Submissions from 2015
Differential expression of Cytokeratin 13 in Non-Neoplastic, Dysplastic and Neoplastic oral Mucosa in a high risk Pakistani population, Sanniya Farrukh, Serajuddaula Syed, and Shahid Pervez
Lymphangioma circumscriptum: clinicopathological spectrum of 29 cases, Saira Fatima, Nasir Uddin, Romana Idrees, Khurram Minhas, Zubair Ahmad, Rashida Ahmad, Naila Kayani, and Muhammad Arif
Primary Synovial Sarcoma of the Pharynx: A Series of Five Cases and Literature Review, Syeda Samia Fatima, Nasir Ud Din, and Zubair Ahmad
MAD 20 alleles of merozoite surface protein-1 (msp-1) are associated with severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Pakistan, Najia Karim Ghanchi, Zahra Hasan, Muniba Islam, and Mohammad Asim Beg
Consensus report: preventive measures for crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever during Eid-al-Adha festival, Hakan Hakan Leblebicioglu, Mustafa Sunbu, Ziad A. Memish, Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq, Hurrem Bodur, Aykut Ozkul, Ali Gucukoglu, Sadegh Chinikar, and Zahra Hasan
Ovarian steroid cell tumor, not otherwise specified: a clinicopathological and immunohistochemical experience of 12 cases, Saroona Haroon, Romana Idrees, Saira Fatima, Aisha Memon, and Naila Kayani
Ependymal tumors with oligodendroglioma like clear cells: Experience from a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan, Fauzan Alam Hashmi, Muhammad Faheem Khan, Saad Akhtar Khan, Muhammad Waqas, Muhammad Ehsan Bari, and Arsalan Ahmed
An audit of clinical laboratory data of 25OHD at Aga Khan University as reflecting Vitamin D deficiency in Pakistan, Sidra Hassan, Syeda Maria Muzammil, Lena Jafri, and Aysha Habib Khan
Quality indicators for critical international normalized ratio measurements in a hemostatic laboratory, Shabneez Hussain, Bushra Moiz, and Bushra Afaq
Monitoring and reporting transfusion reactions as a quality indicator – a clinical audit, Shabneez Hussain, Bushra Moiz, Fatima Azra Ausat, and Mohammad Khurshid
Response and Adverse Effects of Nilotinib in Imatinib-resistant Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Patients: Data From a Developing Country, Shabneez Hussain and Mohammad Usman Shaikh
Suppressor of Cytokine signaling-1 and Chemokine (C-X-C Motif) receptor 3 expressions are associated with caseous Necrosis in Granulomas from patients with Tuberculous Lymphadenitis, Masood K. I, Shahid Pervez, Rottenberg M. E, Umar B, and Hasan Z
Clinical isolates of salmonella enterica serovar agona producing NDM-1 metallo-beta-lactamase: first report from Pakistan, Seema Irfan, Erum Khan, Kauser Jabeen, Pushpa Bhawan, Katie L. Hopkins, Martin Day, Amna Nasir, Daniele Meunier, and Neil Woodford
Fluoroquinolone resistance in mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Pakistan 2010-2014: Implications for disease control, Kausar Jabeen, Sadia Shakoor, Faisal Malik, and Rumina Hasan
Fluoroquinolone-resistant tuberculosis: implications in settings with weak healthcare systems, Kauser Jabeen, Sadia Shakoor, and Rumina Hasan
Evaluating laboratory performance in external quality assessment schemes for urine organic acids by GCMS, Lena Jafri, Noreen Sherazi, Azeema Jamil, Farhat Jehan, Rakshanda Mehar, Nasir Yousufzai, Bushra Afroze, and Aysha Habib
Application of Sigma Metrics for the Assessment of Quality Assurance for Plasma Amino Acid Analysis in Biochemical Genetics Laboratory in Pakistan, Lena Jafri, Nasir Yousufzai, Noreen Sherazi, Azeema Jamil, Rakshanda Mahar, Farhat Jahan, Bushra Afroze, and Aysha Habib Khan
Neurofibromatosis type 2 patient presenting with medulloblastoma, Jan Kalimullah, Abdul Malik Amir Humza Sohail, Rai Shahjehan, Sabeehuddin Siddique, and Muhammad Ehsan Bari
Characterization of genomic variations in SNPs of PE_PGRS genes reveals deletions and insertions in extensively drug resistant (XDR) M. tuberculosis strains from Pakistan., Akber Kanji; Zahra Hasan; Ruth Mcnerney; Mridul Nair; Asho Ali; Kim Mallard; Taane G. Clark; Ambreen Zaver; Sana Jafri,; and Rumina Hasan
Risk of maternal alloimmunization in Southern Pakistan - a study in a cohort of 1000 pregnant women, Farheen Karim, Bushra Moiz, and Nausheen Kamran
Rhesus and kell phenotyping of voluntary blood donors: foundation of a donor data bank, Farheen Karim, Bushra Moiz, Fahmida Jan Muhammad, Fatima Ausat, and Mohammad Khurshid
Error identification in a high-volume Clinical Chemistry laboratory: five-year experience, Jafri L, Aysha Habib Khan, Ghani F, Shakeel S, Raheem A, and Siddiqui I
R990G Polymorphism of calcium sensing receptor gene Is associated with high Parathyroid Hormone levels in subjects with Vitamin D deficiency: a cross-sectional study, Hafsa Majid, Aysha Habib Khan, and Tariq Moatter
HIV prevalence in blood donors and recipients in Pakistan: a meta-analysis and analysis of blood-bank data, Bushra Moiz, Barkat Ali, Muhammad Hasnain Chatha, Ahmed Raheem, and Hasan Abbas Zaheer
Frequent anemic blood donors: What should we do?, Bushra Moiz, Muhammad Salman, and Madeeha Anwar
“Looks can be deceiving”: Adrenal teratoma causing diagnostic difficulty, Mehwash Nadeem, Muhammad Hammad Ather, M Nasir Sulaiman, and Shahid Pervez
Ki-67 labeling indices in 'Classic' versus 'Blastoid' Mantle Cell Lymphomas--proposed cutoff values for routine diagnostic workup, Shahid Pervez and Haroon S. Awan D
Dusty trephine, Hira Qadir, Mohammad Faizan Zahid, and Natasha Ali
P064 expression of Tumor initiating markers in Metaplastic Carcinoma of the breast, N. Riaz, Z. Naqvi, R. Idress, S M. Khan, A A. Siddiqui, and El-Nasir Lalani
Mammary Analogue Secretory Carcinoma of the Parotid Gland: A Third World Country Perspective-A Case Series, Huzaifah Salat, Ramiz Mumtaz, Mubasher Ikram, and Nasir Ud Din
Cryptococcus neoformans and streptococcus pneumoniae co-infection in post-traumatic meningitis in a patient with unknown HIV status, Faryal Saleem, Naima Fasih, and Afia Zafar
A T-Cell/Histiocyte-rich large B-cell Lymphoma involving only the bone marrow, Maria Shafiq and Farheen Karim
Red cell antigen loss in a patient with chronic myeloid leukemia: a case of ABO discrepancy, Maria Shafiq and Farheen Karim
Establishing quality control values for hematology parameters: an insight, Muhammad Shariq Shaikh
Iron chelation in patients with transfusion dependent thalassemia: an insight on response to deferasirox, Muhammad Shariq Shaikh and Salman Naseem Adil
Aleukemic myeloid sarcoma of the breast, Muhammad Shariq Shaikh and Naila Kayani
Hospital preparedness in community measles outbreaks-challenges and recommendations for low-resource settings, Sadia Shakoor, Fatima Mir, Anita Zaidi, and Afia Zafar
Are TB control programmes in South Asia ignoring children with disease? A situational analysis, Sadia Shakoor, Farah Naz Qamar, Fatima Mir, Anita Zaidi, and Rumina Hasan
Pathogen-specific burdens of community diarrhoea in developing countries: A multisite birth cohort study (MAL-ED), Sadia Shakoor, Shahida Qureshi, Furqan Kabir, Anita K. M. Zaidi, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, Imran Ahmed, Didar Alam, Syed Asad Ali, Muneera Rasheed, Sajid Bashir Soofi, Ali Turab, and Aisha Khizar Yousafzai
High rate of non-susceptibility to metronidazole and clindamycin in anaerobic isolates: data from a clinical laboratory from Karachi, Pakistan, Sadia Omer Sheikh, Kauser Jabeen, Saba Qaiser, Syed Tanwir Ahsan, Erum Khan, and Afia Zafar
Role of CD10 Immunohistochemical Expression in Predicting Aggressive Behavior of Phylloides Tumors, Muhammad Usman Tariq, Saroona Haroon, and Naila Kayani
Spectrum of histopathological findings in postmenopausal bleeding, Muhammad Usman Tariq, Romana Idress, Ahmed Raheem, and Naila Kayani
Cyclooxygenase-2 Polymorphisms and Breast Cancer associated risk in Pakistani patients, Moatter T, Aban M, Iqbal W, and Shahid Pervez
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors: A clinicopathologic and risk stratification study of 255 cases from Pakistan and Review of Literature, Nasir Ud Din, Zubair Ahmad, Huma Arshad, Romana Idrees, and Naila Kayani
Calcifying/ossifying synovial sarcoma: a clinicopathologic and molecular study of 5 cases, Nasir Ud Din, Amanda Hopkins, Aisha Memon, Zubair Ahmad, and Rashida Ahmed
Congenital (Infantile) fibrosarcoma of the scalp: A case series and review of literature, Nasir Ud Din, Khurram Minhas, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, Naureen Mushtaq, and Zehra Fadoo
Low-grade small round cell tumor of the cauda equina with EWSR1-WT1 fusion and indolent clinical course, Nasir Ud Din, Melike Pekmezci, Gohar Javed, Andrew E. Horvai, Zubair Ahmad, Muhammad Faheem, Anthony L. Navarro, Dolores Lopez-Terrada, and Arie Perry
Salivary duct carcinoma: the predominance of apocrine morphology, prevalence of histologic variants, and androgen receptor expression, Lindsay Williams, Lester D R Thompson, Raja R. Seethala, Ilan Weinreb, Adel M. Assaad, Madalina Tuluc, Nasir Ud Din, Bibianna Purgina, Chi Lai, and Christopher C. Griffith
Reduced-intensity conditioning allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for chronic lymphocytic leukemia, Mohammad Faizan Zahid and Natasha Bahadur Ali
Aspergillus fumigatus spinal abscess in an immunocompetent child, Mohammad Faizan Zahid and Joveria Farooqi
Mammary myofibroblastoma: a clinico- pathologic study of six cases, Mohammad Faizan Zahid, Imad Zafar, Nasir Ud Din, Arsalan Ahmed, Saira Fatima, and Naila Kayani
Association of obesity with infertility among Pakistani men: A case control study, Nida Zahid, Sarah Saleem, Syed Iqbal Azam, and Tariq Moatter
Rhabdomyosarcoma--an Epidemiological and Histopathologic study of 277 cases from a major tertiary care center in Karachi, Pakistan, Ahmad Z, Din N. U, Ahmad A, Imran S, Shahid Pervez, Ahmed R, and Kayani N
Submissions from 2014
Clinical pattern and spectrum of endometrial pathologies in patients with abnormal uterine bleeding in Pakistan: need to adopt a more conservative approach to treatment, Mariam Abid, Atif Ali Hashmi, Babar Malik, Saroona Haroon, Naveen Faridi, Muhammad Muzzammil Edhi, and Mehmood Khan
Umbilical cord blood transplantation: An insight, Salman Adil and Natasha Bahadur Ali
How our practice of Histopathology, especially Tumour pathology has changed in the last two decades: reflections from a major referral center in Pakistan, Zubair Ahmad, Romana Idress, Saira Fatima, Huma Arshad, Nasir Ud Din, Aisha Memon, Khurram Minhas, Arsalan Ahmed, Syeda Samia Fatima, Muhammad Arif, Rashida Ahmed, Saroona Haroon, Shahid Pervez, Sheema Hassan, and Naila Kayani
The MAL-ED study: A multinational and multidisciplinary approach to understand the relationship between enteric pathogens, malnutrition, gut physiology, physical growth, cognitive development, and immune responses in infants and children up to 2 years of age in resource-poor environments, Imran Ahmed, Didar Alam, Syed Asad Ali, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, Shahida Qureshi, Sadia Shakoor, Sajid Bashir Soofi, Ali Turab, Aisha Khizar Yousafzai, and Anita K. M. Zaidi
Distribution of EGFR mutations commonly observed in primary Lung Adenocarcinomas in Pakistan as predictors for targeted therapy, Zeeshan Ansar Ahmed, Tariq Moatter, Areeba Siddiqui, and Shahid Pervez
Basic life support: a questionnaire survey to assess proficiency of radiologists and radiology residents in managing adult life support in cardiopulmonary arrest and acute anaphylactic reaction, Tariq Alam, Yasir Jamil Khattak, Muhammad Anwar, and Asif Alam Khan
Mycobacterium tuberculosis Central Asian Strain (CAS) lineage strains in Pakistan reveal lower diversity of MIRU loci than other strains, Asho Ali, Zahra Hasan, Sana Jafri, Raunaq Inayat, and Rumina Hasan
Bloodstream and central line isolates from hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients: Data from a developing country, Natasha Bahadur Ali, Salman Adil, and Mohammad Usman Shaikh
Leishmania donovani bodies in bone marrow, Natasha Ali and Shabneez Hussain
Tyrosine kinase inhibitors in cancer therapeutics: great expectations from small molecules, Zeeshan A Ansar and tariq moatter
Assessment of environmental enteropathy in the MAL-ED cohort study: Theoretical and analytic framework, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, Imran Ahmed, Didar Alam, Syed Asad Ali, Shahida Qureshi, Sadia Shakoor, Sajid Bashir Soofi, Ali Turab, Aisha Khizar Yousafzai, and Anita K. M. Zaidi
Promoter hypermethylation of tumor suppressor genes correlates with tumor grade and invasiveness in patients with urothelial bladder cancer, Shumaila M. Bilgrami, Sohail A. Qureshi, Shahid Pervez, and Farhat Abbas
MP39-17 MECP2 Silencing in high grade bladder Cancer derived HTB-5 Cell line affects Cellular Proliferation and Migratory ability, Shumaila Bilgrami, Zulfiqar Naqvi, Khalid Shaikh, El-Nasir Lalani, and Farhat Abbas
Chondroblastoma: a clinico-pathological analysis, Nasir-Ud Din
Human ophthalmomyiasis externa caused by the sheep botfly oestrus ovis: a case report from Karachi, Pakistan, Naima Fasih, Kanza Noor Qaiser, Syeda Aisha Bokhari, Bushra Jamil, and Mohammad Asim Beg
Knowledge and practices of laboratory workers on standardized antimicrobial susceptibility testing and biosafety practices to prevent the spread of superbugs in Pakistan, Najia K. Ghanchi, Erum Khan, Joveria Q. Farooqi, Naima Fasih, Maqboola Dojki, and Molly A. Hughes
Shifting of vitamin D deficiency to hypervitaminosis and toxicity, Aysha Habib, Hafsa Majid, and Romaina Iqbal
Ovarian sex cord stromal tumours in children and young girls - a more than two decade clinicopathological experience in a developing country, Pakistan, Saroona Haroon, Romana Idrees, Aleena Zia, Aisha Memon, Saira Fatima, and Naila Kayani
Prostate type epithelial polyps of urogenital tract: a series of 3 cases and literature review, Saroona Haroon and Nasir Uddin
Drug resistant tuberculosis: challenges of urbanization, Rumina Hasan
Short report: Diagnostic testing for hemorrhagic fevers in Pakistan: 2007–2013, Zahra Hasan, Barry Atkinson, Bushra Jamil, Azra Samreen, Lamia Altaf, and Roger Hewson
Change in serum CXCL10 levels during anti-tuberculosis treatment depends on vitamin D status [Short Communication], Z Hasan, N Salahuddin, N Rao, M Aqeel, F Mahmood, F Ali, M Ashraf, F Rahman, S Mahmood, and M Islam
Evaluating associations between vaccine response and malnutrition, gut function, and enteric infections in the MAL-ED cohort study: Methods and challenges, Christel Hoest, Imran Ahmed, Didar Alam, Syed Asad Ali, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, Shahida Qureshi, Sadia Shakoor, Sajid Bashir Soofi, Ali Turab, Aisha Khizar Yousafzai, and Anita K. M. Zaidi
Haemophagocytosis in a patient with diffuse large B cell lymphoma, Izza Hussain and Natasha Bahadur Ali
Validation of a food frequency questionnaire for assessing macronutrient and calcium intake in adult Pakistani population, Romaina Iqbal, Mohammad Ali Haroon, Farhan Javed Dar, Mujtaba Bilgirami, Gulshan Bano, and Aysha Habib Khan
Ionized Calcium Measurement in Serum and Plasma by Ion Selective Electrodes: Comparison of Measured and Calculated Parameters, Lena Jafri, Aysha Habib Khan, and Saba Azeem
Root cause analysis of non-infectious transfusion complications and the lessons learnt, Farheen Karim, Bushra Moiz, Naseem Shamsuddin, Safia Naz, and Mohammad Khurshid
Clinical characteristics, outcome and early induction deaths in patients with acute promyelocytic leukaemia: a five-year experience at a tertiary care centre, Farheen Karim, Usman Shaikh, Salman Adil, and Mohammad Khurshid
Author's Reply (to both letters):, Ayesha Habib Khan, Sahar Iqbal, and Samia Fatima
Tuberculous pleural effusion: An update, Sidra Kiran, Kauser Jabeen, and Muhammad Irfan
Red cell alloimmunization in thalassemia patients in a developing country - what can be done?, Bushra Moiz
Estimating window period blood donations for human immunodeficiency virus type 1, hepatitis C virus, and hepatitis B virus by nucleic acid amplification testing in Southern Pakistan, Bushra Moiz, Tariq Moatter, Mohammad Usman Shaikh, Salman Adil, Natasha Bahadur Ali, Farheen Mahar, Naseem Shamsuddin, and Mohammad Khurshid
The MAL-ED cohort study: Methods and lessons learned when assessing early child development and caregiving mediators in infants and young children in 8 low- and middle-income countries, Muneera Rasheed, Aisha Khizar Yousafzai, (MAL-ED) Network Investigators, Imran Ahmed, Didar Alam, Syed Asad Ali, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, Shahida Qureshi, Sadia Shakoor, Sajid Bashir Soofi, Ali Turab, and Anita K. M. Zaidi
T-cell large granular lymphocytic leukemia: 4 cases, Anila Rashid, Mohammad Khurshid, and Arsalan Ahmed
Chromosomal abnormalities in primary myelodysplastic syndrome, Anila Rashid, Mohammad Khurshid, Usman Shaikh, and Salman Adil
Tumour necrosis factor, interleukin-6 and interleukin-10 are possibly involved in Plasmodium vivax-associated thrombocytopaenia in southern Pakistani population, Afsheen Raza, Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, Najia Karim Ghanchi, Ahmed Raheem, and Mohammad A. Beg
Androgen receptor expressing metaplastic carcinoma cell line established from non-caucasian female patient, Nazia Riaz, Zulfiqar Naqvi, Anwar Ali Siddiqui, Shaista Masood Khan, and El Nasir Lalani
Modeling environmental influences on child growth in the MAL-ED cohort study: Opportunities and challenges, Stephanie A. Richard, Imran Ahmed, Didar Alam, Syed Asad Ali, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, Shahida Qureshi, Sadia Shakoor, Sajid Bashir Soofi, Ali Turab, Aisha Khizar Yousafzai, and Anita K. M. Zaidi
Response to imatinib mesylate in patients with early chronic phase chronic myeloid leukemia and derivative chromosome 9 deletion or clonal evolution, Mohammad Usman Shaikh, Tariq Moatter, Naveen Naz Syed, Natasha Bahadur Ali, and Salman Adil
Frequency of chromosomal abnormalities in Pakistani adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Muhammad Shariq Shaikh, Salman Adil, Mohammad Usman Shaikh, and Mohammad Khurshid
Chromosomal abnormalities in Pakistani children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Muhammad Shariq Shaikh, Syed Sarwer Ali, Mohammad Khurshid, and Zehra Fadoo
Pre-marital screening for beta thalassaemia in Pakistan: an insight, Muhammad Shariq, Bushra Moiz, Nazneen Zaidi, Waleed Bin Azhar, Waseem Iqbal, Aiyesha Humaira, and Rab Nawaz Memon
Multiple Lymphomatous Polyposis form of Blastoid variant of Mantle Cell Lymphoma in colon: a case report and review of literature, Haroon S, Memon A, and Shahid Pervez
Chondromyxoid Fibroma; experience of 36 cases of an intriguing entity, Haroon S, Nasir Uddin, Shahid Pervez, Kayani N, Ahmed R, Hafeez K, and Umer M
β-lactamase production and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of moraxella catarrhalis isolates: report from Pakistan, Sadia Omer Sheikh, Naima Fasih, Seema Irfan, and Afia Zafar
The emerging threat of schistosomiasis spread in Pakistan, F Subhani, R Nizamuddin, A Qasim, N Idrees, I Ahmed, S Nizami, S Shakoor, and M A. Beg
Expression of the androgen receptor, pAkt, and pPTEN in breast cancer and their potential in prognostication, Aisha Sultana, Romana Idress, Zulfiqar Ali Naqvi, Iqbal Azam, Shaista Khan, Anwar Ali Siddiqui, and El Nasir Lalani