Recent Publications

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  • Goble S, Akambase J, Prieto J, Balderramo D, Diaz Ferrer J, Mattos AZ, Arrese M, Carrera E, Groothuismink Z, Oliveira J, Boonstra A, Debes JD. MBOAT7 rs641738 Variant Is Not Associated With an Increased Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Latin American Cohort. Dig Dis Sci. 2023 Sep 8. doi: 10.1007/s10620-023-08104

  • Ayoub A, Anugwom CM, Prieto J, Balderramo D, Diaz Ferrer J, Mattos AZ, Arrese M, Carrera E, Groothuismink ZM, Oliveira J, Boonstra A, Debes JD. Assessment of STAT4 variant and risk of Hepatocellular carcinoma in Latin Americans and Europeans, Cancers 2023 Sep 12;15(18):4530. doi: 10.3390/cancers15184530.
  • Tappata M, Farah M, Anugwom C, Seid AS, Ifeorah I, Debes JD. Assessment of hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance practices in Africa. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023 Jun 26:S2468-1253(23)00153-X. doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(23)00153-X.
  • Powell JG, Goble SR, Debes JD. Re-vaccination For Hepatitis B in Previous Non-Responders Following Hepatitis C Eradication. J Infect Dis. 2023 Jul 31:jiad301. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiad301
  • Akambase JA, Prieto JE, Mattos AZ, Mattos AA, Carrera E, Díaz-Ferrer J, Gallardo P, Curia A, Ballerga EG, Tovo CV, Balderramo D, Debes JD. Epidemiology and risk factors for histopathologic characteristics of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in South America. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2023 Jun 22. doi: 10.1111/apt.17615.
  • Rico-MontanariN, AnugwomC, BoonstraA, DebesJD. The role of cytokines in the different stages of hepatocellular carcinoma. Cancers (Basel). 2021 Sep 29;13(19):4876. doi: 10.3390/cancers13194876
  • de Mattos ÂZ, Debes JD, Boonstra A, Yang JD, Balderramo DC, Sartori GDP, de Mattos AA. Current impact of viral hepatitis on liver cancer development: The challenge remains. World J Gastroenterol. 2021 Jun 28;27(24):3556-3567. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i24.3556.
  • Mattos AZ, Debes JD, Boonstra A, Vogel A, Mattos AA. Immune aspects of hepatocellular carcinoma - from immune markers for early detection to immunotherapy. World J Gastrointest Oncol. 2021 Sep 15;13(9):1132-1143. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v13.i9.1132
  • Montanari NR, RamirezR, Van Buuren N, van den Bosch TP, Doukas M, Debes JD,Feierbach B, Boonstra A. Transcriptomic analysis of HBsAg in livers of Inactive Carrier HBV patients. J Infect Dis. 2021 Jul 19:jiab381. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiab381.
  • Anugwom C, Campbell C, Debes JD. Assessment of subclinical effects of Hepatitis E virus infection in the United States. J Viral Hepat. 2021 Jul;28(7):1091-1097. doi: 10.1111/jvh.13519.
  • Quadri NS, Shah SM, Rodin H, Debes JD. Promoting Hepatitis B Awareness: Evaluating an Educational Approach through Health Care Workers in Tanzania. Ann Glob Health. 2021 Feb 25;87(1):22. doi: 10.5334/aogh.3045
  • Anugwom CM, Allaire M, Akbar SMF, Sultan A, Bollipo S, Mattos AZ, Debes JD. Hepatitis B-related hepatocellular carcinoma: surveillance strategy directed by immune-epidemiology. Hepatoma Res. 2021;7:23. doi: 10.20517/2394-5079.2021.06.
  • Quadri NS, Sultan A, Ali SI, Yousif M, Moussa A, Fawzy Abdo E, Hassany S, Kayandabila J, Benjamin A, Jacobson M, Ssebambulidde K, Ochola L, Ijeoma I, Debes JD. COVID-19 in Africa: Survey Analysis of Impact on Health-Care Workers. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2021 Apr 22;104(6):2169-75. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-1478.
  • Debes JD, Romagnoli PA, Prieto J, Arrese M, Mattos AZ, Boonstra A, On Behalf Of The Escalon Consortium. Serum Biomarkers for the Prediction of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Cancers (Basel). 2021 Apr 2;13(7):1681. doi: 10.3390/cancers13071681
  • Shah SM, Rodin H, Pogemiller H,Zewde A, Goers M, Katz B, Obaitan I, Magbagbeola O, Ssebambulidde K, Hassany SH, Moussa AM, Mtengezo J, Dedzoe M, Binta M, Fell R, Ochola L, Yousif M, Debes JD. Hepatitis B Awareness Among Health Care Workers in Africa. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020 Dec;103(6):2460-2468. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-0521
  • Ashhab AA, Campos M, Rodin H, Hall JA, Powell J, Debes JD. Response to hepatitis B virus vaccination in individuals with chronic hepatitis C virus infection. PLoS One, 2020 Aug 26;15(8):e0237398. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0237398
  • Sultan A, Anugwom CM, Wondifraw Z, Braimoh CA, Bane A, Debes JD. Single center analysis of therapy and outcomes of Hepatocellular carcinoma in Sub-Saharan Africa. Exp Rev Gastro & Hepatol, 2020 Aug 9:1-5. doi: 10.1080/17474124.2020.1802246
  • Sultan A, Bane A, Braimoh, G, Debes JD. Treatment of Hepatitis C Genotypes 1 to 5 in Sub-Saharan Africa Using Direct-Acting Antivirals. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020 Aug 17. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-0367
  • Debes JD, Groothuismink ZM, de Man RA, Boonstra A. Association between a Progesterone Receptor Mutation and Hepatitis E Sero-positivity in Liver Transplant Recipients. J Med Virol. 2020 Jun 30. doi: 10.1002/jmv.26236
  • Anugwom CA, Ashraf A, Debes JD. Virus-mediated thrombocytopenia in Hepatitis C infection: The impact on fibrosis scores. Dig Liv Dis, 2020 Jul;52(7):797-798. doi: 10.1016/j.dld.2020.04.027
  • Debes JD, van Oord G, Boonstra A. Validation of whole blood rapid diagnosis test for hepatitis B. Ann Glob Health, 2020 May 21;86(1):53. doi: 10.5334/aogh.2866
  • Quadri N, Debes JD. The Waiting Room Project: An Approach to Community Health Education in Hepatitis B. Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2020 Jun 23. doi: 10.1111/liv.14576
  • Debes JD, Boonstra A, de Knegt RJ. NAFLD-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma and the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Hepatology. 2020 Feb 10. doi: 10.1002/hep.31170.
  • Ford J, Marianelli L, Frassone N, Debes JD. Hepatitis B Screening and Vaccination in the Emergency Department: Hepatitis B screening in an argentine emergency department: A pilot study to increase vaccination in a resource-limited settings. Am J Emerg Med, 2019 Jul 18. pii: S0735-6757(19)30471-1.
  • Debes JD, Boonstra A, Balderramo D, Mattos AZ, Arrese M. Hepatobiliary cancers in South America, where disparity strikes. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 Aug;4(8):581. doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(19)30188-8