Research Officer
BDS, MDS, MFDS RCPS (Glasg.), DDPH RCS (Eng)
Junaid is an overseas dentist with qualifications in Public Health. He is currently a PhD candidate at institute supported by the Australian Government international RTP scholarship and the Stan and Jean Perron top-up scholarship.
His PhD projects concerns with epidemiology of craniofacial birth defects and its association with intellectual disabilities using population linked data. He also works as a Data Manager (casual) with the Child Disability team researching the CDKL5 deficiency disorder.
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October 2023
Growth patterns in individuals with CDKL5 deficiency disorder
Aim: To compare growth in individuals with cyclin-dependent kinase-like 5 (CDKL5) deficiency disorder with population norms and to investigate the effect of gastrostomy on growth.
Published research Child Disability Child disabilityApril 2023Hospitalizations from Birth to 28 Years in a Population Cohort of Individuals Born with Five Rare Craniofacial Anomalies in Western Australia
To describe trends, age-specific patterns, and factors influencing hospitalizations for 5 rare craniofacial anomalies.
Published research Human Development and Community Wellbeing Child Disability Computational Biology Child disabilityMarch 2023Patterns, trends, and factors influencing hospitalizations for craniosynostosis in Western Australia. A population-based study
Understanding hospital service use among children with a diagnosis of craniosynostosis is important to improve services and outcomes. This study aimed to describe population-level trends, patterns, and factors influencing hospitalizations for craniosynostosis in Western Australia.
Published research Child Disability Child disabilityAugust 2022Factors influencing the attainment of major motor milestones in CDKL5 deficiency disorder
This study investigated the influence of factors at birth and in infancy on the likelihood of achieving major motor milestones in CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder (CDD). Data on 350 individuals with a pathogenic CDKL5 variant was sourced from the International CDKL5 Disorder Database.
Published research Child Disability Child disabilityJune 2022Dental procedures in children with or without intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder in a hospital setting
This population-based cohort study investigated dental procedures in the hospital setting in Western Australian children with or without intellectual disability (ID) and/or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) aged up to 18 years.
Autism Spectrum Published research Child Disability Child disabilityMarch 2022Association between craniofacial anomalies, intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder: Western Australian population-based study
Accurate knowledge of the relationship between craniofacial anomalies (CFA), intellectual disability (ID) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is essential to improve services and outcomes. The aim is to describe the association between CFA, ID and ASD using linked population data.
Published research Child Disability Computational Biology Child disabilityFebruary 2022The Lived Experience of Parents’ Receiving the Diagnosis of CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder for Their Child
CDKL5 deficiency disorder (CDD), a severe developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, is being diagnosed earlier with improved access to genetic testing, but this may also have unanticipated impacts on parents’ experience receiving the diagnosis. This study explores the lived experience of parents receiving a diagnosis of CDD for their child using mixed methods.
Published research Child Disability Child disabilityFebruary 2022Epidemiology of Hospital Admissions for Craniosynostosis in Australia: A Population-Based Study
To describe trends, age, and sex-specific patterns of population hospital admissions with a diagnosis of craniosynostosis (CS) in Australia. Population data for hospital separations (in-patient) from public and private hospitals (July 1996-June 2018) were obtained from the publicly available Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) National Hospital Morbidity Database.
Published research Child Disability Computational Biology Respiratory Environmental Health Child disabilityJanuary 2022Quantification of Helicobacter pylori and its oncoproteins in the oral cavity: A cross-sectional study
To identify Helicobacter pylori and related oncogenic and virulent proteins in patients with gingivitis, periodontitis, oral cancer and gastric cancer.
Children's Cancers Published research Child DisabilityNovember 2021Influences on the trajectory and subsequent outcomes in CDKL5 deficiency disorder
The study investigated the effect of seizure and medication burden at initial contact with the International CDKL5 Disorder Database on subsequent development and clinical severity and compared quality of life among those whose development progressed, remained stable, or regressed between baseline and follow-up.
Published research Child Disability Child disabilityOctober 2021Epidemiology of Rare Craniofacial Anomalies: Retrospective Western Australian Population Data Linkage Study
We aimed to describe birth prevalence of rare craniofacial anomalies and associations with antenatal and perinatal factors. All live and stillbirths in Western Australia between 1980 and 2010 were identified from the Western Australian Birth Registrations and the Midwives Notification System (also provides information on antenatal and perinatal factors).
Published research Child Disability Child disabilityAugust 2021Description of Total Population Hospital Admissions for Treacher Collins Syndrome in Australia
To describe patterns and demographic characteristics of total-population hospital admissions with a diagnosis of Treacher Collins syndrome (TCS) in Australia.
Published research Child DisabilityMarch 2021Association between ABO, Rh blood groups, lip and dermatoglyphic patterns, and nonsyndromic oral clefts: A case-control study
The objective of the study is to determine the association between nonsyndromic oral clefts (OC) in children and ABO, Rh blood groups, lip, and dermatoglyphic patterns of their unaffected parents.
Published research Child DisabilityJanuary 2021Exploring quality of life in individuals with a severe developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder
CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder (CDD) is a rare genetic disorder caused by a mutation in the cyclin-dependent kinase-like 5 (CDKL5) gene. It is now considered to be a developmental and epileptic encephalopathy because of the early onset of seizures in association with severe global delay. Other features include cortical visual impairment, sleep and gastro-intestinal problems. Progress in clinical understanding, especially regarding the spectrum of functional ability, seizure patterns, and other comorbidities was initially slow but accelerated in 2012 with the establishment of the International CDKL5 Database (ICDD). Our aim was to use this data source to investigate quality of life (QOL) and associated factors in this disorder.
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