​​​​​​​​​​Chemical Pathology Publications​​ 2024

July-September

  • Advancing medical laboratory practice in Pakistan: insights from a focus group study on technologists' training needs. Khan FMA, Moiz B, Rehman J, Majid H, Zeeshan M, Jafri L, and Khan AH. BMC Med Educ. 2024 Aug ​28;24(1):938. DOI: 10.1186/s12909-024-05836-x


  • ​Evaluation of the clinical, biochemical, and molecular spectrum of Cobalamin C (CblC) defect in 33 patients from Pakistan. Ahmed S, Cai L, Akbar F, Siddiqui A, DeBerardinis RJ,​ Ni M, Vu H, and Afroze B.​ ​Scand J Clin Lab Invest. 2024 Sep 3:1-7. DOI: 10.1080/00365513.2024.2394983.​


  • ​​Reference Intervals for Blood Chemistry Parameters in the Pakistani Population: A Systematic Review of Published Literature. Afzal N, and Ahmed S.​ EJIFCC. 2024 Aug 8;35(2):71-82. PMCID: PMC11380145


  • ​From Practice to Proficiency: Evaluation of a Novel Workplace-Based Assessment (WBA) in a Postgraduate Chemical Pathology Residency Program in Pakistan. Sibtain A, Muhammad Asad KF, Hafsa M, Habib KA, Imran S, Farooq G, and Lena J. EJIFCC. 2024 Aug 8;35(2):111-119. ​PMCID: PMC11380148.


  • Choosing the right equation for calculating indirect LDL-Cholesterol (LDL-C) in adult Pakistani population: Evaluation of seven equations using big data analytics. Hashmi SB, Ahmed S, Hashmi S, Bux R, and Siddiqui I.​ Pract Lab Med. 2024 Jul 10;41:e00418.​DOI: 10.1016/j.plabm.2024.e00418.​


  • Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its association with CT-based central adiposity measures: a cross-sectional study at a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan.​ Hussain Z, Habib A and Sajjad Z.​ BMJ Open. 2024 Jul 23;14(7):e082095.​ ​DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-082095


  • Harnessing the Power of Big Data Analytics-Estimation of Reference Intervals for Neonatal Serum TSH in Pakistan Using RefineR Algorithm.​ Muneer S, Ahmed S, Agravatt AK and Siddiqui I.​ Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2024 Jul;34(7):775-779. ​DOI: 10.29271/jcpsp.2024.07.775.​

April-June​

  • Vitamin D and Calcium Pharmaceutical Supplements: All we Need to Know to Choose the Right One. Majid, H., Zehra, N., Khan, A., Jafri, L., & Khan, A. H. Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal. 2024 June; 74(3), 884​.  ​​https://www.pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/7361/6311​.


  • Guiding postmenopausal care for osteop​orosis: First evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for Pakistan. ​Pervez A, Chandran M and Khan AH.​ J Pak Med Assoc. 2024 Jun;74(6):1202-1203. DOI: 10.47391/JPMA.10632


  • ​Network Pharmacolo​gy and Experimental Validation to Explore the Potential Mechanism of Nigella sativa for the Treatment of Breast Cancer.​ Arif R, Bukhari SA, Mustafa G, Ahmed S, and Albeshr MF. Pharmaceuticals (Basel). 2024 May 10;17(5):617. DOI: 10.3390/ph17050617


  • ​Clinico-Biochemical Spectrum of Pakistani Patients with Glutaric Aciduria Type 1 (GA1): Experience from a Specialised Biochemical Genetics Laboratory in Pakistan. Bilal M, Jafri L, Majid H, Khan AH, and Ahmed S.​ J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2024 Jun;34(6):646-649.​​​ ​​​​DOI: 10.29271/jcpsp.2024.06.646


  • Artificial Intelligence - Perception of Clinical Laboratories' Technical Staff a Nationwide Multicentre Survey in Pakistan.​ Ahmed S, Kapadia A, Ahmed Siddiqui I, Shaukat A, Khan​ MD, Alam Khan MQ, Iqbal S, Abbas G, Zubairi AM, Nawaz Naqvi SH, Sadiqa A, Jafri L and Siddiqui I.​ ​EJIFCC. 2024 Apr 11;35(1):23-30.​​ PMCID: PMC11063789


  • ​Spurious Hyperphosphatemia in a Patient with Chronic Kidney Disease - a Rare Case of Alteplase Contamination.​ ​Khan ZUN, Ahmed S, Siddiqui A and Siddiqui I. ​Clin Lab. 2024 Apr 1;70(4). ​​​DOI: 10.7754/Clin.Lab.2023.231101.​


January-Mar​ch

  •  Vitamin D supplementation in polycystic ovary syndrome: a randomized open-label delayed-start design: study protocol. Khan AH, Khan U, Khan HN, Zahid N and Rehman R. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.pex-2558/v1.


  • Insights from semi-structured interviews on integrating artificial intelligence in clinical chemistry laboratory practices. ​​Jafri L, Farooqui AJ, Grant J, Omer U, Gale R, Ahmed S, Khan AH, Siddiqui I, Ghani F and Majid H. ​​​BMC Med Educ. 2024 Feb 22;24(1):170.​​ ​​​DOI: 10.1186/s12909-024-05078-x.


  • Reporting Practices of Serum Protein Electrophoresis in Pakistan - ​a Multicenter Survey. Ahmed S, Afzal N, Jafri L, Khan MD, Khan MQA, Iqbal S, Abbas G, Imran K, Ali U and Siddiqui I. Clin Lab. 2024 Feb 1;70(2). ​DOI: 10.7754/Clin.Lab.2023.230652


  • Developing and piloting an online course on​ osteoporosis using a multidisciplinary multi-institute approach- a cross-sectional qualitative study. ​Jafri L, Majid H, Farooqui AJ, Ahmed S, Effendi MUN, Zaman MU, Riaz Q, Nasir N, Fatima S, Nadeem S, Rashid RH, Ejaz A, Alvi N, Aslam F and Khan AH.​ PLoS One. 2024 Feb 15;19(2):e0291617.​​ DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0291617.​


  • ​​​Enhancing specimen collection skills for dried blood spots through an immersive virtual learning environment: a cross-sectional study.​ ​Majid H, Jafri L, Rehman S, Jamil A, Khanam F, Shah N, Khan NA and Khan AH. ​​BMC Res Notes. 2024 Jan 4;17(1):16.​​​​​DOI: 10.1186/s13104-023-06584-9