2024
Accuracy of blood-based biomarkers for staging liver fibrosis in chronic liver disease: A systematic review supporting the AASLD Practice Guideline.
Patel K, Asrani S, Fiel M, Levine D, Leung D, Duarte-Rojo A, Dranoff J, Nayfeh T, Hasan B, Taddei T, Alsawaf Y, Saadi S, Majzoub A, Manolopoulos A, Alzuabi M, Ding J, Sofiyeva N, Murad M, Alsawas M, Rockey D, Sterling R. Accuracy of blood-based biomarkers for staging liver fibrosis in chronic liver disease: A systematic review supporting the AASLD Practice Guideline. Hepatology 2024 PMID: 38489517, DOI: 10.1097/hep.0000000000000842.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAminotransferase-to-platelet ratio indexChronic liver diseaseNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseHepatitis B virusBlood-based biomarkersLiver diseaseFIB-4HIV-HCV co-infectionCo-infectionFIB-4 <Alternative to liver biopsyFIB-4 >Pre-test probabilityBlood-based testLiver disease assessmentSystematic reviewStaging liver fibrosisComprehensive search of databasesHIV-HCVFatty liver diseaseProportional odds ratiosAdvanced fibrosisLiver biopsyViral hepatitisB virus
2023
The role of routine biopsy of the background liver in the management of hepatocellular carcinoma
Lee S, Ahmed M, Taddei T, Jain D. The role of routine biopsy of the background liver in the management of hepatocellular carcinoma. Human Pathology 2023, 138: 18-23. PMID: 37236406, DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2023.05.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver biopsyEarly HCC stagesHepatocellular carcinoma managementLarge university hospitalSeparate biopsiesCirrhosis statusClinical characteristicsClinical suspicionMedian ageEarly diseasePathology databaseRoutine biopsyHCC stageBiopsy resultsHCC patientsParenchymal findingsUniversity HospitalBackground liverHepatocellular carcinomaNontumoral liverHCC biopsiesBiopsyPatientsCirrhosisLiver
2007
Increased T-Cell Sinusoidal Lymphocytosis in Liver Biopsies in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C and Mixed Cryoglobulinemia
Carmack S, Taddei T, Robert ME, Mistry P, Jain D. Increased T-Cell Sinusoidal Lymphocytosis in Liver Biopsies in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C and Mixed Cryoglobulinemia. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2007, 103: ajg200850138. PMID: 17970837, DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01603.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPresence of MCMixed cryoglobulinemiaLiver biopsySinusoidal lymphocytosisSinusoidal lymphocytesChronic hepatitis C patientsHepatitis C virus infectionKupffer cell countsMean fibrosis stageOngoing antigenic stimulationC virus infectionChronic hepatitis CChronic hepatitis C.Hepatitis C patientsRisk of lymphomaCD8-positive cellsNumber of CD68Low viral loadStage of fibrosisT-cell lymphocytesC patientsHepatitis CMC patientsHepatitis C.Lymphocyte count