Search Results - "Leung, Preston"
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Development of a machine learning model for early prediction of plasma leakage in suspected dengue patients
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-03-2023)“…At least a third of dengue patients develop plasma leakage with increased risk of life-threatening complications. Predicting plasma leakage using laboratory…”
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Associations of functional human leucocyte antigen class I groups with HIV viral load in a heterogeneous cohort
Published in AIDS (London) (01-09-2023)“…Human leucocyte antigen (HLA) class I alleles are the main host genetic factors involved in controlling HIV-1 viral load (VL). Nevertheless, HLA diversity has…”
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Adaptation of Oxford Nanopore technology for hepatitis C whole genome sequencing and identification of within-host viral variants
Published in BMC genomics (02-03-2021)“…Hepatitis C (HCV) and many other RNA viruses exist as rapidly mutating quasi-species populations in a single infected host. High throughput characterization of…”
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Identification of human progenitors of exhausted CD8+ T cells associated with elevated IFN-γ response in early phase of viral infection
Published in Nature communications (07-12-2022)“…T cell exhaustion is a hallmark of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and limits protective immunity in chronic viral infections and cancer. Limited knowledge…”
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Conserved epitopes with high HLA-I population coverage are targets of CD8+ T cells associated with high IFN-γ responses against all dengue virus serotypes
Published in Scientific reports (24-11-2020)“…Cytotoxic CD8 + T cells are key for immune protection against viral infections. The breadth and cross-reactivity of these responses are important against…”
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Obesity-induced sperm DNA methylation changes at satellite repeats are reprogrammed in rat offspring
Published in Asian journal of andrology (01-11-2016)“…There is now strong evidence that the paternal contribution to offspring phenotype at fertilisation is more than just DNA. However, the identity and mechanisms…”
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The association between single-nucleotide polymorphisms within type 1 interferon pathway genes and human immunodeficiency virus type 1 viral load in antiretroviral-naïve participants
Published in AIDS research and therapy (03-05-2024)“…Human genetic contribution to HIV progression remains inadequately explained. The type 1 interferon (IFN) pathway is important for host control of HIV and…”
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Predicting type 2 diabetes risk before and after solid organ transplantation using polygenic scores in a Danish cohort
Published in Frontiers in molecular biosciences (07-12-2023)“…Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) can be multifactorial where both genetics and environmental factors play a role. We aimed to investigate the use of polygenic…”
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Evolution of within-host variants of the hepatitis C virus
Published in Infection, genetics and evolution (01-04-2022)“…Comprehensive investigation of the within-host evolution of hepatitis C virus (HCV) variants has been difficult without high coverage deep sequencing data and…”
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Association between TET2 genetic variation and viral load in people living with HIV
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Association between ten-eleven methylcytosine dioxygenase 2 genetic variation and viral load in people with HIV
Published in AIDS (London) (01-03-2023)“…Identifying genetic factors that influence HIV-pathogenesis is critical for understanding disease pathways. Previous studies have suggested a role for the…”
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Clearance of hepatitis C virus is associated with early and potent but narrowly-directed, Envelope-specific antibodies
Published in Scientific reports (16-09-2019)“…Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is one of very few viruses that are either naturally cleared, or alternatively persist to cause chronic disease. Viral diversity and…”
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Higher abundance of enterovirus A species in the gut of children with islet autoimmunity
Published in Scientific reports (11-02-2019)“…Enteroviruses (EVs) are prime candidate environmental triggers of islet autoimmunity (IA), with potential as vaccine targets for type 1 diabetes prevention…”
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Early Dysglycemia Is Detectable Using Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Very Young Children at Risk of Type 1 Diabetes
Published in Diabetes care (01-10-2024)“…Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) can detect early dysglycemia in older children and adults with presymptomatic type 1 diabetes (T1D) and predict risk of…”
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Single-Dose Vaccination with a Hepatotropic Adeno-associated Virus Efficiently Localizes T Cell Immunity in the Liver with the Potential To Confer Rapid Protection against Hepatitis C Virus
Published in Journal of virology (01-10-2019)“…Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a significant contributor to the global disease burden, and development of an effective vaccine is required to eliminate HCV…”
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Transmitted/Founder Viruses Rapidly Escape from CD8+ T Cell Responses in Acute Hepatitis C Virus Infection
Published in Journal of virology (01-05-2015)“…The interaction between hepatitis C virus (HCV) and cellular immune responses during very early infection is critical for disease outcome. To date, the impact…”
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1162. A data-driven approach to predict plasma leakage using explainable machine learning
Published in Open forum infectious diseases (15-12-2022)“…Abstract Background Dengue could cause complications with an estimated 10,000 deaths per annum. It mostly affects low- and middle-income countries such as Sri…”
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Understanding the complex evolution of rapidly mutating viruses with deep sequencing: Beyond the analysis of viral diversity
Published in Virus research (15-07-2017)“…•Deep sequencing data provide unprecedented resolution in studying epidemics of rapidly mutating viruses in large population.•Next generation sequencing can…”
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Single molecule, near full-length genome sequencing of dengue virus
Published in Scientific reports (23-10-2020)“…Current methods for dengue virus (DENV) genome amplification, amplify parts of the genome in at least 5 overlapping segments and then combine the output to…”
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A Bioinformatics Pipeline for the Analyses of Viral Escape Dynamics and Host Immune Responses during an Infection
Published in BioMed research international (01-01-2014)“…Rapidly mutating viruses, such as hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV, have adopted evolutionary strategies that allow escape from the host immune response via…”
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