​​​​Publications For The Year 2025

Chemical Pathology Publications​​​​

  • Unexpected Trio: Bisalbuminaemia and Autoimmune Haemolytic Anaemia Emerging in Monoclonal Gammopathy. Effendi, M. U. N., Hashmi, S. B., & Majid, H. (2025). Jou​​rnal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan: JCPSP, 35(11), 1493-1494. DOI: 10.29271/jcpsp.2025.11.1493​


  • ​​POCT in Cardiovascular Operating Room: A Game Changer? Ahmed, S., Jafri, R., & Mahmood, A. (2025). EJIFCC, 36(3), 222. PMCID: PMC12519696.​



  • Environmental Issues in Clinical Laboratories: Pragmatic Pathways to Sustainability. Badrick T, Majid H, Mannisto T, Anetor J; IFCC Task Force on Environmental Impact of Laboratory Medicine (TF-EILM). EJIFCC. 2025 Jun 3;36(2):187-192.​ PMCID: PMC12205155​


  • Enhancing Ergonomics Practices Using Plan, Do, Check, Act cycle in Clinical Laboratories. Jahan F, Tareen HK, Jafri L, Majid H, Khan AH. EJIFCC. 2025 Jun 3;36(2):171-176. PMC​ID: PMC12205143.​


  • ​ISNS General Guidelines for Neonatal Bloodspot Screening 2025. Webster D, Gaviglio A, Khan AH, Baker M, Cheillan D, Chabraoui L, Abdoh G, Cabello J, Giugliani R, Platis D, Østrup J, Howell RR, Schielen PCJI, Bonham JR. Int J Neonatal Screen. 2025 Jun 14;11(2):45​. DOI: 10.3390/ijns11020045​


  • ​Delirium and cognitive assessment in national hip fracture registries: a scoping review.​ ​Merriman NA, Penfold RS, Walsh ME, Sexton E,​ Bre​​nt L, Hickey P, Coughlan T, Ojeda-Thies C, Johansen A, Hall AJ, MacLullich AMJ, O'Regan N, Blake C; National Collaborators.  Eur Geriatr Med. 2025 Jun 6.​ DOI: 10.1007/s41999-025-01246-4. Collaborator​: ​Aysha Habib Khan


  • Gamification As a Learning Modality in Clinical Chemistry - Breaking the Glass Ceiling. Ayub S, Nawaz Naqvi SH,and Ahmed S. EJIFCC. 2025 Jun 3;36(2):95-96. ​PMCID: PMC12205156​


  • Evaluation of Metabolomics in Chemical Pathology Research in Pakistan: A Less Explored Path and New Frontier. Ahmed S, Khan ZUN, Zubairi AM, Ozben T, Siddiqui I. ​​​​EJIFCC. ​2025 Jun 3;36(2):97-105. PMCID: PMC12205152​


  • ​A National e-Survey of Adult Reference Intervals of Routine Chemistry Analytes Used by Laboratories Across Pakistan: A Step Towards Harmonization. Afzal N, Batool H, Raza S, Ayub S, Bashir S, Hayat A, Adnan K, Muneer S, Abbas G, Iqbal S, Imran K, Shafi M, Ahmed S. EJIFCC. 2025 Jun 3;36(2):132-142. PMCID: PMC12205144​

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  • ​Standardizing The Biochemical Tests for Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD): Where Do We Stand? A National Survey of Laboratories Across Pakistan. Ahmed S, Asad Khan FM, Abbas G, Iqbal S, Shafi M, Arba​b K, Uppal R, Shaukat A, Khan MD, Alam Khan MQ, Zubairi AM, Nawaz Naqvi SH, Alam JM, Siddiqui I. EJIFCC. 2025 Ju​​​n 3;36(2):143-153. PMCID: PMC12205145​


  • ​​Exploring landscape of drug abuse trends in Pakistan: A decade and a half of clinical laboratory big data analysis. Sarfaraz Y, Jafri L, Majid H, Khan NU, Sadiqa A, Khan AH, Siddiqui I, Ahmed S. ​PLOS Glob Public Health. 2025 May 5;5(5):e0004424. ​​​DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0004424.​​


  • Establishing a Newborn Screening Programme: A Success Story from a Low-Resource Setting. Majid H, Jafri L, Ahmed S, Humayun KN, Kirmani S, Khan AH. J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2025 Mar;35(3):387-389. ​DOI: 10.29271/jcpsp.2025.03.387​


  • ​Optimizing Biotinidase Activity Assays: Insights From Clinical and Laboratory Evaluation From a Low-Middle Income Country. Majid H, Umer Naeem Effendi M, Jafri L, Jamil A, Hashmi B, Sarwar H, Khan NA, Ghori S, Khan AH. Cureus. 2025 Feb 4;17(2):e78529.​​ ​​DOI: 10.7759/cureus.78529​


  • Exploring cotton plant compounds for novel treatments against brain-eating Naegleria fowleri: An In-silico approach. Zaman A, Noor S, Ahmad I, Shehroz M, Alhajri N, Ahmed S, Nishan U, Sheheryar S, Ullah R, Shahat AA, Dib H, Shah M.​ PLoS One. 2025 Feb 24;20(2):e0319032. ​​​​DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0319032​


  • Unveiling the clinical spectrum: Exploring the role of anti-β2glycoprotein-1 antibodies (anti-β2GPI) in antiphospholipid syndrome suspects. Effendi MUN, Majid H, Moiz B, Jafri L, Zehra N, and Khan AH.​ Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol. 2025 Jan-Dec​​​;39:3946320251316724. ​​DOI: 10.1177/03946320251316724


  • ​Factors associated with phosphate homeostasis in children with beta-thalassemia major: An analytical cross sectional study from Pakistan. Jafri L, Jameel Farooqui A, Moiz B, Sheikh A, Majid H, Nadeem S, Quddus R, Khan S, Khan QU, and Habib Khan A.  PLoS One. 2025 Feb 21;20(2):e0316566. ​DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0316566​


  • Ascorbic acid-immobilized zinc selenide for electrochemical monitoring of hydrogen peroxide in liver cancer samples. Jawad SEZ, Ahmed S, Hussain D, Najeeb J, ​Alam A, Najam-Ul-Haq M and Fatima B. Sci Rep. 2025 Jan 2;15(1):237. ​​​​​DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-81411-0​

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  • ​​Indirect determination of hemoglobin A2 reference intervals in Pakistani infants using data mining. Shaikh MS, Ahmed S, Farrukh S and Bayunus S.​ BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2025 Jan 9;25(1):15. ​​​​​DOI: 10.1186/s12911-025-02857-4


​​​Haematology and ​Transfusion Medicine Publications​​​

  • ​Defining Entrustable Professional Activities for Hematology Residency Program in a Low-Resource Setting: A Modified Delphi Study. Rehman J, Shaikh MS, Hasan M, Brohi S, and MOIZ, B. (2025). ​Journal of Advances in Medical Education & Professionalism, 13(4), 322-333. doi: 10.30476/jamp.2025.106370.2155​​


  • Framework for the comprehensive screening for endocrine disorders in patients with transfusion-dependent thalassemia in low-resource settings. Abbas, S., Khan, M. O., Arif, A., Majid, H., Jafri, L., Shaikh, A., Humayun, K., Khan, A. H., & Moiz, B. (2025). Annals of hematology, 10.1007/s00277-025-06577-7. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-025-06577-7.


  • Developing Entrustable Professional Activities for  Hematology Residency Program in a Low-Resource Setting: A Modified Delphi Study. Rehman J, Shaikh MS, Hasan M, Brohi S, Moiz B. ​J Adv Med Educ Prof. 2025;13(4):322-333. ​​DOI: 10.30476/jamp.2025.106370.2155​

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  • Spectrum of Cytogenetic Abnormalities in Adolescent and Young Adult Patients of B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Pakistan.​ Brohi ​​S, Shaikh IA, Tariq F, Tahir A, Iftikhar I, Siddiqui IA, Bokhari SW, Tariq Mahmood M, Qazi R, Ahmad U. ​Cureus. 2025 Apr 28;17(4):e83122. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.83122 


  • Unveiling the clinical spectr​um: Exploring the role of anti-β2glycoprotein-1 antibodies (anti-β2GPI) in antiphospholipid syndrome suspects. Effendi MUN, Majid H, Moiz B, Jafri L, Zehra N, Khan AH. ​​​​Int J Immunopathol Pharmac​​ol. 2025 Jan-Dec;39:3946320251316724. DOI: 10.1177/03946320251316724.​

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  • End organ damage in sickle cell disease, a tertiary care hospital experience in Pakistan. ​Haleema U, and Moiz B. Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cegh.2025.102104.


  • Factors associated with phosphate homeostasis in children with beta-thalassemia major: An analytical cross sectional study from Pakistan. Jafri L, Jameel Farooqui A, Moiz B, Sheikh A, Majid H, Nadeem S, Quddus R, Khan S, Khan QU, Habib Khan A. PLoS One. 2025 Feb 21;20(2):e0316566.​​ PMID: 39982925​


  • Evaluation of Anemia in the Pediatric Population in an Academic Medical Center: An Institutional Study from a Low- and Middle-income Country. Kumari B, Altaf S, and Moiz, B. Journal of Applied Hematology, 2025, 16(2), 132-138. https://doi.org/10.4103/joah.joah_39_25​​


  • Outcomes of patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia receiving venetoclax in combination with azacitidine: A single center retrospective study from Pakistan. Alam J, Kumari L, Shaikh U, Muhammad Ali AK. J Cancer Allied Spec. 2025 May 29;11(1):1-7.​​ ​DOI: 10.2478/jcas-2025-0001.​


  • Rivaroxaban for Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) in Paediatric Patients: An institutional retrospective observational study from the Low/Middle Income setting in Pakistan. Mahmood A, Moiz B, Fadoo Z, Belgaumi A, Mushtaq N, Altaf S. J Pak Med Assoc. 2025 May;75(5):851-854.​​ ​DOI: 10.47391/JPMA.11091​


  • Prognostic implications of MUC1 and XBP1 concordant expression in multiple myeloma: A retrospective study. Rajput SK, Minhas K, Azam I, Habib S, Shaikh U, Lalani EN.​ PLoS One. 2025 Apr 3;20(4):e0320934. ​​​​DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0320934


  • Anti-LW masquerading as anti-D in a D+ patient. Moiz B, Hasan M, Salman M, Kumari B, Black E, Liew YW. ​​Immunohematology. 2025 Mar 26;41(1):11-16. ​​DOI: 10.2478/immunohematology-2025-0004​


  • ​Enhanced Survival in Acute Promyelocytic leukemia: A New Era of Therapeutic and Supportive Interventions​. Shaikh, M., & Saeed, N. Medical Research. Archives. 13(1); (2025). doi:10.18103/mra.v13i1.6119​


  • Doctors taking bribes from pharmaceutical companies is common and not substantially reduced by an educational intervention: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial in Pakistan. Khan M, Noor MN, Rahman-Shepherd A, Siddiqui AR, Khan SS, van der Mark N, Isani AK, Siddiqi AQ, Opondo C, Ziauddin F, Bhutto F, Azam I, Hanefeld J, Ali N, Kh​​​an RI, Kazmi SAR, Wiseman V, Aftab W, Mirza Z, Hasan Z, Siddiqi S, Hasan R, and Shakoor S. BMJ Glob Health. 2025 Jan 15;9(12):e016055. DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2024-016055​



  • ​Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia: A Rare Complication of Acute Pancreatitis. Ayesha S, Karim MM, Ali M, Shahid AH, and Adil SN​​. ​Korean J Gastroenterol. 2025 Jan 25;85(1):73-77. DOI: 10.4166/kjg.2024.110​


  • ​Indirect determination of hemoglobin A2 reference intervals in Pakistani infants using data mining. Shaikh MS, Ahmed S, Farrukh S and Bayunus S. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak.​ 2025 Jan 9;25(1):15. DOI: 10.1186/s12911-025-02857-4​


  • ​Doctors taking bribes from pharmaceutical compani​​es is common and not substantially reduced by an educational intervention: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial in Pakistan. Khan M, Noor MN, Rahman-Shepherd A, Siddiqui AR, Khan SS, van der Mark N, Isani AK, Siddiqi AQ, Opondo C, Ziauddin F, Bhutto F, Azam I, Hanefeld J, Ali N, Khan RI, Kazmi SAR, Wiseman V, Aftab W, Mirza Z, Hasan Z, Siddiqi S, Hasan R and​ Shakoor S. ​BMJ Glob Health. 2025 Jan 15;9(12):e016055. DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2024-016055​

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  • ​Characterization of Thrombocytopenia in Pediatric Patients in Noncritical Hospital Setting: An Institutional Review From Pakistan. Urooj H, Altaf S, Saadat E, Qadir ​MS, Moiz​ B. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2025 Jan 1;47(1):1-6.​ ​DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000002972​

Histopathology Publications​​

  • ​Ge​​​rminal center B-cell diffuse large B-cell lymphoma presenting as a chin mass: a case report. Arshad, Muhammad Shahzaib MDa; Ghaffar, Aamina MBBSb; Khan, Allahdad MBBSc; Sadiq, Muhammad Hussnain MDd; Mughal, Ainulakbar Farshad, Muhammad Shahzaib MDa; Ghaffar, Aamina MBBSb; Khan, Allahdad MBBSc; Sadiq, Muhammad Hussnain MDd; Mughal, Ainulakbar​​ FCPSe; Fatima, Saira FCPSf; Akhtar, Shabbir FCPSe; Antar, Mohamed MDg.​ Annals of Medicine & Su​​rgery ():10.1097/MS9.0000000000004091, October 13, 2025. PMID: 413773​04​


  • Coexisting papillary and medullary thyroid carcinomas in a 60 year old male: a case report. Khan A, Malik A, Riaz AA, Sadiq MH, Arshad MS, Rani A, Hassan IN. Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2025 Aug 12;87(10):6740-6743. doi: 10.1097/MS9.0000000000003721. PMID: 41181475; PMID: 41181475​​

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  • ​​Clinical profile and outcomes of pediatric ependymoma: a 10-year retrospective analysis from a resource-limited setting. Bashir F, Hussain N, Qureshi BM, Khandwala K, Anwar SSM, Nisar F, Enam SA, Minhas K, Mushtaq N. Childs Nerv Syst. 2025 Oct 25;41(1):330. doi: 10.1007/s00381-025-07000-2. PMID: 41137947.


  • Levine AB, Bennett J, Patil P, Burns I, Siddaway R, Li C, Haizel-Cobbina J, Rana M, Yuditskiy R, Son A, Nakano Y, Patel P, Ho IC, Ku M, Lyons AT, Velázquez Vega JE, Schniederjan MJ, Erker C, Cacciotti C, Santi M, Nelson EJ, Cheng S, Dunham C, Wilson B, Black K, Van Landeghem F, Nobre L, Eisenstat DD, Stücklin ASG, Weiser A, Larouche V, Giannakouros P, Fonseca A, Williamson L, Fernandes IL, Plant-Fox AS, Fleming A, Campbell S, Mushtaq N, Bukhari SI, Minhas K, Graham RT, Raskin S, Jadrijevic-Cvrlje F, Ludlow L, Macneil MV, Mulcahy-Levy JM, Demarsh S, Fukuoka K, Yamasaki K, Suzuki T, Ohka F, Kawamura A, Arakawa Y, Ishihara T, Yamasaki F, Hansford JR, Luck A, Nasrallah MP, Toledano H, Masoud RM, Lassaletta A, Blasco-Santana L, Kilday JP, Talianski A, Davies C, Johnston J, Hale AT, Dirks PB, Rutka JT, Dewan MC, Tabori U, Hawkins CE. Integrated clinical and molecular landscape of disseminated pediatric low-grade glioma. Neuro Oncol. 2025 Oct 21:noaf245. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noaf245.​​​


  • Phyllodes Tumor of Breast in Pediatric and Adolescent Population: A Detailed Clinicopathological Study of 22 Cases. Tariq MU, Din NU, Nafees T, Kayani N. Pediatric and Developmental Pathology. 2025;28(6):469-479. doi:10.1177/10935266251369273.

  • Cutaneous mucormycosis in a young immunocompetent host - a case report. Rehman ZU, Chang R, Ghauri A. ​ J Surg Case Rep. 2025 Sep 8;2025(9):rjaf374. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjaf374. PMID: 40927511; PMCID: PMC12416807.


  • Panfungal PCR for identification of​ fungi from histopathology-positive formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues and analysis of factors affecting performance. Zehra SR, Zaka S, Far​ooqi J, Ghanchi N, Fatima S, Jabeen K. Lab Med. 2025 Aug 2:lmaf028. ​​DOI: 10.1093/labmed/lmaf028. 



  • Diagnostic role of endoscopic ultrasonography in defining the clinical features and histopathological spectrum of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. Ayesha S, Karim MM, Shahid AH, Rehman AU, Uddin Z, Abid S. World J Gastrointest Endosc. 2025 Jun 16;17(6):104539.​ ​​DOI: 10.4253/wjge.v17.i6.104539​


  • ​Predictors of Non-Sentinel Nodal Involvement in Breast Cancer Patients with Positive Sentinel Nodes Undergoing Upfront Surgery. Tariq MU, Zeeshan S, Arif A, Vohra L, Idrees R. ​Pak J Med Sci. 2025 Jun;41(6):​​1721-1727. DOI: 10.12669/pjms.41.6.11876​


  • ​Primary adrenal CD20-negative diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges-A case report. Naviwala MSS, Shoaib D, Shaikh RH, Idrees R, Afzal M. ​Radiol Case Rep. 2025 Jun 21;20(9):4516-4521. DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2025.05.072​


  • ​Primary urothelial carcinoma of an ileal conduit; six decades after childhood bladder exstrophy surgery: a rare and late complication. Ahmed A, Nasir S, J​albani IK, Qadri A. World J Surg Oncol. 2025 May 31;23(1):211. doi: 10.1186/s12957-025-03798-y. PMID: 40450330; PMCID: PMC12126879. DOI: 10.1186/s12957-025-03798-y​

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  • Cancer registries in Pakistan: a scoping review. Virani SS, Ahmed KS, Springer M, Hussain M, Christensen L, Asif F, Pervez S, Fadoo Z, Belgaumi A, Zafar SN. Lancet Reg Health Southeast Asia. 2025 Jun 14;38:100615. doi: 10.1016/j.lansea.2025.100615. PMID: 40584692; PMCID: PMC12205766. DOI: 10.1016/j.lansea.2025.100615. DOI: 10.1016/j.lansea.2025.100615​

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  • ​Concurrent Coprimary KIT Exon 17 and BRAF Mutations in a Small Intestinal GI Stromal Tumor-A Case Report. Ishfaq H, Soomro MY, Masood B, Ahmed R, Rashid YA. J Gastrointest Cancer. 2025 May 12;56(1):116.​​​ ​​DOI: 10.1007/s12029-025-01236-6​


  • Congenital posterior f​​​ossa mass: mature cystic teratoma with severe cerebellar and brainstem compromise. Sawliha Syed H, Khandwala K, Asghari T, Hilal K. BMJ Case Rep. 2025 Apr 8;18(4):e265369.​ ​​DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2025-265369​


  • ​​Hyder​​abad (Sindh, Pakistan) Cancer Registry Report of Four Years (2020-2023). ​Pervez S, Khan MR, Ujjan ID, Mumtaz N, Alam E, Qureshi H. J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2025 May;35(5):622-627. doi: 10.29271/jcpsp.2025.05.622. PMID: 40325581.​ DOI: 10.29271/jcpsp.2025.05.622​


  • ​Frequency and outcomes of midline gliomas in a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan: a retrospective study. Zahid S, Bashir F, Mustansir A, Minhas K, Qureshi BM, Hilal K, Enam SA, Bouffet E, Mushtaq N. Childs Nerv Syst. 2025 Apr 2;41(1):148. doi: 10.1007/s00381-025-06811-7. PMID: 40169441.​ ​DOI: 10.1007/s00381-025-06811-7​


  • ​​Primary Renal Neuroendocrine Tumor Presenting as Ectopic ACTH Syndrome. JCEM Case Rep. 2025 Apr 23;3(6):luaf092. Chhachhar AA, Furqan S, Memon A, Ather H, Islam N. doi: 10.1210/jcemcr/luaf092. PMID: 40270995; PMCID: PMC12015467. ​​DOI: 10.1210/jcemcr/luaf092​


  • Prognostic implications of MUC1 and XBP1 concordant expression in multiple myeloma: A retrospective study. Rajput SK, Minhas K, Azam I, Habib S, Shaikh U, Lalani EN. PLoS One. 2025 Apr 3;20(4):e0320934. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0320934. PMID: 40179083; PMCID: PMC11967961.​ ​DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0320934​




  • Role of H3F3A (H3G34W) antibody in the diagnosis of giant cell tumour of bone in the paediatric age group. Zaidi SMA, Nasim MT, Hassan J, Din NU. Pathol Res Pract. 2025 Mar 13;269:155906. doi: 10.1016/j.prp.2025.155906. Epub ahead of print. DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2025.155906.​​​


  • High-grade astrocytoma with piloid features: A case report and review of literature. Ejaz ZH, Memon AH, Anwar SSM, Shamim SM. Surg Neurol Int. 2025 Feb 28;16:66. DOI: 10.25259/SNI_889_2024.​


  • MRSA-positive sternoclavicular septic arthritis mimicking mediastinal mal​ignancy in a patient with multiple injection history: a rare case report. Ann​​​Shakeel M, Saleem S, Ali H, Saqib H, Adhikari D, Nazeef A, Tariq A, Ud-Din Z, Kamran M. ​Med Surg (Lond). 2025 Feb 7;87(3):1733-1737.​ ​​DOI: 10.1097/MS9.0000000000003042.​


  • Unresectable Moderately Differentiated Gallbladder Adenocarcinoma in an Adolescent: A Case Report. Sabih M, Ahmad Shah I, Zakir Z, Moez A, and Uddin Z. ​​Cureus. 2025 Jan 31;17(1):e78308.​​ DOI: 10.7759/cureus.78308.


  • ​CT features with histopathological correlation in inflammatory versus benign & malignant neoplastic appendiceal mucoceles: a retrospective cross-sectional study. handw​​ala K, Sajjad N, Kh​​an DB, Malik AA, Memon WA, Rao MO, Ud Din N, Khan F, and Ahmed KAHM.​ ​BMC Gastroenterol. 2025 Jan 28;25(1):40. ​​​DOI: 10.1186/s12876-025-03630-7​


  • ​Intestinal Type Sinonasal Adenocarcinoma: A Clinicopathological Study of 48 Patients With Review of Literature. Ud Din N, Akram S, Raza M and Ahmad Z. Int J Surg Pathol. 2025 Feb 9:10668969241309936. DOI: 10.1177/10668969241309936​​


  • Advanced Stage Head and Neck Cancer Diagnosis: HEADSpAcE Consortium Health Systems Benchmarking Survey. Creaney G, de Aquino Goulart M, McMahon ​A, Paterson C, McCaul J, Perdomo S, Mendoza L, Alemany L, Arantes LMR, Urrego PAR, Dudding T, Pring M, Vilensky M, Cuffini C, de Blanc SAL, de Oliveira JC, Pervez S, Saintigny P, Cuello M, Betka J, Pinto LFR, Curado MP, Zendehdel K, Richiardi L, Popovic M, de Podesta JR, von Zeidler SV, Rocha RM; HEADSpAcE Consortium; Alwaheidi S, Brennan P, Virani S, Ross A, and Conway DI.​ Head Neck. 2025 Feb 24. ​ ​​​DOI: 10.1002/hed.28094​


  • ​Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans of the Breast: A Clinicopathological Study of a Rare Cutaneous Low-Grade Sarcoma. Safdar F, Ud Din N, Sattar AK, Fatima SS, Idress R. Cureus. 2025 Jan 2;17(1):e76786. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.76786​

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  • ​Frequency and Impact of Constitutional Mismatch Repair Deficiency in Patients With High-Grade Glioma, a Retrospective Analysis of 7 Years in Pakistan: an IRRDC Study. Mushtaq N, Minhas K, Bashir F, Zahid S, Qureshi BM, Javed G, Resham S, Das A, Hawkins C, Tabori U, Bouffet E. JCO Glob Oncol. 2025 Jan;11:e2400247. DOI: 10.1200/GO-24-00247​


  • Medulloblastoma Molecular Subgrouping and Outcomes Data of a Single Center From a Low- and Middle-Income Country. Mushtaq N, Bashir F, Zahid S, Riaz Q, Javed G, Tariq M, Qureshi BM, Hilal K, Ramaswamy V, Hawkins C, Minhas K and Bouffet E. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2025 Jan 21:e31555. ​​DOI: 10.1002/pbc.31555​


  • Concurrence of idiopathic granulomatous mastitis and breast cancer in a patient on neoadjuvant chemotherapy: A case report. Mahmood A, Idrees R, Vohra LM. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2025 Jan;126:110702. doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2024.110702. ​ ​DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2024.110702​​

Microbiology​​​ P​​ublications​

  • ​Risk Factors and Clinical Outcomes of Invasive Fungal Infections in Patients with Severe COVID-19: A Case-Control Study. Nasir N, Kazmi SAM, Farooqi J, Irfan M, Jabeen K. ​Pathog​ens. 2025 Oct 21;14(10):1064. DOI: 10.3390/pathogens14101064


  • ​​​Effectiveness of tafenoquine and primaquine for radical cure of Plasmodium vivax: a meeting report from dissemination of results of the EFFORT trial to stakeholders in Pakistan. Qurashi B, Zaidi SE, Mushtaque M, Faisal A, Haroon Z, Agha B, Hammal N, Hameed A, Raza A, Ali U, Khan A, Jabbar FA, Adam ZR, Mehmood T, Price RN, Ghanchi N, Thriemer K, Beg MA.​ ​Malar J. 2025 Nov 11;24(1):393. ​DOI: 10.1186/s12936-025-05636-8


  • ​Trend of Burkholderia cepacia complex bacteremia between 2008-2021: Insights from a Major Pakistani Laboratory Network. Infectious Diseases Journal of Pakistan, 34(3), 207–212. Irfan, S., Farooqui, F., Iqbal, K., & Zafar, A. (2025). https://doi.org/10.61529/idjp.v34i3.388. 

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  • Scheffersomyces spartinae Fungemia among Pediatric Patients, Pakistan, 2020-2024. Jabeen K, Farooqi J, Simons LM, Hultquist JF, Lorenzo-Redondo ​R, Evans CT, Hartmann EM, Hanif M, Ha​​san Z, Mahmood SF, Ashraf J, Ghayas H, Zaka S, Saeed N, Bukhari SARS, Arshad M, Kociolek LK, Patel SJ, Hasan R, Ozer EA. ​Emerg Infect Dis. 2025 Aug;31(8):1550-1​560. DOI: 10.3201/eid3108.241604​

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  • ​Panfungal PCR for identification of fungi from histopathology-positive formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues and analysis of factors affecting performance. Zehra SR, Zaka S, Far​ooqi J, Ghanchi N, Fatima S, Jabeen K. Lab Med. 2025 Aug 2:lmaf028. ​​DOI: 10.1093/labmed/lmaf028.


  • Malaria vector control strategies in Pakistan: a scoping review. Irshad HA, Jehanzeb H, Yaseen A, Saleem U, Javaid MD, Tareen HK, Mukhtar M, Silviera H, Beg MA.​ ​BMC Infect Dis. 2025 Jul 29;25(1):953. ​DOI: 10.1186/s12879-025-11347-x.​


  • Evaluating the accuracy of Salmonella Typhi Hemolysin E and lipopolysaccharide IgA to discriminate enteric fever from other febrile illnesses in South Asia. Seidman JC, Aiemjoy K, Adnan M, Dehraj IF, Iqbal J, Iqbal K, Irfan S, Islam N, Kabir MS, Katuwal N, Maria N, Memon MA, Munira SJ, Naga SR, Pradhan S, Sarkar A, Shrestha R, Shrestha S, Al Sium SM, Vaidya K, Morrison DE, Carter AS, Saha S, Tamrakar D, Yousafzai MT, Garrett DO, Luby SP, Qamar FN, Saha S, Andrews JR, Charles RC. medRxiv [Preprint]. 2025 Jun 22:2025.06.20.25329792.​​ ​DOI: 10.1101/2025.06.20.25329792​


  • Cut​aneous leishmaniasis in A​fghanistan. Rahimi BA, Ghatee MA, Habib MN, Farooqi K, Ritmeijer K, Hussain HS, Beg MA, Taylor WR. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2025 May 7:traf028.​ DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/traf028


  • ​Patterns of care-seeking for postpartum symptoms in urban Karachi, Pakistan: implications for intervention design. Hirani F, Ariff S, Nathwani AA, Peerwani G, Kalbarczyk A, Sultana S, Kazi AM, Yousuf F, Lefevre AE, Bhutta S, Winch PJ, Soofi S, Bhutta ZA, Zaidi AKM, Mir F; ANISA-Postpartum Sepsis Study Group. ​​Reprod Health. 2025 Apr 16;22(1):55. DOI: 10.1186/s12978-025-01981-8. 

    Collaborators​​: Sadia Shakoor​.​​​


  • ​The pr​omise of antibiotic-led reduction in maternal infection. Shakoor S, Gravett MG. Lancet Glob Health. 2025 Apr;13(4):e604-e605. ​DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(25)00051-8​


  • ​Spatio-temporal distribution of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever and its relationship with climate factors in Pakistan: A decade-long experience from tertiary care laboratory network. ​Abid MA, Farooqi J, Ghanchi N, Owais R, Sadiqa A, Shafaq H, Khan E. PLoS One. 2025 May 12;20(5):e0320495. ​​DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0320495​


  • ​Clinical characteristics and serotype association of dengue and dengue like illness in Pakistan. Iqbal NT, Ahmed K, Khalid A, Imtiaz K, Ali Q​M, Munir T, Mahmood SF, Khan U, Afzal B, Qamar FN, Waggoner JJ, Fenelon H, McOwen H, Khan E, Rabinowitz P, Van Voorhis WC.PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2025 May 12;19(5):e0012978. ​​​DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0012978


  • How do study participants want to be informed about study results: Findings from a malaria trial in Cambodia, Ethiopia, Pakistan, and Indonesia. Bamboro SA, Jabbar FA, Bagita-Vangana M, Hasibuan N, Degaga TS, Ghanchi N, Beg MA, Tripura R, Pitaloka AP, Tego TT, Safitri W, Yulita, Cassidy-Seyoum S, Mwaura M, Mnjala H, Lee G, D​ysoley L, von Seidlein L, Price RN, Unger HW, Adhikari B, Thriemer K. J Clin Transl Sci. 2025 Mar 27;9(1):e83. doi: 10.1017/cts.2025.56.​​ DOI: 10.1017/cts.2025.56​


  • ​Changes in enteric fever trends during the COVID-19 pandemic from the Surveillance for Enteric Fever in Asia Project: a cross-sectional study. Munira SJ, Naga SR, Dehr​aj IF, Doyle K, Kanon N, Yousafzai MT, Tamrakar D, Ali AP, Jui AB, Carter AS, Chandra ​Das D, Dawani S, Iqbal K, Irfan S, Islam MS, Memon MA, Khan T, Nahar S, Rahman MH, Saddal NS, Seidman JC, Shrestha R, Susmita H, Andrews JR, Luby SP, Garrett DO, Qamar FN, Saha SK, Saha S. ​Lancet Reg Health Southeast Asia. 2025 Mar 29;35:100562. ​DOI: 10.1016/j.lansea.2025.100562​


  • ​Trends of Enteric Fever and Emergence of Extensively Drug-Resistant Typhoid in Pakistan: Population-Based Laboratory Data From 2017-2019. Qamar FN, Yousafzai MT, Qazi I, Qureshi S, Bar-Zeev N, Sultana S, Jawwad M, Hotwani A, Irfan S, Memon MA, Iftikhar I, Nizamuddin S, Ujjan I, Khan EA, Ibrahim MN. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2025 Mar 5;12(4):ofaf106.​​ ​DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaf106​


  • Global guideline for the diagnosis and management of candidiasis: an initiative of the ECMM in cooperation with ISHAM and ASM. Cornely OA, Sprute R, Bassetti M, Chen SC, Groll AH, Kurzai O, Lass-Flörl C, Ostrosky-Zeichner L, Rautemaa-Richardson R, Revathi G, Santolaya ME, White PL, Alastruey-Izquierdo A, Arendrup MC, Baddley J, Barac A, Ben-Ami R, Brink AJ, Grothe JH, Guinea J, Hagen F, Hochhegger B, Hoenigl M, Husain S, Jabeen K, Jensen HE, Kanj SS, Koehler P, Lehrnbecher T, Lewis RE, Meis JF, Nguyen MH, Pana ZD, Rath PM, Reinhold I, Seidel D, Takazono T, Vinh DC, Zhang SX, Afeltra J, Al-Hatmi AMS, Arastehfar A, Arikan-Akdagli S, Bongomin F, Carlesse F, Chayakulkeeree M, Chai LYA, Chamani-Tabriz L, Chiller T, Chowdhary A, Clancy CJ, Colombo AL, Cortegiani A, Corzo Leon DE, Drgona L, Dudakova A, Farooqi J, Gago S, Ilkit M, Jenks JD, Klimko N, Krause R, Kumar A, Lagrou K, Lionakis MS, Lmimouni BE, Mansour MK, Meletiadis J, Mellinghoff SC, Mer M, Mikulska M, Montravers P, Neoh CF, Ozenci V, Pagano L, Pappas P, Patterson TF, Puerta-Alcalde P, Rahimli L, Rahn S, Roilides E, Rotstein C, Ruegamer T, Sabino R, Salmanton-García J, Schwartz IS, Segal E, Sidharthan N, Singhal T, Sinko J, Soman R, Spec A, Steinmann J, Stemler J, Taj-Aldeen SJ, Talento AF, Thompson GR 3rd, Toebben C, Villanueva-Lozano H, Wahyuningsih R, Weinbergerová B, Wiederhold N, Willinger B, Woo PCY, Zhu LP. Lancet Infect Dis. 2025 May;25(5):e280-e293. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(24)00749-7. Epub 2025 Feb 13. Erratum in: Lancet Infect Dis. 2025 Apr;25(4):e203. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(25)00154-9. Erratum in: Lancet Infect Dis. 2025 May;25(5):e261.​​ ​DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(24)00749-7​


  • Isolation and Epidemiology of Respiratory Bacteria From Unusual Sites: Demographic, Seasonal, and Geographic Distribution in a Laboratory-Based Study From a Tertiary Care Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. Zehra S R, Khan S M, Mehmood S, Farooqi J, Jabeen K. ​Cureus 2025;17(3): e80213. DOI 10.7759/cureus.80213 


  • Creating an academic safety net for newly inducted undergraduate medical students using formative assessments and feedback. In Formative Assessment and Feedback in Post-Digital Learning Environments: Disciplinary Case Studies in Higher Education. Fatima SS, Idress R, Hashmi S, Sabzwari S, Khan S, Jabeen K, & Ghias K. Taylor and Francis. 127-134; 2025. ​​https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters​


  • ​Chest​ X-ray scoring to screen for chronic pulmonary aspergillosis in patients with a history of pulmonary TB. Ali AS, Zubair SM, Jabeen K, and Irfan M. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2025 Feb 1;29(2):90-91.​ ​DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.24.0433​


  • ​Tracing linkages between pharmaceutical incentivisation, antibiotic prescribing and antimicrobial resistance in Pakistan MN Noor, S Shakoor, and R Hasan. The Elgar Companion to Health and the Sustainable Development Goals, 361-372 https://doi.org/10.4337/9781803927244.00030 


  • Antiviral efficacy of fluoxetine in early symptomatic COVID-19: an open-label, randomised, controlled, adaptive platform trial (PLATCOV). Jittamala P, Boyd S, Schilling WHK, Watson JA, Ngamprasertchai T, Siripoon T, Luvira V, Batty EM, Wongnak P, Esper LM, Almeida PJ, Cruz C, Ascencao FR, Aguiar RS, Ghanchi NK, Callery JJ, Singh S, Kruabkontho V, Ngernseng T, Tubprasert J, Madmanee W, Suwannasin K, Promsongsil A, Hanboonkunupakarn B, Poovorawan K, Potaporn M, Srisubat A, Loharjun B, Taylor WRJ, Qamar F, Kazi AM, Beg MA, Chommanam D, Vidhamaly S, Chotivanich K, Imwong M, Pukrittayakamee S, Dondorp AM, Day NPJ, Teixeira MM, Piyaphanee W, Phumratanaprapin W, White NJ; PLATCOV Collaborative Group. ​​​EClinicalMedicine. 2025 Jan 18;80:103036. ​DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.103036​


  • Global guideline for the diagnosis and management of candidiasis: an initiative of the ECMM in cooperation with ISHAM and ASM. Cornely OA, Sprute R, Bass​etti M, Chen SC, Groll AH, Kurzai O, Lass-Flörl C, Ostrosky-Zeichner L, Rautemaa-Richardson R, Revathi G, Santolaya ME, White PL, Alastruey-Izquierdo A, Arendrup MC, Baddley J, Barac A, Ben-Ami R, Brink AJ, Grothe JH, Guinea J, Hagen F, Hochhegger B, Hoenigl M, Husain S, Jabeen K, Jensen HE, Kanj SS, Koehler P, Lehrnbecher T, Lewis RE, Meis JF, Nguyen MH, Pana ZD, Rath PM, Reinhold I, Seidel D, Takazono T, Vinh DC, Zhang SX, Afeltra J, Al-Hatmi AMS, Arastehfar A, Arikan-Akdagli S, Bongomin F, Carlesse F, Chayakulkeeree M, Chai LYA, Chamani-Tabriz L, Chiller T, Chowdhary A, Clancy CJ, Colombo AL, Cortegiani A, Corzo Leon DE, Drgona L, Dudakova A, Farooqi J, Gago S, Ilkit M, Jenks JD, Klimko N, Krause R, Kumar A, Lagrou K, Lionakis MS, Lmimouni BE, Mansour MK, Meletiadis J, Mellinghoff SC, Mer M, Mikulska M, Montravers P, Neoh CF, Ozenci V, Pagano L, Pappas P, Patterson TF, Puerta-Alcalde P, Rahimli L, Rahn S, Roilides E, Rotstein C, Ruegamer T, Sabino R, Salmanton-García J, Schwartz IS, Segal E, Sidharthan N, Singhal T, Sinko J, Soman R, Spec A, Steinmann J, Stemler J, Taj-Aldeen SJ, Talento AF, Thompson GR 3rd, Toebben C, Villanueva-Lozano H, Wahyuningsih R, Weinbergerová B, Wiederhold N, Willinger B, Woo PCY, Zhu LP. Lancet Infect Dis. 2025 Feb 13:S1473-3099(24)00749-7. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(24)00749-7. Epub ahead of print. Erratum in: Lancet Infect Dis. 2025 Feb 26:S1473-3099(25)00154-9. ​​​​DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(24)00749-7​


  • Pre-existing IgG antibodies to HCoVs NL63 and OC43 Spike increased during the pandemic and after COVID-19 vaccination. Hasan Z, Masood KI, Veldhoen M, Qaiser S, Alenquer M, Akhtar M, Balouch S, Iqbal J, Wassan Y, Hussain S, Feroz K, Muhammad S, Habib A, Kanji A, Khan E, Mian AA, ​​​​Hussai​n R, Amorim MJ, and Bhutta ZA. Heliyon. 2025 Jan 22;11(3):e42171. ​​

    DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e42171


  • ​​​​Frequency of viral etiology in community-acquired pneumonia. Kh​an ZA, Ali AS, Ahmed I​​, Farooqi J and Irfan M. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2025 Jan 17. DOI: 10.4081/monaldi.2025.3161


  • Pre-existing IgG antibodies to HCoVs NL63 and OC43 Spike increased during the pandemic and after COVID-19 vaccination. Heliyon. Hasan Z, Masood KI, Veldhoen M, Qaiser S, Alenquer M, Akhtar M, Balouch S, Iqbal J, Wassan Y, Hussain S, Feroz K, Muhammad S, Habib A, Kanji A, Khan E, Mian AA, Hussain R, Amorim MJ, Bhutta ZA.  2025 Jan 22;11(3):e42171. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e42171. PMID: 39916832; PMCID: PMC11795784.​​​

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  • ​Doctors taking bribes from pharmaceutical companies is common and not substantially reduced by an educational intervention: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial in Pakistan. Khan M, Noor​​ MN, Rahman-Shepherd A, Siddiqui AR, Khan SS, van der Mark N, Isani AK, Siddiqi AQ, Opondo C, Ziauddin F, Bhutto F, Azam I, Hanefeld J, Ali N, Khan RI, Kazmi SAR, Wiseman V, Aftab W, Mirza Z, Hasan Z, Siddiqi S, Hasan R and Shakoor S. BMJ Glob Health. 2025 Jan 15;9(12):e016055. DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2024-016055.

Molecular Pathology Publications​​

  • Case Series of Rare Mutations in CML-Like Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Therapeutic Implications Umera Saleem MBBS, MD, FCPS1, Hajrah Syndeed Pal MBBS, FCPS2, Zeeshan Ahmad Ansar MBBS, FCPS, Fellow Molecular Pathology2, Muhammad Shariq Sheikh MBBS, FCPS2, Muhammad Asif Naveed MBBS, FCPS, PhD, MS1 1University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. 2 Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, CML-233, https://www.clinical-lymphoma-myeloma leukemia.com/article/S2152-2650(25)01918-4/abstract.​

  • Uncommon Cases of Concomitant Mutations in Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: A Case Series, Zeeshan Ansar Ahmed MBBS, FCPS, Hare​em Alam MBBS, Hasan Hayat MBBS, FCPS, Natasha Ali MBBS, FCPS, Muhammad Shariq Shaikh MBBS, FCPS Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, MPN-010, https://www.clinical-lymphoma-myeloma-leukemia.com/article/S2152-2650(25)02085-3/pdf.

  • Patterns of PDGFRA Gene Rearrangement in Clinically Suspected Myeloproliferative Disorders with Eosinophilia: A Retrospective Cohort Study with Cytogenetic and Mutation Analysis in a Major Tertiary Care Hospital in Pakistan, Zeeshan Ansar Ahmed MBBS, FCPS, Maria Owais MBBS, Hasan Hayat MBBS, FCPS, Natasha Ali MBBS, FCPS, Muhammad Shariq MBBS, FCPS Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, MPN-009, https://www.clinical-lymphoma-myeloma-leukemia.com/article/S2152-2650(25)02084-1/pdf.

  • Molecular Pitfalls in APL: A Case of Cryptic t (15;17) Translocation Masked by Monosomy 17 and a Marker Chromosome, Fatima Farhan MBBS, Muhammad Shariq Shaikh MBBS, FCPS, Salman Arain MBBS, FCPS, Zeeshan Ansar MBBS, FCPS, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, AML-268, https://www.clinical-lymphoma-myeloma-leukemia.com/article/S2152-2650(25)01645-3/pdf.

  • Minimal Residual Disease Detection in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Using Flow Cytometry, Muhammad Shariq Shaikh MBBS, FCPS, Zeeshan Ansar MBBS, FCPS, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, ALL-269, https://www.clinical-lymphoma-myeloma-leukemia.com/article/S2152-2650(25)01514-9/pdf.

  • ​​Scheffersomyces spartinae Fungemia among Pediatric Patients, Pakistan, 2020-2024. Jabeen K, Farooqi J, Simons LM, Hultquist JF, Lorenzo-Redondo R, Evans CT, Hartmann EM, Hanif M, Hasan Z, Mahmood SF, Ashraf J, Ghayas H, Zaka S, Saeed N, Bukhari SARS, Arshad M, Kociolek LK, Patel SJ, Hasan R, Ozer EA. ​Emerg Infect Dis. 2025 Aug;31(8):1550-1​560. DOI: 10.3201/eid3108.241604


  • Genomic​ landscape of pathogenic mutations in Pakistani population with late-stage colorectal cancer. Ansar Z, Nasir A, Moatter T, Shamsi U. Pak J Med Sci. 2025 May;4​1(5):1475-1481.​​ DOI: 10.12669/pjms.41.5.10265​


  • ​C​omparative study of humoral and cellular immunity against SARS-CoV-2 induced by different COVID-19 vaccine types: Insights into protection against wildtype, Delta and JN. Hasan Z, Masood KI, Qaiser S, Kanji A, Mwenda F, Alenquer M, Iqbal J, Ferreira F, Wassan Y, Balouch S, Yameen M, Hussain S, Begum K, Feroz K, Muhammad S, Sadiqa A, Akhtar M, Habib A, Ahmed SMA, Mian AA, Hussain R, Amorim MJ, Bhutta ZA.1 omicron strains. Vaccine. 2025 Jun 20;59:127270. ​DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.127270​

  • ​Analysis of spinal muscular atrophy patients from the spinal muscular atrophy and muscular dystrophy registry of Pakistan. Aziz B, Ari​f AA, Kazi K, Kirmani S, Ansar Z, Nasir A, Ibrahim SH, Ahmed KM, Hasan Z, Khan S. J Neuromuscul Dis. 2025 Mar;12(2):260-270.​​ DOI: 10.1177/22143602241301657.​


  • ​​Structural and Conformational Impact of Deleterious Spike Protein Mutations in SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Lineages. Khalid A, Ahmed K, Kanji A, Munir T, Bukhari SARS, Hasan Z, Van Voorhis WC, Iqbal NT. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2025 Feb 27:2025.02.25.639252.​​ ​DOI: 10.1101/2025.02.25.639252.​


  • ​​Analysis of differential expression of matrix metallopr​oteinases and defensins in the nasopharyngeal milieu of mild and severe COVID-19 cases. Imtiaz K, Farooqui N, Ahmed ​​K, Zhamalbekova A, Anwar MF, Na​sir A, Ansar Z, Gul K, Hussain A, Sarría-Santamera A, and Abidi SH.​ ​PLoS One. 2025 Feb 18;20(2):e0304311.​ DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0304311. 


  • ​Pre-existing IgG antibodies to HCoVs NL63 and OC43 Spike increased during the pandemic and after COVID-19 vaccination. Hasan Z, Masood KI, Veldhoen M, Qaiser S, Alenquer M, Akhtar M, Balouch ​​​S, Iqbal J, Wassan Y, Hussain S, Feroz K, Muhammad S, Habib A, Kanji A, Khan E, Mian AA, Hussain R, A​​morim MJ, and Bhutta ZA. Heliyon. 2025 Jan 22;11(3):e42171. DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e42171. 


  • ​Evidence of rapid rise in populati​​on​​ immunity from SARS-CoV-2 subclinical infections through pre-vaccination serial serosurveys in Pakistan. Iqbal J, Hasan Z, Habib MA, Malik AA, Muhammad S, Begum K, Zuberi R, Umer M, Ikram A, Soofi SB, Cousens S, and Bhutta ZA. J Glob Health. 2025 Feb 21;15:04078.​ ​DOI: 10.7189/jogh.15.04078. 


  • ​Optimizing Diagnostic Tools & Outcomes Evaluation for t (9;22)-Positive Leukemias in Pediatric Low Middle-Income Country (LMIC) Patients. Bukhari SI, Altaf S, Saleem H, Fadoo Z, Belgaumi AF, Moatter T a​​nd Ansar Z. Cancer Invest. 2025 Jan 24:1-11. ​​​​DOI: 10.1080/0735790​​7.2025.2457144.​