Submissions from 2004
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
Differential effects of Toremifene on Doxorubicin, Vinblastine and Tc-99m-sestamibi in P-glycoprotein-expressing Breast and Head and Neck Cancer cell lines, Muhammad Mubashar, Kevin J. Harrington, Khurram S. Chaudhary, El-Nasir Lalani, Gordon W. Stamp, and A. Michael Peters
Prevalence and characterization of anaplastic large cell lymphoma and its association with Epstein-Barr virus in Pakistani patients, Samina Noorali, Shahid Pervez, Nausheen Yaqoob, Tariq Moatter, Muhammad Israr Nasir, Sarwat Haroon, Elizabeth Hodges, and John Lewis Smith
Osteoporosis in men with Prostate Cancer, Jeremy Ockrim, El-Nasir Lalani, and Paul Abel
Transdermal Estradiol improves bone density when used as single agent therapy for Prostate Cancer, J. L. Ockrim, El-Nasir Lalani, L. M. Banks, W. E. Svensson, M. J. Blomley, S. Patel, M. E. Laniado, S. S. Carter, and P. D. Abel
Impact of antibiotic usage on resistance in microorganisms; urinary tract infections with E-coli as a case in point, N Sabir, Erum Khan, L Sheikh, and Rumina Hasan
Is routine histological evaluation of pediatric hernial sac necessary?, Khurram Siddiqui, Zafar Nazir, Syed Sohail Ali, and Shahid Pervaiz
TFF1 is membrane-associated in breast carcinoma cell line MCF-7., Lai -San Siu, Hanna Romanska, Paul D. Abel, Tuncay Kayademir, Nikolaus Blin, Gordon W.H Stamp, and El-Nasir Lalani
TFF2 (trefoil family factor2) inhibits apoptosis in breast and colorectal cancer cell lines., Lai -San Siu, Hanna Romanska, Paul D. Abel, Mirela Baus -Loncar, Tuncay Kayademir, Gordon W.H Stamp, and El-Nasir Lalani
IgG1 antimycobacterial antibodies can reverse the inhibitory effect of pentoxifylline on tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) secreted by mycobacterial antigen-stimulated adherent cells, S M. Thakurdas, Z Hasan, and R Hussain
Increased expression of HLA DR2 in acquired aplastic anemia and its impact on response to immunosuppressive therapy, M. Usman, Salman Adil, Tariq Moatter, F. Bilwani, S. Arian, and Mohammad Khurshid
Polycythemia vera and idiopathic erythrocytosis: comparison of clinical and laboratory parameters, M. Usman, F. Bilwani, G. N. Kakepoto, Salman Adil, R. Sajid, and Mohammad Khurshid
Hematologic and cytogenetic findings in eleven chronic myelogenous leukemia patients treated with imatinib mesylate at a tertiary care hospital, M. Usman, G. N. Kakepoto, Salman Adil, R. Sajid, S. Arain, and Mohammad Khurshid
Mammary echinococcosis: Two cases and literature review, N Yaqoob, N Kayani, and M S. Shamim
Submissions from 2003
Back matter, Paul David Abel and El Nasir Lalani
Prostate cancer: some clinical and scientific dilemmas., Paul D. Abel and El-Nasir Lalani
Renal carcinoid tumour, Z Ahmad, N Yaqoob, S Muzaffar, A S. Hussainy, and S H. Hasan
Capillary haemangioma of the uterus: a rare cause of menorrhagia, Syed Sohail Ali, Suhail Muzaffar, Naila Kayani, and Faridoon Setna
Fallopian tube carcinoma presenting as cervical growth: the dilemma of skip metastasis, Syed Sohail Ali, Omar Saeed, Suhail Muzaffar, Tehmina Riaz, Faridoon Setna, and Semi Ayub
Chromosomal abnormalities as a cause of recurrent abortions: a hospital experience, M. Azim, A.H. Khan, Z.L. Khilji, J.A. Pal, and Mohammad Khurshid
Case Control Study of Novel Prognostic Markers and Disease Outcome in Pregnancy/Lactation-associated Breast Carcinoma, Syed Aziz, Shahid Pervez, Shaista Khan, Tariq Siddiqui, Naila Kayani, Muhammad Israr, and Mohammed Rahbar
Cancer of the Oral Cavity and Pharynx in Karachi - Identification of Potential Risk Factors, Yasmin Bhurgri, Asif Bhurgri, Akbar Shah Hussainy, Ahmed Usman, Naveen Faridi, Jawaid Malik, Zubair Ahmed Zaidi, Suhail Muzaffar, Naila Kayani, Shahid Pervez, and Sheema H. Hasan
Incidence of cancer esophagus in Quetta and Karachi, Pakistan, Yasmin Bhurgri, Asif Bhurgri, Akbar Shah Shah, Naveen Faridi, Hadi Bhurgri, Ahmed Usman, Jamil Mirza, Jawaid Malik, Suhail Muzaffar, Naila Kayani, Shahid Pervez, and Sheema H. Hasan
Epidemiology of Ocular Malignancies in Karachi, Yasmin Bhurgri, Hadi Bhurgri, Ahmed Usman, Naveen Faridi, Jawaid Malik, Rehan Puri, Mehek Mirza, Asif Bhurgri, Rashida Ahmed, Suhail Muzaffar, Naila Kayani, Shahid Pervez, Sheema H. Hasan, and Akber Haider Soomro
Determination of delay in burn around time (TAT) of stat tests and its causes: an AKUH experience., Fareena Bilwani, Imran Siddiqui, and Sarosh Vaqar
Expression or ligand activation of the androgen receptor does not influence the action of signal transduction inhibitors in prostatic cell lines, Soha El Sheikh, Paul Abel, Jan Domin, Gordon Stamp, and El Nasir Lalani
ErbB2:EGFR ratio is a critical predictor of a Mitogenic response to EGF in a Prostate Cancer model, Soha El Sheikh, Paul Abel, Jan Domin, Gordon Stamp, and El-Nasir Lalani
Androgen-Independent Prostate Cancer: Potential role of Androgen and ErbB Receptor Signal Transduction Crosstalk, Soha Salama El Sheikh, Jan Domin, Paul Abel, Gordon Stamp, and El-Nasir Lalani
Topographical expression of class IA and class II Phosphoinositide 3-kinase Enzymes in normal human tissues is consistent with a role in differentiation, Soha Salama El Sheikh, Jan Domin, Prakitpunthu Tomtitchong, Paul Abel, Gordon Stamp, and El-Nasir Lalani
The effect of mycobacterial virulence and viability on MAP kinase signalling and TNF alpha production by human monocytes, Z Hasan, B H. Shah, A Mahmood, D B. Young, and R Hussain
Re-emergence of Vibrio cholerae O139 in Pakistan: report from a tertiary care hospital, K Jabeen and R Hasan
Comparison of double disc and combined disc method for the detection of extended spectrum beta lactamases in enterobacteriaceae, K Jabeen, A Zafar, and R Hasan
Male breast cancer, N Kayani, M N. Khan, Y Bhurgri, S Gill, M I. Nasir, and T Siddiqui
Inverse correlation between high-level expression of cyclin E and proliferation index in transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder, A A Khan, P D Abel, K S Chaudhary, Z Gulzar, G W H Stamp, and El Nasir Lalani
Markers of metastatic potential in prostate cancer using magnetic resonance spectroscopy, Khushali Kotedia, Calvin Ryan, Hanna M Romanska, El Nasir Lalani, and I.Jane Cox
The thyroid hormone receptor-associated protein TRAP220 is required at distinct embryonic stages in placental, cardiac, and hepatic development, Christian Landles, Sara Chalk, Jennifer H. Steel, Ian Rosewell, Bradley Spencer-Dene, El Nasir Lalani, and Malcolm G. Parker
Ion channels in prostate cancer, Marc E. Laniado, El Nasir Lalani, and Paul David Abel
Implications of inhibition of cycloxygenase-2 on the expression of MUC1 mucin in tumour cell lines: possible impact on tumour invasion, Sanjeev Madaan, Paul Abel, Amin A Nanji, Gordon Stamp, and El Nasir Lalani
Diagnosis of tuberculosis lymphadenitis using a polymerase chain reaction on peripheral blood mononuclear cells, Shaper Mirza, Blanca I. Restrepo, Joseph B. McCormick, and Susan P. Fisher-Hoch
Epithelial-mesenchymal interactions in prostate cancer, Stephen E. Mitchell, Paul D. Abel, El Nasir Lalani, and Simon W Hayward
Cell lines as models of prostate cancer, Stephen E. Mitchell, Joanna Nightingale, Paul D. Abel, and El Nasir Lalani
The Frequency of IgA Nephropathy at a Single Center in Pakistan, S. Muzaffar, N. S. Azad, N. Kayani, Shahid Pervaz, A. Ahmed, and S. H. Hasan
Clinical quiz Malakoplakia of rectum and anal canal in childhood, Suhail Muzaffar, Nausheen Yaqoob, Nayyer Jafri, Naila Kayani, and Zubair Ahmad
Ligand activation of the androgen receptor downregulates E-cadherin-mediated cell adhesion and promotes apoptosis of prostatic cancer cells, Joanna Nightingale, Khurram S Chaudhary, Paul D Abel, Andrew P Stubbs, Hanna M Romanska, Stephen E Mitchell, Gordon W H Stamp, and El Nasir Lalani
Characterization of T-cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma and its Association with Epstein-Barr Virus in Pakistani Patients, Samina Noorali, Shahid Pervez, Tariq Moatter, Irshad Nabi Soomro, Shahana Urooj Kazmi, Muhammad Israr Nasir, and John Lewis Smith
Transdermal Estradiol Therapy for advanced Prostate Cancer—Forward to the past, J. L. Ockrim, El-Nasir Lalani, M. E. Laniado, S. St. C. Carter, and P. D. Abel
Transdermal estradiol therapy for advanced prostate cancer—forward to the past?, J.L Ockrim, El Nasir Lalani, M.E Laniado, S. St. C Carter, and P.D Abel
Alpha-methaylcayl-CoA racemase expression is associated with early lesions of prostate cancer, Hanna M Romanska, Ryszard Maranda, Piotr Marks, Boguslaw Olborski, Gordon W.H Stamp, Paul D Abel, and El Nasir Lalani
Ligand activation of Androgen receptor modulates Cell-Matrix interaction in Prostate Cancer, Hanna M. Romanska, Joanna Nightingale, Zulfiqar Gulzar, Gordon W.H Stamp, Paul D. Abel, and El-Nasir Lalani
Use of intravenous anti-D in patients with refractory and relapsed immune thrombocytopenic purpura, R. Sajid, Salman Adil, Z. Fadoo, S. Sabir, and Mohammad Khurshid
Multiple myeloma: A historical overview, Imran Siddiqui
Breast Diseases: a histopathological analysis of 3279 Cases at a Tertiary Care Center in Pakistan, M. S. Siddiqui, Naila Kayani, Shahid Pervez, S. A. Aziz, S. Muzaffar, Z. Setna, M. Israr, S. H. Hasan, and M. S. Gill
Fluorescence lifetime imaging of unstained tissues: early results in human breast cancer, Paul Tadrous, Jan Siegel, Paul French, Sami Shousha, El Nasir Lalani, and Gordon Stamp
Fludarabine induced immune thrombocytopenia in a patient with CD5 positive B cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia, M. Usman, Salman Adil, R. Sajid, and Mohammad Khurshid
Cyclosporin induced fatal rhabdomyolysis in a young patient with acquired aplastic anemia: a case report, M. Usman, S. N. Adil, G. N. Kakepoto, and Mohammad Khurshid
Outcome of adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a single center experience, M. Usman, I. Burney, A. Nasim, Salman Adil, A. Salam, T. Siddiqui, and Mohammad Khurshid
Spectrum of cutaneous appendage tumors at aga khan university hospital, N Yaqoob, Z Ahmad, S Muzaffar, M S. Gill, I N. Soomro, and S H. Hasan
Renal teratoma: A rare entity, N Yaqoob, Z Ahmed, N Jafri, S Muzaffar, and S H. Hasan
Non-Hodgkin's lymphomas presenting as cutaneous lesions, Nausheen Yaqoob, Samina Noorali, Muhammad Israr Nasir, and Shahid Pervez
Implications of use of contaminated drugs: a developing world scenario, Afia Zafar, Rumina Hasan, and Nasim Sabir
Submissions from 2002
Early surgical results with intent to treat by radical retropubic prostatectomy for clinically localized prostate cancer, Farhat Abbas, Kamran Siddiqui, Syed R. Biyabani, Jamsheer J. Talati, and S. H. Hasan
Role of fine needle aspiration cytology in the diagnosis of palpable thyroid lesions, Nazma Afroze, Naila Kayani, and Sheema H. Hasan
Prostatic carcinoma with emphasis on gleason’s grading: an institution based experience., Zaid Ahmed and Suhail Muzaffar
Transitional cell carcinomas of the urinary bladder. A histopathological study, Z. Ahmed, S. Muzaffer, M. Khan, N. Kayani, Shahid Pervez, A. S. Husseini, and S H. Hasan
Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) as a Prognostic Marker: an Immunohistochemical Study on 315 Consecutive Breast Carcinoma Patients, S. A. Aziz, Shahid Pervez, N. Kayani, M. H. Rahbar, and S. Khan
Cerebral involvement in benign tertian malaria, M A. Beg, R Khan, S M. Baig, Z Gulzar, R Hussain, and R A. Smego
Cancer Patterns in Quetta (1998-1999), Yasmin Bhurgri, Hadi Bhurgri, A. Ajam, Shahid Pervez, S. H. Hasan, A. Usman, J. A. Khan, Q. Kasi, I. Kasi, A. G. Rasool, A. Bhurgri, N. Faridi, and J. Malik
Large-scale pathology-based cancer data--a reflection of population-based cancer data., Yasmin Bhurgri, Sheema H Hasan, Shahid Pervez, Akbar Shah Hussainy, Suhail Muzaffar, and Mohammad Khurshid
Cancer Patterns in Karachi Division (1998-1999), Y. Bhurgri, S. Naseeruddin, S. A. H. Zaidi, A. Bhurgri, Z. A. Zaidi, S. H. Hasan, A. Usman, N. Faridi, K. Z. Hashmi, H. Ahsan, J. Malik, M. Khurshid, Shahid Pervez, Naila Kayani, S. M. H. Zaidi, I. Bashir, Z. Isani, F. Sethna, and S. M. AIam
Expression of a Truncated Brca1 Protein delays Lactational Mammary Development in Transgenic Mice, Melissa A. Brown, Hans Nicolai, Kathy Howe, Toyomasa Katagiri, El-Nasir Lalani, Kaylene J. Simpson, Nathan W. Manning, Andrew Deans, Phil Chen, Kum Kum Khanna, Mas Rina Wati, Beatrice L. Griffiths, Chun- Fang Xu, Gordon W. H. Stamp, and Ellen Solomon
Nosocomial and ventilator-associated pneumonias: Developing country perspective, Rumina Hasan and Sardar Ijlal Babar
Adhesion Molecules and the normal Endometrium, Andrew W. Horne, John O. White, and El-Nasir Lalani
Analysis of epitopes on endometrial epithelium by scanning immunoelectron microscopy., Andrew W. Horne, John O. White, El-Nasir Lalani, Margaret A. Mobberley, Raul A. Margara, Geoffrey H. Trew, and Timothy A. Ryder
Mature Cystic Teratoma presenting as the largest Mediastinal Tumour ever recorded in the History of Medicine, M. Hussainy, K. Essa, and Shahid Pervez
Long-term outcomes of acute myeloid leukemia in adults in Pakistan, G. N. Kakepoto, S. N. Adil, Mohammad Khurshid, I. A. Bumey, and S. Zaki
Characterization of pathogenic mutations in 21-hydroxylase gene of Pakistani patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia and their family members--a preliminary report, A H. Khan, M I. Nasir, and T Moatter
Diagnosis of typhoid fever by Dot enzyme immunoassay in an endemic region, E Khan, I Azam, S Ahmed, and R Hassan
Emergence of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, E Khan, A Sarwari, R Hasan, S Ghori, I Babar, F O'Brien, and W Grubb
MUC1 Mucin and Trefoil factor 1 protein expression in Renal Cell Carcinoma: Correlation with Prognosis, Sigurd Kraus, Paul D. Abel, Christian Nachtmann, Hans- -Jörg Linsenmann, Wolfgang Weidner, Gordon W.H. Stamp, Khurram S. Chaudhary, Stephen E. Mitchell, Folker E. Franke, and El-Nasir Lalani
Androgen-dependent regulation of human MUC1 mucin expression, Stephen Mitchell, Paul Abel, Sanjeev Madaan, James Jeffs, Khurram Chaudhary, Gordon Stamp, and El Nasir Lalani
Comparative analysis of viral titers and histologic features of Pakistani patients infected with hepatitis C virus type 3, Tariq Moatter, Akbar Shah Hussainy, Saeed Hamid, Zubair Ahmad, and Shahid Siddiqui
Leiomyosarcoma presenting as a spontaneously ruptured renal tumor-case report, Mohammad Moazzam, M Hammad Ather, and Akber S. Hussainy
99mTc-sestamibi imaging in the assessment of toremifene as a modulator of multidrug resistance in patients with breast cancer, Muhammad Mubashar, Kevin J. Harrington, Khurram S. Chaudhary, El Nasir Lalani, Gordon W. Stamp, Dudley Sinnett, Daphne M. Glass, and A. Michael Peters
Prevalence of mycosis fungoides and its association with EBV and HTLV-1 in Pakistanian patients, Samina Noorali, Nausheen Yaqoob, Muhammad Israr Nasir, Tariq Moatter, and Shahid Pervez
Transdermal oestrogen therapy for advanced prostate cancer, Jeremy L Ockrim, El Nasir Lalani, Marc Laniado, SS Carter, and PD Abel
DNA ploidy and S-phase fraction analyses of hyperplastic, atypical and cancerous endometrium using flow cytometry from paraffin-embedded tissues, Shahid Pervez, A. Hitchcock, T. M. Sinton, A. Mani, and J. L. Smith
CSF oligoclonal bands in multiple sclerosis, I Siddiqui, S Aleem, N Kayani, and S Baig
Clinical, pathological and molecular factors predicting Axillary Node involvement in primary Breast Cancer in Pakistani women, T. Siddiqui, A. Salam, S. Khan, N. Kayani, and Shahid Pervez
Coexistence of benign schwannoma and lymphoma in a nasal polyp, Nausheen Yaqoob, Irshad Soomro, Tariq Moatter, and Abbas Zaffar