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2018, 'Systematic review: ileoanal pouch microbiota in health and disease', Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 47, pp. 466 - 477, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/apt.14454
,2018, 'P659 FMT as a treatment for IBD: A national survey of gastroenterologists in the UK', Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, 12, pp. S443 - S444, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjx180.786
,2018, 'Multi-omics differentially classify disease state and treatment outcome in pediatric Crohn's disease', Microbiome, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40168-018-0398-3
,2018, 'Novel Campylobacter concisus lipooligosaccharide is a determinant of inflammatory potential and virulence', Journal of Lipid Research, 59, pp. 1893 - 1905, http://dx.doi.org/10.1194/jlr.M085860
,2018, 'Review article: the gut microbiome in inflammatory bowel disease—avenues for microbial management', Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 47, pp. 26 - 42, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/apt.14384
,2017, 'The influence of early research experience in medical school on the decision to intercalate and future career in clinical academia: A questionnaire study', BMC Medical Education, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12909-017-1066-1
,2017, 'Screening of colorectal cancer: present and future', Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy, 17, pp. 1131 - 1146, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14737140.2017.1392243
,2017, 'THE EFFECT OF LACTULOSE ON THE FAECAL MICROBIOTA OF PATIENTS WITH MINIMAL HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY', GASTROENTEROLOGY, 152, pp. S1049 - S1049, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000403140304299&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2017, 'Changing molecular epidemiology of rotavirus infection after introduction of monovalent rotavirus vaccination in Scotland', Vaccine, 35, pp. 156 - 163, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.11.028
,2016, 'Extending colonic mucosal microbiome analysis-assessment of colonic lavage as a proxy for endoscopic colonic biopsies', Microbiome, 4, pp. 61, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40168-016-0207-9
,2016, 'Transporters for antiretroviral drugs in colorectal CD4+ T cells and circulating α4β7 integrin CD4+ T cells: Implications for HIV microbicides', Molecular Pharmaceutics, 13, pp. 3334 - 3340, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.6b00351
,2016, 'Gastrointestinal Microbiota and Colon Cancer', Digestive Diseases, 34, pp. 244 - 250, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000443358
,2016, 'Drug transporter gene expression in human colorectal tissue and cell lines: Modulation with antiretrovirals for microbicide optimization', Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 71, pp. 372 - 386, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkv335
,2016, 'The gut microbiota and host health: A new clinical frontier', Gut, 65, pp. 330 - 339, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2015-309990
,2016, 'PTU-154 HMGB1 As a Prognostic Biomarker in The Progression of Barrett’s Oesophagus', Gut, 65, pp. A133.1 - A133, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2016-312388.239
,2015, 'First-Pass Meconium Samples from Healthy Term Vaginally-Delivered Neonates: An Analysis of the Microbiota', PLoS ONE, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0133320
,2015, 'Expression of genes for drug transporters in the human female genital tract and modulatory effect of antiretroviral drugs', PLoS ONE, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0131405
,2015, 'Cytokine gene polymorphisms, cytokine levels and the risk of colorectal neoplasia in a screened population of Northeast Scotland', European Journal of Cancer Prevention, 24, pp. 296 - 304, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/CEJ.0000000000000087
,2015, 'The fungal microbiota of de-novo paediatric inflammatory bowel disease', Microbes and Infection, 17, pp. 304 - 310, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.micinf.2014.12.001
,2015, 'Mucosal microbiome in patients with recurrent aphthous stomatitis', Journal of Dental Research, 94, pp. 87S - 94S, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022034514565458
,2015, 'Gut microbiota: Microbiota organization-a key to understanding CRC development', Nature Reviews Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 12, pp. 128 - 129, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrgastro.2015.25
,2015, '169 Assessment of Community Structure and Predictive Functional Profiling of the Mucosa-Associated Microbiome Implicates Alterations in Benzoate Metabolism in ‘de novo’ IBD After Pouch-Surgery and in Treatment-Naïve Pediatric IBD', Gastroenterology, 148, pp. S - 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0016-5085(15)30158-x
,2015, 'G116(P) The human gut is probably sterile at birth', Archives of Disease in Childhood, 100, pp. A50.3 - A51, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2015-308599.115
,2015, 'Mo1816 The Impact of NOD2 Variants on Gut Microbiota in Crohn's Disease and Healthy Controls', Gastroenterology, 148, pp. S - 718, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0016-5085(15)32446-x
,2014, 'The gut microbiota, dietary extremes and exercise', Gut, 63, pp. 1838 - 1839, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2014-307305
,2014, 'The TLR4 D299G and T399I SNPs are constitutively active to up-regulate expression of Trif-dependent genes', PLoS ONE, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0111460
,2014, 'MicroRNAs in gastrointestinal malignancy: A tool in cancer prevention?', European Journal of Cancer Prevention, 23, pp. 540 - 549, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/CEJ.0000000000000014
,2014, 'The gut microbiota, bacterial metabolites and colorectal cancer', Nature Reviews Microbiology, 12, pp. 661 - 672, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro3344
,2014, 'Two-stage genome-wide methylation profiling in childhood-onset Crohn's disease implicates epigenetic alterations at the VMP1/MIR21 and HLA loci', Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 20, pp. 1784 - 1793, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MIB.0000000000000179
,2014, 'The impact of different DNA extraction kits and laboratories upon the assessment of human gut microbiota composition by 16S rRNA gene sequencing', PLoS ONE, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0088982
,2014, 'Role of the gut microbiota in inflammatory bowel disease pathogenesis: What have we learnt in the past 10 years?', World Journal of Gastroenterology, 20, pp. 1192 - 1210, http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i5.1192
,2014, 'Epigenome-wide analysis in childhood-onset Crohn's disease implicates MIR21 in pathogenesis and identifies multiple methylation-based diagnostic biomarkers', JOURNAL OF CROHNS & COLITIS, 8, pp. S19 - S19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1873-9946(14)60035-0
,2014, 'Anticancer effects of bioactive berry compounds', Phytochemistry Reviews, 13, pp. 295 - 322, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11101-013-9319-z
,2014, 'Diet, the microbiome, and IBD', Inflammatory Bowel Disease Monitor, 14, pp. 39 - 43
,2014, 'Western lifestyle: A 'master' manipulator of the intestinal microbiota?', Gut, 63, pp. 5 - 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2013-304969
,2014, '946 Genome-Wide Analysis of DNA Methylation in Low-Grade Colorectal Adenomas and Normal Colonic Mucosa', Gastroenterology, 146, pp. S - 165, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0016-5085(14)60588-6
,2013, 'Fusobacterium nucleatum Potentiates Intestinal Tumorigenesis and Modulates the Tumor-Immune Microenvironment', Cell Host and Microbe, 14, pp. 207 - 215, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chom.2013.07.007
,2013, 'Expression of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin in colorectal neoplastic progression: A marker of malignant potential?', British Journal of Cancer, 108, pp. 2537 - 2541, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2013.264
,2013, 'The Microaerophilic Microbiota of De-Novo Paediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease: The BISCUIT Study', PLoS ONE, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0058825
,2013, 'P705 Evaluation of the impact of different commercially available DNA extraction kits and laboratories for assessing bacterial community structure in fecal samples – implications for IBD research', Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, 7, pp. S294 - S294, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1873-9946(13)60726-6
,2013, 'PTU-072 Evaluation of the Impact of different Commercially available DNA Extraction Kits and Laboratories for Assessing Bacterial Community Structure in Faecal Samples – Implications for IBD Research', Gut, 62, pp. A74.1 - A74, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2013-304907.164
,2013, 'PWE-108 Assessment of the Mucosal Microbiota in Inflammatory Bowel Disease', Gut, 62, pp. A174.2 - A175, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2013-304907.396
,2013, 'Sa1972 Assessment of Bacterial Diversity in Colorectal Adenomatous Polyps', Gastroenterology, 144, pp. S - 348, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0016-5085(13)61281-0
,2013, 'Tu1704 The Role of the Fungal Microbiota in the Pathogenesis of De-Novo Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Using Next Generation Sequencing', Gastroenterology, 144, pp. S - 826, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0016-5085(13)63068-1
,2013, 'Tu1716 Evaluation of the Impact of Different Commercially Available DNA Extraction Kits and Laboratories for Assessing Bacterial Community Structure in Fecal Samples - Implications for IBD Research', Gastroenterology, 144, pp. S - 829, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0016-5085(13)63080-2
,2013, 'Tu1729 Evaluation of Fecal Aspirate As a Proxy for Colonoscopy Biopsy Sampling to Assess Microbial Diversity', Gastroenterology, 144, pp. S - 832, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0016-5085(13)63093-0
,2012, 'Microbiota of de-novo pediatric IBD: Increased faecalibacterium prausnitzii and reduced bacterial diversity in Crohn's but not in ulcerative colitis', American Journal of Gastroenterology, 107, pp. 1913 - 1922, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ajg.2012.335
,2012, 'Lack of association between the rs2294008 polymorphism in the prostate stem cell antigen gene and colorectal neoplasia: A case-control and immunohistochemical study', BMC Research Notes, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-5-371
,2012, 'Genetic variation in C20orf54, PLCE1 and MUC1 and the risk of upper gastrointestinal cancers in Caucasian populations', European Journal of Cancer Prevention, 21, pp. 541 - 544, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/CEJ.0b013e3283529b79
,2012, 'LACK OF ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE PSCA RS2294008 POLYMORPHISM, OR PSCA EXPRESSION, AND COLORECTAL NEOPLASIA', GUT, 61, pp. A327 - A328, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2012-302514d.75
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