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Aim: Type VI collagen, is emerging as a signaling collagen originating from different types of fibroblasts. A specific fragment of Type VI collagen, the pro-peptide, is also known as the hormone endotrophin. We hypothesized that this fibroblast hormone would be of particular relevance in cancer ty...
December 18, 2020
Journal:
Hepatic Oncology
Author:
Holm Nielsen S, Vongsuvanh R, Uchila R, Reese-Petersen AL, van der Poorten D, Eslam M, Schuppan D, George J, Leeming DJ, Karsdal MA, Nielsen MJ
Introduction: Metabolic-associated fatty liver disease is common, with fibrosis the major determinant of adverse outcomes. Population-based screening tools with high diagnostic accuracy for the staging of fibrosis are lacking. Methods: Three independent cohorts, 2 with both liver biopsy and liver s...
November 26, 2020
Journal:
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol
Author:
Eslam M, Wong GL, Hashem AM, Chan HL, Nielsen MJ, Leeming DJ, Chan AW, Chen Y, Duffin KL, Schattenberg JM, George J, Wong VW, Karsdal MA
Purpose: Non-invasive biomarkers for diagnosing and prognosing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are urgently needed. Cirrhosis is present in 80-90% of HCC patients. Cirrhosis is characterized by deposition and cross-linking of collagens that have crucial roles in HCC initiation and progression. We eva...
November 20, 2020
Journal:
J Hepatocell Carcinoma
Author:
Jensen C, Holm Nielsen S, Eslam M, Genovese F, Nielsen MJ, Vongsuvanh R, Uchila R, van der Poorten D, George J, Karsdal MA, Leeming DJ, Willumsen N.
BACKGROUND: Host genetic modifiers of the natural history of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) remain poorly understood. Recently, a genome-wide association study (GWAS)-identified polymorphism in the STAT4 gene that contributes to the risk for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) was shown to be associated with ...
September 3, 2018
Journal:
Aliment Pharmacol Ther
Author:
El Sharkawy R, Thabet K, Lampertico P, Petta S, Mangia A, Berg T, Netwally M, Bayoumi A, Boonstra A, Brouwer WP, Smedile A, Abate ML, Loglio A, Douglas MW, Khan A, Santoro R, Fischer J, Leeming DJ, Liddle C, George J, Eslam M
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Given the high global prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the need for relevant non-invasive biomarkers and algorithms to accurately stage disease severity is a critical unmet medical need. Identifying those with advanced fibrosis (≥F3) is the most crucial, a...
July 16, 2018
Journal:
Hepatology
Author:
Daniels SJ, Leeming DJ, Eslam M, Hashem AM, Nielsen MJ, Krag A, Karsdal MA, Grove JI, Guha IN, Kawaguchi T, Torimura T, McLeod D, Akiba J, Kaye P, de Boer B, Aithal GP, Adams LA, George J
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