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Pharmacogenomics of drug-induced liver injury (DILI): molecular biology to clinical applications (2018)
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Kaliyaperumal, K., Grove, J. I., Delahay, R. M., Griffiths, W. J., Duckworth, A., & Aithal, G. P. (2018). Pharmacogenomics of drug-induced liver injury (DILI): molecular biology to clinical applications. Journal of Hepatology, 69(4), 948-957. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2018.05.013

A number of drug-specific and host-related factors contribute to the development of drug-induced liver injury (DILI). Investigations focused on genetic susceptibility to DILI have advanced our understanding of the pathogenesis of this rare, yet poten... Read More about Pharmacogenomics of drug-induced liver injury (DILI): molecular biology to clinical applications.

The XL probe: a luxury or a necessity? risk stratification in an obese community cohort using transient elastography (2018)
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Harris, R., Card, T. R., Delahooke, T., Aithal, G. P., & Guha, I. N. (2018). The XL probe: a luxury or a necessity? risk stratification in an obese community cohort using transient elastography. United European Gastroenterology Journal, 6(9), 1372-1379. https://doi.org/10.1177/2050640618772944

Background: Transient elastography is a non-invasive tool which can stratify patients at risk of chronic liver disease. However, a raised body mass index has been independently associated with a failed or unreliable examination. Objective: The pur... Read More about The XL probe: a luxury or a necessity? risk stratification in an obese community cohort using transient elastography.

Hip fracture risk in patients with alcoholic cirrhosis: a population-based study using English and Danish data (2018)
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Otete, H. E., Deleuran, T., Fleming, K. M., Card, T. R., Aithal, G. P., Jepsen, P., & West, J. (2018). Hip fracture risk in patients with alcoholic cirrhosis: a population-based study using English and Danish data. Journal of Hepatology, 69(3), 697-704. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2018.04.002

© 2018 European Association for the Study of the Liver Background & Aims: Cirrhosis, the prevalence of which is increasing, is a risk factor for osteoporosis and fractures. However, little is known of the actual risk of hip fractures in patients with... Read More about Hip fracture risk in patients with alcoholic cirrhosis: a population-based study using English and Danish data.

Pretreatment lesions on magnetic resonance imaging in patients with hepatitis C virus infection diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma after initiating direct-acting antiviral therapy (2018)
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Scott, R. A., Aithal, G. P., Francis, S. T., & Irving, W. L. (2018). Pretreatment lesions on magnetic resonance imaging in patients with hepatitis C virus infection diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma after initiating direct-acting antiviral therapy. Gastroenterology, 154(6), https://doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2017.12.047

Analysis of genotyping for predicting liver injury marker, Procollagen III in persons at risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (2018)
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Grove, J. I., Thiagarajan, P., Astbury, S., Harris, R., Delahooke, T., Guha, I. N., & Aithal, G. P. (2018). Analysis of genotyping for predicting liver injury marker, Procollagen III in persons at risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Liver International, 38(10), 1832-1838. https://doi.org/10.1111/liv.13733

Background & Aims Chronic liver disease presents a major global public health challenge. Stratification of asymptomatic, at-risk patients in primary care using non-invasive methods has the potential to address this by identifying those likely to pr... Read More about Analysis of genotyping for predicting liver injury marker, Procollagen III in persons at risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

Effects of sprint interval training on ectopic lipids and tissue-specific insulin sensitivity in men with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (2018)
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Sargeant, J. A., Bawden, S., Aithal, G. P., Simpson, E. J., Macdonald, I. A., Turner, M. C., …King, J. A. (2018). Effects of sprint interval training on ectopic lipids and tissue-specific insulin sensitivity in men with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 118(4), 817-828. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-018-3818-y

Purpose: This study examined the feasibility of sprint interval exercise training (SIT) for men with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and its effects on intrahepatic triglyceride (IHTG), insulin sensitivity (hepatic and peripheral), visceral... Read More about Effects of sprint interval training on ectopic lipids and tissue-specific insulin sensitivity in men with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of cenicriviroc for treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis with fibrosis (2018)
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Friedman, S. L., Ratziu, V., Harrison, S. A., Abdelmalek, M. F., Aithal, G. P., Caballeria, J., …Lefebvre, E. (2018). A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of cenicriviroc for treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis with fibrosis. Hepatology, 67(5), https://doi.org/10.1002/hep.29477

The aim of this study was to evaluate cenicriviroc (CVC), a dual antagonist of C-C chemokine receptor types 2 and 5, for treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) with liver fibrosis. A randomized, double-blind, multinational phase 2b study e... Read More about A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of cenicriviroc for treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis with fibrosis.

Obesity and type 2 diabetes are important risk factors underlying previously undiagnosed cirrhosis in general practice: a cross-sectional study using Transient Elastography (2017)
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Harman, D. J., Ryder, S. D., James, M. W., Wilkes, E. A., Card, T. R., Aithal, G. P., & Guha, I. N. (2018). Obesity and type 2 diabetes are important risk factors underlying previously undiagnosed cirrhosis in general practice: a cross-sectional study using Transient Elastography. Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 47(4), 504-515. https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.14463

Background: Rising cirrhosis incidence and mortality in the United Kingdom has been attributed predominantly to excess alcohol consumption. However, metabolic risk factors such as type 2 diabetes and obesity may also be important. Aim: To screen at-... Read More about Obesity and type 2 diabetes are important risk factors underlying previously undiagnosed cirrhosis in general practice: a cross-sectional study using Transient Elastography.

Glycaemic, gastrointestinal and appetite responses to breakfast porridges from ancient cereal grains: a MRI pilot study in healthy humans (2017)
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Alyami, J., Ladd, N., Pritchard, S. E., Hoad, C. L., Abdul Sultan, A., Spiller, R. C., …Taylor, M. A. (2017). Glycaemic, gastrointestinal and appetite responses to breakfast porridges from ancient cereal grains: a MRI pilot study in healthy humans. Food Research International, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2017.11.071

Cereal grain based porridges are commonly consumed throughout the world. Whilst some data are available for varieties that are popular in the Western world such as oats and rye, other ‘ancient’ grains used in the East and in Africa such as millets ar... Read More about Glycaemic, gastrointestinal and appetite responses to breakfast porridges from ancient cereal grains: a MRI pilot study in healthy humans.

Healthcare costs of transarterial chemoembolization in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (2017)
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Fateen, W., Khan, F., O’Neill, R., James, M., Ryder, S., & Aithal, G. (2017). Healthcare costs of transarterial chemoembolization in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma. Journal of Hepatocellular Carcinoma, 2017(4), https://doi.org/10.2147/JHC.S144068

Background: A meta-analysis comparing drug-eluting beads transarterial chemoembolization (DEB-TACE) with conventional transarterial chemoembolization (cTACE) has recently been published. On balance, no significant differences were found in terms of o... Read More about Healthcare costs of transarterial chemoembolization in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma.

Evaluation of laboratory tests for cirrhosis and for alcohol use, in the context of alcoholic cirrhosis (2017)
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Whitfield, J. B., Masson, S., Liangpunsakul, S., Hyman, J., Mueller, S., Aithal, G., …Seth, D. (2018). Evaluation of laboratory tests for cirrhosis and for alcohol use, in the context of alcoholic cirrhosis. Alcohol, 66, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.alcohol.2017.07.006

Laboratory tests can play an important role in assessment of alcoholic patients, including for evaluation of liver damage and as markers of alcohol intake. Evidence on test performance should lead to better selection of appropriate tests and improved... Read More about Evaluation of laboratory tests for cirrhosis and for alcohol use, in the context of alcoholic cirrhosis.

Spontaneous central venous thrombosis and shunt occlusion following peritoneovenous shunt placement for intractable ascites (2017)
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Hariharan, D., Wilkes, E. A., Aithal, G. P., Travis, S., & Lobo, D. N. (2017). Spontaneous central venous thrombosis and shunt occlusion following peritoneovenous shunt placement for intractable ascites. Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England, 99(5), Article e145-e147. https://doi.org/10.1308/rcsann.2017.0058

A 43-year-old man had a peritoneovenous shunt inserted for the treatment of chylous ascites secondary to myelofibrosis. Despite being on anticoagulation for superior mesenteric vein thrombosis, he developed shunt dysfunction within two weeks of inser... Read More about Spontaneous central venous thrombosis and shunt occlusion following peritoneovenous shunt placement for intractable ascites.

Minocycline hepatotoxicity: clinical characterization and identification of HLA-B? 35:02 as a risk factor (2017)
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Urban, T. J., Nicoletti, P., Chalasani, N., Serrano, J., Stolz, A., Daly, A. K., …Fontana, R. J. (in press). Minocycline hepatotoxicity: clinical characterization and identification of HLA-B∗ 35:02 as a risk factor. Journal of Hepatology, 67(1), 137-144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2017.03.010

Minocycline hepatotoxicity can present with prominent autoimmune features in previously healthy individuals. The aim of this study was to identify genetic determinants of minocycline DILI in a well-phenotyped cohort of patients. Methods: Caucasian pa... Read More about Minocycline hepatotoxicity: clinical characterization and identification of HLA-B? 35:02 as a risk factor.

Risk of hepatocellular carcinoma among individuals with different aetiologies of cirrhosis: a population-based cohort study (2017)
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West, J., Card, T. R., Aithal, G. P., & Fleming, K. M. (2017). Risk of hepatocellular carcinoma among individuals with different aetiologies of cirrhosis: a population-based cohort study. Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 45(7), 983-990. https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.13961

Background: Among patients with cirrhosis, only those determined to be at risk for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) should undergo surveillance. However, little is known about how different aetiologies of cirrhosis affect risk for HCC. Aim: To quantif... Read More about Risk of hepatocellular carcinoma among individuals with different aetiologies of cirrhosis: a population-based cohort study.

Prevalence of clinically significant liver disease within the general population, as defined by non-invasive markers of liver fibrosis: a systematic review (2017)
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Harris, R., Harman, D. J., Card, T. R., Aithal, G. P., & Guha, I. N. (2017). Prevalence of clinically significant liver disease within the general population, as defined by non-invasive markers of liver fibrosis: a systematic review. The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 2(4), 288-297. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-1253%2816%2930205-9

As of 2016, there is no evidence-based pathway to stratify the risk of chronic liver disease in a general population setting. Non-invasive tests of liver fibrosis might provide a mechanism for earlier diagnosis. These tests have been extensively vali... Read More about Prevalence of clinically significant liver disease within the general population, as defined by non-invasive markers of liver fibrosis: a systematic review.

Association of liver injury from specific drugs, or groups of drugs, with polymorphisms in HLA and other genes in a genome-wide association study (2016)
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Nicoletti, P., Aithal, G. P., Bjornsson, E. S., Andrade, R. J., Sawle, A., Arrese, M., …Daly, A. K. (2017). Association of liver injury from specific drugs, or groups of drugs, with polymorphisms in HLA and other genes in a genome-wide association study. Gastroenterology, 152(5), 1078-1089. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2016.12.016

Background & aims: We performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) to identify genetic risk factors for drug-induced liver injury (DILI) from licensed drugs without previously reported genetic risk factors. Methods: We performed a GWAS of 862 pe... Read More about Association of liver injury from specific drugs, or groups of drugs, with polymorphisms in HLA and other genes in a genome-wide association study.

Increased liver fat and glycogen stores after consumption of high versus low glycaemic index food: a randomized crossover study (2016)
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Bawden, S., Stephenson, M., Falcone, Y., Lingaya, M., Ciampi, E., Hunter, K., …Aithal, G. P. (2017). Increased liver fat and glycogen stores after consumption of high versus low glycaemic index food: a randomized crossover study. Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, 19(1), 70-77. https://doi.org/10.1111/dom.12784

Aim: To investigate the acute and longer-term effects of low (LGI) versus high glycaemic index (HGI) diets on hepatic fat and glycogen accumulation and related blood measures in healthy volunteers. Methods: Eight healthy men (age 20.1 � 0.4 years,... Read More about Increased liver fat and glycogen stores after consumption of high versus low glycaemic index food: a randomized crossover study.

Non-invasive assessment of portal hypertension using quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (2016)
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Palaniyappan, N., Cox, E., Bradley, C., Scott, R., Austin, A., O’Neill, R., …Aithal, G. P. (2016). Non-invasive assessment of portal hypertension using quantitative magnetic resonance imaging. Journal of Hepatology, 65(6), 1131-1139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2016.07.021

Background & Aims Hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) measurement is currently the only validated technique to accurately evaluate changes in portal pressure. In this study, we evaluate the use of non-contrast quantitative magnetic resonance i... Read More about Non-invasive assessment of portal hypertension using quantitative magnetic resonance imaging.

Immune dysfunction in patients with obstructive jaundice before and after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (2016)
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Chowdhury, A. H., Camara, M., Martinez-Pomares, L., Zaitoun, A. M., Eremin, O., Aithal, G. P., & Lobo, D. (2016). Immune dysfunction in patients with obstructive jaundice before and after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. Clinical Science, 130(17), 1535-1544. https://doi.org/10.1042/CS20160326

© 2016 The Author(s). This prospective observational study investigated monocyte cytokine responses to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in patients with obstructive jaundice (OJ) before and after endoscopic biliary drainage. Dendritic cell (DC) subsets and t... Read More about Immune dysfunction in patients with obstructive jaundice before and after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.

The detection of oesophageal varices using a novel, disposable, probe-based transnasal endoscope: a prospective diagnostic pilot study (2016)
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GUHA, N., Sami, S. S., Ragunath, K., Wilkes, E. A., James, M., Mansilla‐Vivar, R., …Aithal, G. P. (2016). The detection of oesophageal varices using a novel, disposable, probe-based transnasal endoscope: a prospective diagnostic pilot study. Liver International, 36(11), 1639-1648. https://doi.org/10.1111/liv.13152

Background & Aims Screening for oesophageal varices (OV) using conventional oesophagogastroduodenoscopy (C-OGD) is invasive and requires costly monitoring, recovery, and decontamination facilities. We aimed to evaluate the technical feasibility, acc... Read More about The detection of oesophageal varices using a novel, disposable, probe-based transnasal endoscope: a prospective diagnostic pilot study.