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Submissions from 2012

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Prenatal screening for beta-thalassemia major reveals new and rare mutations in the Pakistani population, tariq moatter, Toheed Kausar, Muniba Aban, Samina Ghani, and Jehan Ara Pal

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Plasma cell leukemia in pregnancy, Bushra Moiz and Syed Sarwar Ali

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Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia in infants with G6PD c563C > T variant, Bushra Moiz, Amna Nasir, Sarosh Ahmed Khan, Saleema Amin Kherani, and Maqbool Qadir

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Hemoglobin E syndromes in Pakistani population., Bushra Moiz, Amna Nasir, Anila Rashid, Tariq Moatter, and Mashhooda Rasool Hashmi

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Transient myeloproliferative disorder, Bushra Moiz and Maria Shafiq

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Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL) in Pakistan, Shahid Pervez

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Macrolide and fluoroquinolone resistance in helicobacter pylori isolates: An experience at a tertiary care centre in Pakistan, Sana Rajper, Erum Khan, Zubair Ahmad, Syed Muhammad Zaheer Alam, Adil Akbar, and Rumina Hasan

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Genetic backgrounds of the Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine resistant transporter (pfcrt) alleles in Pakistan, Wasiq Faraz Rawasia, Sankar Sridaran, Jaymin C. Patel, Joseph Abdallah, Najia Karim Ghanchi, John W. Barnwell, Ananias A. Escalante, Venkatachalam Udhayakumar, and Mohammad Asim Beg

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Retrospective review of 25 cases of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in Pakistan, Safoorah Sagheer, Bushra Moiz, Mohammad Usman, and Mohammad Khurshid

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Molecular diagnostic assays detection of crimean-congo haemorrhagic fever virus, Azra Samreen, Lamia Altaf, Bushra Jamil, tariq moatter, and Zahra Hasan

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Tropical bacterial gastrointestinal infections., Sadia Shakoor, Anita K. M. Zaidi, and Rumina Hasan

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Oligodendroglioma arising in the glial component of ovarian teratomas: a series of six cases and review of literature., Nasir Ud Din, Aisha Memon, Kanwal Aftab, Zubair Ahmad, Rashida Ahmed, and Sheema Hassan

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Invasive Micropapillary Carcinoma of Breast: An Under-recognized Entity. A series of Eight Cases, Zeeshan Uddin, Romana Idrees, Kanwal Aftab, and Naila Kayani

Submissions from 2011

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Giant cell tumor of bone with lymph node metastases: a rare presentation., Kanwal Aftab and Beena Umar

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CNS neoplasms in Pakistan, a pathological perspective., Zubair Ahmad, Huma Arshad, Sheema H Hasan, Saira Fatima, Romana Idrees, Kanwal Aftab, M. Abrar Barakzai, Arsalan Ahmed, Rashida Ahmed, Shahid Pervez, and Naila Kayani

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Diffuse ganglioneuromatosis of intestine in a 15-year-old girl., Zubair Ahmad, Abrar Barakzai, Arsalan Ahmed, Asim Qureshi, and Rahil Khan

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Mixed ductal-endocrine carcinoma of pancreas., Zubair Ahmad, Shazia Mumtaz, Saira Fatima, and Asim Qureshi

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Characterization of Mutations Conferring Extensive Drug Resistance to Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates in Pakistan, Asho Ali, Rumina Hasan, Kauser Jabeen, Nusrat Jabeen, Ejaz Qadeer, and Zahra Hasan

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BK virus associated late onset haemorrhagic cystitis after allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplant, Natasha Bahadur Ali, Mohammad Usman Shaikh, and Sheema H Hasan

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Differential combination of cytokine and interferon- gamma +874 T/A polymorphisms determines disease severity in pulmonary tuberculosis., Ambreen Ansari, Zahra Hasan, Ghaffar Dawood, and Rabia Hussain

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Isolation frequency and susceptibility patterns of Nocardia species at a tertiary hospital laboratory in Karachi, Pakistan, Safia Bibi, Seema Irfan, Afia Zafar, and E. Khan

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Spectrum of cytological findings in patients with neck lymphadenopathy--experience in a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan., Saira Fatima, Sidra Arshad, Zubair Ahmed, and Sheema H Hasan

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Hodgkin lymphoma in Pakistan: an analysis of subtypes and their correlation with Epstein Barr virus., Samia Fatima, Rashida Ahmed, and Arsalan Ahmed

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Prevalence of resistance associated polymorphisms in plasmodium falciparum field isolates from southern Pakistan, Najia Karim Ghanchi, Johan Ursing, Mohammad A. Beg, Maria I. Veiga, Sana Jafri, and andreas Martensson

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Knowledge and beliefs among health care workers regarding hepatitis B infection and needle stick injuries at a tertiary care hospital, karachi, Faiza Habib, Durreshahwar K Khan, Shan-E Abbas, Faiza Bhatti, and Afia Zafar

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Knowledge and beliefs among health care workers regarding hepatitis B infection and needle stick injuries at a tertiary care hospital, karachi, Faiza Habib, Durreshahwar K Khan, Shan-E-Abbas, Faiza Bhatti, and Afia Zafar

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CCL2/MCP-I genotype-phenotype relationship in latent tuberculosis infection, Rabia Hussain, Ambreen Ansari, Najeeha Talat, Zahra Hasan, and Ghaffar Dawood

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Endogenously Activated Interleukin-4 Differentiates Disease Progressors and Non-Progressors in Tuberculosis Susceptible Families: A 2-Year Biomarkers Follow-Up Study, Rabia Hussain, Najeeha Talat, Ambreen Ansari, Firdaus Shahid, Zahra Hasan, and Ghaffar Dawood

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Molecular and epidemiological characterisation of clinical isolates of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii from public and private sector intensive care units in Karachi, Pakistan, Seema Irfan, J. F. Turton, J Mehraj, S. Z. Siddiqui, S. Haider, Afia Zafar, B. Memona, O. Afzal, and R. Hasan

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Rhinocladiella mackenziei as an Emerging Cause of Cerebral Phaeohyphomycosis in Pakistan: A Case Series, Kauser Jabeen, Joveria Farooqi, Afia Zafar, Bushra Jamil, Syed Faisal Mahmood, Farheen Ali, Noureen Saeed, Abrar Barakzai, Arsalan Ahmed, Erum Khan, Mary E. Brandt, and Rumina Hasan

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Increasing Trend of Resistance to Penicillin, Tetracycline, and Fluoroquinolone Resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae from Pakistan (1992-2009)., Kauser Jabeen, Summiya Nizamuddin, Seema Irfan, Erum Khan, Faisal Malik, and Afia Zafar

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Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Pakistan, 2005-2009, Kauser Jabeen, Sadia Shakoor, Shazia Chishti, Afsheen Ayaz, and Rumina Hasan

Automated reporting of estimated glomerular filtration rate: a comparison of creatinine clearance, modification of diet in renal disease and cockcroft gault equations from Pakistan, Lena Jafri, Aysha Habib Khan, Ather Hussain, Farooq Ghani, and Imran Siddiqui

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Comparison of high performance liquid Chromatography, Radioimmunoassay and electrochemiluminescence Immunoassay for quantification of serum 25 hydroxy vitamin D, Lena Jafri, Aysha Habib Khan, Anwar Ali Siddiqui, Shamim Mushtaq, Romaina Iqbal, Farooq Ghani, and Imran Siddiqui

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Occurrence of RD149 and RD152 deletions in Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains from Pakistan, Akbar Kanji, Zahra Hasan, Mahnaz Tanveer, Rabia Laiq, and Rumina Hasan

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Presence of RD149 deletions in m. tuberculosis central Asian strain 1 isolates affect growth and TNFalpha induction in THP-1 monocytes., Akber Kanji, Zahra Hasan, Mehnaz Tanveer, Raunaq Mahboob, Sana Jafri, and Rumina Hasan

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Ethnic disparity in 21 hydroxylase gene mutations identified in Pakistanicongenital adrenal hyperplasia patient, Aysha Habib Khan, Muniba Aban, Jamal Raza, Naeem ul Haq, Abdul Jabbar, and Tariq Moatter

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Ethnic disparity in 21-hydroxylase gene mutations identified in Pakistani congenital adrenal hyperplasia patient, Aysha Habib Khan, Muniba Aban, Jamal Raza, Naeem ul Haq, Abdul Jabbar, and Tariq Moatter

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Ethnic disparity in 21-hydroxylase gene mutations identified in Pakistani congenital adrenal hyperplasia patients, Aysha Habib Khan, Muniba Aban, Jamal Raza, Naeem ul Haq, Abdul Jabbar, and Tariq Moatter

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Response of a single ‘mega intramuscular dose’ of vitamin D on serum 25OHD and parathyroid hormone levels in vitamin D deficient volunteers in Karachi Pakistan, Aysha Habib Khan, Rohra D, Saghir S, Udani S, Wood R, and Jabbar A

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Determination of bone health status in community dwelling females in Karachi, Pakistan, Aysha Habib Khan, Naureen G, and Iqbal R

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Ionized Calcium Cannot Predict Vitamin D Deficiency, Aysha Habib Khan and Lena Jafri

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Primary non-functioning paraganglioma of liver: A rare tumour at an unusual location, Muhammad Rizwan Khan, Rushna Raza, Abdul Jabbar, and Arsalan Ahmed

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Evaluation of bone metabolism in breast cancer patients and its correlation with serum vitamin D levels, Udani S. K, Aysha Habib Khan, Qureshi S. A, Khan S, Ghani F, and Kayani N

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Status of HER2 amplification, polysomy 17 and histopathological features of 425 Pakistani breast cancer patients., Tariq Moatter, Muniba Aban, Waseem Iqbal, Iqbal Azam, Afshan Pervaiz, Farjad Siddiqui, Farzana Murad, and Shahid Pervez

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BRCA1 status in Pakistani breast cancer patients with moderate family history, Tariq Moatter, Muniba Aban, Shaista Khan, Iqbal Azam, and Shahid Pervez

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Molecular characterization of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in Pakistani population, Bushra Moiz, A. Nasir, T. Moatter, Z. A. Naqvi, and M. Khurshid

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A study of genotypes, mutants and nucleotide sequence of hepatitis B virus in Pakistan: HBV genotypes in pakistan., Khalid Mumtaz, Saeed Hamid, Shahid Ahmed, Tariq Moatter, Shamim Mushtaq, Anis Khan, Masashi Mizokami, and Wasim Jafri

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Squamous cell carcinoma in the small intestine., Shazia Mumtaz, Zubair Ahmad, Saira Fatima, and Asim Qureshi

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Phylogenetic diversity of Escherichia coli strains producing NDM-type carbapenemases, S. Mushtaq, Seema Irfan, J. B. Sarma, M. Doumith, R. Pike, J. Pitout, D. M. Livermore, and N. Woodford

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Evaluation of prevalence of low and high level mupirocin resistance in methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates at a tertiary care hospital, Summiya Nizamuddin, Seema Irfan, and Afia Zafar

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Evaluation of predominant Neisseria gonorrhoeae strain types and its correlation with fluoroquinolone resistance in Pakistan, Summiya Nizamuddin, Kauser Jabeen, and Afia Zafar

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An insight into the suspected HbA2' cases detected by high performance liquid chromatography in Pakistan., Maliha Nusrat, Bushra Moiz, Amna Nasir, and Mashhooda Rasool Hashmi

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The impact of mucosal infections on acquisition and progression of tuberculosis, S. Perry, Rabia Hussain, and J. Parsonnet

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Gastric MALT lymphoma: a rarity, Shahid Pervez, Naureen Ali, Hina Aaqil, Khalid Mumtaz, Syed Siddiq Ullah, and Nake Akhtar

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Gastric MALT lymphoma: a rarity, Shahid Pervez, Naureen Ali, Hina Aaqil, Khalid Mumtaz, and Syed Siddiq Ullah

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Immunoproliferative small intestinal disease (IPSID), Shahid Pervez, Khalid Mumtaz, Syed Siddiq Ullah, Nake Akhtar, Naureen Ali, and Hina Aaqil

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Strong BCL2 expression in Burkitt lymphoma is not uncommon in adults., Shahid Pervez, M. Qasim Raza, Arslan Mirza, and Anam Pal

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In vitro susceptibility of typhoidal Salmonellae against newer antimicrobial agents: a search for alternate treatment options, Saba Qaiser, Seema Irfan, Erum Khan, Tanwir Ahsan, and Afia Zafar

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Comparison of chromogenic urinary tract infection medium with cysteine lactose electrolyte deficient media in a resource limited setting, Saba Qaiser, Muhammad Zeeshan, Kausar Jabeen, Tanwir Ahsan, and Afia Zafar

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Primary ovarian rhabdomosarcoma., Asim Qureshi, Usman Hassan, and Rakshanda Rehman

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Fluoroquinolone Resistance among Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains from Karachi, Pakistan: Data from Community-Based Field Clinics, Yasraba Rafiq, Kauser Jabeen, Rumina Hasan, Sana Jafri, Rabia Laiq, Faisal Malik, Rafique Mangi, Abid Channa, and Zahra Hasan

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Is neighborhood level information associated with serum vitamin D levels in individuals residing in Karachi, Pakistan?, Iqbal R, Jafri L, Haroon A, and Aysha Habib Khan

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Genetic regulation of the ramA locus and its expression in clinical isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae, R. Rosenblum, E. Khan, G. Gonzalez, Rumina Hasan, and T. Schneiders

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Overwhelming bone marrow Leishmaniasis, Raihan Sajid and Adnan Qureshi

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis genotypes in patients developing pulmonary tuberculosis related acute respiratory distress syndrome, Nawal Salahuddin, Mahnaz Tanveer Tanveer, Nisar Ahmed Rao, Saeed Akram, Zahra Hasan, and Rumina Hasan

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HIV-1 Circulating Recombinant Form in Nepal, Aniqa Shahid, Sameer M. Dixit, V. L. Gurbacharya, Dibesh Karmacharya, and Syeda K. Ali

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Outcome of adult patients with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia receiving the MRC UKALL XII protocol: A tertiary care centre experience, Mohammad Usman Shaikh, Natasha Bahadur Ali, Salman Adil, and Muhammad Kashif

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Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis Caused by Naegleria fowleri, Karachi, Pakistan, Sadia Shakoor, Mohammad Asim Beg, Syed Faisal Mahmood, Rebecca Bandea, Rama Sriram, Fatima Noman, Farheen Ali, Govinda S. Visvesvara, and Afia Zafar

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Necrotising fasciitis due to Absidia corymbifera in wounds dressed with non sterile bandages, Sadia Shakoor, Kauser Jabeen, Romana Idrees, Bushra Jamil, Seema Irfan, and Afia Zafar

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Anaplastic large cell lymphoma: the most common T-cell lymphoma in Pakistan., Sahr Syed, Sarwat Khalil, and Shahid Pervez

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Th1/Th2 Cytometric Bead Array can discriminate cytokine secretion from endogenously activated cells in pulmonary disease, recent and remote infection in tuberculosis, Najeeha Talat, Firdaus Shahid, Sharon Perry, Ghaffar Dawood, and Rabia Hussain

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Assessing the need for training: general practitioners knowledge, attitude and practice concerning dengue and malaria in Karachi, Pakistan, Ali M. Thaver, Zain A. Sobani, Fahad Qazi, Maryam Khan, Afia Zafar, and Mohammad Asim Beg

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Central nervous system lesions: correlation of intraoperative and final diagnoses, six year experience at a referral centre in a developing country, Pakistan., Nasir Ud Din, Aisha Memon, Romana Idress, Zubair Ahmad, and Sheema Hasan

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Randomized controlled trial to improve childhood immunization adherence in rural Pakistan: redesigned immunization card and maternal education, Hussain R. Usman, Mohammad H. Rahbar, Sibylle Kristensen, Sten H. Vermund, Russell S. Kirby, Faiza Habib, and Eric Chamot

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Aplastic Anemia: Clinicohaematological Features, Treatment and Outcome Analysis, Rabia Wali, Zehra Fidoo, Salman Adil, and Muhammad Ahmed Naqvi

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Prevalent genotypes of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: report from Pakistan, Afia Zafar, M. Stone, S. Ibrahim, Z. Parveen, Z. Hasan, E. Khan, R. Hasan, J. Wain, and K. Bamford

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Use of "Parasep filter fecal concentrator tubes" for the detection of intestinal parasites in stool samples under routine conditions., Mohammad Zeeshan, Afia Zafar, Zeb Saeed, Seema Irfan, Zain A Sobani, Sadia Shakoor, and Mohammad Asim Beg

Submissions from 2010

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Quebec platelet disorder, Anwar Hussain Abbasi, Quratulain Shaikh, and Syed Ather Hussain

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Nipple adenoma of breast: a masquerader of malignancy, Kanwal Aftab and Romana Idress

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Primary signet ring cell carcinoma of gall bladder: report of an extremely rare histological type of primary gall bladder carcinoma, Zubair Ahmad and Asim Qureshi

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Epidemiological data of common soft tissue sarcomas as seen in our practice, Zubair Ahmad, Asim Qureshi, Romana Idrees, and Muhammad Azam

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Is manual reticulocyte count a reliable option for under resourced countries, Afsheen Farzand Ali, Bushra Moiz, and Sadia Omer

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Correction to: M. tuberculosis Central Asian Strain 1 MDR isolates have more mutations in rpoB and katG genes compared with other genotypes, Asho Ali

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Sclerosing mesenteritis as a cause of abdominal mass and discomfort in an elderly patient: a case report and literature review., Farzana Nawaz Ali, Sidra Ishaque, Bushra Jamil, Nasir-Ud-Din, and Muhammad Idris

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Correlation of hepatitis C RNA and serum alanine aminotransferase in hepatitis B and C seronegative healthy blood donors, Natasha Bahadur Ali, Bushra Moiz, Tariq Moatter, Shiraz Ahmed, Salman Adil, and Mohammad Khurshid

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TP53 protein overexpression in oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCC): correlation with histologic variables and survival outcome in Pakistani patients, S. M.A. Ali, M. S. Awan, S. Ghaffar, S. I. Azam, and Shahid Pervez

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Gliomas: correlation of histologic grade, Ki67 and p53 expression with patient survival., Huma Arshad, Zubair Ahmad, and Sheema H Hasan

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Neonatal mortality and prevalence of practices for newborn care in a squatter settlement of Karachi, Pakistan: a cross-sectional study., Afsheen Ayaz and Sarah Saleem

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Eosinophilic angiocentric fibrosis of orbit., Muhammad Azam, Yousuf A Husen, and Sheema H Hasan

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Pattern of drugs of abuse identified in chemical samples, Farhan Javed Dar, Aysha Habib Khan, Imran Siddiqui, and Farooq Ghani

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Prevalence of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in Karachi, Pakistan: identification of at risk groups, Muslima Ejaz, Amna Rehana Siddiqui, Yasraba Rafiq, Faisal Malik, Abid Channa, Rafique Mangi, Faiza Habib, and Rumina Hasan

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Inducible clindamycin resistance due to expression of erm genes in Staphylococcus aureus: report from a tertiary care Hospital Karachi, Pakistan, Naima Fasih, Seema Irfan, Afia Zafar, Erum Khan, and Rumina Hasan

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Clonal dissemination of vanA positive Enterococcus species in tertiary care hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan, Naima Fasih, Afia Zafar, Erum Khan, Kausar Jabeen, and Rumina Hasan

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Benign metastasizing leiomyoma, Saira Fatima, Zubair Ahmad, and Mohammad Azam

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Genetic diversity among plasmodium falciparum field isolates in Pakistan measured with PCR genotyping of the merozoite surface protein 1 and 2, Najia Ghanchi, andreas Martensson, Johan Ursing, Sana Jafri, Sandor Bereczky, Rabia Hussain, and Mohammad Asim Beg

Frequency of cannabinoids use among the oil tanker and truck drivers., Farooq Ghani, Jawaid Jabbar, Imran Siddiqui, Aysha Habib Khan, and Tahseen Kazmi

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Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Pakistan, Rumina Hasan, Kauser Jabeen, Asho Ali, Yasraba Rafiq, Rabia Laiq, Babar Malik, Mahnaz Tanveer, Ramona Groenheit, Solomon Ghebremichael, Sven Hoffner, and Zahra Hasan

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Copper sulphate toxicity in a young male complicated by methemoglobinemia, rhabdomyolysis and renal failure, Sara Hassan, Mohammad Usman Shaikh, Natasha Bahadur Ali, and Mehmood Riaz

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Is fascin really a useful marker in distinguishing between classical Hodgkin's lymphoma and various types of Non-Hodgkin's lymphomas in difficult cases?, Romana Idrees, Zubair Ahmad, Asim Qureshi, Aamir Ahsan, and Shahid Pervez