• Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 

      Alize J, Ferrari; Santomauro, Damian Francesco; Aali, Amirali; Abate, Yohannes Habtegiorgis; Abbafati, Cristiana; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)
      Background Detailed, comprehensive, and timely reporting on population health by underlying causes of disability and premature death is crucial to understanding and responding to complex patterns of disease and injury ...
    • High-risk human papillomaviruses and Epstein–Barr virus in breast cancer in Lebanese women and their association with tumor grade: a molecular and tissue microarray study 

      Nagi, Karim; Gupta, Ishita; Jurdi, Nawaf; Jabeen, Ayesha; Yasmeen, Amber; ... more authors ( Springer Nature , 2021 , Article)
      Background: High-risk human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are present and can cooperate with Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) to initiate and/or enhance the progression of several types of human carcinomas including cervical as well as ...
    • Human Papillomaviruses-Related Cancers: An Update on the Presence and Prevention Strategies in the Middle East and North African Regions. 

      Fernandes, Queenie; Allouch, Soumaya; Gupta, Ishita; Elmakaty, Ibrahim; Elzawawi, Khaled E; ... more authors ( MDPI , 2022 , Article Review)
      The human papillomavirus (HPV) is a non-enveloped double-stranded DNA virus capable of infecting skin and mucosa epithelial cells. Commonly, HPV infection is associated with sexually transmitted diseases and is considered ...
    • Implications of Gut Microbiota in Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition and Cancer Progression: A Concise Review 

      Gupta, Ishita; Pedersen, Shona; Vranic, Semir; Al Moustafa, Ala Eddin ( MDPI , 2022 , Article Review)
      Advancement in the development of molecular sequencing platforms has identified infectious bacteria or viruses that trigger the dysregulation of a set of genes inducing the epithelial– mesenchymal transition (EMT) event. ...
    • Triple Negative Breast Cancer Profile, from Gene to microRNA, in Relation to Ethnicity. 

      Gupta, Ishita; Sareyeldin, Rasha M.; Al-Hashimi, Israa; Al-Thawadi, Hamda A.; Al Farsi, Halema; ... more authors ( MDPI , 2019 , Article)
      Breast cancer is the most frequent cause of cancer-related deaths among women worldwide. It is classified into four major molecular subtypes. Triple-negative breast cancers (TNBCs), a subgroup of breast cancer, are defined ...