2022
Epigenome-wide association study of biomarkers of liver function identifies albumin-associated DNA methylation sites among male veterans with HIV
Titanji BK, Lee M, Wang Z, Chen J, Hui Q, Re V, So-Armah K, Justice AC, Xu K, Freiberg M, Gwinn M, Marconi VC, Sun YV. Epigenome-wide association study of biomarkers of liver function identifies albumin-associated DNA methylation sites among male veterans with HIV. Frontiers In Genetics 2022, 13: 1020871. PMID: 36303554, PMCID: PMC9592923, DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.1020871.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLiver diseaseLiver biomarkersLiver functionDNAm age accelerationAge accelerationVeterans Aging Cohort StudyEpigenome-wide association studiesFIB-4 scoreAging Cohort StudyMale PWHAPRI scoreCohort studyPlatelet countTotal bilirubinAlanine transaminaseClinical dataBlood samplesIndependent cohortSerum albuminMale veteransHIVImportant causeSignificant associationPWHDNAm sites
2020
Brief Report: Accuracy of FIB-4 for Cirrhosis in People Living With HIV and Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
Torgersen J, Kallan MJ, Carbonari DM, Park LS, Mehta RL, D'Addeo K, Tate JP, Lim JK, Goetz MB, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Bräu N, Brown ST, Taddei TH, Justice AC, Lo Re V. Brief Report: Accuracy of FIB-4 for Cirrhosis in People Living With HIV and Hepatocellular Carcinoma. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2020, 85: 530-534. PMID: 33185999, PMCID: PMC8353543, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000002510.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSetting of HCCFIB-4Receiver-operating characteristic curveHepatocellular carcinomaHCC diagnosisPredictive valueVeterans Aging Cohort StudyEvidence of cirrhosisSetting of HIVAbsence of cirrhosisFIB-4 scoreFibrosis-4 indexIncident hepatocellular carcinomaMedical record reviewPrevalence of cirrhosisAging Cohort StudyCross-sectional studyCharacteristic curveNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valueCirrhosis statusCohort studyMechanisms of carcinogenesisRecord reviewPlatelet countExcess 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
2015
Liver Fibrosis Progression in Hepatitis C Virus Infection After Seroconversion
Butt AA, Yan P, Re V, Rimland D, Goetz MB, Leaf D, Freiberg MS, Klein MB, Justice AC, Sherman KE. Liver Fibrosis Progression in Hepatitis C Virus Infection After Seroconversion. JAMA Internal Medicine 2015, 175: 178-185. PMID: 25485735, PMCID: PMC5017246, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.6502.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiagnosis of cirrhosisLiver fibrosis progressionHepatic decompensation eventsDevelopment of cirrhosisFibrosis progressionHCV controlHepatic decompensationDecompensation eventsLiver fibrosisNegative HCV antibody test resultPositive HCV RNA test resultLower mean body mass indexHCV antibody test resultHCV RNA test resultsNational Veterans Affairs databaseHepatitis C virus infectionMean body mass indexHigher serum aminotransferase levelsHCV Infected VeteransRNA test resultsC virus infectionFIB-4 scoreFibrosis-4 indexSerum aminotransferase levelsMonths of follow
2014
HIV infection, antiretroviral therapy initiation and longitudinal changes in biomarkers of organ function.
So-Armah KA, Chang J, Alcorn C, Lo Re V, Baker JV, Tracy R, Butt AA, Agan BK, Rimland D, Gibert CL, Goetz MB, Oursler KK, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Kuller LH, Brown ST, Stein JH, Skanderson M, Justice AC, Freiberg MS. HIV infection, antiretroviral therapy initiation and longitudinal changes in biomarkers of organ function. Current HIV Research 2014, 12: 50-9. PMID: 25034208, PMCID: PMC4495647, DOI: 10.2174/1570162x1201140716101512.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsART initiationHIV infectionHIV infection levelsViral suppressionLongitudinal changesLDL cholesterolPositive HIV antibody testBiomarker measurementsAge-related chronic diseasesAntiretroviral therapy initiationEnd-organ diseaseFIB-4 scoreHIV antibody testWilcoxon signedrank testUninfected veteransVACS-VCFIB-4Therapy initiationHIV levelsHDL cholesterolSerum levelsTotal cholesterolPlatelet countMean ageChronic diseases