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2. Using blood transcriptome analysis for Alzheimer's disease diagnosis and patient stratification

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Zhong, Huan, primary, Zhou, Xiaopu, additional, Uhm, Hyebin, additional, Jiang, Yuanbing, additional, Cao, Han, additional, Chen, Yu, additional, Mak, Tiffany T. W., additional, Lo, Ronnie Ming Nok, additional, Wong, Bonnie Wing Yan, additional, Cheng, Elaine Yee Ling, additional, Mok, Kin Y., additional, Chan, Andrew Lung Tat, additional, Kwok, Timothy C. Y., additional, Mok, Vincent C. T., additional, Ip, Fanny C. F., additional, Hardy, John, additional, Fu, Amy K. Y., additional, and Ip, Nancy Y., additional

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2024
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3. A blood‐based multi‐pathway biomarker assay for early detection and staging of Alzheimer's disease across ethnic groups

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Jiang, Yuanbing, primary, Uhm, Hyebin, additional, Ip, Fanny C., additional, Ouyang, Li, additional, Lo, Ronnie M. N., additional, Cheng, Elaine Y. L., additional, Cao, Xiaoyun, additional, Tan, Clara M. C., additional, Law, Brian C. H., additional, Ortiz‐Romero, Paula, additional, Puig‐Pijoan, Albert, additional, Fernández‐Lebrero, Aida, additional, Contador, José, additional, Mok, Kin Y., additional, Hardy, John, additional, Kwok, Timothy C. Y., additional, Mok, Vincent C. T., additional, Suárez‐Calvet, Marc, additional, Zetterberg, Henrik, additional, Fu, Amy K. Y., additional, and Ip, Nancy Y., additional

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2024
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5. Timing of Introduction to Solid Food, Growth, and Nutrition Risk in Later Childhood

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Cohn, Ronald, Lau, Eddy, Laupacis, Andreas, Parkin, Patricia C., Salter, Michael, Szatmari, Peter, Weir, Shannon, Anderson, Laura N., Borkhoff, Cornelia M., Kowal, Christine, Mason, Dalah, Abdurrahman, Murtala, Anderson, Kelly, Arbess, Gordon, Baker, Jillian, Barozzino, Tony, Bergeron, Sylvie, Bhagat, Dimple, Bloch, Gary, Bonifacio, Joey, Bowry, Ashna, Calpin, Caroline, Campbell, Douglas, Cheema, Sohail, Cheng, Elaine, Chisamore, Brian, Constantin, Evelyn, Danayan, Karoon, Das, Paul, Derocher, Mary Beth, Do, Anh, Doukas, Kathleen, Egger, Anne, Farber, Allison, Freedman, Amy, Freeman, Sloane, Gazeley, Sharon, Guiang, Charlie, Ha, Dan, Handford, Curtis, Hanson, Laura, Harrington, Leah, Jacobson, Sheila, Jagiello, Lukasz, Jansz, Gwen, Kadar, Paul, Kim, Florence, Kiran, Tara, Knowles, Holly, Kwok, Bruce, Lakhoo, Sheila, Lam-Antoniades, Margarita, Leduc, Denis, Leung, Fok-Han, Li, Alan, Li, Patricia, Malach, Jessica, Male, Roy, Mascoll, Vashti, Meret, Aleks, Mok, Elise, Moodie, Rosemary, Nader, Maya, Nash, Katherine, Naymark, Sharon, Owen, James, Peer, Michael, Pena, Kifi, Perlmutar, Marty, Persaud, Navindra, Pinto, Andrew, Porepa, Michelle, Qi, Vikky, Ramji, Nasreen, Ramji, Noor, Raza, Danyaal, Rosenthal, Alana, Rouleau, Katherine, Ruderman, Caroline, Saunderson, Janet, Schiralli, Vanna, Sgro, Michael, Shuja, Hafiz, Shepherd, Susan, Smiltnieks, Barbara, Srikanthan, Cinntha, Taylor, Carolyn, Treherne, Stephen, Turner, Suzanne, Uddin, Fatima, van den Heuvel, Meta, Vaughan, Joanne, Weisdorf, Thea, Wijayasinghe, Sheila, Wong, Peter, Yaremko, John, Ying, Ethel, Young, Elizabeth, Zajdman, Michael, Bazeghi, Farnaz, Bouchard, Vincent, Bustos, Marivic, Camacho, Charmaine, Dalwadi, Dharma, Koroshegyi, Christine, Malhi, Tarandeep, Thadani, Sharon, Thompson, Julia, Thompson, Laurie, Aglipay, Mary, Bayoumi, Imaan, Carsley, Sarah, Cost, Katherine, Eny, Karen, Kim, Theresa, Kinlin, Laura, Omand, Jessica, Vanderhout, Shelley, Vanderloo, Leigh, Allen, Christopher, Boodhoo, Bryan, Chan, Olivia, Dai, David W.H., Hall, Judith, Juni, Peter, Lebovic, Gerald, Pope, Karen, Thorpe, Kevin, Kandel, Rita, Rodrigues, Michelle, Vandenberghe, Hilde, D'Hollander, Curtis J., Keown-Stoneman, Charles D.G., Birken, Catherine S., O'Connor, Deborah L., and Maguire, Jonathon L.

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2021
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6. Prevalence and Clinical Impact of Donor-Specific Alloantibody Among Intestinal Transplant Recipients

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Cheng, Elaine Y, Everly, Matthew J, Kaneku, Hugo, Banuelos, Nubia, Wozniak, Laura J, Venick, Robert S, Marcus, Elizabeth A, McDiarmid, Suzanne V, Busuttil, Ronald W, Terasaki, Paul I, and Farmer, Douglas G

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Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Immunology, Patient Safety, Prevention, Transplantation, Organ Transplantation, Digestive Diseases, Adolescent, Adult, Allografts, Biomarkers, Child, Child, Preschool, Drug Therapy, Combination, Female, Graft Rejection, Graft Survival, HLA Antigens, Histocompatibility, Histocompatibility Testing, Humans, Immunity, Humoral, Immunosuppressive Agents, Incidence, Intestines, Isoantibodies, Kaplan-Meier Estimate, Los Angeles, Male, Proportional Hazards Models, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Seroepidemiologic Studies, Time Factors, Transplantation Tolerance, Treatment Outcome, Young Adult, Medical and Health Sciences, Surgery, Clinical sciences
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BackgroundRejection remains the leading cause of allograft loss, and a major barrier to improving long-term outcomes after intestinal transplantation. Our aim is to define the prevalence and investigate the role of donor-specific antibody (DSA) on intestinal graft outcomes.MethodsThe study includes 109 transplants performed in 95 recipients at a single center. Patients were screened for DSA pretransplant, monitored regularly posttransplant and when clinically indicated using the single-antigen bead Luminex assay. Standard induction immunosuppression was with interleukin-2 receptor antagonists, and antithymocyte globulin in high-risk recipients. Maintenance regimens were tacrolimus-based.ResultsPretransplant DSA was detected in 12 (11%) recipients with 50% continuing to have circulating antibodies posttransplant. An additional 24 (25%) patients developed de novo DSA, and of these, 71% had persistent antibodies. Recipients with preformed DSA demonstrated elevated risks of early graft failure, whereas those with de novo DSA experienced accelerated graft loss once DSA was detected, reaching a 28% failure rate within 2 years. HLA-DQ mismatch is a significant risk factor for de novo DSA emergence, whereas the persistence of antibodies is predicted by DSA strength and specificity. Although inclusion of the liver in the intestinal allograft imparts an immunological advantage against rejection-related graft loss, this protective effect was lost among recipients with persistent DSA.ConclusionsThe presence of DSA is associated with inferior graft outcomes among intestinal transplant recipients. An enhanced understanding of the mechanisms by which DSA causes allograft injury, and effective strategies targeting humoral immune reactivity are needed to improve long-term intestinal graft outcomes.

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2017

7. Evaluation of Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinomas That Do Not Produce α-Fetoprotein

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Agopian, Vatche G, Harlander-Locke, Michael P, Markovic, Daniela, Zarrinpar, Ali, Kaldas, Fady M, Cheng, Elaine Y, Yersiz, Hasan, Farmer, Douglas G, Hiatt, Jonathan R, and Busuttil, Ronald W

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Digestive Diseases, Rare Diseases, Transplantation, Liver Disease, Organ Transplantation, Cancer, Liver Cancer, Adult, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, Disease-Free Survival, Female, Humans, Liver Neoplasms, Liver Transplantation, Male, Microvessels, Neoplasm Grading, Neoplasm Invasiveness, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local, Neoplasm Staging, Retrospective Studies, Tumor Burden, alpha-Fetoproteins
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ImportanceSerum α-fetoprotein (AFP) is a biomarker for hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) associated with a more aggressive tumor phenotype and inferior outcomes after a liver transplant (LT). Data on the outcomes for patients with HCCs that do not produce AFP are limited.ObjectiveTo compare characteristics and outcomes among LT recipients with radiographically apparent HCC lesions with AFP-producing tumors or with tumors that do not produce AFP (hereafter referred to as non-AFP-producing tumors), and to identify factors influencing recurrence in LT recipients with non-AFP-producing tumors.Design, setting, and participantsRetrospective analysis at a university transplant center of 665 adults with HCC who underwent an LT during the period from 1989 to 2013. Of the 665 LT recipients, 457 (68.7%) had AFP-producing tumors, and 208 (31.3%) had non-AFP-producing tumors (the maximum AFP level before an LT was ≤10 ng/mL). Dates of study analysis were from August 2015 to June 2016.InterventionLiver transplant.Main outcomes and measuresRecurrence-free survival and recurrence rates.ResultsPatients with non-AFP-producing tumors had radiographic tumor characteristics similar to those of patients with AFP-producing tumors, but, pathologically, they had fewer lesions (25% vs 35% with >2 lesions; P = .03), smaller cumulative tumor diameters (4.2 vs 5.0 cm; P = .02), fewer microvascular (17% vs 22%) and macrovascular (2% vs 9%) invasions (P 2 tumors [HR, 4.98; 95% CI, 1.72-14.4; P = .003]; cumulative diameter [1.70 per log SD; 1.12-2.59; P 2 tumors [4.39; 1.32-14.6; P = .02]; cumulative diameter [2.32 per log SD; 1.43-3.77; P = .001]; microvascular [3.07; 1.02-9.24; P = .05] and macrovascular invasion [8.75; 2.15-35.6; P = .002]).Conclusions and relevanceNearly one-third of patients with radiographically apparent HCC have non-AFP-producing tumors that have more favorable pathologic characteristics, lower posttransplant recurrence, and superior survival compared with patients with AFP-producing tumors. Posttransplant HCC recurrence for patients with non-AFP-producing tumors is predicted by important radiologic and pathologic factors, and is negligible for patients within the Milan criteria. Stratifying patients by AFP status in addition to radiological criteria may improve the selection process for and the prioritization of transplant candidates.

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2017

10. A Positive Association Between Dietary Intake of Higher Cow's Milk-Fat Percentage and Non−High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol in Young Children

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Birken, Catherine S., Maguire, Jonathon L., Cohn, Ronald, Lau, Eddy, Laupacis, Andreas, Parkin, Patricia C., Salter, Michael, Szatmari, Peter, Weir, Shannon, Anderson, Laura N., Borkhoff, Cornelia M., Keown-Stoneman, Charles, Kowal, Christine, Mason, Dalah, Abdurrahman, Murtala, Anderson, Kelly, Arbess, Gordon, Baker, Jillian, Barozzino, Tony, Bergeron, Sylvie, Bhagat, Dimple, Bloch, Gary, Bonifacio, Joey, Bowry, Ashna, Calpin, Caroline, Campbell, Douglas, Cheema, Sohail, Cheng, Elaine, Chisamore, Brian, Constantin, Evelyn, Danayan, Karoon, Das, Paul, Derocher, Mary Beth, Do, Anh, Doukas, Kathleen, Egger, Anne, Farber, Allison, Freedman, Amy, Freeman, Sloane, Gazeley, Sharon, Guiang, Charlie, Ha, Dan, Handford, Curtis, Hanson, Laura, Harrington, Leah, Jacobson, Sheila, Jagiello, Lukasz, Jansz, Gwen, Kadar, Paul, Kim, Florence, Kiran, Tara, Knowles, Holly, Kwok, Bruce, Lakhoo, Sheila, Lam-Antoniades, Margarita, Leduc, Denis, Leung, Fok-Han, Li, Alan, Li, Patricia, Malach, Jessica, Male, Roy, Mascoll, Vashti, Meret, Aleks, Mok, Elise, Moodie, Rosemary, Nader, Maya, Nash, Katherine, Naymark, Sharon, Owen, James, Peer, Michael, Pena, Kifi, Perlmutar, Marty, Persaud, Navindra, Pinto, Andrew, Porepa, Michelle, Qi, Vikky, Ramji, Nasreen, Ramji, Noor, Raza, Danyaal, Rosenthal, Alana, Rouleau, Katherine, Ruderman, Caroline, Saunderson, Janet, Schiralli, Vanna, Sgro, Michael, Shuja, Hafiz, Shepherd, Susan, Smiltnieks, Barbara, Srikanthan, Cinntha, Taylor, Carolyn, Treherne, Stephen, Turner, Suzanne, Uddin, Fatima, van den Heuvel, Meta, Vaughan, Joanne, Weisdorf, Thea, Wijayasinghe, Sheila, Wong, Peter, Yaremko, John, Ying, Ethel, Young, Elizabeth, Zajdman, Michael, Bazeghi, Farnaz, Bouchard, Vincent, Bustos, Marivic, Camacho, Charmaine, Dalwadi, Dharma, Koroshegyi, Christine, Malhi, Tarandeep, Thadani, Sharon, Thompson, Julia, Thompson, Laurie, Aglipay, Mary, Bayoumi, Imaan, Carsley, Sarah, Cost, Katherine, Eny, Karen, Kim, Theresa, Kinlin, Laura, Omand, Jessica, Vanderhout, Shelley, Vanderloo, Leigh, Allen, Christopher, Boodhoo, Bryan, Chan, Olivia, Dai, David W.H., Hall, Judith, Juni, Peter, Lebovic, Gerald, Pope, Karen, Thorpe, Kevin, Kandel, Rita, Rodrigues, Michelle, Vandenberghe, Hilde, Wong, Vincent C.H., Omand, Jessica A., and O'Connor, Deborah L.

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2019
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11. Higher Body Mass Index Is Associated with Iron Deficiency in Children 1 to 3 Years of Age

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Aglipay, Mary, Anderson, Laura N., Dai, David W.H., Keown-Stoneman, Charles, Kowal, Christine, Mason, Dalah, Abdurrahman, Murtala, Anderson, Barbara, Anderson, Kelly, Arbess, Gordon, Baker, Jillian, Barozzino, Tony, Bayoumi, Imaan, Bergeron, Sylvie, Bhagat, Dimple, Blanchette, Nicholas, Bloch, Gary, Bonifacio, Joey, Bowry, Ashna, Brown, Anne, Bugera, Jennifer, Calpin, Caroline, Campbell, Douglas, Cheema, Sohail, Cheng, Elaine, Chisamore, Brian, Constantin, Evelyn, Culbert, Ellen, Danayan, Karoon, Das, Paul, Derocher, Mary Beth, Do, Anh, Dorey, Michael, Doukas, Kathleen, Egger, Anne, Farber, Allison, Freedman, Amy, Freeman, Sloane, Gazeley, Sharon, Guiang, Charlie, Ha, Dan, Handford, Curtis, Hanson, Laura, Harrington, Leah, Hatch, Hailey, Hughes, Teresa, Jacobson, Sheila, Jagiello, Lukasz, Jansz, Gwen, Jasuja, Mona, Kadar, Paul, Kiran, Tara, Knowles, Holly, Kwok, Bruce, Lakhoo, Sheila, Lam-Antoniades, Margarita, Lau, Eddy, Leduc, Denis, Leung, Fok-Han, Li, Alan, Li, Patricia, Loo, Jennifer, Louis, Joanne, Mahmoud, Sarah, Malach, Jessica, Male, Roy, Mascoll, Vashti, Meret, Aleks, Mok, Elise, Moodie, Rosemary, Morinis, Julia, Nader, Maya, Nash, Katherine, Naymark, Sharon, Owen, James, Parry, Jane, Peer, Michael, Pena, Kifi, Perlmutar, Marty, Persaud, Navindra, Pinto, Andrew, Porepa, Michelle, Qi, Vikky, Ramji, Nasreen, Ramji, Noor, Rana, Jesleen, Raza, Danyaal, Rosenthal, Alana, Rouleau, Katherine, Saunderson, Janet, Saxena, Rahul, Schiralli, Vanna, Sgro, Michael, Shuja, Hafiz, Shepherd, Susan, Smiltnieks, Barbara, Srikanthan, Cinntha, Taylor, Carolyn, Treherne, Stephen, Turner, Suzanne, Uddin, Fatima, van den Heuvel, Meta, Vaughan, Joanne, Weisdorf, Thea, Wijayasinghe, Sheila, Wong, Peter, Wormsbecker, Anne, Yaremko, John, Ying, Ethel, Young, Elizabeth, Zajdman, Michael, Bazeghi, Farnaz, Bouchard, Vincent, Bustos, Marivic, Camacho, Charmaine, Dalwadi, Dharma, Koroshegyi, Christine, Malhi, Tarandeep, Thadani, Sharon, Thompson, Julia, Thompson, Laurie, Sypes, Emma E., Parkin, Patricia C., Birken, Catherine S., Carsley, Sarah, MacArthur, Colin, Maguire, Jonathon L., and Borkhoff, Cornelia M.

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2019
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13. The Association of Breastfeeding Duration and Early Childhood Cardiometabolic Risk

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Lau, Eddy, Laupacis, Andreas, Salter, Michael, Szatmari, Peter, Weir, Shannon, Camacho, Charmaine, Chandraraj, Arthana, Dalwadi, Dharma, Islam, Ayesha, Jegathesan, Thivia, Malhi, Tarandeep, Smith, Megan, Thompson, Laurie, Allen, Christopher, Boodhoo, Bryan, Hall, Judith, Juni, Peter, Lebovic, Gerald, Pope, Karen, Shim, Jodi, Thorpe, Kevin, Azad, Azar, Abdullah, Kawsari, Ali, Yamna, Bayoumi, Imaan, Borkhoff, Cornelia M., Carsley, Sarah, Chen, Shiyi, Chen, Yang, Darmawikarta, Denise, Dennis, Cindy-Lee, Eny, Karen, Erdle, Stephanie, Furlong, Kayla, Kavikondala, Kanthi, Koroshegyi, Christine, Kowal, Christine, Lee, Grace Jieun, Mason, Dalah, Omand, Jessica, Persaud, Navindra, Plumptre, Lesley, van den Heuvel, Meta, Vanderhout, Shelley, Zabih, Weeda, Abdurrahman, Murtala, Anderson, Barbara, Anderson, Kelly, Arbess, Gordon, Baker, Jillian, Barozzino, Tony, Bergeron, Sylvie, Bhagat, Dimple, Blanchette, Nicholas, Bloch, Gary, Bonifacio, Joey, Bowry, Ashna, Brown, Anne, Bugera, Jennifer, Campbell, Douglas, Cheema, Sohail, Cheng, Elaine, Chisamore, Brian, Culbert, Ellen, Danayan, Karoon, Das, Paul, Derocher, Mary Beth, Do, Anh, Dorey, Michael, Doukas, Kathleen, Egger, Anne, Farber, Allison, Freedman, Amy, Freeman, Sloane, Fung, Keewai, Gazeley, Sharon, Guiang, Charlie, Ha, Dan, Handford, Curtis, Hanson, Laura, Hatch, Hailey, Hughes, Teresa, Jacobson, Sheila, Jagiello, Lukasz, Jansz, Gwen, Kadar, Paul, Kiran, Tara, Kitney, Lauren, Knowles, Holly, Kwok, Bruce, Lakhoo, Sheila, Lam-Antoniades, Margarita, Leung, Fok-Han, Li, Alan, Loo, Jennifer, Louis, Joanne, Mahmoud, Sarah, Male, Roy, Mascoll, Vashti, Moodie, Rosemary, Morinis, Julia, Nader, Maya, Naymark, Sharon, Neelands, Patricia, Owen, James, Parry, Jane, Peer, Michael, Pena, Kifi, Perlmutar, Marty, Pinto, Andrew, Pitt, Tracy, Porepa, Michelle, Qi, Vikky, Ramji, Nasreen, Ramji, Noor, Rana, Jesleen, Rosenthal, Alana, Rouleau, Katherine, Saunderson, Janet, Saxena, Rahul, Schiralli, Vanna, Sgro, Michael, Shuja, Hafiz, Shepherd, Susan, Smiltnieks, Barbara, Srikanthan, Cinntha, Taylor, Carolyn, Turner, Suzanne, Uddin, Fatima, Vaughan, Joanne, Weisdorf, Thea, Wijayasinghe, Sheila, Wormsbecker, Anne, Ying, Ethel, Young, Elizabeth, Zajdman, Michael, Zenlea, Ian, Wong, Peter D., Anderson, Laura N., Dai, David D.W., Parkin, Patricia C., Maguire, Jonathan L., and Birken, Catherine S.

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2018
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17. Supplementary Table 3 from Expression Profiling Reveals Novel Pathways in the Transformation of Melanocytes to Melanomas

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Hoek, Keith, primary, Rimm, David L., primary, Williams, Kenneth R., primary, Zhao, Hongyu, primary, Ariyan, Stephan, primary, Lin, Aiping, primary, Kluger, Harriet M., primary, Berger, Aaron J., primary, Cheng, Elaine, primary, Trombetta, E. Sergio, primary, Wu, Terence, primary, Niinobe, Michio, primary, Yoshikawa, Kazuaki, primary, Hannigan, Gregory E., primary, and Halaban, Ruth, primary

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2023
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18. Supplementary Table 1 from Expression Profiling Reveals Novel Pathways in the Transformation of Melanocytes to Melanomas

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Hoek, Keith, primary, Rimm, David L., primary, Williams, Kenneth R., primary, Zhao, Hongyu, primary, Ariyan, Stephan, primary, Lin, Aiping, primary, Kluger, Harriet M., primary, Berger, Aaron J., primary, Cheng, Elaine, primary, Trombetta, E. Sergio, primary, Wu, Terence, primary, Niinobe, Michio, primary, Yoshikawa, Kazuaki, primary, Hannigan, Gregory E., primary, and Halaban, Ruth, primary

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2023
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19. Supplementary Table 2 from Expression Profiling Reveals Novel Pathways in the Transformation of Melanocytes to Melanomas

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Hoek, Keith, primary, Rimm, David L., primary, Williams, Kenneth R., primary, Zhao, Hongyu, primary, Ariyan, Stephan, primary, Lin, Aiping, primary, Kluger, Harriet M., primary, Berger, Aaron J., primary, Cheng, Elaine, primary, Trombetta, E. Sergio, primary, Wu, Terence, primary, Niinobe, Michio, primary, Yoshikawa, Kazuaki, primary, Hannigan, Gregory E., primary, and Halaban, Ruth, primary

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2023
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25. The Association of Breastfeeding Duration and Early Childhood Cardiometabolic Risk

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Wong, Peter D., Anderson, Laura N., Dai, David D.W., Parkin, Patricia C., Maguire, Jonathan L., Birken, Catherine S., Lau, Eddy, Laupacis, Andreas, Salter, Michael, Szatmari, Peter, Weir, Shannon, Camacho, Charmaine, Chandraraj, Arthana, Dalwadi, Dharma, Islam, Ayesha, Jegathesan, Thivia, Malhi, Tarandeep, Smith, Megan, Thompson, Laurie, Allen, Christopher, Boodhoo, Bryan, Hall, Judith, Juni, Peter, Lebovic, Gerald, Pope, Karen, Shim, Jodi, Thorpe, Kevin, Azad, Azar, Abdullah, Kawsari, Ali, Yamna, Bayoumi, Imaan, Borkhoff, Cornelia M., Carsley, Sarah, Chen, Shiyi, Chen, Yang, Darmawikarta, Denise, Dennis, Cindy-Lee, Eny, Karen, Erdle, Stephanie, Furlong, Kayla, Kavikondala, Kanthi, Koroshegyi, Christine, Kowal, Christine, Lee, Grace Jieun, Mason, Dalah, Omand, Jessica, Persaud, Navindra, Plumptre, Lesley, van den Heuvel, Meta, Vanderhout, Shelley, Zabih, Weeda, Abdurrahman, Murtala, Anderson, Barbara, Anderson, Kelly, Arbess, Gordon, Baker, Jillian, Barozzino, Tony, Bergeron, Sylvie, Bhagat, Dimple, Blanchette, Nicholas, Bloch, Gary, Bonifacio, Joey, Bowry, Ashna, Brown, Anne, Bugera, Jennifer, Campbell, Douglas, Cheema, Sohail, Cheng, Elaine, Chisamore, Brian, Culbert, Ellen, Danayan, Karoon, Das, Paul, Derocher, Mary Beth, Do, Anh, Dorey, Michael, Doukas, Kathleen, Egger, Anne, Farber, Allison, Freedman, Amy, Freeman, Sloane, Fung, Keewai, Gazeley, Sharon, Guiang, Charlie, Ha, Dan, Handford, Curtis, Hanson, Laura, Hatch, Hailey, Hughes, Teresa, Jacobson, Sheila, Jagiello, Lukasz, Jansz, Gwen, Kadar, Paul, Kiran, Tara, Kitney, Lauren, Knowles, Holly, Kwok, Bruce, Lakhoo, Sheila, Lam-Antoniades, Margarita, Leung, Fok-Han, Li, Alan, Loo, Jennifer, Louis, Joanne, Mahmoud, Sarah, Male, Roy, Mascoll, Vashti, Moodie, Rosemary, Morinis, Julia, Nader, Maya, Naymark, Sharon, Neelands, Patricia, Owen, James, Parry, Jane, Peer, Michael, Pena, Kifi, Perlmutar, Marty, Pinto, Andrew, Pitt, Tracy, Porepa, Michelle, Qi, Vikky, Ramji, Nasreen, Ramji, Noor, Rana, Jesleen, Rosenthal, Alana, Rouleau, Katherine, Saunderson, Janet, Saxena, Rahul, Schiralli, Vanna, Sgro, Michael, Shuja, Hafiz, Shepherd, Susan, Smiltnieks, Barbara, Srikanthan, Cinntha, Taylor, Carolyn, Turner, Suzanne, Uddin, Fatima, Vaughan, Joanne, Weisdorf, Thea, Wijayasinghe, Sheila, Wormsbecker, Anne, Ying, Ethel, Young, Elizabeth, Zajdman, Michael, and Zenlea, Ian

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2018
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26. Timing of Introduction to Solid Food, Growth, and Nutrition Risk in Later Childhood

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D'Hollander, Curtis J., primary, Keown-Stoneman, Charles D.G., additional, Birken, Catherine S., additional, O'Connor, Deborah L., additional, Maguire, Jonathon L., additional, Cohn, Ronald, additional, Lau, Eddy, additional, Laupacis, Andreas, additional, Parkin, Patricia C., additional, Salter, Michael, additional, Szatmari, Peter, additional, Weir, Shannon, additional, Anderson, Laura N., additional, Borkhoff, Cornelia M., additional, Kowal, Christine, additional, Mason, Dalah, additional, Abdurrahman, Murtala, additional, Anderson, Kelly, additional, Arbess, Gordon, additional, Baker, Jillian, additional, Barozzino, Tony, additional, Bergeron, Sylvie, additional, Bhagat, Dimple, additional, Bloch, Gary, additional, Bonifacio, Joey, additional, Bowry, Ashna, additional, Calpin, Caroline, additional, Campbell, Douglas, additional, Cheema, Sohail, additional, Cheng, Elaine, additional, Chisamore, Brian, additional, Constantin, Evelyn, additional, Danayan, Karoon, additional, Das, Paul, additional, Derocher, Mary Beth, additional, Do, Anh, additional, Doukas, Kathleen, additional, Egger, Anne, additional, Farber, Allison, additional, Freedman, Amy, additional, Freeman, Sloane, additional, Gazeley, Sharon, additional, Guiang, Charlie, additional, Ha, Dan, additional, Handford, Curtis, additional, Hanson, Laura, additional, Harrington, Leah, additional, Jacobson, Sheila, additional, Jagiello, Lukasz, additional, Jansz, Gwen, additional, Kadar, Paul, additional, Kim, Florence, additional, Kiran, Tara, additional, Knowles, Holly, additional, Kwok, Bruce, additional, Lakhoo, Sheila, additional, Lam-Antoniades, Margarita, additional, Leduc, Denis, additional, Leung, Fok-Han, additional, Li, Alan, additional, Li, Patricia, additional, Malach, Jessica, additional, Male, Roy, additional, Mascoll, Vashti, additional, Meret, Aleks, additional, Mok, Elise, additional, Moodie, Rosemary, additional, Nader, Maya, additional, Nash, Katherine, additional, Naymark, Sharon, additional, Owen, James, additional, Peer, Michael, additional, Pena, Kifi, additional, Perlmutar, Marty, additional, Persaud, Navindra, additional, Pinto, Andrew, additional, Porepa, Michelle, additional, Qi, Vikky, additional, Ramji, Nasreen, additional, Ramji, Noor, additional, Raza, Danyaal, additional, Rosenthal, Alana, additional, Rouleau, Katherine, additional, Ruderman, Caroline, additional, Saunderson, Janet, additional, Schiralli, Vanna, additional, Sgro, Michael, additional, Shuja, Hafiz, additional, Shepherd, Susan, additional, Smiltnieks, Barbara, additional, Srikanthan, Cinntha, additional, Taylor, Carolyn, additional, Treherne, Stephen, additional, Turner, Suzanne, additional, Uddin, Fatima, additional, van den Heuvel, Meta, additional, Vaughan, Joanne, additional, Weisdorf, Thea, additional, Wijayasinghe, Sheila, additional, Wong, Peter, additional, Yaremko, John, additional, Ying, Ethel, additional, Young, Elizabeth, additional, Zajdman, Michael, additional, Bazeghi, Farnaz, additional, Bouchard, Vincent, additional, Bustos, Marivic, additional, Camacho, Charmaine, additional, Dalwadi, Dharma, additional, Koroshegyi, Christine, additional, Malhi, Tarandeep, additional, Thadani, Sharon, additional, Thompson, Julia, additional, Thompson, Laurie, additional, Aglipay, Mary, additional, Bayoumi, Imaan, additional, Carsley, Sarah, additional, Cost, Katherine, additional, Eny, Karen, additional, Kim, Theresa, additional, Kinlin, Laura, additional, Omand, Jessica, additional, Vanderhout, Shelley, additional, Vanderloo, Leigh, additional, Allen, Christopher, additional, Boodhoo, Bryan, additional, Chan, Olivia, additional, Dai, David W.H., additional, Hall, Judith, additional, Juni, Peter, additional, Lebovic, Gerald, additional, Pope, Karen, additional, Thorpe, Kevin, additional, Kandel, Rita, additional, Rodrigues, Michelle, additional, and Vandenberghe, Hilde, additional

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2022
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29. Additional file 2 of Detecting copy number status and uncovering subclonal markers in heterogeneous tumor biopsies

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Parisi, Fabio, Ariyan, Stephan, Narayan, Deepak, Bacchiocchi, Antonella, Hoyt, Kathleen, Cheng, Elaine, Xu, Fang, Peining Li, Halaban, Ruth, and Kluger, Yuval

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Additional file 2:Evidence of subclonal heterogeneity from RNA-Seq data across a collection of melanoma samples. Allelic imbalance along each gene demonstrates subclonal heterogeneity. The score of the non-reference nucleotide has been calculated as 0.5- | 0.5 - (#B/(#B+#A)) |, where #A and #B are the numbers of reads hosting the reference and non-reference nucleotide respectively. However, all the reported genes have a multimodal distribution of B-allele frequencies along at least one exon. The B-allele frequencies close to 0.5 have been marked in grey, B-alleles that significantly deviate from this cluster are considered acquired somatic mutations (black) and can be explained by subclonal heterogeneity. Vertical bars represent 95% confidence intervals. All non-reference nucleotides shown are supported by at least 100 reads. Vertical dashed lines mark the boundaries between exons in the transcript. (PDF 46 KB)

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2020
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30. Additional file 1 of Detecting copy number status and uncovering subclonal markers in heterogeneous tumor biopsies

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Parisi, Fabio, Ariyan, Stephan, Narayan, Deepak, Bacchiocchi, Antonella, Hoyt, Kathleen, Cheng, Elaine, Xu, Fang, Peining Li, Halaban, Ruth, and Kluger, Yuval

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Additional file 1:Detecting copy number status and uncovering subclonal markers in heterogeneous tumor biopsies. Comparing the M-Measure-based approach to a state-of-the-art CNA algorithm by testing their ability to identify de novo aberrations in SNP-array signals from an evolving tumor at two time points. (DOC 820 KB)

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2020
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31. Perforated Carcinoid Tumor of the Appendix: Need for Guidelines for Management With Respect to Prognostic Factors

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McCann, Charles, Schwartz, Jandie, Perry, Luke, and Cheng, Elaine

Abstract

Carcinoid tumors, one of the most common malignant lesions involving the appendix, are typically found incidentally during routine appendectomies. While up to 20% of acute appendicitis cases present with perforation, the incidence of perforation among patients with undiagnosed carcinoid tumors of the appendix is unknown. In addition, there is no consensus on the management of carcinoid tumors in the perforated appendix or its impact on prognosis. We present a case of a 42-year-old woman presented with perforated appendicitis. Final pathology demonstrated the presence of a 1.1 cm, well-differentiated grade 1 neuroendocrine tumor at the tip of the appendix extending into the subserosa, without evidence for lymphovascular invasion. Given the depth of tumor invasion and the relatively young age of the patient, the decision was made to perform an interval completion right hemicolectomy for lymph node sampling. Only a few cases have been reported in the available literature, and it remains unclear whether appendiceal perforation represents an independent negative prognostic factor for patient survival. Additional data from cohort studies are needed to determine the true incidence, prognosis, and optimal management of newly diagnosed carcinoid tumors in the perforated appendix. Furthermore, clear consensus guidelines are needed to identify the subgroup of patients who would benefit from interval or primary right hemicolectomy.

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2023
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34. A Pentacyclic Triterpene from Ligustrum lucidum Targets γ-Secretase

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Luo, Wenjie, primary, Ip, Fanny C. F., additional, Fu, Guangmiao, additional, Cheung, Kit, additional, Tian, Yuan, additional, Hu, Yueqing, additional, Sinha, Anjana, additional, Cheng, Elaine Y. L., additional, Wu, Xianzhong, additional, Bustos, Victor, additional, Greengard, Paul, additional, Li, Yue-Ming, additional, Sinha, Subhash C., additional, and Ip, Nancy Y., additional

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2020
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35. Characterization of vineyard-associated wine yeasts and flavonoid profiles of Pinot Noir grapes in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, Canada

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Cheng, Elaine

Subjects
fungi, food and beverages
Abstract

Wine is a product of grape juice fermentation by yeast. Terroir is a term that encompasses all environmental factors and interactions at a specific geographical site, resulting in the development of regional-specific microbial strains and differences in grape phenotypes. The objectives of this study were to determine the distribution of vineyard-associated wine yeast strains, identify potential regional-specific wine yeast strains and characterize the flavonoid profile of Pinot Noir grapes among three different sub-regions in the Okanagan Valley (OV), a major wine region in British Columbia, Canada, in the 2017 vintage. Grape samples were collected from thirteen vineyards among three sub-regions of the OV, namely Kelowna (KE), Naramata-Penticton (NP) and Oliver-Osoyoos (OO), within a week prior to the winery harvesting date, which occurred between September 2017 and October 2017. Vineyard-associated S. cerevisiae and S. uvarum on the grape samples were enriched and isolated from spontaneous fermentations conducted in the lab. The isolates were genotyped by microsatellite analysis. Regional-specific wine yeast strains were differentiated from commercial wine yeast strains using Bruvo’s genetic distance. The anthocyanin and flavonol profiles of Pinot Noir grapes were analyzed by HPLC/UV-vis/MS and the tannin profile was analyzed by a spectrophotometric method. In total, 10 commercial S. cerevisiae strains, 22 potentially indigenous S. cerevisiae strains, 2 previously isolated S. uvarum strains from OV, 1 previously isolated S. uvarum strain from Hornby Island and 2 newly discovered S. uvarum strains were isolated in this study. S. cerevisiae strains is genetically more closely related within each sub-region as compared to between sub-regions. The population structure of the S. cerevisiae strains was significant at the regional level. The anthocyanin content were significantly lower in Pinot Noir grapes isolated from OO as compared to KE. Furthermore, the relative abundance of methoxylated anthocyanin and flavonol compounds were higher in Pinot Noir grapes collected in OO as compared to KE. Therefore, the flavonoid profile of Pinot Noir grapes was significantly affected by sub-regional terroirs. Further research is required to determine how regional-specific wine yeast strains and the flavonoid profile of Pinot Noir grapes affect the quality of wine production in the OV.

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2019
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36. Evaluation of intraperitoneal vancomycin in peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis

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Chang, Wui Ming, Cheng, Elaine, Shalansky, Karen, and Singh, Suneet R

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Background: Intraperitoneal (IP) vancomycin is recommended as one of the treatment options for gram-positive coverage in the management of peritoneal dialysis (PD)-associated peritonitis. There is a lack of literature supporting the optimal dose and approach to vancomycin therapeutic drug-level monitoring.Methods: A retrospective chart review was conducted using the BC Renal Agency PROMIS Database and our hospital records from 1 June 2011 to 1 July 2019. Adult patients with PD-associated peritonitis who received IP vancomycin and had at least one serum vancomycin level drawn were included. All patients received a loading dose of 30 mg/kg, which was repeated every 3–5 days depending on PD modality. Serum vancomycin levels were drawn prior to the second vancomycin dose, then at the discretion of the prescriber. The primary end point was the rate of therapeutic serum vancomycin levels ≥15 mg/L.Results: Twenty-three episodes of PD-associated peritonitis in 20 patients met the eligibility criteria. Only 15/23 serum vancomycin levels were drawn appropriately after the first dose. Sixty per cent of these levels were subtherapeutic at <15 mg/L. All subsequent serum vancomycin levels were above the therapeutic target. Most peritonitis episodes (78%) achieved resolution of infection. Residual kidney function was not significantly correlated with serum vancomycin levels (p= 0.19).Conclusions: An IP vancomycin regimen of 30 mg/kg every 3–5 days resulted in subtherapeutic serum vancomycin levels in most patients following the loading dose but therapeutic levels thereafter. A large percentage of vancomycin levels were drawn inappropriately due to misalignment of outpatient follow-up visits and timing of blood work.

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2022
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37. A Positive Association Between Dietary Intake of Higher Cow's Milk-Fat Percentage and Non−High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol in Young Children

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Wong, Vincent C.H., primary, Maguire, Jonathon L., additional, Omand, Jessica A., additional, Dai, David W.H., additional, Lebovic, Gerald, additional, Parkin, Patricia C., additional, O'Connor, Deborah L., additional, Birken, Catherine S., additional, Cohn, Ronald, additional, Lau, Eddy, additional, Laupacis, Andreas, additional, Salter, Michael, additional, Szatmari, Peter, additional, Weir, Shannon, additional, Anderson, Laura N., additional, Borkhoff, Cornelia M., additional, Keown-Stoneman, Charles, additional, Kowal, Christine, additional, Mason, Dalah, additional, Abdurrahman, Murtala, additional, Anderson, Kelly, additional, Arbess, Gordon, additional, Baker, Jillian, additional, Barozzino, Tony, additional, Bergeron, Sylvie, additional, Bhagat, Dimple, additional, Bloch, Gary, additional, Bonifacio, Joey, additional, Bowry, Ashna, additional, Calpin, Caroline, additional, Campbell, Douglas, additional, Cheema, Sohail, additional, Cheng, Elaine, additional, Chisamore, Brian, additional, Constantin, Evelyn, additional, Danayan, Karoon, additional, Das, Paul, additional, Derocher, Mary Beth, additional, Do, Anh, additional, Doukas, Kathleen, additional, Egger, Anne, additional, Farber, Allison, additional, Freedman, Amy, additional, Freeman, Sloane, additional, Gazeley, Sharon, additional, Guiang, Charlie, additional, Ha, Dan, additional, Handford, Curtis, additional, Hanson, Laura, additional, Harrington, Leah, additional, Jacobson, Sheila, additional, Jagiello, Lukasz, additional, Jansz, Gwen, additional, Kadar, Paul, additional, Kim, Florence, additional, Kiran, Tara, additional, Knowles, Holly, additional, Kwok, Bruce, additional, Lakhoo, Sheila, additional, Lam-Antoniades, Margarita, additional, Leduc, Denis, additional, Leung, Fok-Han, additional, Li, Alan, additional, Li, Patricia, additional, Malach, Jessica, additional, Male, Roy, additional, Mascoll, Vashti, additional, Meret, Aleks, additional, Mok, Elise, additional, Moodie, Rosemary, additional, Nader, Maya, additional, Nash, Katherine, additional, Naymark, Sharon, additional, Owen, James, additional, Peer, Michael, additional, Pena, Kifi, additional, Perlmutar, Marty, additional, Persaud, Navindra, additional, Pinto, Andrew, additional, Porepa, Michelle, additional, Qi, Vikky, additional, Ramji, Nasreen, additional, Ramji, Noor, additional, Raza, Danyaal, additional, Rosenthal, Alana, additional, Rouleau, Katherine, additional, Ruderman, Caroline, additional, Saunderson, Janet, additional, Schiralli, Vanna, additional, Sgro, Michael, additional, Shuja, Hafiz, additional, Shepherd, Susan, additional, Smiltnieks, Barbara, additional, Srikanthan, Cinntha, additional, Taylor, Carolyn, additional, Treherne, Stephen, additional, Turner, Suzanne, additional, Uddin, Fatima, additional, van den Heuvel, Meta, additional, Vaughan, Joanne, additional, Weisdorf, Thea, additional, Wijayasinghe, Sheila, additional, Wong, Peter, additional, Yaremko, John, additional, Ying, Ethel, additional, Young, Elizabeth, additional, Zajdman, Michael, additional, Bazeghi, Farnaz, additional, Bouchard, Vincent, additional, Bustos, Marivic, additional, Camacho, Charmaine, additional, Dalwadi, Dharma, additional, Koroshegyi, Christine, additional, Malhi, Tarandeep, additional, Thadani, Sharon, additional, Thompson, Julia, additional, Thompson, Laurie, additional, Aglipay, Mary, additional, Bayoumi, Imaan, additional, Carsley, Sarah, additional, Cost, Katherine, additional, Eny, Karen, additional, Kim, Theresa, additional, Kinlin, Laura, additional, Omand, Jessica, additional, Vanderhout, Shelley, additional, Vanderloo, Leigh, additional, Allen, Christopher, additional, Boodhoo, Bryan, additional, Chan, Olivia, additional, Hall, Judith, additional, Juni, Peter, additional, Pope, Karen, additional, Thorpe, Kevin, additional, Kandel, Rita, additional, Rodrigues, Michelle, additional, and Vandenberghe, Hilde, additional

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2019
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38. Higher Body Mass Index Is Associated with Iron Deficiency in Children 1 to 3 Years of Age

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Sypes, Emma E., primary, Parkin, Patricia C., additional, Birken, Catherine S., additional, Carsley, Sarah, additional, MacArthur, Colin, additional, Maguire, Jonathon L., additional, Borkhoff, Cornelia M., additional, Aglipay, Mary, additional, Anderson, Laura N., additional, Dai, David W.H., additional, Keown-Stoneman, Charles, additional, Kowal, Christine, additional, Mason, Dalah, additional, Abdurrahman, Murtala, additional, Anderson, Barbara, additional, Anderson, Kelly, additional, Arbess, Gordon, additional, Baker, Jillian, additional, Barozzino, Tony, additional, Bayoumi, Imaan, additional, Bergeron, Sylvie, additional, Bhagat, Dimple, additional, Blanchette, Nicholas, additional, Bloch, Gary, additional, Bonifacio, Joey, additional, Bowry, Ashna, additional, Brown, Anne, additional, Bugera, Jennifer, additional, Calpin, Caroline, additional, Campbell, Douglas, additional, Cheema, Sohail, additional, Cheng, Elaine, additional, Chisamore, Brian, additional, Constantin, Evelyn, additional, Culbert, Ellen, additional, Danayan, Karoon, additional, Das, Paul, additional, Derocher, Mary Beth, additional, Do, Anh, additional, Dorey, Michael, additional, Doukas, Kathleen, additional, Egger, Anne, additional, Farber, Allison, additional, Freedman, Amy, additional, Freeman, Sloane, additional, Gazeley, Sharon, additional, Guiang, Charlie, additional, Ha, Dan, additional, Handford, Curtis, additional, Hanson, Laura, additional, Harrington, Leah, additional, Hatch, Hailey, additional, Hughes, Teresa, additional, Jacobson, Sheila, additional, Jagiello, Lukasz, additional, Jansz, Gwen, additional, Jasuja, Mona, additional, Kadar, Paul, additional, Kiran, Tara, additional, Knowles, Holly, additional, Kwok, Bruce, additional, Lakhoo, Sheila, additional, Lam-Antoniades, Margarita, additional, Lau, Eddy, additional, Leduc, Denis, additional, Leung, Fok-Han, additional, Li, Alan, additional, Li, Patricia, additional, Loo, Jennifer, additional, Louis, Joanne, additional, Mahmoud, Sarah, additional, Malach, Jessica, additional, Male, Roy, additional, Mascoll, Vashti, additional, Meret, Aleks, additional, Mok, Elise, additional, Moodie, Rosemary, additional, Morinis, Julia, additional, Nader, Maya, additional, Nash, Katherine, additional, Naymark, Sharon, additional, Owen, James, additional, Parry, Jane, additional, Peer, Michael, additional, Pena, Kifi, additional, Perlmutar, Marty, additional, Persaud, Navindra, additional, Pinto, Andrew, additional, Porepa, Michelle, additional, Qi, Vikky, additional, Ramji, Nasreen, additional, Ramji, Noor, additional, Rana, Jesleen, additional, Raza, Danyaal, additional, Rosenthal, Alana, additional, Rouleau, Katherine, additional, Saunderson, Janet, additional, Saxena, Rahul, additional, Schiralli, Vanna, additional, Sgro, Michael, additional, Shuja, Hafiz, additional, Shepherd, Susan, additional, Smiltnieks, Barbara, additional, Srikanthan, Cinntha, additional, Taylor, Carolyn, additional, Treherne, Stephen, additional, Turner, Suzanne, additional, Uddin, Fatima, additional, van den Heuvel, Meta, additional, Vaughan, Joanne, additional, Weisdorf, Thea, additional, Wijayasinghe, Sheila, additional, Wong, Peter, additional, Wormsbecker, Anne, additional, Yaremko, John, additional, Ying, Ethel, additional, Young, Elizabeth, additional, Zajdman, Michael, additional, Bazeghi, Farnaz, additional, Bouchard, Vincent, additional, Bustos, Marivic, additional, Camacho, Charmaine, additional, Dalwadi, Dharma, additional, Koroshegyi, Christine, additional, Malhi, Tarandeep, additional, Thadani, Sharon, additional, Thompson, Julia, additional, and Thompson, Laurie, additional

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2019
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39. The Role of Humoral Alloreactivity in Liver Transplantation: Lessons Learned and New Perspectives

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Cheng, Elaine Y.

Subjects
surgical procedures, operative, Article Subject
Abstract

More than ten years after the initial description of the humoral theory of transplantation by Dr. Paul I. Terasaki, the significance of humoral alloimmunity in liver transplantation has yet to be clearly defined. The liver allograft has an inherent tolerogenic capacity which confers its resistance to cell-mediated as well as antibody-mediated rejection. Nevertheless, the protection against alloimmunity is not complete, and antibody-mediated tissue injury can occur in the liver graft under specific circumstances. In this article the evidence on the clinicopathologic effects of donor-specific alloantibodies in liver transplantation will be examined and interpreted in parallel with lessons learned from renal transplantation. The unique anatomic and immunologic features of the liver will be reviewed to gain new insights into the complex interactions between humoral immune system and the liver allograft.

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2017
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40. An Evaluation of the Prevalence of Hypokalemia and Hypomagnesemia in the VGH and BC Wide PeritonealDialysis Population and Frequency and Cost of Prescription of Potassium and Magnesium Supplements

Author

Cheng, Elaine

Abstract

Background: Potassium and magnesium are minerals essential in the functioning of the human body, and low levels of either may adversely affect normal neuromuscular, cardiovascular, and metabolic processes. Peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients are at increased risk for hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia due to continuous loss of these minerals via dialysate dwells. There is no current funding for potassium or magnesium supplements through the BC Provincial Renal Agency (BC PRA); thus, expanding BC PRA formulary coverage to include these supplements may increase accessibility and affordability, and improve PD patient outcomes.Objectives:To determine the one-year prevalence rate of hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia, and to assess the one-year frequency and cost of prescription of potassium and magnesium supplements in the Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) and BC wide PD patient population. Methods:This was a multi-center, retrospective review utilizing the Patient Records and Outcome Management Information System (PROMIS) database. All BC patients on PD at any point between May 1, 2017 to April 30, 2018 were included. Hypokalemia was defined as K < 3.5 mmol/L and hypomagnesemia was defined as Mg < 0.7 mmol/L. Yearly cost estimates of potassium and magnesium supplementation were based on unit costs and dispensing fees provided by MacDonaldu2019s Renal Pharmacy and Laurel Prescriptions.Results:For all PD patients in BC (n=1217), 97.5% of patients had serum potassium levels checked at least every 3 months; however, the frequency of serum magnesium level monitoring was much lower at 58.3% of patients. The prevalence of hypokalemia was 45.6% with 25.5% of patients on potassium supplements, and the prevalence of hypomagnesemia was 27.5% with 4.1% of patients on magnesium supplements. The one-year cost estimates for potassium and magnesium supplementation for all BC PD patients were $15,110 and $2,209, respectively. The prevalence of hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia were higher than the actual prescription of potassium and magnesium supplements, respectively. Cost may present as a barrier, even in patients with private health insurance. Compared to other nutritional supplements and hyperkalemia exchange resins listed on the BC PRA formulary, potassium and magnesium supplements have similar or lower costs. Conclusion:We would propose that potassium and magnesium supplements be added to the BC Provincial Renal Agency dialysis formulary for improved PD patient outcomes.

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2017

41. Clinical characteristics and outcomes of PTLD following intestinal transplantation

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Wozniak, Laura J., primary, Mauer, Tian L., additional, Venick, Robert S., additional, Said, Jonathan W., additional, Kao, Roy L., additional, Kempert, Pamela, additional, Marcus, Elizabeth A., additional, Hwang, Vilayphone, additional, Cheng, Elaine Y., additional, Busuttil, Ronald W., additional, McDiarmid, Sue V., additional, and Farmer, Douglas G., additional

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2018
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42. Temperament Is Associated With Outdoor Free Play in Young Children: A TARGet Kids! Study

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Sharp, Julia R., primary, Maguire, Jonathon L., additional, Carsley, Sarah, additional, Abdullah, Kawsari, additional, Chen, Yang, additional, Perrin, Eliana M., additional, Parkin, Patricia C., additional, Birken, Catherine S., additional, Lau, Eddy, additional, Laupacis, Andreas, additional, Salter, Michael, additional, Szatmari, Peter, additional, Weir, Shannon, additional, Aglipay, Mary, additional, Ali, Yamna, additional, Anderson, Laura N., additional, Bayoumi, Imaan, additional, Borkhoff, Cornelia M., additional, Chen, Shiyi, additional, Dai, David W.H., additional, Darmawikarta, Denise, additional, Dennis, Cindy-Lee, additional, Eny, Karen, additional, Erdle, Stephanie, additional, Furlong, Kayla, additional, Kavikondala, Kanthi, additional, Koroshegyi, Christine, additional, Kowal, Christine, additional, Lee, Grace Jieun, additional, Mason, Dalah, additional, Omand, Jessica, additional, Persaud, Navindra, additional, Plumptre, Lesley, additional, van den Heuvel, Meta, additional, Vanderhout, Shelley, additional, Wong, Peter, additional, Zabih, Weeda, additional, Abdurrahman, Murtala, additional, Anderson, Barbara, additional, Anderson, Kelly, additional, Arbess, Gordon, additional, Baker, Jillian, additional, Barozzino, Tony, additional, Bergeron, Sylvie, additional, Bhagat, Dimple, additional, Blanchette, Nicholas, additional, Bloch, Gary, additional, Bonifacio, Joey, additional, Bowry, Ashna, additional, Brown, Anne, additional, Bugera, Jennifer, additional, Calpin, Caroline, additional, Campbell, Douglas, additional, Cheema, Sohail, additional, Cheng, Elaine, additional, Chisamore, Brian, additional, Constantin, Evelyn, additional, Culbert, Erin, additional, Danayan, Karoon, additional, Das, Paul, additional, Derocher, Mary Beth, additional, Do, Anh, additional, Dorey, Michael, additional, Doukas, Kathleen, additional, Egger, Anne, additional, Farber, Allison, additional, Freedman, Amy, additional, Freeman, Sloane, additional, Fung, Keewai, additional, Gazeley, Sharon, additional, Goldenberg, Donna, additional, Guiang, Charlie, additional, Ha, Dan, additional, Hafiz, Shuja, additional, Handford, Curtis, additional, Hanson, Laura, additional, Harrington, Leah, additional, Hatch, Hailey, additional, Hughes, Teresa, additional, Jacobson, Sheila, additional, Jagiello, Lukasz, additional, Jansz, Gwen, additional, Kadar, Paul, additional, Kiran, Tara, additional, Kitney, Lauren, additional, Knowles, Holly, additional, Kwok, Bruce, additional, Lakhoo, Sheila, additional, Lam-Antoniades, Margarita, additional, Leung, Fok-Han, additional, Li, Alan, additional, Li, Patricia, additional, Loo, Jennifer, additional, Louis, Joanne, additional, Mahmoud, Sarah, additional, Male, Roy, additional, Mascoll, Vashti, additional, Moodie, Rosemary, additional, Morinis, Julia, additional, Nader, Maya, additional, Naymark, Sharon, additional, Neelands, Patricia, additional, Owen, James, additional, Parry, Jane, additional, Peer, Michael, additional, Pena, Kifi, additional, Perlmutar, Marty, additional, Pinto, Andrew, additional, Pitt, Tracy, additional, Porepa, Michelle, additional, Qi, Vikky, additional, Ramji, Nasreen, additional, Ramji, Noor, additional, Rana, Jesleen, additional, Rosenthal, Alana, additional, Rouleau, Katherine, additional, Saunderson, Janet, additional, Saxena, Rahul, additional, Schiralli, Vanna, additional, Sgro, Michael, additional, Shepherd, Susan, additional, Smiltnieks, Barbara, additional, Srikanthan, Cinntha, additional, Taylor, Carolyn, additional, Turner, Suzanne, additional, Uddin, Fatima, additional, Vaughan, Joanne, additional, Weisdorf, Thea, additional, Wijayasinghe, Sheila, additional, Wormsbecker, Anne, additional, Ying, Ethel, additional, Young, Elizabeth, additional, Zajdman, Michael, additional, Bustos, Marivic, additional, Camacho, Charmaine, additional, Dalwadi, Dharma, additional, Jegathesan, Thivia, additional, Malhi, Tarandeep, additional, Thadani, Sharon, additional, Thompson, Julia, additional, Thompson, Laurie, additional, Allen, Christopher, additional, Boodhoo, Bryan, additional, Hall, Judith, additional, Juni, Peter, additional, Lebovic, Gerald, additional, Pope, Karen, additional, Shim, Jodi, additional, Thorpe, Kevin, additional, and Azad, Azar, additional

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2018
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44. Obliterative portal venopathy: A histopathologic finding associated with chronic antibody-mediated rejection in pediatric liver allografts

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Guerra, Marjorie-Anne R., primary, Naini, Bita V., additional, Scapa, Jason V., additional, Reed, Elaine F., additional, Busuttil, Ronald W., additional, Cheng, Elaine Y., additional, Farmer, Douglas G., additional, Vargas, Jorge H., additional, Venick, Robert S., additional, McDiarmid, Sue V., additional, and Wozniak, Laura J., additional

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2018
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45. Additional file 1: Table S1. of Neuroprotective effect of a novel Chinese herbal decoction on cultured neurons and cerebral ischemic rats

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Ip, Fanny, Zhao, Yu-Ming, Kim-Wan Chan, Cheng, Elaine, Tong, Estella, Oormila Chandrashekar, Guang-Miao Fu, Zhong-Zhen Zhao, and Ip, Nancy

Subjects
cardiovascular diseases
Abstract

Assessments of physiological parameters before, during and after ischemia (MCAO) in control and PSR pre-treated rats. Figure S1. Representative TTC-stained brain slices for sham and MCAO rats, with the latter animals divided into 4 groups that were pre-treated with vehicle, 1.1 g/kg, 2.2 g/kg or 5.5 g/kg PSR. Figure S2. Representative TTC-stained brain slices for sham and MCAO rats, with the latter animals divided into 4 groups that were post-treated with vehicle, 1.1 g/kg, 2.2 g/kg or 5.5 g/kg PSR. (DOCX 3065 kb)

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2016
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49. Intestinal Failure Following Bariatric Surgery

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Dumronggittigule, Wethit, primary, Marcus, Elizabeth A., additional, Cheng, Elaine Y., additional, Dubray, Bernard J., additional, Venick, Robert S., additional, Busuttil, Ronald W., additional, and Farmer, Douglas G., additional

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2017
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