Dr. Maryam Mukhtar

Postdoctoral Researcher
School of Medical Sciences, Tulane University, USA


Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Zoology from University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

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Area of Interest:

Environmental Sciences
Molecular Biology
Zoology
Genetics
Bioinformatics

Selected Publications

  1. Mukhtar, M., N. Sheikh, A. Batool, T. Saleem, M.B. Khawar, M. Irfan and S.K. Suqaina. 2022. TLR-8, TNF-α, and ESR-1α gene polymorphism susceptibility in onset of arthritis. Genet. Res., Vol. 2022. 10.1155/2022/9208765.
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  2. Mukhtar, M., N. Sheikh, A. Batool, M.B. Khawar, N. Fatima and R. Mehmood, 2022. Novel functional polymorphism on PADI-4 gene and its association with arthritis onset. Saudi J. Biol. Sci., 29: 1227-1233.
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  3. Mukhtar, M., N. Ashfield, L. Vodickova, V. Vymetalkova and M. Levy et al., 2022. The associations of selenoprotein genetic variants with the risks of colorectal adenoma and colorectal cancer: Case-control studies in irish and czech populations. Nutrients, Vol. 14. 10.3390/nu14132718.
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  4. Mehmood, R., N. Sheikh, M.B. Khawar, M.H. Abbasi and M. Mukhtar, 2022. High-fat diet intake ameliorates the expression of hedgehog signaling pathway in adult rat liver. Mol. Biol. Rep., 49: 1985-1994.
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  5. Arshad, S., M.B. Khawar, A. Hassan, A. Afzal and A.M. Sohail et al., 2022. Cell free DNA; diagnostic and prognostic approaches to oncology. Adv. Cancer Biol. Metastasis, Vol. 5. 10.1016/j.adcanc.2022.100052.
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  6. Zafar, R., T. Saleem, N. Sheikh, H. Maqbool, M. Mukhtar and M.H. Abbasi, 2021. PRDM16, LRP1 and TRPM8 genetic polymorphisms are risk factor for Pakistani migraine patients. Saudi J. Biol. Sci., 28: 5793-5799.
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  7. Saleem, T., A. Mustafa, N. Sheikh, M. Mukhtar, M. Irfan and S.K. Suqaina, 2021. Mutational analysis of myoclonin1 gene in Pakistani juvenile myoclonic epilepsy patients. BioMed Res. Int., Vol. 2021. 10.1155/2021/7509825.
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  8. Mukhtar, M., N. Sheikh, S.K. Suqaina, T. Saleem, R. Mehmood and M.B. Khawar, 2021. Genetic susceptibility of cytotoxic t lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 gene polymorphism in the onset of arthritis. medRxiv, 10.1101/2021.04.27.21255970.
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  9. Maqbool, H., T. Saleem, N. Sheikh, Asmatullah, M. Mukhtar, I. Javed and A. Rehman, 2021. Polymorphism in drug transporter gene ABCB1 is associated with drug resistance in Pakistani epilepsy patients. Epilepsy Res., Vol. 178. 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2021.106814.
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  10. Babar, K.M., F. Naz, A.M. Hassan, S. Nadeem and A.H. Nabeela et al., 2021. Role and molecular mechanisms of lysosomes and cathepsins in neuropathology and aging: New insights. J. Neurodegenerative Disord., 4: 113-121.
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  11. Amin, A., N. Sheikh, M. Mukhtar, T. Saleem, T. Akhtar, N. Fatima and R. Mehmood, 2021. Association of interleukin-17 gene polymorphisms with the onset of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Immunobiology, Vol. 226. 10.1016/j.imbio.2020.152045.
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  12. Parveen, A., A. Batool, M. Mukhtar, A. Wajid and N. Malkani, 2020. Association of interleukin 17F with arthritis in punjabi families of Pakistan. J. Bioresour. Manage., 7: 33-40.
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  13. Mehmood, R., N. Sheikh, M.B. Khawar, M.H. Abbasi and A. Tayyeb et al., 2020. High-fat diet induced hedgehog signaling modifications during chronic kidney damage. BioMed Res. Int., Vol. 2020. 10.1155/2020/8073926.
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  14. Hameed, W., N. Sheikh, I. Liaqat, M. Mukhtar, A. Tayyab, F. Azam and R. Mehmood, 2020. Gene expression of RAGE, HMGB1 and BAX as Genetic markers of diabetic myocardial infarction in population of Pakistan. J. Biol. Regulators Homeostatic Agents, 34: 2109-2113.
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  15. Mukhtar, M., N. Sheikh, S.K. Suqaina, A. Batool, N. Fatima, R. Mehmood and S. Nazir, 2019. Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphism: An important predictor of arthritis development. BioMed Res. Int., Vol. 2019. 10.1155/2019/8326246.
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  16. Nazir, S., M. Mukhtar, M. Shahnawaz, S. Farooqi, N. Fatima, R. Mehmood and N. Sheikh, 2018. A novel single nucleotide polymorphism in exon 3 of MYOC enhances the risk of glaucoma. PLoS ONE, Vol. 13. 10.1371/journal.pone.0195157.
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  17. Mukhtar, M., A. Batool, A. Wajid and I. Qayyum, 2017. Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms influence T1D susceptibility among Pakistanis. Int. J. Genomics, Vol. 2017. 10.1155/2017/4171254.
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  18. Batool, A., M. Mukhtar, I. Qayyum and R. Shakeel, 2016. Association of rs2476601 and rs1544410 with Onset of T1D in Youngsters of Lahore, Pakistan. J. Bioresource Manage., Vol. 3. 10.35691/JBM.6102.0046.
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