An Arab registry for type 1 diabetes: global benefits for type 1 diabetes patients.
BACKGROUND
The Arab world encompasses twenty-two Arabic-speaking countries, where the rate of consanguinity can exceed 50%. Type 1 diabetes (T1D), a chronic disorder that requires lifelong treatment, is believed to be largely due to genetic predisposition. The objective of this review is to discuss the benefits of establishing an Arab population-based diabetes registry, which will provide a reference for T1D prevalence and incidence.


METHODS
An online search was carried out through various websites, including PubMed, government, hospitals and health ministries of the 22 Arab countries to understand the reporting activities of diabetes in the Arab world.


CONCLUSIONS
The prevalence and incidence of T1D is variable among Arabs, with the availability of only a few national/regional diabetes registries to support diabetes research, provide reliable data, and to cope with the widespread threat of this disease. Hence, the need of establishing a population based Arab diabetes registry.
a College of Health and Sciences, Biomedical Sciences Department , Qatar University , Doha , Qatar.
Hatem
H
Zayed
b Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences , Qatar University , Doha , Qatar.
Allal
A
Ouhtit
c CIBER Pathophysiology of Obesity and Nutrition CB06/03 , Carlos III Health Institute , Malaga , Spain.|d Laboratory of Biomedical Research , Virgen de la Victoria Clinical University Hospital , Málaga , Spain.
Rajaa
R
El Bekay
Arab countries; Consanguineous marriage; Diabetes registry; Rare variants; Type 1 diabetes