Masood Akbar

Department of Biochemistry, University of Kashmir, Hazratbal Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India

[ 1 ] - Gene variants of CYP1A1 and CYP2D6 and the risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia; outcome of a case control study from Kashmir, India

Studies on associations of various polymorphisms in xenobiotic metabolizing genes with different cancers including acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) are mixed and inconclusive. The current study analyzed the relationship between polymorphisms of phase I xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes, cytochromes P450 1A1 (CYP1A1) and CYP2D6 and childhood ALL in Kashmir, India. We recruited 200 confirmed ALL...

[ 2 ] - Role of inflammatory mediators (TNF-α, IL-6, CRP), biochemical and hematological parameters in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients of Kashmir, India

Background: Type II Diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a multifactorial disease and a leading cause of premature deaths. Inflammatory cytokines are reported that they have potential to enhance insulin resistance and hence T2DM. Assessment of immunological profile in T2DM patients of Kashmir valley is unclear. So, detection of cytokines is relevant to determine the extent and direction of immune respon...

Co-Authors

Bhat Javid 1  

Ganai Bashi Ahmad 1  

Nida Sadiq 1  

Shah Idrees 1  

Wani Adil 1  

Haamid Bashir 1  

Isha Din 1  

Jasiya Qadir 1  

Javaid Ahmad Bhat 1  

Muneeb U Rehman 1  

Rabia Hamid 1  

Rakesh Koul 1  

Sabhiya Majid 1  

Showkat Ahmad Bhat 1