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Tumour lysis syndrome as a rare complication of chemotherapy in paediatric Wilms' Tumour: a case report by Qamar, Sobia, Sindhu, Irfana Ishaq, Shaheen, Najma

“…Wilms tumour is the most common renal malignancy in children, with two-thirds of cases diagnosed before five years and 95 percent before 10 years of age. Over…”
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Fungal isolation from wound samples submitted for culture at a tertiary care hospital laboratory by Farooqi, Joveria, Akbar Ladak, Asma, Shaheen, Najma, Jabeen, Kauser

“…Fungal wound infections are increasing worldwide. The aim of this retrospective study, conducted at the Aga Khan University laboratory, Karachi, Pakistan, was…”
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Outcome of first relapse of Hodgkin lymphoma: Single Institution experience by Shaheen, Najma, Maaz, Ata Ur Rehman, Khan, Muhammad Saghir

“…Objectives: 1:To determine outcome of first relapse of Hodgkin Lymphoma with standard dose chemotherapy. 2: To identify the prognostic factors predicting…”
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Discrepancy between PCR based SARS-CoV-2 tests suggests the need to re-evaluate diagnostic assays by Mushtaq, Muhammad Zain, Shakoor, Sadia, Kanji, Akbar, Shaheen, Najma, Nasir, Asghar, Ansar, Zeeshan, Ahmed, Imran, Mahmood, Syed Faisal, Hasan, Rumina, Hasan, Zahra

“…Abstract Objective We investigated the discrepancy between clinical and PCR-based diagnosis of COVID-19. We compared results of ten patients with mild to…”
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Clinical Characteristics and Treatment Outcome of Paediatric Rhabdomyosarcoma; A Retrospective Review by Mansoor, Raheela, Shaukat, Zunaira, Shaheen, Najma, Sarfraz, Saliha, Seher, Komal

“…Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is the most common soft tissue sarcoma in children. This paper aimed to assess the stage, site and treatment outcome among RMS patients…”
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Survival outcomes of unilateral retinoblastoma based on pathological risk stratification-experience at a tertiary care centre in Pakistan by Shaheen, Najma, Inayat, Naila, Bashir, Sehar, Sheikh, Umer Nisar, Bakar, Muhammad Abu, Rehman, Palwasha

“…Retinoblastoma (RB) is the most common childhood intraocular malignancy. In high-income countries over the past decade, upfront enucleation for unilateral RB…”
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Bacteremia in Pediatric Oncology Patients; A Single-Center Experience by Shaukat, Zunaira, Wali, Rabia, Khan, Saadiya Javed, Nizamuddin, Summiya, Qazi, Romena, Memon, Kainat, Shaheen, Najma

“…Objective: To study organisms causing bacteremia and their outcome in cancer children with febrile neutropenia (FN) admitted at our centre. Study…”
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Role of MyD88-adaptor-like gene polymorphism rs8177374 in modulation of malaria severity in the Pakistani population by Rani, Asima, Nawaz, Syed Kashif, Irfan, Shazia, Arshad, Muhammad, Bashir, Razia, Shaheen, Najma

“…The present study was designed to investigate the association between rs8177374 polymorphism and malaria symptoms due to exposure of Plasmodium vivax and…”
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Genome-wide RNAi screen in Drosophila reveals Enok as a novel trithorax group regulator by Umer, Zain, Akhtar, Jawad, Khan, Muhammad Haider Farooq, Shaheen, Najma, Haseeb, Muhammad Abdul, Mazhar, Khalida, Mithani, Aziz, Anwar, Saima, Tariq, Muhammad

“…Polycomb group (PcG) and trithorax group (trxG) proteins contribute to the specialization of cell types by maintaining differential gene expression patterns…”
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Polycomb Requires Chaperonin Containing TCP-1 Subunit 7 for Maintaining Gene Silencing in Drosophila by Shaheen, Najma, Akhtar, Jawad, Umer, Zain, Khan, Muhammad Haider Farooq, Bakhtiari, Mahnoor Hussain, Saleem, Murtaza, Faisal, Amir, Tariq, Muhammad

“…In metazoans, heritable states of cell type-specific gene expression patterns linked with specialization of various cell types constitute transcriptional…”
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Late Morbidity among Survivors of Childhood Cancers; Experience at Tertiary Care Cancer Hospital by Shaheen, Najma, Jan, Mir Rooh Ullah, Riaz, Shazia, Khan, Muhammad Saghir

“…Long-term survivors of childhood malignancies are at increased risk of experiencing treatment-related morbidities. Survival into late adulthood in these…”
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‘Breakpoint broth microdilution plate’ for susceptibility testing of Gram negative bacilli against colistin sulfate by Ahmed, Imran, Laiq, Sidra, Shaheen, Najma, Wahab, Khalid, Farooqi, Joveria, Shahid, Asima, Hasan, Rumina, Shakoor, Sadia

“…The MIC method applicable to Gram negative bacilli including Acinetobacter spp. is broth microdilution (BMD). Cost and/or availability issues limit the use of…”
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Kinome-Wide RNAi Screen Uncovers Role of Ballchen in Maintenance of Gene Activation by Trithorax Group in Drosophila by Khan, Muhammad Haider Farooq, Akhtar, Jawad, Umer, Zain, Shaheen, Najma, Shaukat, Ammad, Munir, Muhammad Shahbaz, Mithani, Aziz, Anwar, Saima, Tariq, Muhammad

“…Polycomb group (PcG) and trithorax group (trxG) proteins are evolutionary conserved factors that contribute to cell fate determination and maintenance of…”
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Enteroviral Encephalitis in a Child With CNS Relapse of Burkitt Leukemia Treated With Rituximab by Shaheen, Najma, Mussai, Francis

“…A boy with central nervous system relapse of Burkitt leukemia developed fever and neurologic symptoms and cognitive impairment. He had received multi-drug…”
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Enteroviral encephalitis in a child with CNS relapse of Burkitt’s leukemia treated with rituximab by Shaheen, Najma, Francis, Mussai

“…A boy with central nervous system (CNS) relapse of Burkitt leukaemia developed fever and neurological symptoms and cognitive impairment. He had received…”
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Etiology of Acute Infectious Meningitis and Meningoencephalitis in Karachi, Pakistan: Retrospective Observational Study from a Tertiary Care Center by Shakoor, Sadia, Fatima, Tazeen, Mir, Fatima, Shahid, Asima, Shaheen, Najma, Khan, Erum, Jamil, Bushra

“…Meningoencephalitis (ME) is potentially fatal and is caused by a wide array of pathogens. Diagnostic and health-care access gaps prevent accurate estimation of…”
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Effects of Diltiazem on Electrolytes Homeostasis in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats by ., Najma Shaheen, ., Syed Muhammad Shahid, ., Tabassum Mahboob

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Spectrum of Fungal Pathogens in Burn Wound Specimens: Data From a Tertiary Care Hospital Laboratory in Pakistan by Jabeen, Kauser, Khan, Muneeb, Umar, Seema, Shaheen, Najma, Farooqi, Joveria

“…Burn patients are at great risk of developing fungal wound infections. Fungi are frequently cultured from burn tissue specimens alone or in combination with…”
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Outcome of Postchemotherapy Residual Disease in Extracranial Germ Cell Tumor in Children: Experience of a Tertiary Care Center by Shaukat, Zunaira, Shaheen, Najma, Abubakar, Muhammad, Wali, Rabia

“…The aim was to review outcome with residual disease at the end of first line chemotherapy in patients with extracranial germ cell tumor (GCT) in our resource…”
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Outcome of Postchemotherapy Residual Disease in Extracranial Germ Cell Tumor in Children: Experience of a Tertiary Care Center by Shaukat, Zunaira, Shaheen, Najma, Abubakar, Muhammad, Wali, Rabia

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