-Heija
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26-36

Medical History

The Legacy of Robert Koch : Surmise, search, substantiate
Ritu Lakhtakia
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37-41

Original Studies

Mutation Spectrum and Birth Prevalence of Inborn Errors of Metabolism among Emiratis : A study from Tawam Hospital Metabolic Center, United Arab Emirates
Aisha Al-Shamsi, Jozef L. Hertecant, Sania Al-Hamad, Abdul-Kader Souid, Fatma Al-Jasmi
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42-49
The p53 Mutation/Deletion Profile in a Small Cohort of the Omani Population with Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
Yahya Tamimi, Sheikha Al-Harthy, Ibrahim Al-Haddabi, Mohammed Al-Kindi, Hamza Babiker, Mansour Al-Moundhri, Ikram Burney
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50-58
Nasal Allergy and Otitis Media : A real correlation?
Desiderio Passali, Giulio C. Passali, Maria Lauriello, Antonio Romano, Luisa Bellussi, Francesco M. Passali
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59-64
The Cytotoxicity of Aflatoxin B1 in Human Lymphocytes
Suleiman Al-Hammadi, Farida Marzouqi, Aysha Al-Mansouri, Allen Shahin, Mariam Al-Shamsi, Eric Mensah-Brown, Abdul-Kader Souid
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65-71
Assessment of Glomerular Filtration Rates by Cockcroft-Gault and Modification of Diet in Renal Disease Equations in a Cohort of Omani Patients
Magdi E. Al-Osali, Salim S. Al-Qassabi, Saud M. Al-Harthi
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72-79
Clinical and Laboratory Manifestations of Yemeni Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Hassan A. Al-Shamahy, Najla H. M. Dhaifallah, Yahya M. Al-Ezzy
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80-87
Frequency of Glomerular Dysfunction in Children with Beta Thalassaemia Major
Basma A. Ali, Ahmed M. Mahmoud
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88-94
Tocotrienol-Rich Fraction from Palm Oil Prevents Oxidative Damage in Diabetic Rats
Fatmah A. Matough, Siti B. Budin, Zariyantey A. Hamid, Mariati Abdul-Rahman, Nasar Al-Wahaibi, Jamaludine Mohammed
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95-103
A Study on the Prevalence of Alcohol Consumption, Tobacco Use and Sexual Behaviour among Adolescents in Urban Areas of the Udupi District, Karnataka, India
Padma Mohanan, Subhashisa Swain, Noore Sanah, Vikram Sharma, Deboporna Ghosh
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104-112
Writing-to-Learn : Attitudes of nursing students at Sultan Qaboos University
Shreedevi Balachandran, Ramesh Venkatesaperumal, Jothi Clara, Raghda K. Shukri
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113-119
Is a Team-based Learning Approach to Anatomy Teaching Superior to Didactic Lecturing?
Naghme Ghorbani, Saied Karbalay-Doust, Ali Noorafshan
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120-125

Case Reports

Complicated Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis in a Patient with Ventricular Septal Defect
Khalfan S. Al-Senaidi, Anas-Alwogud A. Abdelmogheth, Abdullah A. Balkhair
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130-133
Pregnancy in the Rudimentary Uterine Horn : Case report of an unusual presentation
Qamariya Ambusaidi, Chitra Jha
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134-138
Accordion Phenomenon in the Radial Artery : Should we treat the radial as a coronary artery?
Ziad S. Dahdouh, Tony Abdel-Massih, Antoine Sarkis, Gilles Grollier
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139-141
Urinary Bladder Stone Complicating Ventriculovesical Shunt
Ahmed K. Ibrahim
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142-144
Solitary Periosteal Osteoma of the Mandible : A case report
Reema Mehta, Archana Yadav, Shivani P. Bansal, Mohan D. Deshpande
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145-148

Medical Images

Colocolic Intussusception with Lipoma as Lead Point
Humaid H. Al-Farai, Salma Al-Sharif, Ibrahim Al-Alawi
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126-127
Blindness : An uncommon presentation of colloid cysts
Evrim Ozmen, Oktay Algin
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128-129