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Fahd Al-Mulla

Fahd Al-Mulla

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D-Index
57
Citations
16198
World Ranking
3378
National Ranking
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Overview

Fahd Al-Mulla is a researcher affiliated with Kuwait University in Kuwait, with a focus primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several subfields including Molecular Biology, Immunology, Physiology, Genetics, and Infectious Diseases.

The scientist's research topics feature a strong emphasis on metabolic processes, infectious diseases, and related clinical studies. Key themes in their publications include:

  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Lipid metabolism and disorders
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Diabetes and associated disorders

Among the recent papers involving Al-Mulla, several notable works stand out:

  • "Inborn errors of type I IFN immunity in patients with life-threatening COVID-19" (2020) published in Science
  • "The Role of Lipid Metabolism in COVID-19 Virus Infection and as a Drug Target" (2020) published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Could the D614G substitution in the SARS-CoV-2 spike (S) protein be associated with higher COVID-19 mortality?" (2020) published in International Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • "The Two Faces of ACE2: The Role of ACE2 Receptor and Its Polymorphisms in Hypertension and COVID-19" (2020) published in Molecular Therapy - Methods & Clinical Development
  • "Studying severe long COVID to understand post-infectious disorders beyond COVID-19" (2022) published in Nature Medicine

Frequent collaborators in Al-Mulla's research include:

  • Jehad Abubaker
  • Mohamed Abu-Farha
  • Rasheed Ahmad
  • Thangavel Alphonse Thanaraj
  • Fatema Al-Rashed

The researcher has contributed extensively across multiple scientific journals and platforms. Their most frequent publication venues encompass:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Scientific Reports
  • Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • Cells

Fahd Al-Mulla's body of work reflects a focus on understanding the mechanisms underlying metabolic and infectious diseases, particularly in relation to COVID-19 and its impact on various physiological and biochemical pathways.

Best Publications

  • Inborn errors of type I IFN immunity in patients with life-threatening COVID-19

    Qian Zhang;Paul Bastard;Paul Bastard;Zhiyong Liu;Jérémie Le Pen

  • Kirsten ras mutations in patients with colorectal cancer: the ‘RASCAL II’ study

    H. J. N. Andreyev;A. R. Norman;D. Cunningham;J. Oates

  • Pathogenic Germline Variants in 10,389 Adult Cancers

    Kuan-Lin Huang;R Jay Mashl;Yige Wu;Deborah I Ritter

  • Autoantibodies neutralizing type I IFNs are present in ~ 4% of uninfected individuals over 70 years old and account for ~ 20% of COVID-19 deaths.

    Paul Bastard;Adrian Gervais;Adrian Gervais;Tom Le Voyer;Tom Le Voyer;Jérémie Rosain;Jérémie Rosain

  • Application of a 5-tiered scheme for standardized classification of 2,360 unique mismatch repair gene variants in the InSiGHT locus-specific database

    Bryony A Thompson;Bryony A Thompson;Amanda B Spurdle;John-Paul Plazzer;Marc S Greenblatt

  • Assessing the carcinogenic potential of low-dose exposures to chemical mixtures in the environment: The challenge ahead

    William H Goodson;Leroy Lowe;David O Carpenter;Michael Gilbertson

  • Reduction of Raf-1 Kinase Inhibitor Protein Expression Correlates with Breast Cancer Metastasis

    Suzanne Hagan;Fahd Al-Mulla;Elizabeth Mallon;Karin Oien

  • Polycomb protein EZH2 regulates tumor invasion via the transcriptional repression of the metastasis suppressor RKIP in breast and prostate cancer

    Gang Ren;Stavroula Baritaki;Himangi Marathe;Jingwei Feng

  • Nitric oxide dynamics and endothelial dysfunction in type II model of genetic diabetes.

    Milad S. Bitar;Sabah Wahid;Seham Mustafa;Eyad Al-Saleh

  • Environmental immune disruptors, inflammation and cancer risk.

    Patricia A. Thompson;Mahin Khatami;Carolyn J. Baglole;Jun Sun

  • Causes of genome instability: the effect of low dose chemical exposures in modern society

    Sabine A S Langie;Gudrun Koppen;Daniel Desaulniers;Fahd Al-Mulla

  • Raf Kinase Inhibitor Protein Expression in a Survival Analysis of Colorectal Cancer Patients

    Fahd Al-Mulla;Suzanne Hagan;Abdulla I. Behbehani;Milad S. Bitar

  • Global implementation of genomic medicine: We are not alone

    Teri A. Manolio;Marc Abramowicz;Fahd Al-Mulla;Warwick Anderson

  • Kirsten ras mutations in patients with colorectal cancer : the ‘RASCAL II’ study

    H. J. N Andreyev;A. R Norman;D Cunningham;J Oates

  • Comparative genomic hybridization analysis of primary colorectal carcinomas and their synchronous metastases.

    Fahd Al-Mulla;W. Nicol Keith;Ian R. Pickford;James J. Going

  • Discovery and clinical introduction of first-in-class imipridone ONC201

    Joshua E. Allen;C. Leah B. Kline;Varun V. Prabhu;Jessica Wagner

  • The effect of environmental chemicals on the tumor microenvironment.

    Stephanie C. Casey;Monica Vaccari;Fahd Al-Mulla;Rabeah Al-Temaimi

  • Mutant K-Ras activation of the proapoptotic MST2 pathway is antagonized by wild-type K-Ras

    David Matallanas;David Romano;Fahd Al-Mulla;Eric O'Neill

  • Structural differences between valine-12 and aspartate-12 Ras proteins may modify carcinoma aggression.

    Fahd Al-Mulla;E. James Milner-White;James J. Going;George D. Birnie

  • Heterogeneity of mutant versus wild-type Ki-ras in primary and metastatic colorectal carcinomas, and association of codon-12 valine with early mortality

    Fahd Al-Mulla;James J. Going;Evin T. H. H. Sowden;Alison Winter

Frequent Co-Authors

Jaakko Tuomilehto
Jaakko Tuomilehto University of Helsinki
George P. Patrinos
George P. Patrinos University of Patras
Amedeo Amedei
Amedeo Amedei University of Florence
Walter Kolch
Walter Kolch University College Dublin
Rodney J. Scott
Rodney J. Scott University of Newcastle Australia
Jean Paul Thiery
Jean Paul Thiery National University of Singapore
David Neil Cooper
David Neil Cooper Cardiff University
Milan Macek
Milan Macek Charles University
Paolo Fortina
Paolo Fortina Thomas Jefferson University
Mauno Vihinen
Mauno Vihinen Lund University

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