Publications by authors named "Wesam Al-Masri"
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- Coeliac disease (CD) and Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) are autoimmune diseases connected to gut microbiome imbalances, potentially contributing to neuropathy.
- This study compared gut microbiota in children with CD, T1DM, both conditions, and healthy controls, finding that patients had lower microbial diversity than healthy individuals.
- Specific bacterial differences were identified between CD and T1DM, and certain gut bacteria were linked to nerve damage, indicating a need for further exploration of how gut health relates to neuropathy.
Tufting enteropathy (TE) is a rare autosomal recessive congenital enteropathy that usually requires long-term parenteral nutrition (PN). In the Arabic Peninsula, four distinct EPCAM mutations have been identified to cause TE. As consanguineous marriages are socially favored, pre-marital and pre-conception testing has become a critical disease prevention strategy.
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