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Three‐dimensional print of a liver for preoperative planning in living donor liver transplantation by Zein, Nizar N., Hanouneh, Ibrahim A., Bishop, Paul D., Samaan, Maggie, Eghtesad, Bijan, Quintini, Cristiano, Miller, Charles, Yerian, Lisa, Klatte, Ryan

“…The growing demand for liver transplantation and the concomitant scarcity of cadaveric livers have increased the need for living donor liver transplantation…”
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Increased Hepatic and Circulating Interleukin-6 Levels in Human Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis by Wieckowska, Anna, Papouchado, Bettina G, Li, ZhengZheng, Lopez, Rocio, Zein, Nizar N, Feldstein, Ariel E

“…Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) are growing public health problems, and are strongly associated. The link between the two…”
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Cytokines in the Pathogenesis of Fatty Liver and Disease Progression to Steatohepatitis: Implications for Treatment by CARTER-KENT, Christine, ZEIN, Nizar N, FELDSTEIN, Ariel E

“…Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has emerged as a growing public health problem worldwide. NAFLD represents a wide spectrum of conditions ranging from…”
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In vivo assessment of liver cell apoptosis as a novel biomarker of disease severity in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease by Wieckowska, Anna, Zein, Nizar N., Yerian, Lisa M., Lopez, A. Rocio, McCullough, Arthur J., Feldstein, Ariel E.

“…In patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a liver biopsy remains the only reliable way to differentiate simple steatosis from nonalcoholic…”
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An apoptosis panel for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis diagnosis by Tamimi, Tarek I. Abu-Rajab, Elgouhari, Hesham M, Alkhouri, Naim, Yerian, Lisa M, Berk, Michael P, Lopez, Rocio, Schauer, Phillip R, Zein, Nizar N, Feldstein, Ariel E

“…Background & Aims The extrinsic death receptor-mediated pathway of apoptosis is involved in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) development. Our aims were to…”
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Inflamed Liver and Atherosclerosis: A Link Between Histologic Severity of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Increased Cardiovascular Risk by Alkhouri, Naim, Tamimi, Tarek Abu-Rajab, Yerian, Lisa, Lopez, Rocio, Zein, Nizar N, Feldstein, Ariel E

“…Background Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common chronic liver disease in the Western world. It encompasses a spectrum of disease ranging…”
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Cytokeratin-18 Fragment Levels as Noninvasive Biomarkers for Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis: A Multicenter Validation Study by FELDSTEIN, Ariel E, WIECKOWSKA, Anna, ROCIO LOPEZ, A, LIU, Yao-Chang, ZEIN, Nizar N, MCCULLOUGH, Arthur J

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The significance of metabolic syndrome in the setting of recurrent hepatitis C after liver transplantation by Hanouneh, Ibrahim A., Feldstein, Ariel E., McCullough, Arthur J., Miller, Charles, Aucejo, Federico, Yerian, Lisa, Lopez, Rocio, Zein, Nizar N.

“…Although hyperinsulinemia and its associated metabolic syndrome (MS) have been implicated in the progression of hepatic fibrosis in hepatitis C virus (HCV)…”
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Sofosbuvir and simeprevir without ribavirin effectively treat hepatitis C virus genotype 1 infection after liver transplantation in a two-center experience by Jackson, Whitney E., Hanouneh, Mohamad, Apfel, Tehilla, Alkhouri, Naim, John, Binu V., Zervos, Xaralambos, Zein, Nizar N., Hanouneh, Ibrahim A.

“…Background The interferon‐free antiviral regimen, sofosbuvir (SOF) and simeprevir (SIM) without ribavirin has been reported to achieve high sustained virologic…”
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Recurrent hepatitis C after liver transplantation: On‐treatment prediction of response to peginterferon/ribavirin therapy by Hanouneh, Ibrahim A., Miller, Charles, Aucejo, Federico, Lopez, Rocio, Quinn, Mary Kay, Zein, Nizar N.

“…Sustained virologic response (SVR) in the treatment of recurrent hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection after liver transplantation (LT) remains suboptimal. We…”
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Ascitic Fluid Lactoferrin for Diagnosis of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis by Parsi, Mansour A, Saadeh, Sherif N, Zein, Nizar N, Davis, Gary L, Lopez, Rocio, Boone, James, Lepe, Maria R, Guo, Linsheng, Ashfaq, Mohammad, Klintmalm, Goran, McCullough, Arthur J

“…Background & Aims: The diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is based on a manual count of ascitic fluid polymorphonuclear cells (PMNs). This…”
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Clinical Significance of Metabolic Syndrome in the Setting of Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection by Hanouneh, Ibrahim A, Feldstein, Ariel E, Lopez, Rocio, Yerian, Lisa, Pillai, Anjana, Zein, Claudia O, Zein, Nizar N

“…Background & Aims: The metabolic syndrome (MS) is a unique condition in which the underlying mechanism is related to insulin resistance. In hepatitis C virus…”
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Metabolomics studies identify novel diagnostic and prognostic indicators in patients with alcoholic hepatitis by Ascha, Mona, Wang, Zeneng, Ascha, Mustafa S, Dweik, Raed, Zein, Nizar N, Grove, David, Brown, J Mark, Marshall, Stephanie, Lopez, Rocio, Hanouneh, Ibrahim A

“…AIM: To identify plasma analytes using metabolomics that correlate with the diagnosis and severity of liver disease in patients with alcoholic…”
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Role of ceramides in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease by Pagadala, Mangesh, Kasumov, Takhar, McCullough, Arthur J, Zein, Nizar N, Kirwan, John P

“…Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a chronic disease with a histological spectrum ranging from steatosis alone, to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis…”
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Monitoring peripheral blood CD4+ Adenosine triphosphate activity in recurrent hepatitis C and its correlation to fibrosis progression by Alkhouri, Naim, Hanouneh, Ibrahim A., Lopez, Rocio, Zein, Nizar N.

“…The recurrence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is often associated with rapid fibrosis progression attributed to the…”
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Ohio solid organ transplantation consortium criteria for liver transplantation in patients with alcoholic liver disease by Hajifathalian, Kaveh, Humberson, Annette, Hanouneh, Mohamad A, Barnes, David S, Arora, Zubin, Zein, Nizar N, Eghtesad, Bijan, Kelly, Dympna, Hanouneh, Ibrahim A

“…AIM To evaluate risk of recidivism on a case-by-case basis.METHODS From our center’s liver transplant program,we selected patients with alcoholic liver disease…”
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Cumulative risk of cardiovascular events after orthotopic liver transplantation by Albeldawi, Mazen, Aggarwal, Ashish, Madhwal, Surabhi, Cywinski, Jacek, Lopez, Rocio, Eghtesad, Bijan, Zein, Nizar N.

“…As survival after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) improves, cardiovascular (CV) disease has emerged as the leading cause of non–graft‐related deaths…”
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Cytokeratin‐18 fragment levels as noninvasive biomarkers for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis: A multicenter validation study by Feldstein, Ariel E., Wieckowska, Anna, Lopez, A. Rocio, Liu, Yao‐Chang, Zein, Nizar N., McCullough, Arthur J.

“…Liver biopsy remains the gold standard for diagnosing nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). We have recently demonstrated that plasma cytokeratin 18 (CK‐18)…”
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The incidence and risk factors of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis by Ascha, Mustafa S., Hanouneh, Ibrahim A., Lopez, Rocio, Tamimi, Tarek Abu‐Rajab, Feldstein, Ariel F., Zein, Nizar N.

“…Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a well‐recognized cause of cirrhosis and has been increasingly associated with the development of hepatocellular…”
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Liver Transplant in Young Adults with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus: An Argument for Hepatitis C Treatment in Childhood by Mohamad, Bashar, Hanouneh, Ibrahim A, Zein, Nizar N, Lopez, Rocio, Matloob, Ammar, Alkhouri, Naim

“…We sought to assess the characteristics of hepatitis C virus-positive young adults who received a liver transplant and to evaluate posttransplant outcomes…”
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