Tool to Aid Patients in Selecting a Liver Transplant Center

Cory R. Schaffhausen, Marilyn J. Bruin, Sauman Chu, Helen Fu, Warren T. McKinney, David Schladt, Jon J. Snyder, W. Ray Kim, Jack R. Lake, Bertram L. Kasiske, Ajay K. Israni – 10 January 2020 – Variations in candidate and donor acceptance criteria may influence access and mortality for liver transplantation. We sought to understand how recipient and donor characteristics vary across centers and how patients interpret this information, and we used these data to develop a tool to provide tailored information to candidates seeking a center (www.transplantcentersearch.org).

PTPRε Acts as a Metastatic Promoter in Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Facilitating Recruitment of SMAD3 to TGF‐β Receptor 1

Zhibin Liao, Lin Chen, Xuewu Zhang, Hongwei Zhang, Xiaolong Tan, Keshuai Dong, Xun Lu, He Zhu, Qiumeng Liu, Zhanguo Zhang, Zeyang Ding, Wei Dong, Peng Zhu, Liang Chu, Huifang Liang, Pran K. Datta, Bixiang Zhang, Xiaoping Chen – 6 January 2020

Applying Machine Learning in Liver Disease and Transplantation: A Comprehensive Review

Ashley Spann, Angeline Yasodhara, Justin Kang, Kymberly Watt, Bo Wang, Anna Goldenberg, Mamatha Bhat – 6 January 2020 – Machine learning (ML) utilizes artificial intelligence to generate predictive models efficiently and more effectively than conventional methods through detection of hidden patterns within large data sets. With this in mind, there are several areas within hepatology where these methods can be applied. In this review, we examine the literature pertaining to machine learning in hepatology and liver transplant medicine.

Liver Disease in Pregnancy: What's New

Carla W. Brady – 6 January 2020 – Liver disease in pregnancy may present as a disorder that is unique to pregnancy or as an acute or chronic liver disease occurring coincidentally in pregnancy. Hepatic diseases that are unique to pregnancy include hyperemesis gravidarum; preeclampsia/eclampsia; the syndrome of hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets; intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy; and acute fatty liver of pregnancy.

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