2020
DNA methylation biomarker selected by an ensemble machine learning approach predicts mortality risk in an HIV-positive veteran population
Shu C, Justice AC, Zhang X, Marconi VC, Hancock DB, Johnson EO, Xu K. DNA methylation biomarker selected by an ensemble machine learning approach predicts mortality risk in an HIV-positive veteran population. Epigenetics 2020, 16: 741-753. PMID: 33092459, PMCID: PMC8216205, DOI: 10.1080/15592294.2020.1824097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyMortality risk groupsAging Cohort StudyHigher mortality riskMortality riskRisk groupsCohort studyHigh mortality risk groupLow-mortality risk groupsInflammation response pathwayHIV-positive participantsHuman immunodeficiency virusLow-risk groupImproved life expectancyVACS IndexHIV populationNatural killerImmunodeficiency virusPredictive biomarkersPLWHDNA methylation biomarkersVeteran populationSurvival analysisEpigenome-wide associationHIVDNA methylation mediates the effect of cocaine use on HIV severity
Shu C, Justice AC, Zhang X, Wang Z, Hancock DB, Johnson EO, Xu K. DNA methylation mediates the effect of cocaine use on HIV severity. Clinical Epigenetics 2020, 12: 140. PMID: 32928285, PMCID: PMC7491141, DOI: 10.1186/s13148-020-00934-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-positive participantsHIV severityVACS IndexCocaine useCocaine effectsVeterans Aging Cohort Study Biomarker CohortVeterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) IndexEpigenome-wide associationHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) progressionHigher VACS indexFrequent cocaine useCandidate CpG sitesPersistent cocaine useMendelian randomization analysisHIV outcomesBiomarker cohortHIV progressionVirus progressionVAC indexVeteran populationAntiviral responseCandidate mediatorsStudy indicesMR analysisSeverity
2019
Epigenetic Associations With Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Among Men With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
Chen J, Huang Y, Hui Q, Mathur R, Gwinn M, So-Armah K, Freiberg MS, Justice AC, Xu K, Marconi VC, Sun YV. Epigenetic Associations With Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Among Men With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2019, 70: 667-673. PMID: 30893429, PMCID: PMC7319269, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz240.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic kidney diseaseHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionImmunodeficiency virus infectionGlomerular filtration rateKidney functionFiltration rateVirus infectionVeterans Aging Cohort StudyPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsAging Cohort StudyHIV-positive participantsBlood mononuclear cellsMechanisms of HIVCKD riskCohort studyKidney diseaseMononuclear cellsHigh riskHIVPooled populationEGFREpigenetic associationsSignificant CpG sitesGuanine dinucleotide sitesPotential epigenetic mechanisms
2017
Risk of End‐Stage Renal Disease in HIV‐Positive Potential Live Kidney Donors
Muzaale AD, Althoff KN, Sperati CJ, Abraham AG, Kucirka LM, Massie AB, Kitahata MM, Horberg MA, Justice AC, Fischer MJ, Silverberg MJ, Butt AA, Boswell SL, Rachlis AR, Mayor AM, Gill MJ, Eron JJ, Napravnik S, Drozd DR, Martin JN, Bosch RJ, Durand CM, Locke JE, Moore RD, Lucas GM, Segev DL. Risk of End‐Stage Renal Disease in HIV‐Positive Potential Live Kidney Donors. American Journal Of Transplantation 2017, 17: 1823-1832. PMID: 28497525, PMCID: PMC5489376, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.14235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCase-Control StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGlomerular Filtration RateGraft RejectionGraft SurvivalHIV InfectionsHIV SeropositivityHIV-1HumansIncidenceKidney Failure, ChronicKidney Function TestsKidney TransplantationLiving DonorsMaleMiddle AgedNephrectomyNorth AmericaPrognosisRisk FactorsViral LoadConceptsEnd-stage renal diseaseIncidence of ESRDHIV-positive individualsLive kidney donorsKidney donorsRenal diseaseMultivariable Cox proportional hazards regressionCox proportional hazards regressionPotential live kidney donorsHIV-negative peersHIV-negative participantsHIV-positive participantsProportional hazards regressionCopies/mLKidney donor candidatesCumulative incidence estimatesCohort CollaborationCumulative incidenceHIV infectionViral loadHazards regressionNational HealthPositive individualsIncidence estimatesHealth characteristics