2024
Risk Score for Hepatocellular Cancer in Adults Without Viral Hepatitis or Cirrhosis
Ilagan-Ying Y, Gordon K, Tate J, Lim J, Torgersen J, Re V, Justice A, Taddei T. Risk Score for Hepatocellular Cancer in Adults Without Viral Hepatitis or Cirrhosis. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2443608. PMID: 39504020, PMCID: PMC11541635, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.43608.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClassification of DiseasesBody mass indexRisk scoreNinth Revision and International Statistical Classification of DiseasesMass indexAlcohol useInternational Statistical Classification of DiseasesStatistical Classification of DiseasesElectronic health recordsNon-Hispanic blacksInternational Classification of DiseasesNon-Hispanic whitesClinical Modification diagnosisHepatocellular carcinoma risk scoreRisk of hepatocellular carcinomaCox proportional hazards regression modelsValidation sampleHigh-risk individualsProportional hazards regression modelsHCC risk factorsFIB-4Multivariate risk scoreHepatocellular carcinomaHazards regression modelsViral hepatitis
2022
Impact of NAFLD on clinical outcomes in hepatocellular carcinoma treated with sorafenib: an international cohort study
Howell J, Samani A, Mannan B, Hajiev S, Aval L, Abdelmalak R, Tam VC, Bettinger D, Thimme R, Taddei TH, Kaplan DE, Seidensticker M, Sharma R. Impact of NAFLD on clinical outcomes in hepatocellular carcinoma treated with sorafenib: an international cohort study. Therapeutic Advances In Gastroenterology 2022, 15: 17562848221100106. PMID: 36199289, PMCID: PMC9527996, DOI: 10.1177/17562848221100106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseImpact of NAFLDBody mass indexOverall survivalHepatocellular carcinomaLiver diseasePresence of NAFLDMultivariable Cox proportional hazardsMedian body mass indexAdvanced-stage hepatocellular carcinomaGrade 2 hypertensionLower starting doseInternational cohort studySimilar clinical benefitsFatty liver diseaseStage hepatocellular carcinomaCox proportional hazardsLogistic regression modellingStarting doseAdverse eventsCohort studyPrognostic factorsClinical outcomesMass indexClinical benefit
2021
Genetic susceptibility to hepatocellular carcinoma in chromosome 22q13.31, findings of a genome‐wide association study
Wang Z, Budhu AS, Shen Y, Wong LL, Hernandez BY, Tiirikainen M, Ma X, Irwin ML, Lu L, Zhao H, Lim JK, Taddei T, Mishra L, Pawlish K, Stroup A, Brown R, Nguyen MH, Koshiol J, Hernandez MO, Forgues M, Yang H, Lee M, Huang Y, Iwasaki M, Goto A, Suzuki S, Matsuda K, Tanikawa C, Kamatani Y, Mann D, Guarnera M, Shetty K, Thomas CE, Yuan J, Khor CC, Koh W, Risch H, Wang XW, Yu H. Genetic susceptibility to hepatocellular carcinoma in chromosome 22q13.31, findings of a genome‐wide association study. JGH Open 2021, 5: 1363-1372. PMID: 34950780, PMCID: PMC8674550, DOI: 10.1002/jgh3.12682.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseCase-control studyHepatocellular carcinomaSingle nucleotide polymorphismsChronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infectionHepatitis C virus infectionGenetic susceptibilityC virus infectionLong-term alcohol useFatty liver diseaseUS case-control studyBody mass indexMajor risk factorGenome-wide association studiesHCV infectionCohort studyLiver diseaseCigarette smokingMass indexRisk factorsHCC casesVirus infectionGene-environment interactionsUS populationDisease risk
2010
High incidence of cholesterol gallstone disease in type 1 Gaucher disease: characterizing the biliary phenotype of type 1 Gaucher disease
Taddei TH, Dziura J, Chen S, Yang R, Hyogo H, Sullards C, Cohen DE, Pastores G, Mistry PK. High incidence of cholesterol gallstone disease in type 1 Gaucher disease: characterizing the biliary phenotype of type 1 Gaucher disease. Journal Of Inherited Metabolic Disease 2010, 33: 291-300. PMID: 20354791, PMCID: PMC3008397, DOI: 10.1007/s10545-010-9070-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalence of gallstonesType 1 Gaucher diseaseBody mass indexBile lipid analysisGaucher diseaseLipoprotein cholesterolHigh low-density lipoprotein cholesterolLow high-density lipoprotein cholesterolHigh-density lipoprotein cholesterolLow-density lipoprotein cholesterolMultiple logistic regression analysisType 1 Gaucher's diseaseBile lipid compositionBiliary lipid secretionCholesterol gallstone diseaseLogistic regression analysisMetabolic syndromeGallstone diseaseLDL cholesterolStudy cohortLipoprotein profileMass indexFemale sexBile compositionBiliary lipids
2004
Impact of body mass index on graft failure and overall survival following liver transplant*
Rustgi VK, Marino G, Rustgi S, Halpern MT, Johnson LB, Tolleris C, Taddei TH. Impact of body mass index on graft failure and overall survival following liver transplant*. Clinical Transplantation 2004, 18: 634-637. PMID: 15516235, DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2004.00141.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElevated body mass indexBody mass indexLower body mass indexLikelihood of deathMass indexLiver transplantLiver transplantationGraft failureImpact of BMIHigher body mass indexGraft failure rateNumber of comorbiditiesOrgan Sharing databaseOverall survival rateProportional hazards regressionRisk of deathOverall survivalSharing databaseHazards regressionUnited NetworkRisk factorsBMI valuesPatientsSurvival rateDecreased likelihood