Omar B. Latiwesh

• MS IN Clinical Biochemistry
• Member of teaching staff at College of medical technology Benghazi

Background and objectives Vitamin D deficiency is a global public health issue, which affects people of all ages and ethnicities. However, severe deficiency seems to be more prevalent in the Middle East and South Asia. Evidence suggests that low serum 25-hydroxycholicalciferol [25(OH)D] levels are associated with an increase in parathyroid hormone...

Objective: To determine the epidemiological pattern of hemoglobinopathies: sickle cell anemia (SCA), sickle cell trait (SCT), and hemoglobin C, at the Children's Hospital in Benghazi Libya. To see the Geographical distribution of cases and the percentage of each type, their race, and the clinical course of the disease. Methods: The information was...

Background Studies have linked vitamin D deficiency with the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and to the development of chronic complication of diabetes. Vitamin D receptors (VDR) have been found in many tissues in the body including the pancreas, a finding that indicates its role in insulin secretion. In addition, many studies have demonstr...

Pernicious anemia (also known as Biermer’s disease) is an autoimmune atrophic gastritis which predominantly affects the fundus of the stomach. It results in a deficiency of vitamin B12 (cobalamin) as it affects the normal process of absorption in the ileum. The pernicious anemia is characterized by a wide range of hematological and neurological fea...

The Zika Virus (ZIKV) has been slowly becoming an epidemic in different parts of the world. Since its discovery in 1947, there have been numerous outbreaks affecting many different populations. Currently, there is an ongoing threat of ZIKV in Latin America and the United States of America. ZIKV is mainly spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito and cau...

Background Plasma uric acid has been shown to be associated with an increased risk of hypertension, cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, insulin resistance, and metabolic syndrome. Conflicting data regarding plasma uric acid levels in type 2 diabetes mellitus and their role in the development and progression of diabetic complications hav...

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has high morbidity and results in increased risk of mortality mainly due to cardiovascular diseases. Different factors have been found to be responsible for the increased prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) in T2DM. One of these factors includes raised serum levels of lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)). The present study...

BACKGROUND Aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) are markers of aggression to hepatocytes and aid in the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of liver diseases because they reflect the inflammatory activi ty of the liver. The present study aimed to estimate the changes in serum ALT, AST and A...

CITATIONS 0 READS 62 2 authors: Plasma uric acid has been shown to be associated with an increased risk of hypertension, cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome. Conflicting data regarding plasma uric acid levels in type 2 diabetes mellitus and its role in the development and progression of diabetic...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an emerging public health problem worldwide, with increasing cost of healthcare particularly in third world nations like Libya. Hematological parameters are generally influenced in CKD and the effect increases with the stage of CKD. Hematological profiles are rarely investigated in CKD subjects in our population.This...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an emerging public health problem worldwide, with increasing cost of healthcare particularly in third world nations like Libya. Hematological parameters are generally influenced in CKD and the effect increases with the stage of CKD. Hematological profiles are rarely investigated in CKD subjects in our population.This...

Aim: The present study was undertaken to measure Serum Magnesium (Mg) levels in type 2 Diabetic (T2DM) Libyan patients as there were no studies reported to indicate the status of Mg in these patients. Materials and Methods: A total of 100 Libyan patients with type 2 DM were taken for the present study from Benghazi Center for Diagnosis and Treatmen...