Penerbitan Terkini

izyan syahiidah mohd sahell, nur fa’izah ab muin, ezanee azlina mohamad hanif, noraidatulakma abdullah, ismail sagap, rahman jamal, and siok-fong chin.  (2026).  exploratory evaluation of circulating lrg1 as a candidate biomarker of chemotherapy response in colorectal cancer reveals age-associated treatment resistance.  - regional conference on precision health (rcph).  . 

aleez azli, ezanee azlina mohamad hanif, muhammad-redha abdullah-zawawi, nur fa’izah ab muin, ismail sagap, rahman jamal, and siok-fong chin.  (2026).  cross-omics convergence reveals an lrg1-associated immune-metabolic reprogramming axis in colorectal cancer.  - 1st regional conference on precision health (rcph).  . 

noraidatulakma abdullah; joan blin; aisyatul najihah khuzaimi; azwa shawani kamalul arifin; nazihah abd jalal; norliza ismail; nurul faeizah husin; ahmad termidzi mohd azhar; nabil mohammad azmi; zairul azwan mohd azman, ismail sagap, rahman jamal.  (2026).  false-positive ifobt in colorectal cancer screening: association with prescription drug use in the malaysian cohort.  - cancer epidemiology.  1 - 7. 

izyan syahiidah mohd sahell, nur fa’izah ab muin, ezanee azlina mohamad hanif, noraidatulakma abdullah, ismail sagap, rahman jamal, siok-fong chin.  (2026).  exploratory evaluation of circulating lrg1 as a candidate biomarker of chemotherapy response in colorectal cancer reveals age-associated treatment resistance.  - medicine & health.  10 - 10. 

aleez azli, ezanee azlina mohamad hanif, muhammad-redha abdullah-zawawi, nur fa’izah ab muin, ismail sagap, rahman jamal, siok-fong chin.  (2026).  cross-omics convergence reveals an lrg1-associated immune-metabolic reprogramming axis in colorectal cancer.  - medicine & health.  26 - 26. 

nabil mohammad azmi, mohd firdaus mohd hayati, zairul azwan mohd azman, ismail sagap.  (2026).  comments on: clinical impacts of minimally invasive transperineal abdominoperineal resection in crohn's disease.  - asian journal of endoscopic surgery.  1 - 2. 

abdel latif khalifa elnaim , salma salah hassan mohamed ali, rawah suliman mohamed ahmed , ismail sagap.  (2026).  clinical profile, treatment patterns, and early outcomes of colorectal cancer at kassala police hospital, eastern sudan: a 10-year retrospective cohort study.  - scientific reports.  1 - 15. 

abdel latif khalifa elnaim, michael pak kai wong, ismail sagap.  (2026).  controversies in the emergency management of colorectal cancer and strategies for improved outcomes: a systematic review.  - south african journal of surgery.  125 - 140. 

abdel latif khalifa elnaim, michael wong pak kai, ismail sagap.  (2026).  physiology-driven risk stratification and outcome heterogeneity in emergency colorectal cancer presenting with obstruction or perforation: a systematic review.  - kordofan university journal of medical and health sciences.  11 - 30. 

mohd shahir mohd ghazali, ismail sagap, abdel latif khalifa el naim ali, muhammad irfan abdul jalal.  (2026).  elucidating the causal relationships between gut microbiome profiles and colorectal cancer using bayesian causal models.  - international congress of medicine and health 2026.  . 

muhammad azmuddin mohd noor rashid, nur azlina mohd fahami, azman abdullah, badrul iskandar abdul wahab, yogeswaran lokanathan, ismail sagap.  (2026).  effects of wharton’s jelly-derived mesenchymal stem cell injection for colon anastomosis in a murine model: an animal study.  - international congress of medicine and health 2026.  . 

muhammad irfan abdul jalal, ahmad termidzi mohd azhar, mohd arman kamruddin, mohd raziff alias, nazihah abd jalal, norliza ismail, chin siok-fong, goh ying-xian, noraidatulakma abdullah, ismail sagap, zairul azwan mohd azman, azimatun noor aizuddin, azmawati mohammed nawi, nor halizam ismail, rahman jamal, nor azian abdul murad..  (2025).  colorectal cancer screening using immunochemical faecal occult blood testing (ifobt) in urban-poor communities in cheras, malaysia: a cross-sectional study.  - malaysian journal of medical sciences.  154 - 168. 

abdel latif khalifa elnaim, mohammed mahmoud ali osheik, awad allah omer mohamed ahmed, mohammed faez baobaid, alabed ali a. alabed, michael pak kai wong and ismail sagap.  (2025).  clinical profile and wound-healing outcomes of anorectal diseases among people living with hiv in eastern sudan: a prospective observational study .  - malaysian journal of public health medicine.  118 - 128. 

nabil mohammad azmi, anith nadzira, nur afdzillah abdul rahman, zairul azwan mohd azman, soma balaganapati chandrakanthan, diana melissa dualim, ismail sagap.  (2025).  adding semi elemental enteral nutrition formula improves tolerance without compromising bowel preparation quality for colonoscopy: a non-inferiority randomized controlled trial.  - world journal of surgery.  576 - 583. 

nabil mohammad azmi, firdaus hayati, zairul azwan mohd azman, ismail sagap.  (2025).  comments on: effectiveness of cleaning the laparoscopic lens with a novel microfiber cloth during laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery : a prospective randomized controlled trial.  - asian journal of endoscopic surgery.  1 - 2. 

navin raj, nabil mohammad azmi, fuad ismail, diana melissa, soma balaganapati, zairul azwan, nur afdzillah, ismail sagap.  (2025).  predictors for upfront defunctioning stoma in locally advanced rectal cancer patients receiving neoadjuvant radiotherapy.  - tripartite colorectal meeting 2025.  . 

nabil mohammad azmi, ismail sagap, farah najlaa.  (2025).  diverting stoma in non-clinically obstructed rectal carcinoma: necessary or a source of complications?: a 10-year cohort study in single tertiary hospital.  - the 20th congress asia pacific federation of coloproctology 2025.  . 

f raduan, i. sagap, n. y. fazlina razali, n. abdul rahman, s. b. chandra kanthan, y. chih nie, z. a. m. azman.  (2024).  evaluation of a quality improvement intervention to reduce anastomotic leak following right colectomy (eagle): pragmatic, batched stepped-wedge, cluster-randomized trial in 64 countries.  - british journal of surgery.  1-18. 

saravana kumar rajanthran, nur afdzillah abdul rahman, diana melissa, sentilnathan subramaniam, soma balaganapati, nabil mohammad azmi, zairul azwan, ismail sagap.  (2024).  unveiling the uncommon: a case report of rectal prolapse in a young adult.  - coloproctology 2024.  47. 

khairul farhan khairuddin, nurafdzillah abdul rahman, soma balaganapati, diana melissa, sentilnathan subramaniam, nabil mohammad azmi, zairul azwan, ismail sagap.  (2024).  from trauma to triumph: gracilis neosphincter case chronicle.  - coloproctology 2024. malaysian society of colorectal surgeons annual scientific congress.  38. 

khairul farhan khairuddin, nurafdzillah abdul rahman, soma balaganapati, diana melissa, sentilnathan subramaniam, nabil mohammad azmi, zairul azwan, ismail sagap.  (2024).  beyond the squeeze:triumphs in anal stenosis surgery with cutaneous flaps.  - coloproctology malaysian society of colorectal surgeons annual scientific congress.  40. 

rhb chua, gh ng, diana melissa, nabil mohammad azmi, zairul azwan, ismail sagap, nurafdzillah abdul rahman.  (2024).  unveiling the uncommon: a case of recto-salphingeal fistula in tuberculous salpingitis.  - coloproctology malaysian society of colorectal surgeons annual scientific congress.  60. 

navin raj, nabil mohammad azmi, fuad ismail, ismail sagap.  (2024).  the need for up front defunctioning stoma in locally advanced rectal cancer patients receiving neoadjuvant radiotherapy.  - coloproctology malaysian society of colorectal surgeons annual scientific congress.  17. 

diana melissa dualim, michael pak-kai wong, siti mayuha rusli, abdel latif khalifa elnaim ali, ismail sagap.  (2024).  ligation of the intersphincteric fistula tract as an emergency treatment for cryptoglandular anal fistula.  - malaysian journal of medical sciences.  62 - 70. 

ismail sagap; nabil mohammad; fuad ismail.  (2024).  the need for up front defunctioning stoma in locally advanced rectal cancer patients receiving neo- adjuvant radiotherapy.  - international surgical week.  . 

ahilan raj rajoo; nabil mohammad azmi; ismail sagap; ballan kannan; ab razak samsudin; zulkifli md zainuddin.  (2024).  safety and feasibility of pre-operative administration of sildenafil for erectile dysfunction in rectal carcinoma patients: a pilot study.  - international surgical week.  . 

bello a. magaji, foong m. moy, april c. roslani, chee w. law, ismail sagap.  (2023).  caliphate journal of science & technology (cajost).  - validation of the malaysian chinese-version of the eortc qlq-cr29 among colorectal cancer patients in malaysia.  75 - 80. 

ryia illani my, nurul-syakima am, jia-shiun k, sazuita s, muhiddin i, saiful effendi s, francis yew ft, najwa farhah my, mohd ridhwan ar, norshahidah mn, nadiah a, isa md rose, ismail sagap, luqman mazlan, rahman jamal.  (2023).  whole genome sequencing of malaysian colorectal cancer patients reveals specific druggable somatic mutations.  - frontiers in molecular biosciences.  1-20. 

fei yee lee, arvind vashdev jagwani, mohamad fairuz mohamad sharin, andee dzulkarnain zakaria, firdaus hayati, ismail sagap.  (2022).  the dilemma in management of desmoid tumour: a case report.  - polish annals of medicine.  68 - 71. 

abdel latif khalifa elnaim, michael wong pak kai, ismail sagap.  (2022).  the value of cutting seton for high transsphincteric anal fistula in the era of its misery.  - malaysian journal of medical sciences.  55-61. 

mohd amin azuwar, nor azlan nor muhammad, nor afiqah-aleng, nurul-syakima ab mutalib, najwa farhah md. yusof, ryia illani mohd yunos, muhiddin ishak, sazuita saidin, isa mohamed rose, ismail sagap, luqman mazlan, zairul azwan mohd azman, musalmah mazlan.  (2022).  tcga-my: a systematic repository for systems biology of malaysian colorectal cancer.  - life.  1-14. 

nurul syakima binti ab mutalib;a. rahman bin a. jamal;ismail bin sagap;luqman bin mazlan;zairul azwan bin mohd azman;isa b mohamed rose.  (2022).  integrated methylome and transcriptome analysis of colorectal cancers through epigenome wide approach.  - .  . 

ryia-illani mohd yunos, nurul-syakima ab mutalib, janice khor sheau sean, sazuita saidin, mohd ridhwan abd razak, isa md. rose, ismail sagap, luqman mazlan, rahman jamal.  (2022).  development of a semiconductor sequencing-based panel for screening individuals with lynch syndrome.  - progress in microbes and molecular biology.  1-17. 

siti nurmi nasir, muhiddin ishak, ismail sagap, isa rose, nurul syakima ab mutalib, rahman jamal, nadiah abu.  (2022).  circular rna-ephb4 as a potential biotarget in colorectal cancer: a preliminary analysis.  - progress in microbes and molecular biology.  1-14. 

nur fazilah sukor, azyani yahaya, ismail sagap, rahman jamal, nor adzimah johdi.  (2022).  cancer testis antigen pasd1 expression and immunogenicity in human colorectal cancer and polyps.  - turkish journal of biology.  361-374. 

tan kok liang, nur afdzillah bt abdul rahman, ismail sagap, zairul azwan mohd azman, suria hayati md pauzi, azyani yahaya.  (2022).  total mesorectal excision grading (quirke grading) as a factor for short-term local recurrence rate in curative rectal carcinoma patients.  - assessment of dissertation defense day.  12-13. 

ai yahaya, yl ming, a azman, i sagap.  (2022).  the impact of waiting time to surgery as predictor for intraoperative difficulty of elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy for gallstone disease, a multi-center cross-sectional study.  - assessment of dissertation defense day (list of abstract).  17. 

h salleh , i sagap , y.l. ming.  (2022).  outcome of esophagogastroduodenoscopy (ogds) in morbidly and critically ill patient with coffee ground vomitus.  - assessment of dissertation defense day (list of abstract).  16. 

nurul azmir amir hashim, sharaniza ab-rahim, wan zurinah wan ngah, sheila nathan, nurul syakima ab mutalib, ismail sagap, a. rahman a. jamal, musalmah mazlan.  (2021).  global metabolomics profiling of colorectal cancer in malaysian patients.  - bioimpacts.  33-43. 

karthigesu aimanan, muhammad ridzuan mohd nor, wong ling, khairunnisa che ghazali, ahmad junaidi ahmad hamidi, firdaus hayati, zaidi zakaria, ismail sagap.  (2021).  role of imaging in managing lateral trocar site incisional hernia after abdominoperineal resection.  - journal of radiology case reports.  3457-3460. 

abdel latif ke, shareef m, michael pkw, ismail sagap.  (2021).  a prospective interventional study on ligasure haemorrhoidectomy as a daycare procedure.  - malaysian journal of medical science.  102-107. 

khairul najmi muhammad nawawi, norfilza m. mokhtar, zhiqin wong, zairul azwan mohd azman, deborah chia hsin chew, rasyidah rehir, leong gee huey, fuad ismail, isa mohamed rose, yazmin yaacob, hamzaini abdul hamid, ismail sagap, raja affendi raja ali.  (2021).  incidence and clinicopathological features of colorectal cancer among multi-ethnic patients in kuala lumpur, malaysia: a hospital-based retrospective analysis over two decades.  - peerj.  1-17. 

ruhi f jailani, norjazliney a jafri, gerald henry, ismail sagap.  (2021).  laparoscopic or open appendectomy: which approach is the best for complicated appendicitis?.  - world journal of laparoscopic surgery.  1-4. 

nor adzimah binti johdi;a. rahman bin a. jamal;ismail bin sagap;shamsul azhar bin shah.  (2020).  validation of the pasd1 protein as an immunotherapeutic target in colorectal cancer.  - .  . 

muhiddin ishak, rashidah baharudin, isa mohamed rose, ismail sagap, luqman mazlan, zairul azwan mohd azman, nadiah abu, rahman jamal, learn-han lee, nurul-syakima ab mutalib.  (2020).  genome-wide open chromatin methylome profiles in colorectal cancer.  - biomolecules.  1-17. 

noraidatulakma abdullah, nazihah abd jalal, norliza ismail, mohd arman kamaruddin, nurul syakima abd mutalib, mohd raziff alias, luqman mazlan, ismail sagap.  (2020).  colorectal screening using the immunochemical faecal occult blood test kit among the malaysian cohort participants.  - cancer epidemiology.  1-6. 

henry tan cl, tan jh, ismail sagap.  (2020).  use of contemporary live tele-video conferencing for continuing surgical training at the time of covid-19 pandemic.  - anz journal of surgery.  1526-1529. 

salah abood salem, zahra rashidbenam, mohd hafidzul jasman, christopher chee kong ho, ismail sagap, rajesh singh, mohd reusmaazran yusof, zulkifli md. zainuddin, ruszymah bt haji idrus & min hwei ng.  (2020).  incorporation of smooth muscle cells derived from human adipose stem cells on poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) scaffold for the reconstruction of subtotally resected urinary bladder in athymic rats.  - tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.  553-563. 

pui wei chieng, tiong how chieng, siow li sze, nik azim nik abdullah, ismail sagap.  (2020).  a randomized controlled trial of novel treatment for hemorrhagic radiation proctitis.  - asian pacific journal of cancer prevention.  1-8. 

hizami amin tai, abdel latif khalifa elnaim, micheal pak kai wong, ismail sagap.  (2020).  acquiring advanced laparoscopic colectomy skills - the issues.  - malaysian journal of medical science.  24-35. 

ismail sagap, ghislaine martin, hooi eng, luqman mazlan, farhana raduan, zairul azwan mohd azman.  (2020).  randomized controlled multicenter study to evaluate the performance of a new 2-piece ostomy appliance vs flexima 3s in patients with enterostomy.  - .  1-5. 

muhammad hilmi hashim, michael pak-kai wong, farhana raduan, hizami amin tai, abdel latif k elnaim, nur afzillah abdul rahman, luqman mazlan, zairul azwan mohd azman, ismail sagap.  (2019).  multidisciplinary team better the chance of cure in colorectal cancer.  - 17th congress of asia pacific federation of coloproctology.  1. 

ryia illani mohd yunos, nurul-syakima ab mutalib, jia-shiun khoo, sazuita saidin, muhiddin ishak, nadiah abu, najwa farhah md yusof, norshahidah mahamad nadzir, isa md. rose, ismail sagap, luqman mazlan, rahman jamal.  (2019).  identification of large rearrangements in malaysian colorectal cancer genomes.  - the 23rd human genome meeting 2019.  1. 

norfilza mohd mokhtar,khairul najmi muhammad nawawi,jaarvis verasingam,wong zhiqin,ismail sagap,zairul azwan mohd azman,luqman mazlan, hamzaini abdul hamid,nur yazmin yaacob,isa mohamed rose,eden low ngah den,mah suit wan and raja affendi raja ali.  (2019).  a four-decade analysis of the incidence trends, sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of inflammatory bowel disease patients at single tertiary centre, kuala lumpur, malaysia.  - bmc public health.  1-10. 

muhiddin ishak, najwa farhah mohd yusof, sazuita saidin, isa mohamed rose, luqman mazlan, ismail sagap, rahman jamal, nadiah abu, nurul syakima ab mutalib..  (2019).  methylation profiles of phantom 5 enhancer and open chromatin in colorectal cancers.  - gut.  A35-A36. 

nurul-syakima ab mutalib, ryia illani mohd yunos, najwa farhah mohd yusof, muhiddin ishak, sazuita saidin, isa mohamed rose, luqman mazlan, ismail sagap, rahman jamal.  (2019).  the landscape of recurrent noncoding mutations in colorectal cancers.  - gut.  A36. 

siti nurmi nasir, muhiddin ishak, ismail sagap, isa rose, nurul syakima ab-mutalib, rahman jamal, nadiah abu.  (2019).  circular rna-ephb4 as a potential biotarget in colorectal cancer: a preliminary analysis.  - minggu penyelidikan perubatan & kesihatan ke-21.  38. 

joanne ern chi soh, nadiah abu, ismail sagap, luqman mazlan,azyani yahaya,muaatamarulain mustangin, tze sean khoo, sazuita saidin, muhiddin ishak, nurul syakima ab mutalib and rahman jamal.  (2019).  validation of immunogenic pasd1 peptidesagainst hla-a*24:02 colorectal cancer.  - immunotherapy.  1205-1219. 

ryia illani mohd yunos, nurul-syakima ab mutalib, jia-shiun khoo , sazuita saidin, muhiddin ishak, najwa farhah md yusof, norshahidah mahamad nadzir, isa md. rose, ismail sagap, luqman mazlan, nadiah abu, rahman jamal.  (2019).  identification of structural variants in malaysian colorectal cancer genome.  - 27th faobmb and 44th msbmb conference.  133. 

ryia-illani mohd yunos, nurul-syakima ab mutalib, sheau sean khor, sazuita saidin, mohd ridhwan abd razak, norshahidah mahamad nadzir, zuraini abd. razak, isa mohamed rose, ismail sagap, luqman mazlan, nadiah abu, rahman jamal.  (2019).  whole exome sequencing identifies genomic alterations in proximal and distal colorectal cancer.  - progress in microbes and molecular biology.  1-15. 

nur fazilah sukor, nur maya sabrina tizen laim, muaatamarulain mustangin, azyani yahaya , ismail sagap, rahman jamal and nor adzimah johdi.  (2019).  pasd1: a potential biomarker in colorectal cancer?.  - bmc proceedings.  4-5. 

nur fazilah sukor , muaatamarulain mustangin, nur maya sabrina tizen laim, azyani yahaya , ismail sagap , rahman jamal and nor adzimah johdi.  (2019).  pasd1 expression in colorectal carcinoma and polyps patients at ukm medical centre (ukmmc).  - european journal of immunology.  1558-1559. 

wong m.p.k., abdel latif k elnaim, sagap i.  (2019).  the neorectum reservoirs.  - international medical journal of malaysia.  33-37. 

abdel latif k elnaim, wong m.p.k., sagap i.  (2019).  the perils of haemorrhoids treatment.  - international medical journal of malaysia.  198-206. 

ismail sagap.  (2019).  colon cancer preventable if detected early.  - borneo post online.  1. 

mohamad fairuz ms, mazlan l, nur afdzillah ar, sagap i.  (2019).  association between an incomplete mucosal doughnut and prolapsed haemorrhoid recurrence after stapled haemorrhoidopexy: a cross sectional study.  - surgical chronicles.  115-118. 

ryia illani mohd yunos, nurul-syakima ab mutalib, jia-shiun khoo, sazuita saidin, muhiddin ishak, nadiah abu, najwa f. mohd yusof, norshahidah mahamad nazir, isa m. rose, ismail sagap, luqman mazlan and rahman jamal.  (2019).  uncovering the landscape of somatic mutations in malaysian colorectal cancer patients via whole genome sequencing.  - international conference on drug discovery and translational medicine 2018.  1. 

zairul azwan m a, luqman m, rasyidah r, leong g h, ngiu c s, wong z, jeevinesh n, liyana z, raja affendi r a, fuad i, nik muhd aslan a, isa m r, azyani y, nur yazmin y, syazarina s o, ismail s.  (2018).  analysis of clinicopathological characteristics and treatment received by patients with colorectal cancer in ukm medical centre 1997 to 2017: collaborative data from multidisciplinary team.  - coloproctology 2018.  . 

ismail sagap.  (2018).  putra specialist hospital mahu lebarkan sayap.  - utusan malaysia.  . 

luqman mazlan, zairul azwan mohd azman, ismail sagap.  (2018).  safety of primary anastomosis following emergency left sided colorectal resection: an international, multi-centre prospective audit.  - colorectal disease.  . 

luqman mazlan, zairul azwan mohd azman, ismail sagap.  (2018).  the impact of conversion on the risk of major complication following laparoscopic colonic surgery: an international, multicentre prospective audit.  - colorectal diseases.  . 

luqman mazlan, zairul azwan mohd azman, ismail sagap.  (2018).  evaluating the incidence of pathological complete response in current international rectal cancer practice: the barriers to widespread safe deferral of surgery.  - colorectal diseases.  . 

luqman mazlan, zairul azwan mohd azman, ismail sagap.  (2018).  an international multicentre prospective audit of elective rectal cancer surgery; operative approach versus outcome, including transanal total mesorectal excision (tatme).  - colorectal diseases.  . 

luqman mazlan, zairul azwan mohd azman, ismail sagap.  (2018).  association of mechanical bowel preparation with oral antibiotics and anastomotic leak following left sided colorectal resection: an international, multi-centre, prospective audit.  - colorectal diseases.  15-32. 

muhiddin ishak, nurul-syakima ab mutalib, najwa f. md yusof, sazuita saidin, isa mohamed rose, luqman mazlan, ismail sagap and rahman jamal.  (2018).  epigenome analysis of colorectal cancer: a genome wide approach.  - international conference on drug discovery and translational medicine 2018 (icddtm '18).  . 

antimicrobial stewardship committee hctm ukm.  (2018).  hctm ppukm surgical prophylaxis guide 2018.  - .  73. 

rashidah baharudin, nurul-syakima ab mutalib, sri n. othman, ismail sagap, isa m. rose, norfilza mohd mokhtar and rahman jamal.  (2017).  identification of predictive dna methylation biomarkers for chemotherapy response in colorectal cancer.  - frontiers in pharmacology.  1-14. 

shaiful amir abdul manap, nur afdzillah abdul rahman, zairul azwan mohd azman, luqman mazlan, ismail sagap.  (2017).  cea as a prognostic indicator for survival in non-resectable metastatic colorectal cancer, a snapshot of a tertiary centres experience.  - coloproctology 2017.  . 

nor adzimah johdi, kamel ait-tahar, ismail sagap and rahman jamal..  (2017).  molecular signatures of human regulatory t cells in colorectal cancer and polyps.  - frontiers in immunology.  1-9. 

lee fei yee, andee dzulkarnaen zakaria, luqman mazlan, ismail sagap.  (2017).  pneumoperitoneum due to ruptured splenic abscess.  - international journal of current research.  49698-49700. 

firdaus hayati, zairul azwan mohd azman, dian nasriana nasuruddin, luqman mazlan, andee dzulkarnaen zakaria, ismail sagap.  (2017).  serum procalcitonin predicts anastomotic leaks in colorectal surgery.  - asian pacific journal of cancer prevention.  1821-1825. 

shafina nadiawati abdul, nurul syakima ab mutalib, khor s. sean, saiful e. syafruddin, muhiddin ishak, ismail sagap, luqman mazlan, isa m. rose, nadiah abu, norfilza m. mokhtar and rahman jamal.  (2017).  molecular characterization of somatic alterations in dukes b and c colorectal cancers by targeted sequencing.  - frontiers in pharmacology.  1-19. 

nor adzimah johdia, luqman mazlan, ismail sagap, rahman jamal.  (2017).  profiling of cytokines, chemokines and other soluble proteins as a potential biomarker in colorectal cancer and polyps.  - cytokine.  35-42. 

siti nurmi nasir, nadiah abu, nurul syakima ab mutalib, muhiddin ishak, ismail sagap, luqman mazlan, isa mohamed rose, rahman jamal.  (2017).  loc285629 regulates cell proliferation and motility in colorectal cancer cells.  - 7th regional conference on molecular medicine (rcmm) in conjunction with 3rd national conference for cancer research (nccr).  . 

nor adzimah johdi, ismail sagap, rahman jamal.  (2017).  profiling of cytokines, chemokines and other soluble proteins as a potential biomarker in colorectal cancer and polyps.  - .  1. 

nor adzimah johdi ismail sagap rahman jamal.  (2017).  il8, eotaxin, gcsf, vegf and mip1b potential immune biomarkers in colorectal cancer?.  - .  1. 

najwa farhah md yusof, nurul syakima ab mutalib, muhiddin ishak, ryia illani mohd yunos, sazuita saidin, luqman mazlan, ismail sagap, isa mohamed rose, rahman jamal.  (2017).  whole genome sequencing of malaysian colorectal cancers identifies snvs, indels and actionable mutations.  - 7th regional conference on molecular medicine (rcmm) in conjunction with 3rd national conference for cancer research 2017.  . 

ryia illani mohd yunos,nurul syakima ab mutalib,nadiah abu,jiashiun khoo,sazuita saidin,muhiddin ishak,najwa farhah md yusof,norshahidah mahamad nadzir,isa md. rose,ismail sagap,lukman mazlan,rahman jamal.  (2017).  the landscape of somatic mutations in malaysian colorectal cancer patients using whole genome sequencing.  - 7th regional conference on molecular medicine (rcmm) in conjunction with 3rd national conference for cancer research 2017.  . 

ryia-illani mohd yunos, nurul-syakima ab mutalib, janice khor sheau sean , sazuita saidin, mohd ridhwan abd razak, isa md. rose, ismail sagap, luqman mazlan,rahman jamal.  (2017).  development of a semiconductor sequencing-based panel for screening individuals with lynch syndrome.  - international conference in medicine 2017 (icim 2017).  . 

lay cheng lim, mee lee looi, syed zulkifli syed zakaria, ismail sagap, isa mohammed rose, siok-fong chin, rahman jamal.  (2016).  identification of differentially expressed proteins in the serum of colorectal cancer patients using 2d-dige proteomics analysis.  - pathology and oncology research.  169-177. 

fy lee, andee dz, luqman mazlan, ismail sagap.  (2016).  a case report: gardner`s syndrome revisited.  - coloproctology 2016.  . 

viknes g, andee dz, ismail sagap, luqman m.  (2016).  ukmmc colorectal centre in managing complete rectal rrolapse : altemeir`s revisited.  - coloproctology 2016.  . 

mohammed m. hajhamad, zairul azwan mohd azman, nur afdzillah rahman, ruhi fadzlyana jailani, luqman mazlan, ismail sagap.  (2016).  colonic perforation during laparoscopic hernia repair presented as delayed generalized subcutaneous emphysema: a clue to intra-abdominal complication.  - international surgery journal.  1666-1668. 

nurul ainin abdul aziz, norfilza m mokhtar, roslan harun, md manir hossain mollah, isa mohamed rose, ismail sagap, azmi mohd tamil, wan zurinah wan ngah and rahman jamal.  (2016).  a 19-gene expression signature as a predictor of survival in colorectal cancer.  - bmc medical genomics.  1-13. 

nor adzimah johdi, sri noraima othman, zuraini abd razak, luqman mazlan, ismail sagap, rahman jamal.  (2016).  the hla dpb1 02:01:02 and dqb1 05:02:01 alleles as possible risk factors for colorectal carcinoma in the malaysian population.  - asia-pacific journal of molecular medicine.  1-8. 

magaji b.a., moy f.m., roslani a.c., law c.w., raduan f., sagap i..  (2016).  psychometric validation of the bahasa malaysia version of the eortc qlq-cr29.  - asian pacific journal of cancer prevention.  8101-8105. 

magaji b.a., moy f.m., roslani a.c., law c.w., sagap i..  (2016).  psychometric validation of the malaysian chinese version of the eortc qlq-c30 in colorectal cancer patients.  - asian pacific journal of cancer prevention.  8107-8112. 

fuad ismail, rohaizak muhammad, ismail sagap, kua voon fong, birinder kaur.  (2016).  ministry of health systemic therapy protocol.  - .  1-183. 

badrasawi m., shahar s., sagap i..  (2015).  nutritional management in enterocutaneous fistula. what is the evidence?.  - malaysian journal of medical sciences.  6-16. 

teow kok-sin, norfilza mohd mokhtar, nur zarina ali hassan, ismail sagap, isa mohamed rose, roslan harun, and rahman jamal.  (2015).  identification of diagnostic markers in colorectal cancer via integrative epigenomics and genomics data.  - oncology reports.  22-32. 

shafina nadiawati abdul, nurul syakima ab mutalib, ismail sagap, isa mohamed rose, rahman jamal, norfilza mohd mokhtar.  (2015).  characterization of somatic mutations in dukes b & c colorectal cancer by targeted sequencing.  - 6th regional conference on molecular medicine (rcmm) in conjunction with 2nd national conference for cancer research.  . 

ma zairul, yl quek, ih dina, i sagap.  (2015).  small bowel lymphoma as lead point for adult ileo-ileal intussusception: a case report.  - annual scientific meeting "optimizing patient outcomes".  . 

a w ahmad, a r nur afdzillah, i sagap.  (2015).  the oncological pattern of outcome in gastrointestinal stromal tumour: a retrospective observational study.  - coloproctology 2015 international scientific meeting.  . 

m m hajhamad, m a zairul, nur afdzillah rahman, r j ruhi, sagap i.  (2015).  delayed presentation of generalized subcutaneous emphysema post-laparoscopic hernia repair, a case report.  - coloproctology 2015 international scientific meeting.  . 

mohamad fairuz m s, shankar g, nur afdzillah a r, sagap i.  (2015).  the impact of incomplete doughnut towards recurrence in stapled haemorrhoidopexy.  - coloproctology 2015 international scientific meeting.  . 

nur afdzillah a r, hajhamad m, sagap i.  (2015).  role of aspirin in prevention of colorectal cancer recurrence:does it translate well in local population? retrospective observational study in a tertiaty centre.  - coloproctology 2015 international scientific meeting.  . 

mohamad fairuz m s, nur afdzillah a r, ruhi f j, sagap i.  (2015).  gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumour: the great masquerader.  - coloproctology 2015 international scientific meeting.  . 

m m hajhamad, raja affendi raja ali, m a zairul, nur afdzillah rahman, r j ruhi, sagap i.  (2015).  fecal m2-pk vs colonoscopy as first-line screening ttool for colorectal cancer screening. is it time to change? asian tertiary center perspective.  - coloproctology international scientific meeting.  . 

yin-ping wong, shamsul azhar shah, noorsajida shaari, mohd shafbari mohamad esa, ismail sagap, nurismah md isa.  (2014).  comparative analysis between multilevel sectioning with conventional haematoxylin and eosin staining and immunohistochemistry for detecting nodal micrometastases with stage i and ii colorectal cancers.  - asian pacific journal of cancer prevention.  1725-1730. 

zakiyah zain, nazrina aziz, yuhaniz ahmad, zairul azwan, farhana raduan, ismail sagap.  (2014).  survival analysis of colorectal cancer patients with tumor recurrence using global score test methodology.  - aip conference proceedings.  956. 

ho choon aik, chan koon khee, ismail sagap, noraida khalid, arati devi chhetri and farhana raduan.  (2014).  prevalence of alpha-1 adrenergic receptor in haemorrhoidal tissue.  - annals of clinical pathology.  1031. 

nur zarina ali hassan, norfilza mohd mokhtar, teow kok sin, isa mohamed rose, ismail sagap, roslan harun, rahman jamal.  (2014).  integrated analysis of copy number variation and genome-wide expression profiling in colorectal cancer tissues.  - plos one.  9(4):e92553. 

yin-ping wong, shamsul azhar shah, noorsajida shaari, mohd shafbari mohamad esa, ismail sagap, nurismah md isa.  (2014).  comparative analysis between multilevel sectioning with conventional haematoxylin and eosin staining and immunohistochemistry for detecting nodal micrometastases with stage i and ii colorectal c.  - asian pacific journal of cancer prevention.  15(4):1725-1730. 

nur afdzillah ar, gendeh h, zulkifli i, nik ritza kosai nm, sagap i.  (2014).  blatchford and rockall scores in predicting ugib severity in single tertiary centre, experience in 50 consecutive urgent ogds: a prospective observational study.  - agm & annual scientific meeting.  . 

choon aik ho, koon khee chan, ismail sagap, noraida khalid.  (2014).  identification of alpha-1 adrenergic receptor in hemorrhoidal tissue.  - agm & annual scientific meeting.  . 

manal mh badrasawi, suzana shahar, ismail sagap.  (2014).  nutritional management of enterocutaneous fistula: a retrospective study at a malaysian university medical center.  - journal of multidisciplinary of healthcare.  365-370. 

salem, salah abood; hwei, ng min; bin saim, aminuddin; ho, christopher c. k.; sagap, ismail; singh, rajesh; yusof, mohd reusmaazran; zainuddin, zulkifili md; idrus, ruszymah bt. hj.  (2013).  polylactic-co-glycolic acid mesh coated with fibrin or collagen and biological adhesive substance as a prefabricated, degradable, biocompatible, and functional scaffold for regeneration of the urinary.  - journal of biomedical materials research - part a.  101A(8)2237-2247:. 

low sf, maimunah a, syazarina-sharis o, sagap i, hamzaini ah.  (2013).  non-contrast with contrast-enhanced three-dimensional endoanal ultrasound in preoperative assessment of anal fistula: a comparative study.  - biomedical imaging and intervention journal.  9(2):e7. 

salah abood salem, angela ng min hwei, aminuddin saim, christopher ho chee kong, ismail sagap, rajesh singh, mohd reusmaazran yusof, zulkifili md zainuddin, ruszymah hj idrus.  (2013).  human adipose tissue derived stem cells as a source of smooth muscle cells in the regeneration of muscular layer of urinary bladder wall.  - malaysian journal of medical sciences.  20(4):78-85. 

rohana abdul karim, nor farizan zakaria, mohd asyraf zulkifley, mohd marzuki mustafa, ismail sagap, and nani harlina md latar.  (2013).  telepointer technology in telemedicine : a review.  - biomedical engineering online.  Art no.21. 

sharifa ezat wan puteh, natrah mohd. saad, syed mohd aljunid, mohd rizal abdul manaf, saperi sulong, ismail sagap, fuad ismail and muhd azrif muhammad annuar.  (2013).  quality of life in malaysian colorectal cancer patients.  - asia-pacific psychiatry.  5(S1):110-117. 

christopher c.k. ho, salah abood salem, min hwei ng, ismail sagap, ruszymahhj idrus, zulkifli md zainuddin.  (2013).  polylactic-co-glycolic acidplga mesh coasted with fibrin or collagen and biological adhesive substance as a prefabricated, degradable, and biocompatible and functional scafford for regeneration of uri.  - anz journal of surgery.  83(Suppl. 1):50. 

ezat sw, natrah ms, aljunid s, rizal ma, saperi s, ismail s, fuad i, azrif ma.  (2013).  economic evaluation of monoclonal antibody in the management of colorectal cancer.  - journal of cancer research & therapy.  1(1):34-39. 

salah abood salem, angela ng min hwei, christopher ck ho, ismail sagap, ruszymah hj idrus, zulkifli md zainuddin.  (2013).  human adipose tissue derived stem cells as a source of smooth muscle cells in the regeneration of muscular layer of urinary bladder wall.  - malaysian journal of microscopy.  9:149-153. 

fj ruhi, a f ibrahim, i sagap.  (2013).  i am constipated: hirschsprung`s disease in the teens.  - annual general meeting & annual scientific meeting.  . 

syahril a s, n haron, y yussra, ma zairul, i sagap.  (2013).  behcet`s disease; rare presentation with intestinal obstruction and gastrointestinal tract bleeding.  - annual general meeting & annual scientific meeting.  . 

af ibrahim, fj ruhi, i sagap.  (2013).  hyperplastic polyposis of the rectum in a young adult: innocent or guilty.  - annual general meeting & annual scientific meeting.  . 

ks teow, nm mokhtar, nza hassan, m ishak, i sagap, im rose, r harun, r jamal.  (2013).  identification of potential diagnostic markers in colorectal cancer via integrated epigenomic and genomic data.  - 1st national conference for cancer research & 5th regional conference on molecular medicine.  . 

lay cheng lim, mee lee looi, ismail sagap, isa mohammed rose, syed zulkifli syed zakaria, rahman jamal.  (2013).  serum proteomics-based identification of differentially expressed proteins in colorectal cancer.  - 1st national conference for cancer research & 5th regional conference on molecular medicine.  . 

aimi syamima abdul manap, isa mohamed rose, ismail sagap, manir hossain mollah, roslan harun, rahman jamal and norfilza mohd mokhtar.  (2013).  combining gene expression and microrna profiling of human metastatic colorectal cancer identifies putative gene targets.  - 1st national conference for cancer research & 5th regional conference on molecular medicine.  . 

shafina nadiawati abdul, nurul syakima ab mutalib, ismail sagap, isa mohamed rose, roslan harun, a rahman a jamal and norfilza mohd mokhtar..  (2013).  identification of genetic alterations in dukes` b and c colorectal cancers.  - 1st national conference for cancer research & 5th regional conference on molecular medicine.  . 

nurul ainin abdul aziz, norfilza mohd mokhtar, roslan harun, md. manir hossain mollah, isa mohammed rose, ismail sagap, azmi mohd tamil, wan zurinah wan ngah, rahman jamal.  (2013).  a gene-expression signature as a predictor of survival in colorectal cancer.  - 1st national conference for cancer research & 5th regional conference on molecular medicine (rcmm).  . 

salah abood salem, angela ng min hwei, aminuddin bin saim, christopher c.k ho, ismail sagap , rajesh singh, mohd reusmaazran yusof, zulkifili md zainuddin, ruszymah bt.hj idrus.  (2013).  in vivo implantation of composite scaffold for regeneration of urinary bladder wall via tissue engineering technology.  - termis-ap 2013 annual conference.  . 

ms natrah, sharifa ezat wp, ma syed, mohd am rizal, s saperi, s. ismail, i fuad, muhd ma azrif.  (2012).  economic evaluation of monoclonal antibody in the management of colorectal cancer in malaysia.  - bmc health services research.  12(Suppl 1):7. 

natrah mohd, sharifa ezat, syed mohamed aljunid, mohd rizal abdul manaf, saperi sulong, ismail sagap,muhd azrif.  (2012).  cost analysis of colorectal cancer (crc) management in ukm medical centre using clinical pathway.  - bmc public health.  12(Suppl 2):A40. 

bello arkilla magaji, foong ming moy, april camilla roslani, ismail sagap, jasiah zakaria, jane m blazeby and chee wei law.  (2012).  health-related quality of life among colorectal cancer patients in malaysia: a study protocol.  - bmc cancer.  12:384. 

abdul murad na, othman z, khalid m, abdul razak z, hussain r, nadesan s, sagap i, mohamed rose i, wan ngah wz, jamal r..  (2012).  missense mutations in mlh1, msh2, kras, and apc genes in colorectal cancer patients in malaysia.  - digestive diseases and sciences.  57(11) : 2863-2872. 

zulhabri o, rahman j, ismail s, isa mr, wan zurinah wn.  (2012).  predominance of g to a codon 12 mutation k-ras gene in dukes` b colorectal cancer.  - singapore medical journal.  53(1):26-31. 

m luqman, i sagap.  (2012).  manometric and endosonogra phic evaluation of internal anal sphincter in patients with constipation.  - coloproctology.  . 

k kharlina, cs tee, i sagap.  (2012).  extramammary paget`s disease: a forbidden malignancy.  - coloproctology.  . 

mw wong, s sharis, j zakaria, i sagap.  (2012).  vascular anatomy of colorectal anastomosis: an analysis using 3d-ct angiography.  - coloproctology.  . 

normah ismail, chan koon khee, ismail sagap.  (2012).  comparison of enhanced recovery after surgery program versus conventional care on quality of life in colorectal surgery patients.  - coloproctology.  . 

noorharisman ideris, rizal manaf, holdan ibrahim al sheikh, ismail sagap.  (2012).  cost-effectiveness analysis elective colectomy in universiti kebangsaan malaysia medical centre, kuala lumpur: open versus laparoscopic.  - coloproctology.  . 

khan wei chan, sagap ismail, hussin fatimah, daren c y teoh.  (2012).  analysis of low rectal cancer regression in response to neoadjuvant long course chemoradiation to neoadjuvant long course chemoradiation.  - coloproctology.  . 

nur afdzillah abdul rahman, david ong, ismail sagap.  (2012).  isolated pulmonary metastases in colorectal carcinoma, results from a single institution.  - coloproctology.  . 

nur afdzillah abdul rahman, ismail sagap.  (2012).  successful non-obstetric laparoscopic surgery in pregnancy : a report of four cases.  - coloproctology.  . 

natrah ms, sharifa ezat w.p., syed ma, mohd rizal am., saperi s., ismail s, fuad i, muhd azrif ma.  (2012).  quality of life in malaysian colorectal cancer patients.  - 17th malaysian conference on psychological medicine and the 6th asian society against dementia international congress.  . 

sharifa ezat w.p., natrah s, mohd rizal a.m, syed aljunid, saperi s,ismail s, fuad i, muhammad azrif m.a..  (2012).  quality of life in malaysian colorectal cancer patients: a preliminary result.  - 10th international conference of the asian clinical oncology society.  . 

yp wong, mi nurismah, s noor sajida, e mohd shafbari, s ismail, as shamsul.  (2012).  the prevalence and prognostic significance of lymph node micrometastases among stages i and ii colorectal cancer.  - minggu penyelidikan perubatan dan kesihatan ke-14.  . 

o zulhabri, i hermawan, m r isa, i sagap, a a muhammad azriff, s m h faradz, w z wan ngah, r jamal.  (2012).  apc promoter methylation in a cohort of colorectal cancer patients in malaysia.  - annual scientific meeting of the malaysian society of gastroenterology and hepatology.  . 

salah abood salem, angela ng min hwei, aminudding bin saim, christopher ck ho, rajesh sing, mohd reusmaazran yusof, ismail sagap, zulkifli md, zainuddin, ruszymah bt hj idrus.  (2012).  combined plga with fibrin as a prefabricated, degradable and biocompatible scaffold for the regeneration of urinary bladder wall.  - 4th national conference on laboratory animal science.  . 

ismail sagap.  (2012).  colorectal surgical services in malaysia.  - msgh e-bulletin.  . 

razali ibrahim, luqman mazlan, ismail sagap.  (2011).  endoanorectal ultrasound : the need for standardized reporting.  - .  . 

m m a fariz, m n m tarmizi, m h ainaini, a m i khairil, a faizal,.  (2011).  a prospective randomised comparison of bipolar diathermy versus conventional dorsal slit technique for ritual circumcision: a malaysian experience.  - clinica terapeutica.  543-545. 

syahnaz mohd hashim, tong seng fah, khairani omar, mohd radzniwan abdul rashid, shamsul azhar shah, ismail sagap.  (2011).  knowledge of colorectal cancer among patients presenting with rectal bleeding and its association with delay in seeking medical advice.  - asian pacific journal cancer prevention.  . 

jasman jw, mayuha rs, imtiaz h, sagap i.  (2011).  subcutaneous metastases from rectal carcinoma: a case report.  - journal of surgical academia.  23-24. 

salah as, angela ng mh, christopher ho ck, ismail s, ruszymah bhi, zulkifili mdz.  (2011).  combining radiographic, urodynamic and ultrasonographic techniques for the evaluation of urinary bladder structure and function in an animal model.  - journal of surgical academia.  1(2):25-32. 

ismail sagap, abdel latif k elnaim, imtiaz hamid.  (2011).  surgeons` evaluation of colorectal cancer resections against standard hpe protocol-auditing the surgeons.  - indian journal of surgery.  194-198. 

nur azurah ag, ani amelia z, sagap i.  (2011).  diagnostic dilemma of a case of sigmoid volvulus complicating pregnancy.  - journal of surgical academia.  1(1):52-54. 

azlanudin azman, ismail sagap.  (2011).  factors associated with the recurrence of complicated diverticular disease.  - journal of surgical academia.  1(1):6-14. 

salah, as, zulkifli mz, ho cck, ismail s, ng mh, ruszymah bhi.  (2011).  confocal and light microscopy evaluation of human adipose tissue derived stem cells differentiated to smooth muscle cells for the regeneration of urinary bladder wall.  - 20th scientific conference of the electron microscopy society of malaysia.  . 

teow kok sin, norfilza mohd mokhtar, ismail sagap, isa mohamed rose, ezanee azlina haniff, nur zarina ali hassan, muhiddin ishak, rahman jamal.  (2011).  genome wide dna methylation analysis of colorectal cancer.  - 4th regional conference on molecular medicine 2011.  . 

nur zarina ali hassan, norfilza mohd mokhtar, ismail sagap, isa mohamed rose, ezanee azlina haniff, teow kok sin, muhiddin ishak, rahman jamal.  (2011).  characterising of copy number variation (cnv) in colorectal cancer: whole genome analysis using microarray.  - 4th regional conference on molecular medicine 2011.  . 

lay cheng lim, mee lee looi, syed zakaria syed zulkifli, sagap ismail, rose isa mohammed, jamal rahman.  (2011).  comparative serum proteomics and pathway analysis reveals potential candidate biomarkers in colorectal cancer.  - 4th regional conference on molecular medicine 2011.  . 

salah as, zulkifli mz, ho cck, ismail s, ng mh, ruszymah bhi.  (2011).  urinary bladder reconstruction using human adipose stem cells and biocompatible scaffold via tissue engineering technique.  - abstracts: tissue engineerieng research group: progress update.  . 

s.f. low, c.s. ngiu, s. sharis, m. atan, i. sagap, h. abdul hamid.  (2011).  contrast with non contrast enhanced 3-d endoanal ultrasound in pre-operative assessment of anal fistula: a comparative study.  - united european gastroenterology federation.  . 

syahnaz mohd hashim, khairani omar, tong seng fah, radzniwan abdul rashid, tuti iryani daud, shamsul azhar shah, ismail sagap.  (2010).  factors influencing late consultation among patients with rectal bleeding in university kebangsaan malaysia medical centre.  - asian pacific journal of cancer prevention.  1335-1339. 

s praveen, c c k ho, s fadilah, i sagap, ms.  (2010).  clinical characteristics and treatment outcome of gastrointestinal non-hodgkin` lymphoma.  - medical journal of malaysia.  65(2):98-100. 

syahnaz mohd hashim, khairani o, tong sf, radzniwan r, shamsul as, sagap i.  (2010).  factors influencing late presentation among patients with rectal bleeding in ukmmc.  - 6th malaysian indonesia & brunei darussalam medical science conference 2010.  . 

gh tan, g henry, i sagap.  (2010).  fast-track protocol for the reversal of ileostomy: a two-centre randomised controlled trial.  - 6th malaysia indonesia brunei scientific conference.  . 

gh tan, i sagap.  (2010).  fast-track protocol for the reversal of ileostomy: a two-centre randomized controlled trial.  - agm & annual scientific meeting.  . 

n ahmad, h haron, j razman, i sagap, h othman, n salleh, and ay jasmi.  (2010).  the incidence of bacteria bile colonization and post operative surgical infection in elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy.  - 9th world congress of the international hepato-pancreato-biliary association.  . 

mohd radzniwan a rashid, aznida firzah abdul aziz, saharuddin ahmad, shamsul azhar shah, ismail sagap.  (2009).  colorectal cancer patients in a tertiary referral centre in malaysia: a five year follow-up review.  - asian pacific journal of cancer prevention.  10(6):1163-1166. 

ramelah mohamed, alfizah hanafiah, isa m rose, mohd rizal a manaf, shiekh anwar abdullah, ismail sagap, a van belkum, jasmi a yaacob.  (2009).  helicobacter pylori caga gene variants in malaysians of different ethnicity.  - european journal of clinical microbiology and infectious diseases.  28(7):865-869.