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...

The 5th Annual Saudi Epilepsy Society Conference, and the 1st GCC Epilepsy Conference was held in Le-Meridian Hotel, Al Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on 7th-9th November, 2015 organized by Saudi Epilepsy Society in collaboration with the Department of Pediatric Neurology, Neuroscience Center, King Fahd Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia. The scientific program was loaded with innovativ...

In Saudi Arabia, local interpretations of Islamic laws and social norms have a negative impact on the health and well-being of women. The objective of this literature review was to discuss gender inequity in Saudi Arabia and its relation to public health. Despite the scarcity of recent statistics and information regarding gender inequity in Saudi Arabia, this review is an attempt to explore thi...

In reference to an article by Al-Jadid1 that provides a commendable insight on rehabilitation medicine in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), I would like to further explore the training aspects of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) in the kingdom. The contribution of Non-Saudi board training programs in the specialty of PM&R in KSA deserves more attention. In October 2011, Saudi residency ...

Future innovation platforms in Saudi Arabia cannot be isolated from the changes that are now reshaping the Saudi economy, which has long been known for its chronic heavy dependence on the country's natural resources. This is especially apparent when we consider the proportion of export revenues that is attributable to the oil sector (see Figure 1). Saudi Arabia in the global research and develo...

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...

Author details Department of Periodontics and Community Dentistry, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, PO box: 65506, Riyadh 11588, Saudi Arabia. Stem Cell Unit, Anatomy Department, Collage of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Endocrine Research Laboratory (KMEB), Odense University Hospital & University of Southern Denmark,...

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...