2020
Excess Weight Gain After Cure of Hepatitis C Infection with Direct-Acting Antivirals
Do A, Esserman DA, Krishnan S, Lim JK, Taddei TH, Hauser RG, Tate JP, Re VL, Justice AC. Excess Weight Gain After Cure of Hepatitis C Infection with Direct-Acting Antivirals. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2020, 35: 2025-2034. PMID: 32342483, PMCID: PMC7352003, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-020-05782-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDAA treatmentExcess weight gainTreatment initiationWeight gainChronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infectionHigh FIB-4 scoreHepatitis C virus infectionC virus infectionFIB-4 scoreHepatitis C infectionDirect acting antiviralsLiver disease progressionMultiple logistic regressionConclusionWeight gainDAA therapySVR achievementC infectionBaseline weightProspective studyExcess weightDisease progressionVirus infectionHigh riskPatientsBirth cohort
2017
Exome analysis of the evolutionary path of hepatocellular adenoma-carcinoma transition, vascular invasion and brain dissemination
Vilarinho S, Erson-Omay E, Mitchell-Richards K, Cha C, Nelson-Williams C, Harmancı AS, Yasuno K, Günel M, Taddei TH. Exome analysis of the evolutionary path of hepatocellular adenoma-carcinoma transition, vascular invasion and brain dissemination. Journal Of Hepatology 2017, 67: 186-191. PMID: 28323122, PMCID: PMC5497691, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2017.03.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdenoma-carcinoma transitionHepatocellular adenomaBrain metastasesHepatocellular carcinomaVascular invasionTumor thrombusCatenin beta 1Rare benign liver tumorMultifocal hepatic lesionsAcute abdominal painBenign liver tumorsPeripheral blood leucocytesSomatic mutationsWhole-exome sequencingParaffin-embedded samplesBrain disseminationAbdominal painLeft hepatectomyMajor complicationsLiver diseaseSpontaneous hemorrhageLeft lobeDisease progressionBlood leucocytesLiver tumors