Liver-related member publications appearing in PubMed in April 2026*
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* Some publications in this list appeared initially in PubMed much earlier, and now are in their final print versions. For a full list of annual publications, use the link in the left banner.
Center members in BOLD; T32 trainees or Pilot & Feasibility awardees in italics
Abbasi AB, Zambeli-Ljepovic A, Stock PG, Kimberly L, Orandi BJ. Antiobesity Interventions in Living Organ Donor Candidates: Ethical and Policy Considerations. Transplantation. 2026 Apr 20. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42008471. |
Amara D, Smullin CP, Melehy A, Parekh J, Greenstein S, Foley D, Sudan D, Bui AAT, Agopian V, Stock PG, Farmer D, Hirose R. Determinants of early readmission following liver transplantation: A National analysis of the TransQIP database. Liver Transpl. 2026 Apr 21. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42019000. |
Artico LL, Hakam S, Parlakgül G, Arruda AP. Endoplasmic reticulum architecture in liver metabolic regulation. Trends Cell Biol. 2026 Apr 7:S0962-8924(26)00035-8. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41951527. |
Benque IJ, Wang M, Lai JC, Li M. Effect of MELD exception point policy changes on application and waitlist outcomes in primary sclerosing cholangitis - a retrospective cohort study. Liver Transpl. 2026 Apr 6. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41945886. |
Crest P, Navarro JS, Barry F, Sasakado C, Roberts JP. Case Series: Endoscopic ultrasound-directed transgastric ERCP in liver transplant recipients with Roux- en-Y gastric bypass. Front Transplant. 2026 Mar 12;5:1686667. PMID: 41939246; PMCID: PMC13047501. |
Dukewich M, Coscia L, Afshar Y, Sarkar M. Reproductive health in the liver transplant recipient. Liver Transpl. 2026 May 1;32(5):737-747. PMID: 41002194; PMCID: PMC12803703. |
Inniss NL, Rzhetskaya M, Kich RP, Gleason E, Taha TY, Zapatero-Belinchón FJ, Rosecrans J, Pedrero-Classen V, Huang K, Degotte G, Lizzadro L, Pattie J, Renslo AR, Minasov G, Ott M, Bachta KER, Satchell KJF, Hultquist JF. Repurposing drug screen for the identification of helicase inhibitors from viruses of pandemic concern. SLAS Discov. 2026 Apr 29;41:100311. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42067193. |
Jespersen JM, Avanesyan L, Publicover J, Carey ND, Patel RK, Edwards AW, Stenske S, Shin J, Li J, Simone M, Chew NW, Wong N, Trilok S, Erickson A, Rao A, Loo CP, Stec M, Anderson M, Cloherty G, Sarkar M, Nishimura SL, Combes AJ, Wakil AE, Segal MR, Fragiadakis GK, Cooper SL, Baron JL. Clinical cure of chronic hepatitis B is associated with priming and perpetuation of hepatic CD4<sup>+</sup> T cell responses. Sci Transl Med. 2026 Apr 29;18(847):eadx1523. Epub 2026 Apr 29. PMID: 42054492. |
Kao KD, Troost JP, Yang JD, Salgia R, Woolen SA, Mehta N, Hoteit MA, Jalal PK, El Dahan KS, Daher D, Quirk L, Patel N, Nayak A, Gamez J, Alsudaney M, Hernandez P, Bhongade M, Singal AG, Parikh ND. Patient Preferences in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Surveillance: A Multi-site Conjoint Analysis. Am J Gastroenterol. 2026 Apr 10. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41979434. |
Kelly M, Ali S, Huerta A, Hsu EK, Squires JE, Campbell KM, Gupta NA, Zielsdorf SM, Ebel NH, Bucuvalas JC, Lai JC, Wadhwani SI. Characterizing Barriers to Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Pediatric Recipients: Qualitative Results from the SOCIAL-Tx Study. J Pediatr. 2026 Apr 21;294:115112. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42025789. |
Kim RG, Ballantyne A, Lancaster E, Galyean P, Sharareh N, Wallace A, Inadomi JM, Zickmund S, Conroy MB, Price JC. Social needs screening in hepatology clinic: a qualitative study of patient experience. BMC Gastroenterol. 2026 Apr 7. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41942914. |
López-Álvarez M, Lee SH, Wadhwa A, Bhat MY, Simmons TS, Kim JM, Bidkar AP, Simpson SR, Dhaene S, Steinberg JD, Blecha J, Flavell RR, McCue MD, Green AM, Sriram R, Desmet T, Engel J, Rosch JW, Ohliger MA, Neumann KD, Wilson DM. Detecting Bacteria in Their Mammalian Hosts Using Metabolism-Targeted [<sup>13</sup>C]CO<sub>2</sub> Breath Testing. ACS Cent Sci. 2026 Mar 18;12(4):457-472. PMID: 42038486; PMCID: PMC13107215. |
Martins A, Reddy A, Dean R, Gordon SC, Pratt D, Li M, Forman L, Lammert C, Yiman K, Gallegos-Orozco J, Carey EJ, Bonder A, Schlansky BL, Montano-Loza AJ, Lytvyak E, Goldberg DS, Naugler S, Yu L, Assis D, Bowlus CL, Levy C. Gaps in Guideline Adherence for Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis in North America-A 5-Year Analysis. Liver Int. 2026 May;46(5):e70645. PMID: 41964270. |
Mathiowetz AJ, Meymand ES, Parlakgül G, van Hilten N, Torres EF, Artico LL, Deol KK, Lange M, Pang SP, Doubravsky CE, Roberts MA, Jorgens DM, Zalpuri R, Kang M, Boone C, Parks BW, Zhang Y, Morgens DW, Newman ET, Zhou Y, Talukdar S, Grabe M, Ku G, Levine TP, Arruda AP, Olzmann JA. CLCC1 promotes hepatic neutral lipid flux and nuclear pore complex assembly. Nature. 2026 Apr;652(8109):462-470. PMID: 41741636; PMCID: PMC13061601. |
Mehta N, Wang L, Kamble S, Song Y, Gao E, Siegel A, Lax A, Sundaresan S, Zhang A, Wei V, Malhotra U. Economic Burden of Recurrence in Early-Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated with Surgical Resection or Local Ablation in the United States: A Retrospective Analysis of Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results-Medicare Data. Adv Ther. 2026 Apr 8. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41949707. |
Mendez NV, Chan D, Thompson T, Chen D, Zeiner S, Kothari RP, Braun HJ, Bokoch MP, Kolodzie K, Adelmann D. Contribution of Acute Kidney Injury After Liver Transplant in Development of Chronic Kidney Disease: A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study. Anesth Analg. 2026 May 1;142(5):938-946. Epub 2026 Jan 26. PMID: 41603815. |
Merati M, Shimano KA, Kim GE, Kambham N, Wang B. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for erythropoietic porphyria-induced acute liver failure: a case report and literature review. Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol. 2026 Apr;50(4):102805. Epub 2026 Mar 10. PMID:41812822. |
Ng VL, Kwan K, Logan S, Chessell J, Lobritto SJ, Hsu EK, Perito ER, Gupta NA, Dunphy C, Pieratt D, Kleinman LC, Shemesh E, Mazariegos GV. Minimal Clinically Important Difference for the PeLTQL in Pediatric Liver Transplantation: A Multicenter Analysis. Pediatr Transplant. 2026 May;30(4):e70320. PMID: 42010801. |
Noecker C, Guo L, Daté C, Rai N, Daramy F, Ramirez Hernandez LA, Kyaw TS, Trepka KR, Gupta CL, Ha CWY, Babdor J, Spitzer MH, Turnbaugh PJ. A widespread gut bacterial lineage distinguished by redox metabolism and phage defense. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2026 Apr 1:2026.03.31.715625. PMID: 41959463; PMCID: PMC13060105. |
Sempoux C, Alves VA, Arola J, Balabaud C, Bioulac-Sage P, Colombari R, Crawford JM, Dhillon AP, di Tommaso L, Ferrell LD, Gill RM, Guido M, Hameed B, Harada K, Hytiroglou P, Nakanuma Y, Paradis V, Rautou PE, Theise ND, Thung S, Tsui WM, Snover D, Stueck A, Suriawinata A, van Leeuwen DJ, Quaglia A; International Liver Pathology Study Group. New histopathological terminology for well-differentiated hepatocellular lesions in unusual clinico-pathological scenarios: HCA-like and FNH-like. JHEP Rep. 2026 May;8(5):101778. Epub 2026 Feb 6. PMID: 42034893; PMCID: PMC13127337. |
Sharpton S, Díaz LA, Pepin K, Amangurbanova M, Madamba E, Bettencourt R, Singh S, Valasek M, Dalupang M, Tesfai K, Middleton MS, Behling C, Dunn W, Nakajima A, Imajo K, Ogawa Y, Caussy C, Halegoua-DeMarzio D, Mohanty A, Huang DQ, Fuchs M, Hameed B, Stine JG, Balakrishnan M, Gray M, Rodriguez M, DeLeon A, Puskoor R, Vuppalanchi R, Behari J, Hansen L, Miller C, Medici V, Sarkar S, Boursier J, Tincopa M, Ajmera V, Richards L, Sirlin CB, Ehman RL, Loomba R; GOLDMINE consortium. Global Longitudinal Assessment of MASLD Using Magnetic Resonance Elastography (GOLDMINE): A Multi-Center, International Prospective Cohort Study of Imaging Biomarkers in MASLD Clinical Outcomes. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2026 Apr 22. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42017265. |
Wang M, Dao M, Delk M, Fenton C, Li MY, Rubin JB, Ge J, Lai JC, Li M. Identification of primary sclerosing cholangitis: ICD-10 code validation and comparison with a large language model approach. Res Sq [Preprint]. 2026 Apr 1:rs.3.rs-9152968. PMID: 41960311; PMCID:PMC13060529. |
Wang M, Shui AM, Ruck J, Huang CY, Verna EC, King EA, Ladner DP, Ganger D, Kappus M, S Rahimi R, Tevar AD, Duarte-Rojo A, Lai JC. Erratum: Clinically relevant cut-points for changes in the Liver Frailty Index are associated with waitlist mortality in patients with cirrhosis. Liver Transpl. 2026 May 1;32(5):E32. Epub 2026 Apr 17. PMID: 42008742. |
Ziari N, Hellerstein MK. Measurement of Glycolysis with Heavy Water Labeling. J Biol Chem. 2026 Apr 27:113082. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42055342. |