v  Urinary bladder cancer risk factors in Egypt: a multicenter case-control study. Zheng YL, Amr S, Saleh DA, Dash C, Ezzat S, Mikhail NN, Gouda I, Loay I, Hifnawy T, Abdel-Hamid M, Khaled H, Wolpert B, Abdel-Aziz MA, Loffredo CA.  Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2012 Mar;21(3):537-46.

v  Risk factors for hepatitis C virus infection among Egyptian healthcare workers in a national liver diseases referral centre.  Abdelwahab S, Rewisha E, Hashem M, Sobhy M, Galal I, Allam WR, Mikhail N, Galal G, El-Tabbakh M, El-Kamary SS, Waked I, Strickland GT. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2012 Feb;106(2):98-103.

v  Genetic polymorphism in IL28B is associated with spontaneous clearance of hepatitis C virus genotype 4 infection in an Egyptian cohort. Kurbanov F, Abdel-Hamid M, Latanich R, Astemborski J, Mohamed M, Mikhail NM, El-Daly M, El-Kafrawy S, Thomas DL, Thio CL. J Infect Dis. 2011 Nov;204(9):1391-4.

v  GSTM1, GSTT1 null variants, and GPX1 single nucleotide polymorphism are not associated with bladder cancer risk in Egypt. Goerlitz D, El Daly M, Abdel-Hamid M, Saleh DA, Goldman L, El Kafrawy S, Hifnawy T, Ezzat S, Abdel-Aziz MA, Zaghloul MS, Ali SR, Khaled H, Amr S, Zheng YL, Mikhail N, Loffredo C. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2011 Jul;20(7):1552-4.

v   Associations differ by sex for catechol-O-methyltransferase genotypes and bladder cancer risk in South Egypt. Wolpert BJ, Amr S, Saleh DA, Ezzat S, Gouda I, Loay I, Hifnawy T, Abdel-Hamid M, Mikhail NN, Zhan M, Zheng YL, Squibb K, Abdel-Aziz MA, Zaghloul MS, Khaled H, Loffredo CA. Urol Oncol. 2011 Mar 31. 

v  Estrogen exposure and bladder cancer risk in Egyptian women.Wolpert BJ, Amr S, Ezzat S, Saleh D, Gouda I, Loay I, Hifnawy T, Mikhail NN, Abdel-Hamid M, Zhan M, Zheng YL, Squibb K, Abdel-Aziz MA, Zaghloul M, Khaled H, Loffredo CA.Maturitas. 2010 Dec;67(4):353-7.

v  Feasibility of breast conservation after neoadjuvant taxene based chemotherapy in locally advanced breast cancer: a prospective phase I trial.El-Sayed MI, Maximous DW, Aboziada MA, Abdel-Wanis ME, Mikhail NN. Ann Surg Innov Res. 2010 Aug 31;4(1):5.

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v  Collection, storage and use of blood samples for future research: views of Egyptian patients expressed in a cross-sectional survey. Abou-Zeid A, Silverman H, Shehata M, Shams M, Elshabrawy M, Hifnawy T, Rahman SA, Galal B, Sleem H, Mikhail N, Moharram N. J Med Ethics. 2010 Sep;36(9):539-47.

v  Incidence and risk factors for community-acquired hepatitis C infection from birth to 5 years of age in rural Egyptian children. Saleh DA, Shebl FM, El-Kamary SS, Magder LS, Allam A, Abdel-Hamid M, Mikhail N, Hashem M, Sharaf S, Stoszek SK, Strickland GT. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2010 May;104(5):357-63.

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v Surgical treatment for locally advanced lower third rectal cancer after neoadjuvent chemoradiation with capecitabine: prospective phase II trial. Abd Elwanis M, Maximous DW, Elsayed MI, Mikhail NN. World J Surg Oncol. 2009 Jun 9;7(1):52.

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v  A randomized controlled trial to assess the safety and efficacy of silymarin on symptoms, signs and biomarkers of acute hepatitis. El-Kamary SS, Shardell MD, Abdel-Hamid M, Ismail S, El-Ateek M, Metwally M, Mikhail N, Hashem M, Mousa A, Aboul-Fotouh A, El-Kassas M, Esmat G, Strickland GT. Phytomedicine. 2009 May;16(5):391-400.

v Prospective cohort study of mother-to-infant infection and clearance of hepatitis C in rural Egyptian villages. Shebl FM, El-Kamary SS, Saleh DA, Abdel-Hamid M, Mikhail N, Allam A, El-Arabi H, Elhenawy I, El-Kafrawy S, El-Daly M, Selim S, El-Wahab AA, Mostafa M, Sharaf S, Hashem M, Heyward S, Stine OC, Magder LS, Stoszek S, Strickland GT. J Med Virol. 2009 Apr 20;81(6):1024-1031.

v Saleh DA, Shebl F, Abdel-Hamid M, Narooz S, Mikhail N, El-Batanony M, El-Kafrawy S, El-Daly M, Sharaf S, Hashem M, El-Kamary S, Magder LS, Stoszek SK, Strickland GT.: Incidence and risk factors for hepatitis C infection in a cohort of women in rural Egypt. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2008 Sep;102(9):921-8.

v Mbulaiteye SM, Pfeiffer RM, Dolan B, Tsang CW, Noh J, Mikhail NNH, Abdel-Hamid M, Hashem M, Whitby D, Strickland GT, Goedert JJ. Seroprevalence and risk factors for human herpesvirus 8 infection, rural Egypt. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2008 April;14(4):586-91.

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v Labib N, Radwan G, Mikhail N, Mohamed MK, Setouhy ME, Loffredo C, Israel E.  Comparison of cigarette and water pipe smoking among female university students in Egypt. Nicotine Tob Res. 2007 May;9(5):591-6.

v Esmat G, Metwally M, Zalata KR, Gadalla S, Abdel-Hamid M, Abouzied A, Shaheen AA, El-Raziky M, Khatab H, El-Kafrawy S, Mikhail N, Magder LS, Afdhal NH, Strickland GT. Evaluation of serum biomarkers of fibrosis and injury in Egyptian patients with chronic hepatitis C. J Hepatol. 2007 Apr;46(4):620-627.

v Mikhail NN, Lewis DL, Omar N, Taha H, El-Badawy A, Abdel-Mawgoud N, Abdel-Hamid M, Strickland GT.: Prospective study of cross-infection from upper-GI endoscopy in a hepatitis C-prevalent population. Gastrointest Endosc. 2007 Apr;65(4):584-588.

v Mohamed MK, Magder LS, Abdel-Hamid M, El-Daly M, Mikhail NN, Abdel-Aziz F, Medhat A, Thiers V, Strickland GT.: Transmission of hepatitis C virus between parents and children. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2006 Jul;75(1):16-20.

v Meky FA, Stoszek SK, Abdel-Hamid M, Selim S, Abdel-Wahab A, Mikhail N, El-Kafrawy S, El-Daly M, Abdel-Aziz F, Sharaf S, Mohamed MK, Engle RE, Emerson SU, Purcell RH, Fix AD, Strickland GT: Active surveillance for acute viral hepatitis in rural villages in the nile delta. Clin Infect Dis. 2006 Mar 1;42(5):628-33.

v Stoszek SK, Engle RE, Abdel-Hamid M, Mikhail N, Abdel-Aziz F, Medhat A, Fix AD, Emerson SU, Purcell RH, Strickland GT: Hepatitis E antibody seroconversion without disease in highly endemic rural Egyptian communities. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2006 Feb;100(2):89-94.

v Stoszek SK, Abdel-Hamid M, Saleh DA, Kafrawy SE, Narooz S, Hawash Y, Shebl FM, El-Daly M, Said A, Kassem E, Mikhail N, Engle RE, Sayed M, Sharaf S, Fix AD, Emerson SU, Purcell RH, Strickland GT: High prevalence of hepatitis E antibodies in pregnant Egyptian women. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2006 Feb;100(2):95-101.

v Stoszek SK, Abdel-Hamid M, Narooz S, Daly ME, Saleh DA, Mikhail N, Kassem E, Hawash Y, Kafrawy SE, Said A, Batanony ME, Shebl FM, Sayed M, Sharaf S, Fix AD, Strickland GT: Prevalence of and risk factors for hepatitis C in rural pregnant Egyptian women. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2006 Feb;100(2):102-7.

v Ezzat S, Abdel-Hamid M, Eissa SA, Mokhtar N, Labib NA, El-Ghorory L, Mikhail NN, Abdel-Hamid A, Hifnawy T, Strickland GT, Loffredo CA.: Associations of pesticides, HCV, HBV, and hepatocellular carcinoma in Egypt. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2005;208(5):329-39.

v Mohamed MK, Abdel-Hamid M, Mikhail NN, Abdel-Aziz F, Medhat A, Magder LS, Fix AD, Strickland GT.: Intrafamilial transmission of hepatitis C in Egypt. Hepatology. 2005 Jul 19;42(3):683-687.

v   Strickland GT, Tanamly MD, Tadros F, Labeeb S, Makld H, Nessim D, Mikhail N, Magder LS, Afdhal NH, Medhat A, Abdel-Hamid M.: Two-year results of a randomised double-blinded trial evaluating silymarin for chronic hepatitis C. Dig Liver Dis. 2005 Jul;37(7):542-3.

v   Al-Sherbiny M, Osman A, Mohamed N, Shata MT, Abdel-Aziz F, Abdel-Hamid M, Abdelwahab SF, Mikhail N, Stoszek S, Ruggeri L, Folgori A, Nicosia A, Prince AM, Strickland GT.: Exposure to Hepatitis C virus induces cellular immune responses without detectable viremia or seroconversion. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2005 Jul;73(1):44-49.

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v   Magder LS, Fix AD, Mikhail NN, Mohamed MK, Abdel-Hamid M, Abdel-Aziz F, Medhat A, Strickland GT.: Estimation of the risk of transmission of hepatitis C between spouses in Egypt based on seroprevalence data. Int J Epidemiol. 2005 Feb;34(1):160-5.

v   Tanamly MD, Tadros F, Labeeb S, Makld H, Shehata M, Mikhail N, Abdel-Hamid M, Shehata M, Abu-Baki L, Medhat A, Magder LS, Afdhal NH, Strickland GT.: Randomised double-blinded trial evaluating silymarin for chronic hepatitis C in an Egyptian village: study description and 12-month results. Dig Liver Dis. 2004 Nov;36(11):752-9.

v   Gad RR, El-Setouhy M, Haroun A, Gadalla S, Abdel-Aziz F, Aboul-Fotouh A, Mohamed MK, Mikhail N, Israel E.: Nicotine dependence among adult male smokers in rural Egypt. J Egypt Soc Parasitol. 2003 Dec;33(3 Suppl):1019-30.

v   Gadalla S, Aboul-Fotouh A, El-Setouhy M, Mikhail N, Abdel-Aziz F, Mohamed MK, Kamal Ael A, Israel E.: Prevalence of smoking among rural secondary school students in Qualyobia governorate. J Egypt Soc Parasitol. 2003 Dec;33(3 Suppl):1031-50.

v   Israel E, El-Setouhy M, Gadalla S, Aoun el SA, Mikhail N, Mohamed MK.: Water pipe (Sisha) smoking in cafes in Egypt. J Egypt Soc Parasitol. 2003 Dec;33(3 Suppl):1073-85.

v   Radwan GN, Israel E, El-Setouhy M, Abdel-Aziz F, Mikhail N, Mohamed MK.: Impact of religious rulings (Fatwa) on smoking. J Egypt Soc Parasitol. 2003 Dec;33(3 Suppl):1087-101.

v   Strickland GT, Elhefni H, Salman T, Waked I, Abdel-Hamid M, Mikhail NN, Esmat G, Fix A: Role of hepatitis C infection in chronic liver disease in Egypt. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2002 Oct; 67(4): 436-42.

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v       Medhat A, Shehata M, Magder LS, Mikhail N, Abdel-Baki L, Nafeh M, Abdel-Hamid M, Strickland GT, Fix AD.: Hepatitis c in a community in Upper Egypt: risk factors for infection. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2002 May; 66(5): 633-8.

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v       Abdel-Hamid M, El-Daly M, El-Kafrawy S, Mikhail N, Strickland GT, Fix AD: Comparison of second- and third-generation enzyme immunoassays for detecting antibodies to hepatitis C virus. J Clin Microbiol 2002 May; 40(5):1656-9.

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v       Nafeh MA, Medhat A, Shehata M, Mikhail NN, Swifee Y, Abdel-Hamid M, Watts S, Fix AD, Strickland GT, Anwar W, Sallam I.: Hepatitis C in a community in Upper Egypt: I. Cross-sectional survey. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2000 Nov-Dec;63(5-6):236-41.

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v       Fix AD, Abdel-Hamid M, Purcell RH, Shehata MH, Abdel-Aziz F, Mikhail N, el Sebai H, Nafeh M, Habib M, Arthur RR, Emerson SU, Strickland GT.: Prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis E in two rural Egyptian communities. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2000 Apr;62(4):519-23.

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v       Habib M, Mohamed MK, Abdel-Aziz F, Magder LS, Abdel-Hamid M, Gamil F, Madkour S, Mikhail NN, Anwar W, Strickland GT, Fix AD, Sallam I: Hepatitis C virus infection in a community in the nile delta: risk factors for seropositivity. Hepatology. 2001 Jan; 33(1):248-53.

v       Abdel-Aziz F, Habib M, Mohamed MK, Abdel-Hamid M, Gamil F, Madkour S, Mikhail NN, Thomas D, Fix AD, Strickland GT, Anwar W, Sallam I.: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in a community in the Nile Delta: population description and HCV prevalence. Hepatology. 2000 Jul;32(1):111-5.

v       El-Khoby T, Galal N, Fenwick A, Barakat R, El-Hawey A, Nooman Z, Habib M, Abdel-Wahab F, Gabr NS, Hammam HM, Hussein MH, Mikhail NN, Cline BL, Strickland GT.: The epidemiology of schistosomiasis in Egypt: summary findings in nine governorates. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2000 Feb;62(2 Suppl):88-99.

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v       Hammam HM, Zarzour AH, Moftah FM, Abdel-Aty MA, Hany AH, El-Kady AY, Nasr AM, Abd-El-Samie A, Qayed MH, Mikhail NN, Talaat M, Hussein MH.: The epidemiology of schistosomiasis in Egypt: Qena governorate. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2000 Feb;62(2 Suppl):80-7.

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v       Hammam HM, Allam FA, Moftah FM, Abdel-Aty MA, Hany AH, Abd-El-Motagaly KF, Nafeh MA, Khalifa R, Mikhail NN, Talaat M, Hussein MH, Strickland GT.: The epidemiology of schistosomiasis in Egypt: Assiut governorate. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2000 Feb;62(2 Suppl):73-9.

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v       Medhat A, Zarzour A, Nafeh M, Shata T, Sweifie Y, Attia M, Helmy A, Shehata M, Zaki S, Mikhail N, Ibrahim S, King C, Strickland GT.: Evaluation of an ultrasonographic score for urinary bladder morbidity in Schistosoma haematobium infection. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1997 Jul;57(1):16-9.

v       Gomaa A, Shalaby M, Osman M, Eissa M, Eizat A, Mahmoud M, Mikhail N.: Topical treatment of erectile dysfunction: randomised double blind placebo controlled trial of cream containing aminophylline, isosorbide dinitrate, and co-dergocrine mesylate. BMJ. 1996 Jun 15;312(7045):1512-5.