Submissions from 2006
M. leprae inhibits apoptosis in THP-1 cells by downregulation of bad and bak and upregulation of mcl-1 gene expression, Zahra Hasan, Mussarat Ashraf, Ali Tayyebi, and Rabia Hussain
Elevated serum CCL2 concomitant with a reduced mycobacterium-induced response leads to disease dissemination in leprosy, Zahra Hasan, Bushra Jamil, Irfan Zaid, S Zafar, Animesh Khan, and Rabia Hussain
Spoligotyping of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Pakistan reveals predominance of Central Asian Strain 1 and Beijing isolates, Zahra Hasan, Mahnaz Tanveer, Akbar Kanji, Qaiser Hasan, Solomon Ghebremichael, and Rumina Hasan
The effects of Sex steroid hormones and Interleukin-1-beta on MUC1 expression in endometrial epithelial cell lines, A W. Horne, El-Nasir Lalani, R A. Margara, and J O. White
Extra pulmonary uptake of Tc-99m-MAA perfusion lung scan as a result of right to left intra cardiac shunt, Riffat Hussain, Maseeh-uz-Zaman, Sohail Abrar Khan, and M Nadeem Ahmad
Evaluation of a microcolony detection method and phage assay for rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum samples, Seema Irfan, Rumina Hasan, Akber Kanji, Qaiser Hassan, and Iqbal Azam
Assessment of resistance in multi drug resistant tuberculosis patients, Seema Irfan, Qaiser Hassan, and Rumina Hasan
Comparison of two methods (precipitation manual and fully automated enzymatic) for the analysis of HDL and LDL cholesterol, Jawaid Jabbar, Imran Siddiqui, and Qaiser Raza
Emergence of quinolone-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Pakistan, Kauser Jabeen, Erum Khan, and Rumina Hasan
Phylloides tumors in adolescent girls and young women in Pakistan., Naila Kayani, Amna Khurshid, and Yasmin Bhurgri
Metaplastic carcinoma of the breast, an intriguing rarity., Naila Kayani, Fozia Rauf, and Yasmin Bhurgri
Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia terminating in acute myeloid leukemia, Safoorah Khalid, Salman Adil, and Mohammad Khurshid
Follicular Dendritic Cell Sarcoma of Lymph Node - a Rare Entity, Safoorah Khalid, Nausheen Yaqoob, and Shahid Pervez
Coexistence of caseating granulomas with Hodgkin's lymphoma: a diagnostic and clinical dilemma, Hassan Khan and Shahid Pervez
Estrogen receptor alpha-negative and progesterone receptor-positive breast cancer: lab error or real entity?, Jawad Kiani, Afrasyab Khan, Hina Khawar, Afrasyab Shuaib, and Shahid Pervez
Extranodal NHL- A retrospective review of clinico-pathologic features and outcome and comparison with nodal NHL Single institution experience years: 1988-2004, A Lal, S Adil, and N Masood
Medullary carcinoma of breast with a novel germline mutation 1123T >G in exon 11 of BRCA1, Tariq Moattar, Toheed Kausar, Muniba Aban, Shaista Khan, and Shahid Pervez
Seroprevalence of syphilis in healthy non commercial blood donors in Karachi, Bushra Moiz, Salman Adil, and Mohammad Khurshid
Malignant vascular tumors of liver in neonates., Zafar Nazir and Shahid Pervez
Therapy Insight: Parenteral Estrogen treatment for Prostate Cancer—a new dawn for an old therapy, Jeremy Ockrim, El-Nasir Lalani, and Paul Abel
Changes in vascular flow after transdermal oestradiol therapy for prostate cancer: a mechanism for cardiovascular toxicity and benefit?, Jeremy L Ockrim, El Nasir Lalani, Mo Aslam, Nigel Standfield, and Paul D Abel
Mixed epithelial and stromal tumour of kidney, Fozia Rauf, Nausheen Yaqoob, and Akhtar Husain
Placental site trophoblastic tumor (PSTT) with metastases to lungs and adrenal glands, Azizunnisa Raza, Zubair Ahmad, and Suhail Muzzaffar
Screening for cystic fibrosis: The importance of using the correct tools, Uzma Shah and Tariq Moatter
p27Kip1 and p130 Cooperate to regulate Hematopoietic Cell Proliferation in Vivo, Inês Soeiro, Azim Mohamedali, Hanna M. Romanska, Nicholas C. Lea, Emma S. Child, Janet Glassford, Stephen J. Orr, Claudia Roberts, Kikkeri N. Naresh, El-Nasir Lalani, David J. Mann, Roger J. Watson, N. Shaun B. Thomas, and Eric W. -F. Lam
Fludarabine induced autoimmune haemolytic anaemia in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, Naveen Naz Syed and Mohammad Khurshid
Systemic mastocytosis: A rare entity, Naveen Naz Syed and Bushra Moiz
Clinico-pathologic features of chronic myeloid leukemia and risk stratification according to sokal score, Naveen Naz Syed, Mikal Usman, Gulnaz Khaliq, Salman Adil, and Mohammad Khurshid
Angiokeratoma of tongue:a series of 14 cases, Nausheen Yaqoob, Aamir Ahsan, Zubair Ahmed, Akhter Husain, Rashid Ahmed, Naila Kayani, Shahid Pervez, and Sheema Hassan
Desmoplastic small round cell tumor, Nausheen Yaqoob and Sheema H. Hasan
Painless breast lump in an elderly woman Secretory breast carcinoma in an elderly woman, Nausheen Yaqoob, Naila Kayani, and Hasan Sheema Habib ul
A 60-year-old woman with history of hoarseness and dysphagia. Laryngeal liposarcoma, Nausheen Yaqoob, Shahid Pervez, and Ishtiaq Ahmed
Frequency and Characteristics of Breast lymphomas presenting to a tertiary care hospital, Pakistan, Nausheen Yaqoob, Shahid Pervez, Naila Kayani, Rashida Ahmed, Zubair Ahmed, and Sheema Hasan
Blood and body fluid exposure and risk to health care workers, Afia Zafar
Intra-abdominal desmoplastic small round cell tumor, Zeeshan-ud-din, Nausheen Yaqoob, Turab Pishoroi, Muhammad Zafar Rafique, and Ali Kamran
Submissions from 2005
Effects of androgen on the androgen receptor expression in human endometrium, Ahmad Azlan Ab Aziz, E Whitney, A. Suenaga, Geoffrey H. Trew, R Margara, El Nasir Lalani, and J White
Diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) in Pakistan: an emerging epidemic?, Muhammad Bilal Abid, Faria Nasim, Kashif Anwar, and Shahid Pervez
Colorectal Carcinoma, Extent and Spread in our Population. Resection Specimens give Valuable Information, Zubair Ahmad, Rooma Idrees, Rashid Ahmed, Naila Kayani, Shahid Pervez, and Sheema Habibul Hasan
Solid and cystic epithelial neoplasm of pancreas with metastasis: report of a highly unusual case, Zubair Ahmad, Nausheed Yaqboob, Suhail Muzaffar, and Nadeem Ahmad
Psychomotor skills for the undergraduate medical curriculum in a developing country--Pakistan, Rashida Ahmed, Zoon Naqvi, and Ineke Wolfhagen
Ovarian primary neuroendocrine carcinoma of non-small cell type: Report of an extremely rare neoplasm, Zubair Ahmed, Kanwal Aftab, and Naila Kayani
Paediatric stool cultures: seasonal variation in bacterial pathogens isolated in Karachi, Pakistan, Mahboob Alam, Muna Ahmed, Syed Sohail Ali, Muslim Atiq, Yasir Naeem Akhtar, Aamir Ansari, Fahd Abdullah Chaudhry, Hamid Bashir, Syed Farid-ul-Husnain, and Afia Zafar
Prognostic value of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) in infiltrating ductal carcinoma breast, Syed Abdul Aziz, Shahid Pervez, Shaista M. Khan, Naila Kayani, and Muhammad Israr Nasir
Rapid immunochromatography-based detection of mixed-species malaria infection in Pakistan, M A. Beg, S S. Ali, R Haqqee, M A. Khan, Z Qasim, R Hussain, and R A Jr Smego
Cancer profile of Hyderabad, Pakistan 1998-2002, Yasmin Bhurgri, Asif Bhurgri, Shahid Pervez, Mishaal Bhurgri, Naila Kayani, Rashida Ahmed, Ahmed Usman, and Sheema H. Hasan
Increasing incidence of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in Karachi, 1995-2002, Yasmin Bhurgri, Shahid Pervez, Asif Bhurgri, Naveen Faridi, Ahmed Usman, Kazi Lag, Rashida Ahmed, Naila Kayani, and Sheema H. Hasan
Familial homocystinuria, F Bilwan, NA Syed, M Usman, and Mohammad Khurshid
Anaphylactic reaction after intramuscular injection of cyanocobalamin (vitamin B12): a case report, Fareena Bilwani, Salman Adil, Usman Sheikh, Ayesha Humera, and Mohammad Khurshid
Frequency of irregular red cell alloantibodies in patients with thalassemia major: a bicenter study, Fareena Bilwani, Ghulam Nabi, Salman Adil, Mohammad Usman, Farrukh Hassan, and Mohammad Khurshid
Hairy cell leukemia: clinical presentation and long term follow up after treatment with 2-chlorodeoxyadenosine (2-CdA), Fareena Bilwani, Mohammad Usman, Salman Adil, Ghulam N. Kakepoto, and Mohammad Khurshid
Frequency of fab subtypes in acute myeloid leukemia patients at Aga Khan University Hospital Karachi, Mahadev Sajanmal Harani, Salman Adil, Mohammad Usman Shaikh, G N Kakepoto, and Mohammad Khurshid
Elevated ex vivo monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (CCL2) in pulmonary as compared with extra-pulmonary tuberculosis, Zahra Hasan, Irfan Zaidi, Bushra Jamil, M Aslam Khan, Akber Kanji, and Rabia Hussain
The expression pattern of MUC1 Glycoforms and other Biomarkers of Endometrial receptivity in fertile and infertile women, A. W. Horne, El-Nasir Lalani, R. A. Margara, T. A. Ryder, M. A. Mobberley, and J. O. White
Monitoring of HBe antigen and alanine aminotransferase levels in hepatitis B virus DNA positive patients, Fauzia Imtiaz, Zaigham Abbas, and Tariq Moatter
To compare the total cholesterol and HDL-cholesterol before and after ultra-centrifugation in lipemic samples, Jawaid Jabbar, Imran Siddiqui, Syed Qaiser Raza, and Ayaz Baig
To compare the total cholesterol and HDL-cholesterol before and after ultra-centrifugation in lipemic samples, Jawaid Jabbar, Imran Siddiqui, Syed Qaiser Raza, and Ayaz Baig
Frequency and sensitivity pattern of extended spectrum beta lactamase producing isolates in a tertiary care hospital laboratory of Pakistan, Kauser Jabeen, Afia Zafar, and Rumina Hasan
Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) in Karachi, Naila Kayani and Yasmin Bhurgri
Validity of frozen section in the diagnosis of breast lumps: 5 years experience at the Aga Khan University Hospital., Naila Kayani and Nuzhat Sultana
Flow cytometric and demographic analysis of t cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia in Pakistani population., M R. Khawaja, S S. Allana, N N. Akbaral, S N. Adil, M. Khurshid, and Shahid Pervez
Expression of hepatocyte growth factor and its receptor c-met, correlates with severity of pathological injury in experimental alcoholic liver disease., El-Nasir Lalani, Richard Poulsom, Gordon Stamp, Franz Fogt, Peter Thomas, and Amin A. Nanji
Trefoil factor 2 (Tff2) deficiency in murine digestive tract influences the immune system, M. Baus- Loncar, J. Schmid, El-Nasir Lalani, I. Rosewell, R. A. Goodlad, H. G.W. Stamp, N. Blin, and T. Kayademir
Frequency of hypercalcemia in patients of multiple myeloma in Karachi., Shireen Mansoor, Imran Siddiqui, Salman Adil, Ghulam Nabi Kakapeto, and Zafar Fatmi
Prevalence of abnormal Papanicolaou smears and cytohistological correlation: A study from Aga Khan University Hospital, Pakistan, Fauzia Haq Nawaz, Aliya B. Aziz, Shahid Pervez, and Javed H. Rizvi
Characterization of angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphomas (AILT) and its association with epstein-barr virus (EBV) in Pakistani patients, Samina Noorali, Muhammad Israr Nasir, and Shahid Pervez
Re: osteoporosis and spinal fractures in men with prostate cancer: risk factors and effects of androgen deprivation therapy, Jeremy L. Ockrim, El Nasir Lalani, and Paul D. Abel
Transdermal Estradiol Therapy for Prostate Cancer reduces Thrombophilic activation and protects against Thromboembolism, Jeremy L. Ockrim, El-Nasir Lalani, Ajay K. Kakkar, and Paul D. Abel
Cephalosporin resistant shigella flexneri from a clinical isolate--a rare finding, Nasim Sabir and Afia Zafar
Malignant Smooth Muscle Tumours of Soft Tissue - a demographic and clinicopathological study at a tertiary care hospital, Hamidullah Shah, Yasmin Bhurgri, and Shahid Pervez
Immunophenotypic characterization of high grade pleomorphic sarcomas: a demographic and immunohistochemical study in a major referral center of Pakistan, H Shah and Shahid Pervez
Histopathological features of endometrial carcinoma, Nuzhat Sultana and Naila Kiyani
Vi antigen expression in salmonella enterica serovar typhi clinical isolates from Pakistan, John Wain, Deborah House, Afia Zafar, Stephen Baker, Satheesh Nair, Claire Kidgell, Zulfiqar Bhutta, Gordon Dougan, and Rumina Hasan
Heterotopic glial tissue in tonsil: a case report, Nausheen Yaqoob, Zubair Ahmed, and Akhtar Husain
Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of urinary bladder: (LELCA), Nausheen Yaqoob, Naila Kayani, Jaipal Piryani, Mohammad Nasir Sulaiman, and Sheema H. Hasan
Metanephric adenoma: A rare benign renal tumour, Nausheen Yaqoob, Jai Pal Paryani, Naila Kayani, Mohammad Zafar Rafique, and Raziuddin Biyabani
A 27-year-old man with hyperpigmented patches at upper back and limbs. Primary localized cutaneous amyloidosis, Nausheen Yaqoob, Shahid Pervez, Aisha Memon, and Naseema Kapadia
Nalidixic acid screening test in detection of decreased fluoroquinolone susceptibility in salmonella typhi isolated from blood, Afia Zafar, NG Ibrahim, T Ahsan, Z Abbas, A Zaidi, and Rumina Hasan
Frequency of isolation of shigella serogroups/serotypes and their antimicrobial susceptibility pattern in children from slum areas in Karachi, Afia Zafar, Nasim Sabir, and Zulfiqar Bhutta
Submissions from 2004
Pleomorphic liposarcoma in a ten year old child, Z Ahmed, H U. Shah, N Yaqoob, and S Muzaffar
Cns tumors at AKU: an update plus a brief discussion on intraventricular tumors with special emphasis on central neurocytoma, Zubair Ahmed, Najamul Sahar Azad, Suhail Muzaffer, M Israr Nasir, and Sheema Hasan
Solid cystic papillary epithelial neoplasm of pancreas: A series of three cases with review of literature, Z Ahmed, N Yaqoob, S Muzaffar, N Kayani, and R Minhas
Diagnostic Surgical Pathology: the importance of Second Opinion in a Developing Country, Z. Ahmed, N. Yaqoob, S. Muzaffar, N. Kayani, Shahid Pervez, and S. H. Hasan
Seasonality and species of vibrio cholerae in Karachi, Pakistan, Mahboob Alam, Gulminay Munir Munir, Nasim Akhtar, Asma Akhtar, Saima Akhtar, and Afia Zafar
Q-probes study of replicate specimens at the clinical laboratory, the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, L Ali and I Siddiqui
Expression of pS2 in prostate cancer correlates with grade and chromogranin a expression but not with stage, Hammad Ather, Farhat Abbas, Nuzhat Faruqui, M Israr, and Shahid Pervez
Demographic and Clinicopathologic features of membranous glomerulonephritis, Najamul Sahar Azad, Suhail Muzaffar, Shahid Pervez, Asim Ahmed, Anas Rabbani, and Akhter Ali
An experimental model for amoebic abscess production in the cheek pouch of the Syrian golden hamster, Mesocricetus auratus, M A. Beg, S Kobayashi, A S. Hussainy, A Hamada, E Okuzawa, R A. Smego, and R Hussain
Profile of children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia - a hospital study, R. Bhanji, A. H. Khan, I. L. Balouch, S. Sabir, Zafar Nazir, and A. G. Billoo
Rhabdomyosarcoma in Karachi 1998-2002, Yasmin Bhurgri, Asif Bhurgri, Rehan Puri, Shamvil Ashraf, Asim Qidwai, Kaleem Ashraf, Nafees Ahmed, Amna Mazhar, Hadi Bhurgri, Ahmed Usman, Naveen Faridi, Jawaid Malik, Rashida Ahmed, Suhail Muzaffar, Naila Kayani, Shahid Pervez, and Sheema H. Hasan
Orbital Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcomain Karachi (1998-2002), Yasmin Bhurgri, A. Mazhar, H. Bhurgri, A. Usman, J. Malik, A. Bhurgri, R. Ahmed, S. Muzaffar, N. Kayani, Shahid Pervez, and S. H. Hasan
Retinoblastoma in Karachi, Pakistan, Yasmin Bhurgri, Suhail Muzaffar, Rashida Ahmed, Nafees Ahmed, Hadi Bhurgri, Ahmed Usman, Naveen Faridi, Jawaid Malik, Liaquat Ali G Kazi, Imtiaz Bashir, Naila Kayani, Asif Bhurgri, Shahid Pervez, Sheema H. Hasan, and Akber Haider Soomro
Cancer Esophagus Karachi 1995-2002:Epidemiology, Risk Factors and Trends, Y. Bhurgri, N. Faridi, L. A.G. Kazi, S. K. Ali, H. Bhurgri, A. Usman, J. Malik, A. Bhurgri, R. Ahmed, S. Muzaffar, N. Kayani, Shahid Pervez, and S. H. Hasan
Prevalence of hepatitis C virus in lymphoproliferative disorders, F. Bilwani, Y. Zaidi, G. N. Kakepoto, Salman Adil, and Mohammad Khurshid
Phosphorylation of both EGFR and ErbB2 is a reliable predictor of prostate cancer cell proliferation in response to EGF, Soha Salama El Sheikh, Jan Domin, Paul Abel, Gordon Stamp, and El Nasir Lalani
Leprosy patients with lepromatous disease have an up-regulated IL-8 response that is unlinked to TNF-alpha responses, Z Hasan, A Mahmood, S Zafar, A A. Khan, and R Hussain
Immune profiling of leprosy and tuberculosis patients to 15-mer peptides of Mycobacterium leprae and M tuberculosis GroES in a BCG vaccinated area: implications for development of vaccine and diagnostic reagents, Rabia Hussain, Firdaus Shahid, Shahid Zafar, Maqboola Dojki, and Hazel M. Dockrell
Evaluation of frequency of isolation and trends in antibiotic resistance among campylobacter isolates over 11 year period, N G. Ibrahim, Afia Zafar, and Rumina Hasan
Frequency of hereditary thrombophilia: an AKUH experience., Safoorah Khalid, Raihan Sajid, Salman Adil, and Mohammad Khurshid
Transcriptional control of TFF3 (intestinal trefoil factor) via promoter binding sites for the nuclear factor κB and C/EBPβ., Mirela Baus- Loncar, Ezzal -din Al-azzeh, Hanna Romanska, El-Nasir Lalani, Gordon W.H Stamp, Nikolaus Blin, and Tuncay Kayademir
Mucormycosis complicating interstitial nephritis--two cases and brief literature review, A Malik, A Soofi, A Ahmad, and N Kayani