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Irfan Hussain

Aga Khan UniversityORCID 0000-0002-9181-3407Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Molecular Biology· 2 Bioengineering· 1 Cell Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Assay:CRISPR screen· 3 Organism:human· 3 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1

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Afsar Ali MianiD· 3 shared Fawad Ur RehmaniD· 3 shared Ambrin FatimaiD· 2 shared Farhatullah SyediD· 2 shared Hijab ZahraiD· 2 shared Kainaat Mumtaz· 2 shared Maliha Javed· 2 shared Muhammad Jameel· 2 shared

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2023-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Prime Editing Corrects the HBB Codon 8/9 (+G) Mutation in Patient-Derived Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells and Restores β-Globin Expression in iPSC-Derived Erythroid Cells

Irfan Hussain, Kainaat Mumtaz, Maliha Javed, Susheel Fatima, Hijab Zahra, Anwar Alam, Muhammad Jameel, Naveed Altaf Malik, Farhatullah Syed, Fawad Ur Rehman, Salman Kirmani, Ambrin Fatima, Afsar Ali Mian

This study uses prime editing to correct the HBB c.27dupG mutation in patient-derived iPSCs and restores β-globin expression in erythroid cells.

bioRxiv · Sep 24, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology

A TLS11a-decorated ionizable lipid nanoparticle platform and a multilevel-validated CRISPR LDLR-knockout HepG2 model for hepatocyte-preferential mRNA delivery

Irfan Hussain, Naji Kholaif, Raghad Alsultan, Rahma Eltahir, Huda Alajlan, Tanveer Ahmad Mir, Jahan Salma, Fawad Ur Rehman, Anas Mohammed Alazami, Farhatullah Syed

The paper develops an LDLR-independent LNP platform for hepatocyte-targeted mRNA delivery and validates an LDLR-knockout HepG2 model for studying LDLR biology.

bioRxiv · Jul 22, 2026 · PreprintBioengineering

A Rapid, Cost-Effective Method for High-Yield DNA Purification from PCR Products and Agarose Gels.

Susheel Fatima, Maliha Javed, Hijab Zahra, Irfan Hussain, Afsar Ali Mian

The paper develops a cost-effective in-house DNA purification protocol for PCR products and agarose gels, showing improved clarity and purity compared to commercial kits.

bioRxiv · Nov 13, 2024 · PreprintMolecular Biology

Prioritization of The Zinc finger domain within BCL11A gene by the Amelioration capability of hemoglobinopathies using CRISPR-Cas9 technology

Kainaat Mumtaz, Irfan Hussain, Fizza Iftikhar, Fawad Ur Rehman, Muhammad Jameel, Safana Farooq, Hammad Hassan, Ambrin Fatima, Oliver Gerhard Ottmann, Afsar Ali Mian

This study uses CRISPR-Cas9 to investigate BCL11A zinc finger domains' role in gamma-globin regulation and hemoglobinopathy treatment, finding Znf4 deletion increases HbF levels.

bioRxiv · Nov 28, 2023 · PreprintMolecular Biology