Bououd H, Nasri R, Kammoun I, Zarrouk S. Whole-Exome Sequencing Uncovers Genetic Susceptibility in Chronic Myocarditis and Cardiomyopathy: A Dual Nuclear-Mitochondrial Analysis. In Preparation.

Bououd H, Rahali N, Kammoun I, Zarrouk S. Targeted sequencing of inherited cardiac diseases in a Tunisian cohort reveals a population-specific mutational landscape. In Preparation.

Finsterer J, Zarrouk S. A mono-organ POLG1-related mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome must be confirmed by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or droplet digital PCR. Transl Pediatr. 2026;15(7):294. doi: 10.21037/tp-2026-0516. Lien PubMed ↗

Hamdi E, Khamessi O, Piccirilli A, Dhaouadi S, Zarrouk S, Brisdelli F, Dabbek H, Saihi MH, Bouhaouala-Zahar B, Ben Abderrazek R, Perilli M. A High-Affinity Nanobody Selectively Recognizing KPC-2/KPC-3: Biochemical and Structural Insights. Biomolecules. 2026;16(3):369. doi: 10.3390/biom16030369. Lien PubMed ↗

Azouz S, Benabid M, Zarrouk S, Elati J, Aoun K, Bouratbine A. Contribution of a combined approach using refined enterotyping and non-negative matrix factorization (NMF) to the characterization of the gut microbiota in Tunisia, North Africa. FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2026;373:fnag095. doi: 10.1093/femsle/fnag095. Lien PubMed ↗

Mohammad SQ, Awayid HS, Zarrouk-Mahjoub S, Jallil IS. Molecular identification of erm A, erm B and erm C genes in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from burns patients and their association with multidrug resistance. Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand). 2025;71(5):112-117. doi: 10.14715/cmb/2025.71.5.15. Lien PubMed ↗

Wassaifi S, Kaeffer B, Zarrouk S. Cellular phenotypic transformation during atherosclerosis: The potential role of miRNAs as biomarkers. Int J Mol Sci. 2025;26(5):2083. doi: 10.3390/ijms26052083. Lien PubMed ↗

Zarrouk S, Ben-Miled H, Rahali N, Finsterer J, Ouarda F. Identification of biomarkers of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM) by plasma proteomics. Medicina (Kaunas). 2025;61(1):105. doi: 10.3390/medicina61010105. Lien PubMed ↗

Finsterer J, Mehri S, Zarrouk S. Sudden death in non-syndromic mitochondrial disorders due to m.3243A>G may not only be cardiogenic. Cardiol Young. 2024;34(4):935-936. doi: 10.1017/S1047951124000234. Lien PubMed ↗

Mohammad SQ, Awayid HS, Zarrouk-Mahjoub S. Identification of virulence genes from clinical isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Biodiversitas. 2024;25:5083-5093. Lien PDF ↗

Mehri S, Finsterer J, Zarrouk S. To: Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in a child with severe multisystem inflammatory syndrome due to COVID-19. Crit Care Sci. 2023;35(4):429-430. doi: 10.5935/2965-2774.20230322-en. Lien PubMed ↗

Ben Rekaya M, Sassi F, Saied E, Bel Haj Kacem L, Mansouri N, Zarrouk S, Azouz S, Rammeh S. PIK3CA mutations in breast cancer: A Tunisian series. PLoS One. 2023;18(5):e0285413. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0285413. Lien PubMed ↗

Najjar D, Chikhaoui A, Zarrouk S, Azouz S, Kamoun W, Nassib N, Bouchoucha S, Yacoub-Youssef H. Combining gene mutation with expression of candidate genes to improve diagnosis of Escobar syndrome. Genes (Basel). 2022;13(10):1748. doi: 10.3390/genes13101748. Lien PubMed ↗

Finsterer J, Zarrouk-Mahjoub S. Cortical cystic lesions - A typical endpoint of a stroke-like lesion. Brain Dev. 2021;43(9):972-973. doi: 10.1016/j.braindev.2021.06.002. Lien PubMed ↗

Al-Gallas N, Khadraoui N, Hotzel H, Tomaso H, El-Adawy H, Neubauer H, Belghouthi K, Ghedira K, Gautam HK, Kumar B, Laouini D, Zarrouk S, Abbassi MS, Aissa RB. Quinolone resistance among Salmonella Kentucky and Typhimurium isolates in Tunisia: first report of Salmonella Typhimurium ST34 in Africa and qnrB19 in Tunisia. J Appl Microbiol. 2021;130(3):807-818. doi: 10.1111/jam.14822. Lien PubMed ↗

Zarrouk S, Finsterer J, Mehri S, Ouarda F, Ben Arab S, Boussada R. Dilated cardiomyopathy due to the novel MT-CYB missense mutation m.14757T>C. J Med Cases. 2021;12(11):455-459. doi: 10.14740/jmc3787. Lien PubMed ↗

Finsterer J, Zarrouk-Mahjoub S. The heart in m.3243A>G carriers. Herz. 2020;45(4):356-361. Lien PubMed ↗

Finsterer J, Zarrouk-Mahjoub S. Is vascular compromise during stroke-like episodes primary or secondary? Acta Neurol Belg. 2020;120(2):439-440. doi: 10.1007/s13760-018-0997-6. Lien PubMed ↗

Finsterer J, Zarrouk-Mahjoub S. Phenotype of NDUFV1-related disease. J Pediatr Neurosci. 2019;14(3):175-176. doi: 10.4103/jpn.JPN_124_18. Lien PubMed ↗

Finsterer J, Zarrouk-Mahjoub S. Management of manifesting FOXRED1 carriers is complex. Mol Genet Metab Rep. 2019;19:100463. doi: 10.1016/j.ymgmr.2019.100463. Lien PubMed ↗

Finsterer J, Zarrouk-Mahjoub S. Fentanyl can be mitochondrion-toxic depending on dosage and cell type. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol. 2019;35(4):570-571. doi: 10.4103/joacp.JOACP_262_18. Lien PubMed ↗

Finsterer J, Zarrouk-Mahjoub S. Diagnosing MELAS requires clinical and genetic information. J Clin Neurosci. 2019;61:325-326. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2018.10.127. Lien PubMed ↗

Finsterer J, Zarrouk-Mahjoub S. Avoid valproate in patients with IARS2 mutations. Brain Dev. 2019;41(1):121. doi: 10.1016/j.braindev.2018.07.019. Lien PubMed ↗

Finsterer J, Zarrouk-Mahjoub S. Whole exome sequencing may be insufficient to cover the causality spectrum of rhabdomyolysis. Mol Genet Metab Rep. 2018;17:18. doi: 10.1016/j.ymgmr.2018.08.001. Lien PubMed ↗

Finsterer J, Zarrouk-Mahjoub S. Phenotypic and genotypic heterogeneity of RRM2B variants. Neuropediatrics. 2018;49(4):231-237. doi: 10.1055/s-0037-1609039. Lien PubMed ↗

Finsterer J, Zarrouk-Mahjoub S. Fibroblast growth-factor-21 is currently a weak biomarker for identifying mitochondrial and non-mitochondrial inborn errors of metabolism. Mol Genet Metab Rep. 2017;14:1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ymgmr.2017.10.005. Lien PubMed ↗

Finsterer J, Zarrouk-Mahjoub S. Mitochondrial multiorgan disorder syndrome score generated from definite mitochondrial disorders. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2017;13:2569-2579. doi: 10.2147/NDT.S149067. Lien PubMed ↗

Finsterer J, Zarrouk-Mahjoub S. NDUFS4-related Leigh syndrome in Hutterites. Am J Med Genet A. 2017;173(5):1450-1451. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.38225. Lien PubMed ↗

Finsterer J, Zarrouk-Mahjoub S. Why does Leigh syndrome respond to immunotherapy? Mol Genet Metab Rep. 2016;11:90-91. doi: 10.1016/j.ymgmr.2016.07.008. Lien PubMed ↗

Zarrouk-Mahjoub S, Zaghdoudi M, Amira Z, Chebi H, Khabouchi N, Finsterer J, Mechmeche R, Ghazouani E. Pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines in post-infarction left ventricular remodeling. Int J Cardiol. 2016;221:632-636. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.07.073. Lien PubMed ↗

Finsterer J, Zarrouk-Mahjoub S. Consider a nongenetic pathogenesis of noncompaction. Pediatr Cardiol. 2015;36(7):1548-1549. doi: 10.1007/s00246-015-1253-y. Lien PubMed ↗

Finsterer J, Zarrouk-Mahjoub S. Considerations about the genetics of left ventricular hypertrabeculation/non-compaction. Cardiol Young. 2015;25(7):1435-1437. doi: 10.1017/S1047951115000694. Lien PubMed ↗

Zarrouk-Mahjoub S, Mehri S, Ouarda F, Finsterer J, Boussaada R. Mitochondrial tRNA glutamine variant in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Herz. 2015;40:436-441. doi: 10.1007/s00059-013-3950-8. Lien PubMed ↗