Beyond BMI: Exploring obesity trends in the south Asian region.

Background: Obesity is a global health challenge affecting individuals across all demographics. In South Asia, the traditional method of assessing obesity using Body Mass Index (BMI), may not account for factors such as fat distribution, muscle mass, or ethnic variations.

Objective: This narrative review explores the multifaceted nature of obesity in South Asia, focusing on the region's demographic profiles and the socio-cultural and economic determinants shaping obesity trends.

Relationship of visceral adiposity index (VAI) and visceral body fat among metabolically obese normal weight individuals from Pakistan.

Background: An increasing number of people throughout the world are suffering with visceral obesity. Accumulation of visceral fat is a pathogenic manifestation of global fat dysfunction, that leads to inflammation, atherosclerosis, abnormal lipid levels, and high blood pressure.

Methods: This association study was conducted at Department of Medicine, Mayo Hospital Lahore, Pakistan.

Detection of BCR-ABL fusion gene and its transcript variants in chronic myeloid leukaemia patients - a multi-comparison study.

Objective: To compare blood cells and plasma for BCR-ABL quantification and to find out the frequency of b2a2, b3a2 and e1a2 transcripts in chronic myeloid leukaemia patients, and to assess the correlation of BCR-ABL transcripts with haematological counts, age and gender.

Methods: The study was conducted in April 2018 at King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan, and comprised chronic myeloid leukaemia patients from Mayo Hospital, Lahore. Ribonucleic acid was extracted using commercial extraction kits and detection of BCR-ABL messenger ribonucleic acid and its transcript variants was done by real time polymerase chain reaction.