2020
Validating a non-invasive, ALT-based non-alcoholic fatty liver phenotype in the million veteran program
Serper M, Vujkovic M, Kaplan DE, Carr RM, Lee KM, Shao Q, Miller DR, Reaven PD, Phillips LS, O’Donnell C, Meigs JB, Wilson PWF, Vickers-Smith R, Kranzler HR, Justice AC, Gaziano JM, Muralidhar S, Pyarajan S, DuVall SL, Assimes TL, Lee JS, Tsao PS, Rader DJ, Damrauer SM, Lynch JA, Saleheen D, Voight BF, Chang KM, . Validating a non-invasive, ALT-based non-alcoholic fatty liver phenotype in the million veteran program. PLOS ONE 2020, 15: e0237430. PMID: 32841307, PMCID: PMC7447043, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0237430.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords17-Hydroxysteroid DehydrogenasesAbdomenAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAgedAlanine TransaminaseElectronic Health RecordsFemaleGenetic LociGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic VariationHumansLipaseLiverLysophospholipaseMaleMembrane ProteinsMiddle AgedNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseasePhenotypeRisk FactorsVeteransConceptsMetabolic risk factorsNAFLD phenotypeAlanine aminotransferaseUnits/LElectronic health recordsAdvanced fibrosisRisk factorsMillion Veteran ProgramAlcohol consumptionNon-invasive criteriaNormal alanine aminotransferaseNAFLD fibrosis scorePopulation-based studyGenetic variantsFatty liver phenotypeVeteran ProgramPNPLA3 locusNAFLD riskLiver biopsyLiver diseaseFibrosis scoreEHR reviewUS veteransBiopsy dataAbdominal imaging
2003
Testing, Referral, and Treatment Patterns for Hepatitis C Virus Coinfection in a Cohort of Veterans with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
Fultz SL, Justice AC, Butt AA, Rabeneck L, Weissman S, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Team V. Testing, Referral, and Treatment Patterns for Hepatitis C Virus Coinfection in a Cohort of Veterans with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2003, 36: 1039-1046. PMID: 12684917, DOI: 10.1086/374049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol consumptionHepatitis CHuman immunodeficiency virus-positive patientsHepatitis C virus coinfectionHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionImmunodeficiency virus-positive patientsC virus coinfectionUnderwent liver biopsyHepatitis C therapyImmunodeficiency virus infectionVirus-positive patientsHepatitis C treatmentTreatment of patientsCohort of veteransVeterans Affairs electronic medical recordsHepatitis C virusCurrent alcohol consumptionHealth care providersElectronic medical recordsC therapyCohort studyLiver biopsyTreatment patternsVirus coinfectionPsychiatric comorbidity