​​​Publications For The Year 2026​​

Chemical Pathology Publications​​

• ​Ahmed S, Fatimi AS, Siddiqui I*, Abbas G, Iqbal S, Shafi M, Arbab K, Uppa R, Shaukat A, Khan MD, Khan MQA, Zubairi AM, Naqvi SHN, Alam JM, Ozben T. Sustainability practices and green lab initiatives in clinical laboratories in Pakistan: a national e-survey-based analysis. eJIFCC. 2026;37(1).

• Ahmed S, Sattar AA, Siddiqui I. Magnesium: the silent partner or the next vitamin D? Shifting paradigm in mineral metabolism in health and disease. eJIFCC. 2026;37(1).​

Haematology Publications​​

• Nathani, N. N. A., Kumari, L., & Ali, N. (2026). Primary multifocal osseous Hodgkin's lymphoma with spinal involvement. Oxford medical case reports, 2026(1), omaf223. https://doi.org/10.1093/omcr/omaf223​​​ 

• Ali, N., Iftikhar, R., Khan, Z. A., Ahmad, U., Mahmood, H., & Aziz, Z. (2026). Outcomes of diffuse large B-cel​​l lymphoma in older adults treated in resource-constrained settings. Advances in Hematology, 2026, A​​rticle 6682894, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1155/ah/6682894​​​​

Histopathology Publications​

• Charolia, M. S., Rani, A., Memon, A. H., Anwar, S., & Fatima, S. (2026). Coexistence of hyalinizing trabecular tumor and papillary thyroid carcinoma: A diagnostic challenge. AACE Endocrinology and Diabetes. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aed.2026.01.013
  

• Masroor M, Amir KMS, Asghari T, Bakhshi SK. Fourth ventricular pilocytic astrocytoma mimicking an arachnoid cyst: A case report and review of literature. Surg Neurol Int. 2026 Jan 23;17:44. doi: 10.25259/SNI_948_2025. PMID: 41660354; PMCID: PMC12875256.
  

• Anwar N, Pervez S, Moatter T, Stark M, Chundriger Q, Ali TS, et al. (2026) Analysis of EGFR signaling pathway; miRNAs and
  inflammatory biomarkers in a high-risk oral cancer population in Pakistan - An exploratory study. PLoS One 21(2): e0340264. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0340264
  
  
  

• Sohail Z, Ja​​mal A, Karim MM, Ayesha S, Shahid AH, Musharraf MB, Uddin Z, Rehman AU. Evaluating the safety and diagnostic performance of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle biopsy in the geriatric population. World J Gastrointest Endosc. 2026 Jan 16;18(1):115392. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v18.i1.115392. PMID: 41607382; PMCID: PMC12836192.​
  

• Ali SF, Amja​​d M, Atiqa, Dhanani R, Ashfaq Z, Arif B. Spindle cell squamous cell carcinoma of postcricoid region of hypopharynx: a case report of a rare tumour in uncommon location with atypical presenting complaint. Int J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2026;12:86-9.​

Microbiology Publications

• Zeeshan M, Shakoor S, Siddiqui AR, Hasan R. "Universal health coverage and priority diseases diagnostics: a case study of Essential Package of Health Services from Pakistan". Lancet Reg Health Southeast Asia. 2026 Jan 19;45:100719. doi: 10.1016/j.lansea.2026.100719. PMID: 41624897; PMCID: PMC12856640.
  

• Dania Khalid Saeed, Sadia Shakoor, Javaria Ashraf, Zahra Hasan, Rumina Hasan. Profiling of BDQ-induced transcriptome suggests amino acid ​metabolism and stress responses as alternate mechanisms contributing to BDQ tolerance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Microbiol Spectrum. 2026 Feb 3;14(2):e0145525. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.01455-25. Epub 2025 Dec 16.

  
  

• Degaga TS, Pasaribu AP, Tripura R, Ghanchi N, Rajasekhar M, Adhikari B, Ley B, Bamboro SA, Jabbar FA, Hasibuan N, Tego TT, Zehra S, Qurashi B, Mnjala H, Lee G, Li P, Kazi AM, Safitri W, Yulita Y, Siagian DSP, Syahputra D, Hadi H, Muhammad T, Ibrahim A, Syed N, Dost K, Puspitrasari AM, Kariodimedjo PP, Rai A, Rumaseb A, Sutanto E, Ean M, Khan A, Sokha M, Commons RJ, Weston S, Noviyanti R, Peto T, Callery JJ, Ali U, Mehmood T, Dondorp A, Devine A, Setiawan E, Mwaura M, Cassidy-Seyoum S, Temesgen R, Abate DT, Erjabo EB, Gessa GG, Kiros FG, Usmani MI, Raza A, Woyessa A, Hailu A, Simpson JA, Karahalios A, Beg MA, von Seidlein L, Dysoley L, Auburn S, Price RN, Thriemer K. Effectiveness and safety of 7-day high-dose primaquine and single-dose tafenoquine versus 14-day low-dose primaquine in patients with Plasmodium vivax malaria (EFFORT): a multicentre, open-label, randomised, controlled, superiority trial. Lancet Infect Dis. 2026 Feb 11:S1473-3099(25)00729-7. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(25)00729-7. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41690325.​​​​​​

• ​Stanton TD, Keegan SP, Abdulahi JA, Amulele AV, Bates M, Heinz E, Hooda Y, Hu W, Jain K, Kanwar S, Magobo R, Olwagen CP, Tembo JM, Sonda T, Strysko J, Tigoi CC, Amin SA, Bittinger K, Cornick J, Foster-Nyarko E, Gumbi W, Hotwani A, Iqbal N, Jones SM, Kabir F, Khan W, Musyani CL, McGann CM, Mittal V, Moustafa AM, Musicha P, Mwansa JCL, Ndumba ML, Odih EE, Omuoyo DO, Pearse O, Phillips LT, Planet PJ, Rasool AA, Rodrigues CMC, Sands K, Tanmoy AM, Theiller E, Zuza AM, Basu S, Chan GJ, Iregbu KC, Mazarati JB, Alemayehu SS, Walsh TR, Zahra R, Dramowski A, Fwoloshi S, Labi AK, Madrid L, Obeng-Nkrumah N, Ojok D, Wadugu BD, Whitelaw AC, Bethou A, Bhargava A, Jindal A, Nanavati RN, Prasad PS, Sastry A, Farooqi JQ, Ghanchi N, Jehan F, Khan E, Agarwal RK, Aiken AM, Berkley JA, Coffin SE, Feasey NA, Govender NP, Hamer DH, Madhi SA, Nisar MI, Saha SK, Saha S, Sankar MJ, Wyres KL, Holt KE. Distribution of capsule and O types in Klebsiella pneumoniae causing neonatal sepsis in Africa and South Asia: A meta-analysis of genome-predicted serotype prevalence to inform potential vaccine coverage. PLoS Med. 2026 Jan 12;23(1):e1004879. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004879​

​Molecular Publications​​

• Masood KI, Yameen M, Ashraf J, Ram N, Saifullah N, Jamil B, Irfan M, Masood Q, Fatima F, Ajmal A, Dockrell HM, Hussain R, Rottenberg M, Cliff JM, Hasan Z. Latent tuberculosis infection in high TB disease burden countries dysregulates cellular and immunological profiles which is further enhanced with uncontrolled hyperglycemia. Sci Rep. 2026 Jan 21;16(1):4247.​​​ ​​DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-34370-z