Search Results - "HEATHCOTE, E. J."

Combined analysis of randomized controlled trials of ursodeoxycholic acid in primary biliary cirrhosis by Poupon, RE, Lindor, KD, Cauch-Dudek, K, Dickson, ER, Poupon, R, Heathcote, EJ

“…BACKGROUND & AIMS: Long-term ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) therapy slows the progression of primary biliary cirrhosis. This study examined the effect of UDCA…”
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Polymorphisms of HLA‐DP are associated with response to peginterferon in Caucasian patients with chronic hepatitis B by Brouwer, W. P., Sonneveld, M. J., Tabak, F., Simon, K., Cakaloglu, Y., Akarca, U. S., Zeuzem, S., Ferenci, P., Heathcote, J. E., Knegt, R. J., Boonstra, A., Hansen, B. E., Janssen, H. L. A.

“…Summary Background Polymorphisms of the HLA‐DP gene are associated with the natural clearance of the hepatitis B virus in Asian patients. Aim To investigate…”
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Fatigue in primary biliary cirrhosis by Cauch-Dudek, K, Abbey, S, Stewart, D E, Heathcote, E J

“…Background—Fatigue is a frequent and debilitating symptom in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). Aims—To study fatigue in relation to sleep,…”
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Histological benefits of virological response to peginterferon alfa‐2a monotherapy in patients with hepatitis C and advanced fibrosis or compensated cirrhosis by EVERSON, G. T., BALART, L., LEE, S. S., REINDOLLAR, R. W., SHIFFMAN, M. L., MINUK, G. Y., POCKROS, P. J., GOVINDARAJAN, S., LENTZ, E., HEATHCOTE, E. J.

“…Summary Background  Patients with chronic hepatitis C virus and advanced fibrosis or cirrhosis are at risk for disease progression and hepatic decompensation…”
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Epidemiology of autoimmune liver disease by FELD, JJ, HEATHCOTE, EJ

“…Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) are chronic liver diseases that likely have an autoimmune…”
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Fatigue in chronic cholestasis by Milkiewicz, P, Heathcote, E J

“…Fatigue is probably the most intriguing symptom affecting patients with chronic cholestatic disorders, in particular those with primary biliary cirrhosis. It…”
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Which patients with primary biliary cirrhosis or primary sclerosing cholangitis should undergo endoscopic screening for oesophageal varices detection? by Bressler, B, Pinto, R, El-Ashry, D, Heathcote, E J

“…Background: Recent guidelines from an AASLD Single Topic Symposium suggest that patients with cirrhosis, including those with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC)…”
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Asymptomatic primary biliary cirrhosis: a study of its natural history and prognosis by Springer, J, Cauch-Dudek, K, O'Rourke, K, Wanless, I R, Heathcote, E J

“…To document the natural history of asymptomatic primary biliary cirrhosis and identify prognostic features that would predict the development of symptomatic…”
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Lamivudine treatment for decompensated cirrhosis resulting from chronic hepatitis B by Villeneuve, Jean‐Pierre, Condreay, Lynn D., Willems, Bernard, Pomier‐Layrargues, Gilles, Fenyves, Daphna, Bilodeau, Marc, Leduc, Raymond, Peltekian, Kevork, Wong, Florence, Margulies, Mariana, Heathcote, E. Jenny

“…The prognosis of decompensated cirrhosis resulting from chronic hepatitis B is poor, and the benefits of treatment with interferon are outweighed by serious…”
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Antimitochondrial antibody negative primary biliary cirrhosis: a distinct syndrome of autoimmune cholangitis by Michieletti, P, Wanless, I R, Katz, A, Scheuer, P J, Yeaman, S J, Bassendine, M F, Palmer, J M, Heathcote, E J

“…This study reports on a group of 20 patients with an initial diagnosis of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) whose serum tested negative for antimitochondrial…”
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Response to long-term lamivudine treatment (up to 5 years) in patients with severe chronic hepatitis B, role of genotype and drug resistance by Moskovitz, D. N., Osiowy, C., Giles, E., Tomlinson, G., Heathcote, E. J.

“…Lamivudine is effective in suppressing viral replication, normalizing alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and improving histological appearance in HBe positive and…”
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Hepatitis C–Related Cirrhosis: A Predictor of Diabetes After Liver Transplantation by Bigam, Dave L., Pennington, Jason J., Carpentier, Andre, Wanless, Ian R., Hemming, Alan W., Croxford, Ruth, Greig, Paul D., Lilly, Leslie B., Heathcote, Jenny E., Levy, Gary A., Cattral, Mark S.

“…Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has recently been suggested to be a risk factor for the development of diabetes mellitus. The aim of our study was to…”
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Vitamin D–receptor genotypes as independent genetic predictors of decreased bone mineral density in primary biliary cirrhosis by Springer ,‡, Jonathon E., Cole ,‡,§,∥,¶, David E.C., Rubin ‡,#, Laurence A., Cauch–Dudek, Karen, Harewood, Laomi, Evrovski ∥, Jovan, Peltekova ∥, Vanya D., Heathcote ,‡, E.Jenny

“…Background & Aims: Hepatic osteodystrophy is a complication of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). Allelic polymorphisms of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene are…”
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Serum cytokine values and fatigue in chronic hepatitis C infection by Gershon, A. S., Margulies, M., Gorczynski, R. M., Heathcote, E. J.

“…Patients with chronic hepatitis C infection often experience fatigue. In many clinical situations, an association between fatigue and altered serum cytokine…”
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The genetic study of primary biliary cirrhosis: Great hope, some caution by Hirschfield, Gideon M., Heathcote, E. J.

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Prevalence, kinetics, and therapeutic modulation of autoantibodies against Sp100 and promyelocytic leukemia protein in a large cohort of patients with primary biliary cirrhosis by Züchner, D, Sternsdorf, T, Szostecki, C, Heathcote, E J, Cauch‐Dudek, K, Will, H

“…Antinuclear antibodies (ANA) staining nuclear dot structures predominantly occur in primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) patients and recognize the Sp100 and…”
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Detection of occult low‐grade B‐cell non‐hodgkin's lymphoma in patients with chronic hepatitis C infection and mixed cryoglobulinemia by Rasul, Imran, Shepherd, Frances A., Kamel‐Reid, Suzanne, Krajden, Mell, Pantalony, Dominic, Heathcote, E. Jenny

“…Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is both hepatotropic and lymphotropic and has been shown to be associated with the benign lymphoproliferative disorder, mixed…”
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Are antibodies to carbonic anhydrase II specific for anti-mitochondrial antibody-negative primary biliary cirrhosis? by COMAY, D, CAUCH-DUDEK, K, HEMPHILL, Doug, DIAMANDIS, E, WANLESS, I, HEATHCOTE, E. J

“…Antibodies to carbonic anhydrase II (CAII) have been reported to be specific to anti-mitochondrial antibody (AMA)-negative primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). We…”
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Management of primary biliary cirrhosis by Heathcote, E. Jenny

“…Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is a presumed autoimmune disease of the liver, which predominantly affects women once over the age of 20 years. Most cases are…”
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Management of hepatitis B: 2000—Summary of a workshop by Lok, Anna S., Heathcote, E. Jenny, Hoofnagle, Jay H.

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