Virginia Commonwealth University

Structure, function and diversity of the healthy human microbiome

Studies of the human microbiome have revealed that even healthy individuals differ remarkably in the microbes that occupy habitats such as the gut, skin and vagina. Much of this...

Design and validation of a histological scoring system for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease†

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is characterized by hepatic steatosis in the absence of a history of significant alcohol use or other known liver disease. Nonalcoholic ...

The Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) project.

Genome-wide association studies have identified thousands of loci for common diseases, but, for the majority of these, the mechanisms underlying disease susceptibility remain un...

The SCARE 2020 Guideline: Updating Consensus Surgical CAse REport (SCARE) Guidelines

A DELPHI consensus exercise was completed and an updated and improved SCARE Checklist is now presented.

Mechanisms of NAFLD development and therapeutic strategies

The diagnosis and management of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: Practice Guideline by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, American College of Gastroenterology, and the American Gastroenterological Association

These recommendations are based on the following: (1) a formal review and analysis of the recently published world literature on the topic [Medline search up to June 2011]; (2) ...

Diagnostic criteria and classification of mastocytosis: a consensus proposal

Regulatory T Cells Exhibit Distinct Features in Human Breast Cancer

2017 HRS/EHRA/ECAS/APHRS/SOLAECE expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation: Executive summary

Symptomatic AF prior to initiation of antiarrhythmic therapy with a Class I or III antiarrhythmic medication Paroxysmal: Surgical ablation is reasonable.IIa

Application of a Latent Class Analysis to Empirically Define EatingDisorder Phenotypes

The presence of obsessive-compulsive features differentiates among individuals with restricting AN. Similarly, the combination of low weight and multiple methods of purging dist...