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Journal articles
2013, 'Sequencing of the Hepatitis C Virus: A Systematic Review', PLoS ONE, 8, pp. e67073, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0067073
,2013, 'Plasma interferon-gamma-inducible protein-10 (IP-10) levels during acute hepatitis C virus infection', Hepatology, 57, pp. 2124 - 2134, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hep.26263
,2012, 'Virological responses during treatment for recent hepatitis C virus: Potential benefit for ribavirin use in HCV/HIV co-infection', AIDS, 26, pp. 1653 - 1661, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0b013e3283553719
,2011, 'Multiple shRNA combinations for near-complete coverage of all HIV-1 strains', AIDS Research and Therapy, 8, pp. 1, http://www.aidsrestherapy.com/content/8/1/1
,2010, 'In silico modeling indicates the development of HIV-1 resistance to multiple shRNA gene therapy differs to standard antiretroviral therapy', Retrovirology, 7:83, pp. 1 - 14, http://www.retrovirology.com/content/7/1/83
,2010, 'Potential Role for Interleukin-28B Genotype in Treatment Decision-Making in Recent Hepatitis C Virus Infection', Hepatology, 52, pp. 1216 - 1224, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hep.23850
,2009, '96 shRNAs designed for maximal coverage of HIV-1 variants', Retrovirology, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-4690-6-55
,2009, 'Cassette deletion in multiple shRNA lentiviral vectors for HIV-1 and its impact on treatment success', Virology Journal, 6, pp. 184, http://www.virologyj.com/content/6/1/184
,2009, 'Towards a clinically relevant lentiviral transduction protocol for primary human CD34 hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells', PLoS One, 4, pp. e6461
,2008, 'An infinitely expandable cloning strategy plus repeat-proof PCR for working with multiple shRNA', PLoS ONE, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0003827
,2006, 'Diagnosis and monitoring of PML-RARalpha-positive acute promyelocytic leukemia by quantitative RT-PCR.', Methods in molecular medicine, 125, pp. 127 - 147
,2004, 'Non-oxidative metabolism of ethanol by rat pancreatic acini', Pancreatology, 4, pp. 82 - 89, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000077608
,2002, 'Molecular monitoring of acute promyelocytic leukemia by DzyNA reverse transcription-PCR', CLINICAL CHEMISTRY, 48, pp. 1858 - 1860, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000178238100041&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2002, 'Diagnosis and molecular monitoring of acute promyelocytic leukemia using DzyNA reverse transcription-PCR to quantify PML/RARα fusion transcripts', Clinical Chemistry, 48, pp. 1338 - 1343, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/48.8.1338
,2001, 'Characterization of the antitumor effects of the selective farnesyl protein transferase inhibitor R115777 in vivo and in vitro', Cancer Research, 61, pp. 131 - 137
,2000, 'Factors that influence deoxyribozyme cleavage during polymerase chain reaction', Analytical Biochemistry, 286, pp. 300 - 303, http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/abio.2000.4818
,2000, 'DzyNA-PCR: Use of DNAzymes to detect and quantify nucleic acid sequences in a real-time fluorescent format', Clinical Chemistry, 46, pp. 625 - 630, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/46.5.625
,2000, 'Detection of rare mutant alleles by restriction endonuclease-mediated selective-PCR: assay design and optimization', Clinical Chemistry, 46, pp. 620 - 624
,2000, 'Factors influencing the detection of mutant K-ras in the serum of patients with colorectal cancer', Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 906, pp. 17 - 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.2000.tb06583.x
,1999, 'Rapid and sensitive detection of mutant alleles in codon 12 of K-ras by restriction endonuclease-mediated selective polymerase chain reaction (REMS-PCR)', BioTechniques, 27, pp. 418 - 422
,1998, 'Metabolism of ethanol by rat pancreatic acinar cells', Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine, 132, pp. 294 - 302, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0022-2143(98)90042-7
,1998, 'Metabolism of ethanol by rat pancreatic acinar cells', Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine, 132, pp. 203 - 294, http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0022-2143(98)90042-7
,1998, 'Periacinar stellate shaped cells in rat pancreas: identification, isolation, and culture', Gut, pp. 128 - 133, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/gut.43.1.128
,1998, 'The effect of ethanol on pancreatic enzymes - a dietary artefact?', Biochimica et Biophysica ACTA, 1379, pp. 314 - 324, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0304-4165(97)00109-8
,1997, 'Rapid Ca2+ influx induced by the action of dibutylhydroquinone and glucagon in the perfused rat liver', Biochemical Journal, 323, pp. 463 - 467, http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/bj3230463
,Conference Papers
2019, 'MODELING INDICATES 100% NEGATIVE PREDICTIVE VALUE OF ACHIEVING CURE IN SUBJECTS WITH RECENT HCV INFECTION TREATED FOR 6 WEEKS WITH SOFOSBUVIR AND RIBAVIRIN: THE DARE II STUDY', in HEPATOLOGY, WILEY, MA, Boston, pp. 969A - 970A, presented at Annual Meeting of the American-Association-for-the-Study-of-Liver-Diseases (AASLD) / Liver Meeting, MA, Boston, 08 November 2019 - 12 November 2019, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000488653503298&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2018, 'A Real World Resistance Profile of Virologic Failures Collected from an International Collaboration (SHARED)', in HEPATOLOGY, WILEY, CA, San Francisco, pp. 128A - 128A, presented at Annual Meeting of the American-Association-for-the-Study-of-Liver-Diseases (AASLD) / Liver Meeting, CA, San Francisco, 09 November 2018 - 13 November 2018, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000446020500205&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2018, 'Drug and alcohol use patterns during and following treatment with sofosbuvir and velpatasvir for hepatitis C virus infection in people with recent injection drug use: Insights from trajectory analyses', in JOURNAL OF VIRAL HEPATITIS, WILEY, CANADA, Toronto, pp. 31 - 32, presented at 16th International Symposium on Viral Hepatitis and Liver Diseases (ISVHLD), CANADA, Toronto, 14 June 2018 - 17 June 2018, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000435101000046&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2018, 'Evaluation of a hepatitis C virus core antigen assay in dried-blood spots: a cohort study', in JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY, ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, FRANCE, Paris, pp. S317 - S318, presented at International Liver Congress (ILC), FRANCE, Paris, 11 April 2018 - 15 April 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0168-8278(18)30854-7
,2018, 'Evaluation of the Xpert fingerstick HCV viral load assay', in JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY, ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, FRANCE, Paris, pp. S167 - S167, presented at International Liver Congress (ILC), FRANCE, Paris, 11 April 2018 - 15 April 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0168-8278(18)30546-4
,2017, 'Field evaluation of Xpert (R) HCV Viral Load point-of-care test for detection of hepatitis C virus infection by venipuncture-collected and finger-stick capillary whole-blood samples', in JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY, ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, NETHERLANDS, Amsterdam, pp. S709 - S709, presented at International Liver Congress / 52nd Annual Meeting of the European-Association-for-the-Study-of-the-Liver, NETHERLANDS, Amsterdam, 19 April 2017 - 23 April 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0168-8278(17)31900-1
,2016, 'Hepatitis C virus core antigen: A simplified treatment monitoring tool among those with recent Hepatitis C virus infection, including for post-treatment relapse', in HEPATOLOGY, WILEY, MA, Boston, pp. 415A - 415A, presented at 67th Annual Meeting of the American-Association-for-the-Study-of-Liver-Diseases (AASLD), MA, Boston, 11 November 2016 - 15 November 2016, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000385493802113&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2014, 'Factors associated with hepatitis C virus RNA levels in early chronic infection: The InC3 study', in Journal of Viral Hepatitis, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, MA, Boston, pp. 708 - 717, presented at 65th Annual Meeting of the American-Association-for-the-Study-of-Liver-Diseases, MA, Boston, 07 November 2014 - 11 November 2014, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.12384
,2014, 'Short duration response-guided treatment is effective for most individuals with recent hepatitis C infection: The ATAHC II and DARE-C i studies', in Antiviral Therapy, SAGE Publications, MA, Boston, pp. 425 - 434, presented at 65th Annual Meeting of the American-Association-for-the-Study-of-Liver-Diseases, MA, Boston, 07 November 2014 - 11 November 2014, http://dx.doi.org/10.3851/IMP3035
,2014, 'Hepatitis C lipoviral particle levels are associated with spontaneous clearance of acute infection', in HEPATOLOGY, WILEY-BLACKWELL, MA, Boston, pp. 929A - 929A, presented at 65th Annual Meeting of the American-Association-for-the-Study-of-Liver-Diseases, MA, Boston, 07 November 2014 - 11 November 2014
,2014, 'Hepatitis C virus network dynamics among people who inject drugs in Vancouver, Canada', in HEPATOLOGY, WILEY-BLACKWELL, MA, Boston, pp. 907A - 908A, presented at 65th Annual Meeting of the American-Association-for-the-Study-of-Liver-Diseases, MA, Boston, 07 November 2014 - 11 November 2014
,2014, 'Molecular sequencing and phylogenetics as enhanced surveillance tools for monitoring Hepatitis C virus transmission dynamics in British Columbia', in HEPATOLOGY, WILEY-BLACKWELL, MA, Boston, pp. 283A - 283A, presented at 65th Annual Meeting of the American-Association-for-the-Study-of-Liver-Diseases, MA, Boston, 07 November 2014 - 11 November 2014, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000344483801103&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2014, 'Patterns of hepatitis C virus RNA levels during acute infection: the InC3 study', in HEPATOLOGY, WILEY-BLACKWELL, MA, Boston, pp. 898A - 899A, presented at 65th Annual Meeting of the American-Association-for-the-Study-of-Liver-Diseases, MA, Boston, 07 November 2014 - 11 November 2014
,2014, 'P762 TEMPORAL CHANGES IN HEPATITIS C VIRUS GENOTYPE 3A DISTRIBUTION AMONG PEOPLE WHO INJECT DRUGS IN VANCOUVER, CANADA', in Journal of Hepatology, Elsevier, ENGLAND, London, pp. s324 - s325, presented at 49th Annual International Liver Congress of the European-Association-for-the-Study-of-the-Liver, ENGLAND, London, 09 April 2014 - 13 April 2014, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0168-8278(14)60923-5
,2014, 'A novel method comparing sexual networks with the HCV phylogeny in HIV-positive MSM with acute HCV infection identifies two potential intervention targets for permucosally transmitted HCV in Australia', in HIV MEDICINE, WILEY-BLACKWELL, pp. 136 - 136
,2013, 'A novel method comparing sexual networks with the HCV phylogeny in HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) with acute HCV infection identifies two potential intervention targets for permucosally-transmitted HCV', in HEPATOLOGY, WILEY-BLACKWELL, DC, Washington, pp. 1307A - 1307A, presented at 64th Annual Meeting and Postgraduate Course of the American-Association-for-the-Study-of-Liver-Diseases, DC, Washington, 01 November 2013 - 05 November 2013
,2013, 'Seminal HCV RNA level may mirror dynamics of plasma HCV RNA in HIV-positive men with acute HCV infection', in HEPATOLOGY, WILEY-BLACKWELL, DC, Washington, pp. 913A - 913A, presented at 64th Annual Meeting and Postgraduate Course of the American-Association-for-the-Study-of-Liver-Diseases, DC, Washington, 01 November 2013 - 05 November 2013
,2013, 'SEQUENCING THE HEPATITIS C VIRUS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW', in JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY, ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, NETHERLANDS, Amsterdam, pp. S471 - S472, presented at International Liver Congress / 48th Annual Meeting of the European-Association-for-the-Study-of-the-Liver (EASL), NETHERLANDS, Amsterdam, 24 April 2013 - 28 April 2013, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0168-8278(13)61160-5
,2012, '889 PLASMA IP10 LEVEL PREDICTS SPONTANEOUS CLEARANCE IN ACUTE HCV INFECTION', in Journal of Hepatology, Elsevier, SPAIN, Barcelona, pp. s346, presented at 47th Annual Meeting of the European-Association-for-the-Study-of-the-Liver (EASL), SPAIN, Barcelona, 18 April 2012 - 22 April 2012, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0168-8278(12)60901-5
,2011, 'ULTRA DEEP SEQUENCING ANALYSIS OF TREATMENT NAIVE INDIVIDUALS WITH RECENTLY ACQUIRED HEPATITIS C INFECTION DEMONSTRATES WIDESPREAD AMINO ACID VARIATION AT KEY PROTEASE AND POLYMERASE SITES OCCURRING AT LOW FREQUENCY', in HEPATOLOGY, WILEY-BLACKWELL, CA, San Francisco, pp. 1343A - 1344A, presented at 62nd Annual Meeting of the American-Association-for-the-Study-of-Liver-Diseases (AASLD), CA, San Francisco, 04 November 2011 - 08 November 2011, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000295578004555&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2011, 'Impact of host and viral characteristics on treatment outcome within hepatitis C transmission clusters in HIV-positive individuals with recently acquired HCV', in ANTIVIRAL THERAPY, INT MEDICAL PRESS LTD, Los Cabos, MEXICO, pp. A87 - A87, presented at International Workshop on HIV and Hepatitis Virus Drug Resistance and Curative Strategies, Los Cabos, MEXICO, 07 June 2011 - 11 June 2011, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000294375700092&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2011, 'Signature resistance mutations to directly acting antiviral agents occur at low prevalence in treatment-naive subjects with recently acquired hepatitis C infection', in ANTIVIRAL THERAPY, INT MEDICAL PRESS LTD, Los Cabos, MEXICO, pp. A86 - A86, presented at International Workshop on HIV and Hepatitis Virus Drug Resistance and Curative Strategies, Los Cabos, MEXICO, 07 June 2011 - 11 June 2011, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000294375700091&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2011, 'IL28B GENOTYPE HAS VARIABLE INFLUENCE ON EARLY VIRAL KINETICS, BUT NO INFLUENCE ON SUSTAINED VIROLOGICAL RESPONSE DURING TREATMENT FOR RECENT HEPATITIS C VIRUS INFECTION', in JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY, ELSEVIER, GERMANY, Berlin, pp. S524 - S524, presented at 46th Annual Meeting of the European-Association-for-the-Study-of-the-Liver (EASL), GERMANY, Berlin, 30 March 2011 - 03 April 2011, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0168-8278(11)61330-5
,2011, 'IP-10 IS ASSOCIATED WITH EARLY VIRAL KINETICS, BUT NOT SUSTAINED VIROLOGICAL RESPONSE DURING TREATMENT FOR RECENT HEPATITIS C VIRUS INFECTION', in JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY, ELSEVIER, GERMANY, Berlin, pp. S455 - S455, presented at 46th Annual Meeting of the European-Association-for-the-Study-of-the-Liver (EASL), GERMANY, Berlin, 30 March 2011 - 03 April 2011, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0168-8278(11)61154-9
,2011, 'SIGNATURE RESISTANCE MUTATIONS TO DIRECTLY ACTING ANTIVIRAL AGENTS OCCUR AT LOW PREVALENCE IN TREATMENT NAIVE SUBJECTS WITH RECENTLY ACQUIRED HEPATITIS C INFECTION', in JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY, ELSEVIER, GERMANY, Berlin, pp. S184 - S185, presented at 46th Annual Meeting of the European-Association-for-the-Study-of-the-Liver (EASL), GERMANY, Berlin, 30 March 2011 - 03 April 2011, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0168-8278(11)60455-8
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