Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Publications

-2011-

1. Yazbeck, N., Mahfouz, I., Majdalani, M., Tawil, A., Farra, C., Akel, S. Intestinal polypoid arteriovenous malformation: Unusual presentation in a child and review of the literature. Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics 2011, 100 (9), pp. e141-e144.
    
2. Tfayli, H., Jung Lee, S., Bacha, F., Arslanian, S. One-hour plasma glucose concentration during the OGTT: What does it tell about β-cell function relative to insulin sensitivity in overweight/obese children? Pediatric Diabetes 2011, 12 (6), pp. 572-579.
    
3. Nabulsi, M. Why are breastfeeding rates low in Lebanon? a qualitative study. BMC Pediatrics 2011, 11, art. no. 75.
    
4. Farra, C., Singer, S., Dufke, A., Ashkar, H., Monsef, C., Awwad, J. De novo exceptional complex chromosomal rearrangement in a healthy fertile male: case report and review of the literature. Fertility and Sterility Article in Press.
    
5. Bishop, S., Matheus, M.G., Abboud, M.R., Cane, I.D., Adams, R.J., Jackson, S.M., Kalpatthi, R. Effect of chronic transfusion therapy on progression of neurovascular pathology in pediatric patients with sickle cell anemia. Blood Cells, Molecules, and Diseases 2011, 47 (2), pp. 125-128.
    
6. Darwiche, N., Sinjab, A., Abou-Lteif, G., Chedid, M.B., Hermine, O., Dbaibo, G., Bazarbachi, A. Inhibition of mammalian target of rapamycin signaling by everolimus induces senescence in adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma and apoptosis in peripheral T-cell lymphomas. International journal of cancer. Journal international du cancer 2011, 129 (4), pp. 993-1017.
     
7. Mohamed, S.Y.A., Fadhil, I., Hamladji, R.-M., Hamidieh, A.A., Fahmy, O., Ladeb, S., Alimoghaddam, K., (...), Ghavamzadeh, A. Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO) 2008-2009: Report on behalf of the Eastern Mediterranean Bone Marrow Transplantation (EMBMT) Group. Hematology/ Oncology and Stem Cell Therapy 2011, 4 (2), pp. 81-93.  
    
8. Saad, R., Huijer, H.A.-S., Noureddine, S., Muwakkit, S., Saab, R., Abboud, M.R. Bereaved parental evaluation of the quality of a palliative care program in Lebanon. Pediatric Blood and Cancer 2011, 57 (2), pp. 310-316.
    
9. Al-Shareef, I., Arabi, M., Dabbagh, O. Cardiac involvement in nonketotic hyperglycinemia. Journal of Child Neurology 2011, 26 (8), pp. 970-973.  
    
10. Abboud, M.R., Yim, E., Musallam, K.M., Adams, R.J. Discontinuing prophylactic transfusions increases the risk of silent brain infarction in children with sickle cell disease: Data from STOP II. Blood 2011, 118 (4), pp. 894-898.
      
11. Zaraket, H., Kondo, H., Tabet, C., Hanna-Wakim, R., Suzuki, Y., Dbaibo, G.S., Saito, R., Suzuki, H. Genetic diversity and antiviral drug resistance of pandemic H1N1 2009 in Lebanon. Journal of Clinical Virology 2011, 51 (3), pp. 170-174.
      
12. Nabulsi, M., Khalil, Y., Makhoul, J. Parental attitudes towards and perceptions of their children's participation in clinical research: A developing-country perspective. Journal of Medical Ethics 2011, 37 (7), pp. 420-423.
      
13. George, L., Bacha, F., Lee, S., Tfayli, H., Andreatta, E., Arslanian, S. Surrogate estimates of insulin sensitivity in obese youth along the spectrum of glucose tolerance from normal to prediabetes to diabetes. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 2011, 96 (7), pp. 2136-2145.
     
14. Khoury, R., Abboud, M.R.Stem-cell transplantation in children and adults with sickle cell disease: An update. Expert Review of Hematology 2011, 4 (3), pp. 343-351.
     
15. Tfayli, H., Ulnach, J.W., Lee, S., Sutton-Tyrrell, K., Arslanian, S. Drospirenone/ethinyl estradiol versus rosiglitazone treatment in overweight adolescents with polycystic ovary syndrome: Comparison of metabolic, hormonal, and cardiovascular risk factors. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 2011, 96 (5), pp. 1311-1319.
     
16. Libman, I.M., Barinas-Mitchell, E., Marcovina, S., Bacha, F., Hannon, T., Tfayli, H., Lee, S., (...), Arslanian, S. β-Cell autoimmunity in overweight non-diabetic youth: Any implications? Pediatric Diabetes 2011, 12 (3 PART 2), pp. 207-211
     
17. El-Hajj Fuleihan, G., Muwakkit, S., Arabi, A., Daouk, L.E.-O., Ghalayini, T., Chaiban, J., Abboud, M. Predictors of bone loss in childhood hematologic malignancies: a prospective study. Osteoporosis International , pp. 1-10
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18. Memish, Z.A., Dbaibo, G., Montellano, M., Verghese, V.P., Jain, H., Dubey, A.P., Bianco, V., (...), Miller, J.M. Immunogenicity of a single dose of tetravalent meningococcal serogroups A, C, W-135, and Y conjugate vaccine administered to 2- to 10-year-olds is noninferior to a licensed-ACWY polysaccharide vaccine with an acceptable safety profile. 2011.
     
19. Naja, F., Alameddine, M., Abboud, M., Bustami, D., Al Halaby, R. Complementary and alternative medicine use among pediatric patients with leukemia: The case of Lebanon Integrative Cancer Therapies 10 (1), pp. 38-46.
     
20. El-Bitar, M.K., Muwakkit, S.A., Dabbagh, O. Severe hypoglycemic seizures in a child receiving 6-mercaptopurine. Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 2011, 33 (2), pp. e75-e76.
     
21. Saab, R., Spunt, S.L., Skapek, S.X. Myogenesis and Rhabdomyosarcoma: The Jekyll and Hyde of Skeletal Muscle (book) Current Topics in Developmental Biology 2011, 94 (C), pp. 197-234.
     
22. Karam, P.E., Daher, R.T., Moller, L.B., Mikati, M.A. Experience with hyperphenylalaninemia in a developing country: Unusual clinical manifestations and a novel gene mutation. Journal of Child Neurology 2011, 26 (2), pp. 142-146.
     
23. Fahed, A.C., Safa, R.M., Haddad, F.F., Bitar, F.F., Andary, R.R., Arabi, M.T., Azar, S.T., Nemer, G. Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia in Lebanon: A genotype/phenotype correlation. Molecular Genetics and Metabolism 2011, 102 (2), pp. 181-188.
     
24. Haber, M., Platt, D.E., Khoury, S., Badro, D.A., Abboud, M., Tyler-Smith, C., Zalloua, P.A. Y-chromosome R-M343 African lineages and sickle cell disease reveal structured assimilation in Lebanon. Journal of Human Genetics 2011, 56 (1), pp. 29-33.  
     
25. Mumtaz G, Nassar AH, Mahfoud Z, El-Khamra A, Al-Choueiri N, Adra A, Murray JC, Zalloua P, Yunis KA. Consanguinity: a risk factor for preterm birth at less than 33 weeks' gestation. Am J Epidemiol. 2010, Dec 15;172(12):1424-30.
     
26. Farra C, Menassa R, Awwad J, Morel Y, Salameh P, Yazbeck N, Majdalani M, Wakim R, Yunis K, Mroueh S, Cabet F. Mutational spectrum of cystic fibrosis in the Lebanese population. J Cyst Fibros. 2010, Dec;9(6):406-10.
     
27. Rogers ZR, Wang WC, Luo Z, Iyer RV, Shalaby-Rana E, Dertinger SD, Shulkin BL, Miller JH, Files B, Lane PA, Thompson BW, Miller ST, Ware RE; BABY HUG. Biomarkers of splenic function in infants with sickle cell anemia: baseline data from the BABY HUG Trial. Blood. 2011 Mar 3;117(9):2614-7. Epub 2011 Jan 7.
     
28. Musallam KM, Mroueh S, Abboud MR. Pulmonary Complications of Sickle Cell Disease. Hemoglobin. 2011 Oct 5. [Epub ahead of print
     
29. Musallam KM, Khoury R, Abboud MR. Cerebral Infarction in Children with Sickle Cell Disease: A Concise Overview. Hemoglobin. 2011 Oct 3. [Epub ahead of print].
     
30. Muwakkit SA, Majdalani M, Hourani R, Mahfouz RA, Otrock ZK, Bilalian C, Chan AK, Abboud M, Mikati MA. Inherited thrombophilia in childhood arterial stroke: data from Lebanon. Pediatr Neurol. 2011 Sep;45(3):155-8.
     
31. Aridi C, Abboud MR, Saab R, Eid D, Jeha S, Chan AK, Muwakkit SA. Thrombosis in Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treated at a Tertiary Care Center in Lebanon: Revisiting the Role of Predictive Models. Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2011 Jul 25. [Epub ahead