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Megan Comerford

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Fogel R, Comerford M, Chilukuri P, Orman E, Chalasani N, Lammert C
Interact J Med Res . 2018 Dec; 7(2):e18. PMID: 30567687
Background: Concurrent autoimmune illnesses contribute to increased medical burden and reduced quality of life in patients with autoimmune hepatitis (AIH). The frequency of coexisting autoimmune conditions among North American patients...
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Comerford M, Fogel R, Bailey J, Chilukuri P, Chalasani N, Lammert C
J Med Internet Res . 2018 Jan; 20(1):e14. PMID: 29348111
Background: Conventional approaches to participant recruitment are often inadequate in rare disease investigation. Social networking sites such as Facebook may provide a vehicle to circumvent common research limitations and pitfalls....
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Yates K, Deppe R, Comerford M, Masuoka H, Cummings O, Tonascia J, et al.
PLoS One . 2017 Nov; 12(11):e0185813. PMID: 29095942
Aim: Serum high mobility group box 1 protein (HMGB1) is a proinflammatory molecule that could potentially serve as a biomarker for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)...
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Puri P, Liangpunsakul S, Christensen J, Shah V, Kamath P, Gores G, et al.
Hepatology . 2017 Oct; 67(4):1284-1302. PMID: 29083504
Conclusion: Heavy alcohol consumption appears to be the primary driver of changes in the circulating microbiome associated with a shift in its inferred metabolic functions. (Hepatology 2018;67:1284-1302).
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Comerford M, Lourens S, Liangpunsakul S, Chalasani N, Sanyal A, Shah V, et al.
Alcohol Clin Exp Res . 2017 Oct; 41(12):2000-2006. PMID: 28981151
The TREAT Consortium has carried out clinical studies on alcoholic hepatitis (AH) for over 4 years. We encountered problems with participant recruitment, retention, and eligibility for specific protocols. To improve...
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Corey K, Gawrieh S, deLemos A, Zheng H, Scanga A, Haglund J, et al.
World J Hepatol . 2017 Mar; 9(7):385-390. PMID: 28321274
Aim: To identify risk factors associated with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), describe tumor characteristics and treatments pursed for a cohort of individuals with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) cirrhosis. Methods: We conducted a...
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Carr R, Dhir R, Mahadev K, Comerford M, Chalasani N, Ahima R
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol . 2016 Aug; 15(1):145-147. PMID: 27567691
No abstract available.
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Lammert C, Comerford M, Love J, Bailey J
Gastroenterology . 2015 Aug; 149(4):839-43. PMID: 26306768
No abstract available.
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Masuoka H, Vuppalanchi R, Deppe R, Bybee P, Comerford M, Liangpunsakul S, et al.
Dig Dis Sci . 2015 Jul; 60(12):3642-6. PMID: 26195313
Background And Aim: Hepatocyte apoptosis or necrosis from accumulation of bile salts may play an important role in the disease progression of primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). The aim of the...
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Bell L, Wulff J, Comerford M, Vuppalanchi R, Chalasani N
Liver Int . 2014 Sep; 35(1):263-74. PMID: 25181933
Background & Aims: A greater understanding of cholestatic disease is necessary to advance diagnostic tools and therapeutic options for conditions such as primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) and primary sclerosing cholangitis...