Characterization and Application of Precore/Core‐Related Antigens in Animal Models of Hepatitis B Virus Infection
Xupeng Hong, Laurie Luckenbaugh, David Perlman, Peter A. Revill, Stefan F. Wieland, Stephan Menne, Jianming Hu – 17 January 2021
From Heresy to Standard of Care: A Virologic Journey
Kimberly A. Brown – 17 January 2021
Sarcopenia in Children With End‐Stage Liver Disease on the Transplant Waiting List
Jessica P. Woolfson, Manuela Perez, Govind B. Chavhan, Fatema T. Johara, Eberhard Lurz, Binita M. Kamath, Vicky L. Ng – 17 January 2021 – Sarcopenia predicts morbidity and mortality in adults with end‐stage liver disease (ESLD) and is determined by total psoas muscle area (tPMA) measurement from computed tomography (CT) imaging. Recently developed pediatric age‐ and sex‐specific tPMA growth curves provide the opportunity to ascertain prevalence and impact of sarcopenia in children awaiting liver transplantation (LT).
Cost‐Effectiveness of Primary Liver Transplantation Versus Hepatoportoenterostomy in the Management of Biliary Atresia in the United States
Vikram K. Raghu, James E. Squires, Douglas B. Mogul, Robert H. Squires, Patrick J. McKiernan, George V. Mazariegos, Kenneth J. Smith – 17 January 2021 – Biliary atresia (BA) is the leading indication to perform a pediatric liver transplantation (LT). Timely hepatoportoenterostomy (HPE) attempts to interrupt the natural history and allow for enteric bile flow; however, most patients who are treated with HPE require LT by the age of 10 years. We determined the cost‐effectiveness of foregoing HPE to perform primary LT (pLT) in children with BA compared with standard‐of‐care HPE management.
Implementing a Height‐Based Rule for the Allocation of Pediatric Donor Livers to Adults: A Liver Simulated Allocation Model Study
Jin Ge, Nicholas Wood, Dorry L. Segev, Jennifer C. Lai, Sommer Gentry – 17 January 2021
Distal Gastroduodenal Arterial Inflow as a Salvage Strategy for Extensive Intraoperative Arterial Dissection in Living Donor Liver Transplantation
Ramkiran Cherukuru, Pradeep Krishna, Guruprasad Shetty, Ashwin Rammohan, Mettu Srinivas Reddy, Mohamed Rela – 17 January 2021
Sex and Menopause Modify the Effect of Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Genotypes on Fibrosis in NAFLD
Kara Wegermann, Melanie E. Garrett, Jiayin Zheng, Andrea Coviello, Cynthia A. Moylan, Manal F. Abdelmalek, Shein‐Chung Chow, Cynthia D. Guy, Anna Mae Diehl, Allison Ashley‐Koch, Ayako Suzuki – 17 January 2021 – The development of fibrosis in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is influenced by genetics, sex, and menopausal status, but whether genetic susceptibility to fibrosis is influenced by sex and reproductive status is unclear.
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Hye‐Mee Kwon, Hwa‐Young Jang, Gyu‐Sam Hwang – 17 January 2021
Ceramide Salvage, Gut Mucosal Immunoglobulin A Signaling, and Diet‐Induced NASH
Scott A. McHenry, Nicholas O. Davidson – 14 January 2021
Endoscopic Cyanoacrylate Injection Versus Balloon‐Occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration for Prevention of Gastric Variceal Bleeding: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Xuefeng Luo, Tong Xiang, Junchao Wu, Xiaoze Wang, Yongjun Zhu, Xiaotan Xi, Yuling Yan, Jinlin Yang, Juan Carlos García‐Pagán, Li Yang – 13 January 2021