Moazzam Zaidi
Aga Khan University
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Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology | 2010
Danish Saleheen; M. Alexander; Asif Rasheed; David Wormser; Nicole Soranzo; Naomi Hammond; Adam S. Butterworth; Moazzam Zaidi; Philip Haycock; Suzannah Bumpstead; Simon Potter; Hannah Blackburn; Emma Gray; Emanuele Di Angelantonio; Stephen Kaptoge; Nabi Shah; Maria Samuel; Ahmedyar Janjua; Nasir Sheikh; Shajjia Razi Haider; Muhammed Murtaza; Usman Ahmad; Abdul Hakeem; Muhammad Ali Memon; Nadeem Hayat Mallick; Muhammad Azhar; Abdus Samad; Syed Zahed Rasheed; Ali Raza Gardezi; Nazir Ahmed Memon
Objective—To examine variants at the 9p21 locus in a case-control study of acute myocardial infarction (MI) in Pakistanis and to perform an updated meta-analysis of published studies in people of European ancestry. Methods and Results—A total of 1851 patients with first-ever confirmed MI and 1903 controls were genotyped for 89 tagging single-nucleotide polymorphisms at locus 9p21, including the lead variant (rs1333049) identified by the Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium. Minor allele frequencies and extent of linkage disequilibrium observed in Pakistanis were broadly similar to those seen in Europeans. In the Pakistani study, 6 variants were associated with MI (P<10−2) in the initial sample set, and in an additional 741 cases and 674 controls in whom further genotyping was performed for these variants. For Pakistanis, the odds ratio for MI was 1.13 (95% CI, 1.05 to 1.22; P=2×10−3) for each copy of the C allele at rs1333049. In comparison, a meta-analysis of studies in Europeans yielded an odds ratio of 1.31 (95% CI, 1.26 to 1.37) for the same variant (P=1×10−3 for heterogeneity). Meta-analyses of 23 variants, in up to 38 250 cases and 84 820 controls generally yielded higher values in Europeans than in Pakistanis. Conclusion—To our knowledge, this study provides the first demonstration that variants at the 9p21 locus are significantly associated with MI risk in Pakistanis. However, association signals at this locus were weaker in Pakistanis than those in European studies.
Circulation-cardiovascular Genetics | 2010
Danish Saleheen; Nicole Soranzo; Asif Rasheed; Hubert Scharnagl; Rhian Gwilliam; M. Alexander; Michael Inouye; Moazzam Zaidi; Simon Potter; Philip Haycock; Suzanna Bumpstead; Stephen Kaptoge; Emanuele Di Angelantonio; Nadeem Sarwar; Sarah Hunt; Nasir Sheikh; Nabi Shah; Maria Samuel; Shajjia Razi Haider; Muhammed Murtaza; Alexander Thompson; Reeta Gobin; Adam S. Butterworth; Usman Ahmad; Abdul Hakeem; Khan Shah Zaman; Assadullah Kundi; Zia Yaqoob; Liaquat Ali Cheema; Nadeem Qamar
Background—Evidence is sparse about the genetic determinants of major lipids in Pakistanis. Methods and Results—Variants (n=45 000) across 2000 genes were assessed in 3200 Pakistanis and compared with 2450 Germans using the same gene array and similar lipid assays. We also did a meta-analysis of selected lipid-related variants in Europeans. Pakistani genetic architecture was distinct from that of several ethnic groups represented in international reference samples. Forty-one variants at 14 loci were significantly associated with levels of HDL-C, triglyceride, or LDL-C. The most significant lipid-related variants identified among Pakistanis corresponded to genes previously shown to be relevant to Europeans, such as CETP associated with HDL-C levels (rs711752; P<10−13), APOA5/ZNF259 (rs651821; P<10−13) and GCKR (rs1260326; P<10−13) with triglyceride levels; and CELSR2 variants with LDL-C levels (rs646776; P<10−9). For Pakistanis, these 41 variants explained 6.2%, 7.1%, and 0.9% of the variation in HDL-C, triglyceride, and LDL-C, respectively. Compared with Europeans, the allele frequency of rs662799 in APOA5 among Pakistanis was higher and its impact on triglyceride concentration was greater (P-value for difference <10−4). Conclusions—Several lipid-related genetic variants are common to Pakistanis and Europeans, though they explain only a modest proportion of population variation in lipid concentration. Allelic frequencies and effect sizes of lipid-related variants can differ between Pakistanis and Europeans.
Stroke | 2012
Yu Ching Cheng; Christopher D. Anderson; Silvia Bione; Keith L. Keene; Jane Maguire; Michael A. Nalls; Asif Rasheed; Marion Zeginigg; John Attia; Ross Baker; Simona Barlera; Alessandro Biffi; Ebony Bookman; Thomas G. Brott; Robert D. Brown; Fang Chen; Wei-Min Chen; Emilio Ciusani; John W. Cole; Lynelle Cortellini; John Danesh; Kimberly F. Doheny; Luigi Ferrucci; Maria Grazia Franzosi; Philippe Frossard; Karen L. Furie; Jonathan Golledge; Graeme J. Hankey; Dena Hernandez; Elizabeth G. Holliday
Background and Purpose— Ischemic stroke (IS) shares many common risk factors with coronary artery disease (CAD). We hypothesized that genetic variants associated with myocardial infarction (MI) or CAD may be similarly involved in the etiology of IS. To test this hypothesis, we evaluated whether single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) at 11 different loci recently associated with MI or CAD through genome-wide association studies were associated with IS. Methods— Meta-analyses of the associations between the 11 MI-associated SNPs and IS were performed using 6865 cases and 11 395 control subjects recruited from 9 studies. SNPs were either genotyped directly or imputed; in a few cases a surrogate SNP in high linkage disequilibrium was chosen. Logistic regression was performed within each study to obtain study-specific &bgr;s and standard errors. Meta-analysis was conducted using an inverse variance weighted approach assuming a random effect model. Results— Despite having power to detect odds ratio of 1.09–1.14 for overall IS and 1.20–1.32 for major stroke subtypes, none of the SNPs were significantly associated with overall IS and/or stroke subtypes after adjusting for multiple comparisons. Conclusions— Our results suggest that the major common loci associated with MI risk do not have effects of similar magnitude on overall IS but do not preclude moderate associations restricted to specific IS subtypes. Disparate mechanisms may be critical in the development of acute ischemic coronary and cerebrovascular events.
International Journal of Stroke | 2013
Maria Khan; Asif Rasheed; Saman K. Hashmi; Moazzam Zaidi; Muhammad Murtaza; Saba Akhtar; Lajpat Bansari; Nabi Shah; Maria Samuel; Sadaf Raza; Umer Rais Khan; Bilal Ahmed; Bilawal Ahmed; Naveeduddin Ahmed; Jamal Ara; Tasnim Ahsan; Syed Muhammad Munir; Shoukat Ali; Khalid Mehmood; Karim Ullah Makki; Muhammad Masroor Ahmed; Niaz Sheikh; Abdul Rauf Memon; Philippe Frossard; Ayeesha Kamran Kamal
Background There are no descriptions of stroke mechanisms from intracranial atherosclerotic disease in native South Asian Pakistanis. Methods Men and women aged ≥18 years with acute stroke presenting to four tertiary care hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan were screened using magnetic resonance angiography/transcranial Doppler scans. Trial of ORG 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment criteria were applied to identify strokes from intracranial atherosclerotic disease. Results We studied 245 patients with acute stroke due to intracranial atherosclerotic disease. Two hundred thirty scans were reviewed. Also, 206/230 (89·0%) showed acute ischaemia. The most frequent presentation was with cortically based strokes in 42·2% (87/206) followed by border-zone infarcts (52/206, 25·2%). Increasing degrees of stenosis correlated with the development of both cortical and border-zone strokes (P = 0·002). Important associated findings were frequent atrophy (166/230, 72·2%), silent brain infarcts (66/230, 28%) and a marked lack of severe leukoaraiosis identified in only 68/230 (29·6%). A total of 1870 arteries were studied individually. Middle cerebral artery was the symptomatic stroke vessel in half, presenting with complete occlusion in 66%. Evidence of biological disease, symptomatic or asymptomatic was identified in 753 (40·2%) vessels of which 543 (72%) were significantly (>50%) stenosed at presentation. Conclusion Intracranial atherosclerotic disease is a diffuse process in Pakistani south Asians, with involvement of multiple vessels in addition to the symptomatic vessel. The middle cerebral artery is the most frequent symptomatic vessel presenting with cortical embolic infarcts. There is a relative lack of leukoaraiosis. Concomitant atrophy, silent brain infarcts and recent ischaemia in the symptomatic territory are all frequently associated findings.
BMC Neurology | 2009
Ayeesha Kamran Kamal; Fawad Taj; Babar Junaidi; Asif Rasheed; Moazzam Zaidi; Muhammed Murtaza; Naved Iqbal; Fahad Hashmat; Syed Vaqas Alam; Uzma Saleem; Shahan Waheed; Lajpat Bansari; Nabi Shah; Maria Samuel; Madiha Yameen; Sobia Naz; Farrukh Shahab Khan; Naveeduddin Ahmed; Khalid Mahmood; Niaz Sheikh; Karim Ullah Makki; Muhammad Masroor Ahmed; Abdul Rauf Memon; Mohammad Wasay; Bhojo A. Khealani; Philippe Frossard; Danish Saleheen
BackgroundIntracranial stenosis is the most common cause of stroke among Asians. It has a poor prognosis with a high rate of recurrence. No effective medical or surgical treatment modality has been developed for the treatment of stroke due to intracranial stenosis. We aim to identify risk factors and biomarkers for intracranial stenosis and to develop techniques such as use of transcranial doppler to help diagnose intracranial stenosis in a cost-effective manner.Methods/DesignThe Karachi Intracranial Stenosis Study (KISS) is a prospective, observational, case-control study to describe the clinical features and determine the risk factors of patients with stroke due to intracranial stenosis and compare them to those with stroke due to other etiologies as well as to unaffected individuals. We plan to recruit 200 patients with stroke due to intracranial stenosis and two control groups each of 150 matched individuals. The first set of controls will include patients with ischemic stroke that is due to other atherosclerotic mechanisms specifically lacunar and cardioembolic strokes. The second group will consist of stroke free individuals. Standardized interviews will be conducted to determine demographic, medical, social, and behavioral variables along with baseline medications. Mandatory procedures for inclusion in the study are clinical confirmation of stroke by a healthcare professional within 72 hours of onset, 12 lead electrocardiogram, and neuroimaging. In addition, lipid profile, serum glucose, creatinine and HbA1C will be measured in all participants. Ancillary tests will include carotid ultrasound, transcranial doppler and magnetic resonance or computed tomography angiogram to rule out concurrent carotid disease. Echocardiogram and other additional investigations will be performed at these centers at the discretion of the regional physicians.DiscussionThe results of this study will help inform locally relevant clinical guidelines and effective public health and individual interventions.
Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice | 2010
Danish Saleheen; Saman K. Hashmi; Moazzam Zaidi; Asif Rasheed; Muhammed Murtaza; Adil Abbas; Sana Nasim; Mustafa Qadir Hameed; Fahad Shuja; Muhammad Jawad Sethi; Imad Hussain; Kamran Shahid; Hamza Khalid; Usman Ahmad; Philippe Frossard; Muhammad Ishaq
RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are increasing at an alarming rate in South Asia. High blood pressure is a modifiable risk factor for CVD. In this study, we evaluated the control of blood pressure and the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in patients with hypertension. METHOD A cross-sectional study was conducted in 50 primary health care centres throughout Pakistan. Individuals with a documented history of hypertension, receiving pharmacological therapy, were enrolled and evaluated for the control of their blood pressure. RESULTS The recommended therapeutic control of hypertension (systolic blood pressure <140 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure <90 mmHg) was seen in only 6.4% of the study participants. Values of both the mean systolic and diastolic blood pressures in all subjects were higher than the desired therapeutic levels (P<0.001). There was a high prevalence in the study population of established but modifiable risk factors of CVD, such as smoking (30.5%), hypercholesterolemia (59.5%) and sedentary lifestyle (43.5%). Lack of therapeutic control of systolic blood pressure was found significantly associated with age, hypercholesterolemia and sedentary lifestyle (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS Patients being treated at primary health care centres in Pakistan have inadequate control of high blood pressure. Evidence-based continuous education of primary health care physicians is a necessary intervention for optimizing treatment strategies and achieving better therapeutic control of hypertension in our population.
Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology-journal Canadien D Ophtalmologie | 2008
Danish Saleheen; Azam Ali; Shaheen Khanum; Mohammad Z. Ozair; Moazzam Zaidi; Muhammad Jawad Sethi; Nadir Khan; Philippe Frossard
BACKGROUND X-linked juvenile retinoschisis (XLRS) is the most common cause of juvenile macular degeneration in males. Because of its X-linked mode of transmission, the disease is rare in females. In this article, we describe a mutation screen conducted on a family in which 4 female patients affected with XLRS presented with an unusually severe phenotype. METHODS DNA was extracted from peripheral blood, and the XLRS1 gene was amplified on DNA samples of all the available family members. The mutation screen was conducted by performing direct DNA sequencing using an MJ Research PTC-225 Peltier Thermal Cycler. RESULTS A novel mutation, 588-593ins.C, was identified in exon 6 of the gene. The affected father was found to be heterozygous for the mutation, whereas all the female patients were homozygous for this mutation. The homozygosity of the mutation in the affected females led to severe phenotypes. The defective allele was expressed in infancy in 1 patient, whereas the disease manifested itself at variable ages in the other patients, reflecting a variation in the phenotype. INTERPRETATION This report describes a novel mutation in a family in which consanguinity has led to XLRS in 4 females. A variation in the phenotype of the disease is consistent with the published literature and suggests the involvement of genetic modifiers or environmental factors in influencing the clinical severity of the disease.
Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases | 2014
Ayeesha Kamran Kamal; Asif Rasheed; Khalid Mehmood; Muhammad Murtaza; Moazzam Zaidi; Maria Khan; Nabi Shah; Maria Samuel; Bilal Ahmed; Emmon Raza; Naveeduddin Ahmed; Jamal Ara; Tasnim Ahsan; Syed M. Munir; Shoukat Ali; Karim U. Maki; Muhammad Masroor Ahmed; Abdul Rauf Memon; Danish Saleheen
BACKGROUND Intracranial atherosclerosis (ICAD) is a frequent underlying mechanism of ischemic stroke. There is little direct evidence on its frequency and determinants from regions of high prevalence. This study explores the conventional and socioeconomic risk factors of ICAD in a South Asian population. METHODS The Karachi Intracranial Stenosis Study is a case-control study of 313 cases of ischemic stroke secondary to ICAD and 331 controls enrolled from 4 major hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan. Stroke subtype was verified by a vascular neurologist using the Trial of Org 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment classification. Relationships of conventional and socioeconomic risk factors with ICAD-related strokes are reported by calculating odds ratios (ORs) and their 95% confidence intervals (CIs). RESULTS ICAD was the cause of stroke in 81.1% cases with large-artery atherosclerosis and 19.5% of all stroke events. Along with risk factors like history of hypertension (OR, 3.33; CI, 2.31-4.78), history of diabetes (OR, 2.29; CI, 1.56-3.35), use of tobacco (OR, 1.49; CI, 1.03-2.16), waist-to-hip ratio (OR, 1.58; CI, 1.04-2.41), and family history of stroke (OR, 1.89; CI, 1.21-2.95), other significant social determinants of ICAD strokes were monthly income (OR, 1.59; CI, 1.01-2.51), unemployment (OR, 2.15; CI, 1.21-3.83), and chronic stress (OR, 3.67; CI, 2.13-6.34). These social determinants were independent predictors of the risk of ICAD, in addition to those described in other world populations. CONCLUSIONS ICAD accounted for one fifth of all strokes making it the most common ischemic stroke mechanism. In addition to aggressive risk factor control, data also indicated broader holistic efforts on ameliorating inequity, unemployment, and stress reduction to reduce stroke because of ICAD.
European Journal of Epidemiology | 2009
Danish Saleheen; Moazzam Zaidi; Asif Rasheed; Usman Ahmad; Abdul Hakeem; Muhammed Murtaza; Waleed Kayani; Azhar Faruqui; Assadullah Kundi; Khan Shah Zaman; Zia Yaqoob; Liaquat Ali Cheema; Abdus Samad; Syed Zahed Rasheed; Nadeem Hayat Mallick; Muhammad Azhar; Rashid Jooma; Ali Raza Gardezi; Nazir Ahmed Memon; Abdul Ghaffar; Fazal-ur-Rehman; Nadir Khan; Nabi Shah; Asad Ali Shah; Maria Samuel; Farina Hanif; Madiha Yameen; Sobia Naz; Aisha Sultana; Aisha Nazir
BMC Neurology | 2009
Sana Shoukat; Ahmed Itrat; Ather M. Taqui; Moazzam Zaidi; Ayeesha Kamran Kamal