Publications by authors named "S W Taher"
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- * The study employed extensive analyses of colorectal cancer datasets and imposed a pan-cancer review to find DEGs uniquely linked to colon cancer, confirming GUCA2A's crucial role through various bioinformatics and validation techniques.
- * GUCA2A showed outstanding diagnostic capability, indicating a strong correlation between its expression and patient outcomes, marking it as a potential biomarker for prognosis and diagnosis in colorectal cancer.
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- Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease linked to various health complications and influenced by environmental factors, and the study focused on the role of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) in patients with psoriasis.
- A case-control study with 98 psoriasis patients and 81 healthy individuals found that HSP70 levels were significantly higher in psoriasis patients, particularly associated with gender.
- The study suggests HSP70 may play a role in the development of psoriasis, which could help in understanding its treatment and severity variations.
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) marked by persistent inflammation of the mucosal lining of the large intestine, leading to debilitating symptoms and reduced quality of life. Emerging evidence suggests that an imbalance of the gut microbiota plays a crucial role in UC pathogenesis, and various signaling pathways are implicated in the dysregulated immune response. Probiotics are live microorganisms that confer health benefits to the host, have attracted significant attention for their potential to restore gut microbial balance and ameliorate inflammation in UC.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: The objective of this study was to investigate the pooled prevalence and possible association between polyomavirus infection and lung cancer.
Methods: A systematic publication search was conducted by identifying relevant cross-sectional and case-control studies from major online databases. Heterogeneity, OR, and corresponding 95 % CI were applied to all studies through meta-analysis and forest plot.
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- The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted general practitioners (GPs) in Malaysia, requiring them to adapt quickly to new care protocols for managing mild cases in the community.
- An online survey conducted from May to October 2022 assessed the knowledge and preparedness of 178 Malaysian GPs regarding COVID-19 management, finding that while most had a good level of knowledge (69.7%), only a third were adequately prepared.
- The study concluded that having a good understanding of COVID-19 significantly increased GPs' preparedness levels, indicating a need for targeted educational measures to enhance readiness for future pandemics.