RESEARCH PROJECTS
Project Title: "A single-arm interventional Phase IV, post-authorisation study evaluating the safety of pediatric patients with transfusional hemosiderosis treated with deferasirox crushed film coated tablets”
Principal Investigator: Prof. Yasser Wali Project Code: EG/MED/CHLD/17/01
Value: 134000 US Funder: Novartis
Project Title: A Multi-Centre, Phase II, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Explore Efficacy and Safety of Sevuparin Infusion for the Management of Acute Vaso- Occlusive Crisis (VOC) in Subjects with Sickle-Cell Disease (SCD)
Principal Investigator: Prof. Yasser Wali Project Code: EG/MED/CHLD/17/02
Value: 55000 Funder: Ergo-Med
Project Title: “Malformations of Cortical Development: Neurological, EEG, MRI and Genetic Characteristics”
Principal Investigator: Dr. Amna Al Futaisi Project Code: IG/MED/CHLD/19/01
Value: 10000 OMR Funder: SQU
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS & BOOKS
Journal Publications
Al-Nuumani, I. K., Bakathir, A., Al-Hashmi, A., Al-Abri, M., Al Kindi, H., Al-Macki, I. & Al-Balushi, Z., A triad of temporomandibular joint ankylosis, mandibular retrognathia and severe obstructive sleep apnoea: Case Report. Aug 1 2018, In. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 18, 3, p. e379-e382
Nazir HF, Joshi N, Wali Y. Premature ventricular contractions as a side effect of filgrastim in a child with B-thalassaemia. Cardiol Young. 2018 Jan;28(1):155-158. doi: 10.1017/S1047951117001585
De Sanctis V, Soliman AT, Canatan D, Elsedfy H, Karimi M, Daar S, Rimawi H, Christou S, Skordis N, Tzoulis P, Sobti P, Kakkar S, Kilinc Y, Khater D, Al Yaarubi SA, Kaleva V, Lum SH, Yassin MA, Saki F, Obiedat M, Anastasi S, Galati MC, Raiola G, Campisi S, Soliman N, Elshinawy M, Jaouni SA, Di Maio S, Wali Y, Elhakim IZ, Kattamis C. An ICET- A survey on Hypoparathyroidism in Patients with Thalassaemia Major and Intermedia: A preliminary report. Acta Biomed. 2018 Jan 16;88(4):435-444. doi: 10.23750/abm. v88i4.6837.
Boulassel M R, Al-Badi A, Elshinawy M, Al-Hinai J, Al-Saadoon M, Al-Qarni Z, Rizwan H K, Qureshi N, Wali Y. Hemoglobin F as a predictor of health-related quality of life in children with sickle cell anemia. Quality of Life Research, October 2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-018-2031-0
Al Saadoon M, Rizvi S, Khan A, Al Shuaili AK, Al Mamari MA. Prevalence and Associated Factors of Infantile Colic among Omani Babies. Clinical Research: Open Access. 2018; 4 (3). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.16966/2469-6714.139
Koul R, Al-Futaisi A, Abdelrahim R, Mani R, Abdwani R, Al-Asmi A. Rituximab Treatment in Myasthaenia Gravis: Report of two paediatric cases.Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2018 May;18(2):e223-e227. doi: 10.18295/squmj.2018.18.02.018.Epub 2018Sep 9.
Al-Nabhani M, Al-Rashdi S, Al-Murshedi F, Al-Kindi A, Al-Thihli K, Al-Saegh A, Al-Futaisi A, Al-Mamari W, Zadjali F, Al-Maawali A. Reanalysis of exome sequencing data of intellectual disability samples: Yields and benefits.Clin Genet. 2018 Dec;94(6):495-501. doi: 10.1111/cge.13438. Epub 2018 Sep 12.
Mehran Karimi, Tahereh Zarei, Sezaneh Haghpanah, Azita Azarkeivan, Christos Kattamis, Vassilis Ladis, Yurdanur Kilinc, Shahina Daar, Saif Alyaarubi, Duaa Yasseen, Mohamed A Yassin, Ashraf Tawfiq Soliman, Duran Canatan, Maha Obiedat, Hala Remawi, Demetris Mariannis, Constantinos Christodoulides, Soteroula Christou, Ploutarchos Tzoulis, Vincenzo De Sanctis. Evaluation of Endocrine Complications in Beta-Thalassemia Intermedia Patients: A Cross Sectional Multi-Center Study. Blood. 2018;(132): 2343-2343.
Middle East and North Africa Insulin Delivery Recommendations for Children and Young Adults. Saif Al Yaarubi. BD Medical - Diabetes Care. 2018.
Azza Al Shidhani, Fathiya Al Murshedi, Saif Al Yaarubi, Khalid Al Thihli, Irfan Ullah. Congenital Hyperinsulinism and Maple Syrup Urine Disease a Challenging Combination. Hormone Research in Paediatrics. 2018;(90): 371-371.
Vincenzo De Sanctis, Ashraf T Soliman, Duran Canatan, Ploutarchos Tzoulis, Shahina Daar, Salvatore Di Maio, Heba Elsedfy, Mohamed A Yassin, Aldo Filosa, Nada Soliman, Karimi Mehran, Forough Saki, Praveen Sobti, Shruti Kakkar, Soteroula Christou, Alice Albu, Constantinos Christodoulides, Yurdanur Kilinc, Soad Al Jaouni, Doaa Khater, Saif A Alyaarubi, Su Han Lum, Saveria Campisi, Salvatore Anastasi, Maria Concetta Galati, Giuseppe Raiola, Yasser Wali, Ihab Z Elhakim, Demetris Mariannis, Vassilis Ladis, Christos Kattamis. An ICET-A survey on occult and emerging endocrine complications in patients with β-thalassemia major: Conclusions and recommendations. Acta Bio Medica Atenei Parmensis.2018;(89);4: 481-489.
Al Yazidi LS, Marais BJ, Wickens M, Palasanthiran P, Isaacs D, Outhred A, McMullan B, Britton PN. Overview of paediatric tuberculosis cases treated in the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network, Australia. Public Health Res Pract. 2018 (September); Online early publication. https://doi.org/10.17061/phrp28231807
Al Yazidi L, Britton PN, Pandit C, Kesson A. 6-year-old girl with focal, severe mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. 2018 (August): online early publication. DOI: 10.1111/jpc.14141
Al Yazidi LS, Hameed H, Isaacs D, Axt M, Kesson A. Enterobacter cloacae osteoarticular infection without risk factors: Case report and review of the literature. J Paediatr Child Health. 2018; 54 (8)
Al Yazidi LS, Hameed H, Isaacs D, Hazelton B, Kesson A. Fasciitis in a Boy with Kingella Kingae Infective Endocarditis. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2018;54(6):710
Al Yazidi LS, McMullan B, Kohan S, Palasanthiran P. Persistent Gram-negative Neurosurgical Meningitis in a Neonate, Successfully Treated With Intraventricular Colistin: Case Report and Review of the Literature.Pediatr Infect Dis J 2018 37(3):e79-e81
Rawlinson W, Palasanthiran P, Hall B, Al Yazidi L, Cannon M, Cottier C, et al. Neonates with congenital Cytomegalovirus and hearing loss identified via the universal newborn hearing screening program. J Clin Virol. 2018;102:110-5