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This is a "connection" page, showing publications co-authored by AARON THRIFT and HASHEM EL-SERAG.
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  1. PNPLA3, Obesity, and Heavy Alcohol Use in Cirrhosis Patients May Exert a Synergistic Increase Hepatocellular Carcinoma Risk. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2024 Sep; 22(9):1858-1866.e4.
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    Score: 0.947
  2. An Electronic Health Record Model for Predicting Risk of Hepatic Fibrosis in Primary Care Patients. Dig Dis Sci. 2024 Jul; 69(7):2430-2436.
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    Score: 0.946
  3. Global burden of gastric cancer: epidemiological trends, risk factors, screening and prevention. Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2023 05; 20(5):338-349.
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    Score: 0.875
  4. Risk stratification for hepatocellular cancer among patients with cirrhosis using a hepatic fat polygenic risk score. PLoS One. 2023; 18(2):e0282309.
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    Score: 0.871
  5. Recent Decline in the Incidence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the United States. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023 08; 21(9):2418-2420.e3.
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    Score: 0.838
  6. The Prevalence and Determinants of NAFLD and MAFLD and Their Severity in the VA Primary Care Setting. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023 05; 21(5):1252-1260.e5.
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    Score: 0.833
  7. Associations of Duration, Intensity, and Quantity of Smoking With Risk of Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2022 01 01; 56(1):e71-e76.
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    Score: 0.804
  8. Burden of Gastric Cancer. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 03; 18(3):534-542.
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    Score: 0.679
  9. Statin Use After Diagnosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Is Associated With Decreased Mortality. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 09; 17(10):2117-2125.e3.
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    Score: 0.654
  10. Ancestry and Risk of Hepatic Fibrosis and Inflammation in Patients With HCV Infection. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 08; 17(9):1912-1914.
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    Score: 0.644
  11. External Validation of the Michigan Barrett's Esophagus Prediction Tool. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2017 07; 15(7):1124-1126.
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    Score: 0.576
  12. Prediction Models for Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases: Too Many Developed, Too Few Validated. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2016 12; 14(12):1678-1680.
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    Score: 0.555
  13. Sex and Racial Disparity in Incidence of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma: Observations and Explanations. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2016 Mar; 14(3):330-2.
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    Score: 0.524
  14. Metabolic syndrome and the risk of Barrett's oesophagus in white males. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2015 Jun; 41(11):1182-9.
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    Score: 0.502
  15. A multibiomarker risk score helps predict risk for Barrett's esophagus. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2014 Aug; 12(8):1267-71.
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    Score: 0.461
  16. No significant effects of smoking or alcohol consumption on risk of Barrett's esophagus. Dig Dis Sci. 2014 Jan; 59(1):108-16.
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    Score: 0.455
  17. Age at onset of GERD symptoms predicts risk of Barrett's esophagus. Am J Gastroenterol. 2013 Jun; 108(6):915-22.
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    Score: 0.439
  18. DNA Methylation Profile in Buffy Coat Identifies Methylation Differences Between Cirrhosis with and Without Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Cancers (Basel). 2025 Jan 15; 17(2).
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    Score: 0.248
  19. Serum levels of total bile acids are associated with an increased risk of HCC in patients with cirrhosis. Hepatol Commun. 2024 Nov 01; 8(11).
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    Score: 0.244
  20. Exposure to Light at Night and Risk of Cancer: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Data Synthesis. Cancers (Basel). 2024 Jul 26; 16(15).
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    Score: 0.240
  21. Serum biomarker signature is predictive of the risk of hepatocellular cancer in patients with cirrhosis. Gut. 2024 Feb 16.
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    Score: 0.233
  22. Recent Trends in the Incidence of Gastric Cancer in the United States. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2024 01 01; 58(1):39-45.
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    Score: 0.231
  23. Race/ethnicity and sex differences in the association between area-level arsenic exposure concentration and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) incidence rates in Texas. An ecological study. Environ Res. 2024 Jan 01; 240(Pt 2):117538.
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    Score: 0.228
  24. Bioimpedance analysis predicts the etiology of cirrhosis in a prospective cohort study. Hepatol Commun. 2023 10 01; 7(10).
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    Score: 0.226
  25. Gastric Cancer Risk in Patients with Long-Term Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational and Interventional Studies. Dig Dis Sci. 2023 09; 68(9):3732-3744.
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    Score: 0.223
  26. Association of Diet Quality with Metabolic (Dysfunction) Associated Fatty Liver Disease in Veterans in Primary Care. Nutrients. 2023 Jun 01; 15(11).
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    Score: 0.222
  27. Validation of a pre-endoscopy risk score for predicting the presence of gastric intestinal metaplasia in a U.S. population. Gastrointest Endosc. 2023 10; 98(4):569-576.e1.
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    Score: 0.221
  28. Risk Stratification Model for Hepatocellular Cancer in Patients With Cirrhosis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023 12; 21(13):3296-3304.e3.
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    Score: 0.220
  29. Prevention of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC). White Paper of the Texas Collaborative Center for Hepatocellular Cancer (TeCH) Multi-stakeholder Conference. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023 08; 21(9):2183-2192.
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    Score: 0.220
  30. Risk factors for HCC in contemporary cohorts of patients with cirrhosis. Hepatology. 2023 03 01; 77(3):997-1005.
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    Score: 0.217
  31. Trends in Esophageal Adenocarcinoma and Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Incidence in the United States from 1992 to 2019. Cancers (Basel). 2022 Dec 08; 14(24).
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    Score: 0.215
  32. Using Natural Language Processing to Automatically Identify Dysplasia in Pathology Reports for Patients With Barrett's Esophagus. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023 05; 21(5):1198-1204.
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    Score: 0.211
  33. Limits of the AGA Practice Update for Barrett's Esophagus Screening: A Proposal for Electronic Health Record-Adaptable Risk Models. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023 Jul; 21(7):1963-1964.
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    Score: 0.211
  34. The Texas collaborative center for hepatocellular cancer: Reducing liver cancer mortality in Texas through coordination, collaboration and advocacy. Front Oncol. 2022; 12:953933.
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    Score: 0.210
  35. Development and Validation of the Houston-BEST, a Barrett's Esophagus Risk Prediction Model Adaptable to Electronic Health Records. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023 08; 21(9):2424-2426.e0.
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    Score: 0.210
  36. Neighborhood-Level Factors Contribute to Disparities in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Incidence in Texas. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023 05; 21(5):1314-1322.e5.
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    Score: 0.209
  37. Mediating Effects of Neighborhood-Level Socioeconomic Deprivation on the Association Between Race/Ethnicity and Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2022 07 01; 31(7):1402-1409.
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    Score: 0.208
  38. Missed Opportunities for Screening or Surveillance Among Patients with Newly Diagnosed Non-cardia Gastric Adenocarcinoma. Dig Dis Sci. 2023 03; 68(3):761-769.
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    Score: 0.207
  39. Admixture Mapping in African Americans Identifies New Risk Loci for HCV-Related Cirrhosis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023 04; 21(4):1023-1030.e39.
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    Score: 0.207
  40. Response to Swami et al. Am J Gastroenterol. 2022 06 01; 117(6):1012.
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    Score: 0.207
  41. Inverse Association Between Gluteofemoral Obesity and Risk of Non-Cardia Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023 01; 21(1):64-71.
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    Score: 0.206
  42. Race/Ethnicity and Birthplace as Risk Factors for Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia in a Multiethnic United States Population. Am J Gastroenterol. 2022 02 01; 117(2):280-287.
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    Score: 0.202
  43. External validation of a model determining risk of neoplastic progression of Barrett's esophagus in a cohort of U.S. veterans. Gastrointest Endosc. 2022 06; 95(6):1113-1122.
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    Score: 0.201
  44. Risk Score Using Demographic and Clinical Risk Factors Predicts Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia Risk in a U.S. Population. Dig Dis Sci. 2022 09; 67(9):4500-4508.
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    Score: 0.199
  45. Alcohol consumption and the risk of gastric intestinal metaplasia in a U.S. Veterans population. PLoS One. 2021; 16(11):e0260019.
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    Score: 0.199
  46. Predictors of five-year survival among patients with hepatocellular carcinoma in the United States: an analysis of SEER-Medicare. Cancer Causes Control. 2021 Apr; 32(4):317-325.
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    Score: 0.188
  47. Persistent Challenges in the Hepatitis C Virus Care Continuum for Patients in a Central Texas Public Health System. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2020 Aug; 7(8):ofaa322.
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    Score: 0.182
  48. External Validation of Four Point-of-Care Noninvasive Scores for Predicting Advanced Hepatic Fibrosis in a Predominantly Hispanic NAFLD Population. Dig Dis Sci. 2021 07; 66(7):2387-2393.
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    Score: 0.182
  49. Prevalence of Barrett's esophagus and performance of societal?screening guidelines in an unreferred primary care population of U.S. veterans. Gastrointest Endosc. 2021 02; 93(2):409-419.e1.
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    Score: 0.181
  50. Increasing Incidence of Advanced Non-cardia Gastric Cancers Among Younger Hispanics in the USA. Dig Dis Sci. 2021 05; 66(5):1669-1672.
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    Score: 0.181
  51. Dietary Factors and Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia Risk Among US Veterans. Dig Dis Sci. 2021 05; 66(5):1600-1610.
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    Score: 0.181
  52. Low Yield of Hepatitis C Infection in an Outreach Screening Program in Harris County, Texas. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2020 Jul; 7(7):ofaa191.
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    Score: 0.180
  53. Systematic review with meta-analysis: prevalence of prior and concurrent Barrett's oesophagus in oesophageal adenocarcinoma patients. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2020 07; 52(1):20-36.
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    Score: 0.180
  54. Texas Has the Highest Hepatocellular Carcinoma Incidence Rates in the USA. Dig Dis Sci. 2021 03; 66(3):912-916.
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    Score: 0.179
  55. Prevalence of Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia in a Multiethnic US Veterans Population. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 02; 19(2):269-276.e3.
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    Score: 0.177
  56. Burden of Pancreatic Cancer: From Epidemiology to Practice. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 05; 19(5):876-884.
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    Score: 0.177
  57. Demographic and Lifestyle Risk Factors for Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia Among US Veterans. Am J Gastroenterol. 2020 03; 115(3):381-387.
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    Score: 0.177
  58. Use of Acid-Suppressant Medications After Diagnosis Increases Mortality in a Subset of Gastrointestinal Cancer Patients. Dig Dis Sci. 2020 09; 65(9):2691-2699.
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    Score: 0.174
  59. Sex and Race Disparities in the Incidence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the United States Examined through Age-Period-Cohort Analysis. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2020 01; 29(1):88-94.
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    Score: 0.173
  60. Prospective implementation of algorithmic patient selection for gastrostomy tube placement consultations: a pre- and post-intervention analysis. Clin Exp Gastroenterol. 2019; 12:231-237.
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    Score: 0.168
  61. Changing Trends in Colorectal Cancers (Detected by Screening, During Screening Intervals, or Associated With Nonadherence) Identify Possible Health Care System Quality Measures. Gastroenterology. 2019 02; 156(3):809-811.
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    Score: 0.161
  62. Risk of Hepatocellular Cancer in Patients With Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Gastroenterology. 2018 12; 155(6):1828-1837.e2.
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    Score: 0.159
  63. Prior Diagnosis of Barrett's Esophagus Is Infrequent, but Associated with Improved Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Survival. Dig Dis Sci. 2018 11; 63(11):3112-3119.
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    Score: 0.159
  64. Underuse of Surgery Accounts for Racial Disparities in Esophageal Cancer Survival Times: A Matched Cohort Study. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 03; 17(4):657-665.e13.
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    Score: 0.158
  65. Acid suppression medications reduce risk of oesophageal adenocarcinoma in Barrett's oesophagus: a nested case-control study in US male veterans. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2018 08; 48(4):469-477.
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    Score: 0.158
  66. The Association Between Statin Use After Diagnosis and Mortality Risk in Patients With Esophageal Cancer: A Retrospective Cohort Study of United States Veterans. Am J Gastroenterol. 2018 09; 113(9):1310.
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    Score: 0.158
  67. Factors Associated With Recurrence of Barrett's Esophagus After Radiofrequency Ablation. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 01; 17(1):65-72.e5.
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    Score: 0.157
  68. Helicobacter pylori Infection Is Associated With Reduced Risk of Barrett's Esophagus: An Analysis of the Barrett's and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Consortium. Am J Gastroenterol. 2018 08; 113(8):1148-1155.
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    Score: 0.157
  69. Incidence of gastric cancer in the USA during 1999 to 2013: a 50-state analysis. Int J Epidemiol. 2018 Jun 01; 47(3):966-975.
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    Score: 0.157
  70. Factors That Contribute to Indeterminate Results From the?QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube Test in Patients With?Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2018 10; 16(10):1616-1621.e1.
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    Score: 0.151
  71. Obesity and Risk of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Comparison of Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis and Conventionally-Derived Anthropometric Measures. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2017 12; 15(12):1965-1967.
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    Score: 0.147
  72. The Annual Risk of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Does Not Decrease Over Time in Patients With Barrett's Esophagus. Am J Gastroenterol. 2017 Jul; 112(7):1049-1055.
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    Score: 0.144
  73. Clinical Manifestations of Helicobacter pylori-Negative Gastritis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2017 Jul; 15(7):1037-1046.e3.
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    Score: 0.143
  74. Risk Profiles for Barrett's Esophagus Differ between New and Prevalent, and Long- and Short-Segment Cases. PLoS One. 2016; 11(12):e0169250.
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    Score: 0.142
  75. Shiftwork Is Not Associated with Increased Risk of NAFLD: Findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Dig Dis Sci. 2017 02; 62(2):526-533.
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    Score: 0.142
  76. Global epidemiology and burden of HCV infection and HCV-related disease. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2017 02; 14(2):122-132.
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    Score: 0.142
  77. Incidence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in All 50 United States, From 2000 Through 2012. Gastroenterology. 2017 03; 152(4):812-820.e5.
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    Score: 0.141
  78. Acculturation and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Risk Among Hispanics of Mexican Origin: Findings From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2017 02; 15(2):310-312.
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    Score: 0.140
  79. Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Use is Not Associated With Reduced Risk of Barrett's Esophagus. Am J Gastroenterol. 2016 11; 111(11):1528-1535.
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    Score: 0.139
  80. Prevalence of Celiac Disease Among Unsuspected Patients Presenting to Open Access Endoscopy. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2017 01; 15(1):137-139.
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    Score: 0.139
  81. Inverse Association Between Gluteofemoral Obesity and Risk of?Barrett's Esophagus in a Pooled Analysis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2016 10; 14(10):1412-1419.e3.
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    Score: 0.137
  82. Weight Change and Weight Cycling Are?Not?Associated With Risk of Barrett's?Esophagus. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2016 12; 14(12):1839-1840.
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    Score: 0.137
  83. Coffee or Tea, Hot or Cold, Are Not Associated With Risk of Barrett's Esophagus. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2016 May; 14(5):769-72.
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    Score: 0.132
  84. Premature Birth and Large for Gestational Age Are Associated with Risk of Barrett's Esophagus in Adults. Dig Dis Sci. 2016 Apr; 61(4):1139-47.
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    Score: 0.132
  85. Risk factors for Barrett's esophagus compared between African Americans and non-Hispanic Whites. Am J Gastroenterol. 2014 Dec; 109(12):1870-80.
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    Score: 0.123
  86. Fat mass by bioelectrical impedance analysis is not associated with increased risk of Barrett esophagus. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2014 Mar; 48(3):218-23.
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    Score: 0.117
  87. Temporal Changes in Risk Factors of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Prospective Cirrhosis Cohort. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2024 Dec 16.
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    Score: 0.062
  88. Neighborhood-level deprivation mediates racial and ethnic disparities in HCC diagnosis in Texas. Hepatol Commun. 2024 Nov 01; 8(11).
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    Score: 0.061
  89. Hepatocellular and extrahepatic cancer risk in people with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2024 Feb; 9(2):159-169.
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    Score: 0.058
  90. Synergistic Associations of PNPLA3 I148M Variant, Alcohol Intake, and Obesity With Risk of Cirrhosis, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, and Mortality. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 10 03; 5(10):e2234221.
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    Score: 0.053
  91. Perceptions of weight status and energy balance behaviors among patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Sci Rep. 2022 04 05; 12(1):5695.
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    Score: 0.051
  92. Comparative performance of risk prediction models for hepatitis B-related hepatocellular carcinoma in the United States. J Hepatol. 2022 02; 76(2):294-301.
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    Score: 0.049
  93. Correction to: Incidence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Primary Biliary Cholangitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Dig Dis Sci. 2021 Aug; 66(8):2842.
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    Score: 0.049
  94. Prevalence and Predictors of Missed Dysplasia on Index Barrett's Esophagus Diagnosing Endoscopy in a Veteran Population. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2022 04; 20(4):e876-e889.
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    Score: 0.048
  95. Risk of Cirrhosis and Hepatocellular Cancer in Patients With NAFLD and Normal Liver Enzymes. Hepatology. 2020 10; 72(4):1242-1252.
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    Score: 0.046
  96. Incidence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Primary Biliary Cholangitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Dig Dis Sci. 2021 07; 66(7):2439-2451.
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    Score: 0.046
  97. Women Have a Lower Risk of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease but a Higher Risk of Progression vs Men: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 01; 19(1):61-71.e15.
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    Score: 0.045
  98. Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori Positive Non-cardia Gastric Adenocarcinoma Is Low and Decreasing in a US Population. Dig Dis Sci. 2020 08; 65(8):2403-2411.
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    Score: 0.043
  99. Missed Opportunities for Screening and Surveillance of Barrett's Esophagus in Veterans with Esophageal Adenocarcinoma. Dig Dis Sci. 2019 02; 64(2):367-372.
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    Score: 0.040
  100. Long-term follow up of patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding examined with video capsule endoscopy. Medicine (Baltimore). 2018 Jul; 97(29):e11429.
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    Score: 0.039
  101. Incidence and Determinants of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Autoimmune Hepatitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2017 Aug; 15(8):1207-1217.e4.
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    Score: 0.036
  102. Hepatocellular carcinoma in the absence of cirrhosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection. J Hepatol. 2017 02; 66(2):355-362.
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    Score: 0.035
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