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Etienne Sokal is affiliated with the Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium and has a significant body of research primarily within the field of Medicine. Their work covers several subfields including Surgery, Hepatology, Epidemiology, Oncology, and Molecular Biology.

The research topics addressed by Etienne Sokal include:

  • Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments
  • Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms
  • Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders
  • Liver Physiology and Pathology
  • Liver Diseases and Immunity

Their publication record features recent papers in various notable journals such as The Lancet, Nature Communications, JHEP Reports, and the Journal of Hepatology. Some key publications include:

  • "Efficacy and safety of maralixibat treatment in patients with Alagille syndrome and cholestatic pruritus (ICONIC): a randomised phase 2 study" (2021) in The Lancet
  • "Bacteriophage-antibiotic combination therapy against extensively drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection to allow liver transplantation in a toddler" (2022) in Nature Communications
  • "Single-cell RNA sequencing of human liver reveals hepatic stellate cell heterogeneity" (2021) in JHEP Reports
  • "Amino acid levels determine metabolism and CYP450 function of hepatocytes and hepatoma cell lines" (2020) in Nature Communications
  • "Genotype correlates with the natural history of severe bile salt export pump deficiency" (2020) in Journal of Hepatology

Throughout their career, Etienne Sokal has frequently published in these venues:

  • Journal of Hepatology
  • Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
  • JHEP Reports
  • Cells
  • Hepatology

The scientist collaborates regularly with several co-authors, notably:

  • Mustapha Najimi
  • Piotr Czubkowski
  • Henkjan J. Verkade
  • Xavier Stéphenne
  • Déirdre Kelly

Best Publications

  • A gene encoding a liver-specific ABC transporter is mutated in progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis

    S S Strautnieks;L N Bull;A S Knisely;S A Kocoshis

  • The wide spectrum of multidrug resistance 3 deficiency: From neonatal cholestasis to cirrhosis of adulthood☆☆☆

    Emmanuel Jacquemin;Olivier Bernard;Michelle Hadchouel;Danièle Cresteil

  • Hepatocanalicular bile salt export pump deficiency in patients with progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis.

    Plm Jansen;SS Strautnieks;E Jacquemin;M Hadchouel

  • Recombinant gp350 Vaccine for Infectious Mononucleosis: A Phase 2, Randomized, Double- Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Safety, Immunogenicity, and Efficacy of an Epstein- Barr Virus Vaccine in Healthy Young Adults

    Etienne M. Sokal;Karel Hoppenbrouwers;Corinne Vandermeulen;Michel Moutschen

  • Evidence for an alternative fatty acid desaturation pathway increasing cancer plasticity

    Kim Vriens;Stefan Christen;Sweta Parik;Dorien Broekaert

  • Clinical trial of lamivudine in children with chronic hepatitis B.

    Maureen M. Jonas;Deirdre A. Kelley;Jacek Mizerski;Isabel B. Badia

  • Native umbilical cord matrix stem cells express hepatic markers and differentiate into hepatocyte-like cells

    David Campard;Philippe A. Lysy;Mustapha Najimi;Etienne Marc Sokal

  • Severe bile salt export pump deficiency: 82 different ABCB11 mutations in 109 families.

    Sandra S. Strautnieks;Jane A. Byrne;Ludmila Pawlikowska;Dita Cebecauerova

  • Immunogenicity and Tolerability of Recombinant Serogroup B Meningococcal Vaccine Administered With or Without Routine Infant Vaccinations According to Different Immunization Schedules: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Nicoletta Gossger;Matthew D. Snape;Ly-Mee Yu;Adam Finn

  • Hepatic fibrosis: It is time to go with hepatic stellate cell-specific therapeutic targets.

    Devaraj Ezhilarasan;Etienne Sokal;Mustapha Najimi

  • A role for autophagy during hepatic stellate cell activation.

    Lien F.R. Thoen;Eduardo L.M. Guimarães;Laurent Dollé;Inge Mannaerts

  • Interferon alfa therapy for chronic hepatitis B in children: a multinational randomized controlled trial

    Etienne Marc Sokal;Hari S. Conjeevaram;Eve A. Roberts;Fernando Alvarez

  • Adefovir dipivoxil for wait-listed and post-liver transplantation patients with lamivudine-resistant hepatitis B: final long-term results.

    Eugene Schiff;Cjing Lung Lai;Stephanos Hadziyannis;Peter Nuehaus

  • Hepatocyte transplantation in a 4-year-old girl with peroxisomal biogenesis disease: technique, safety, and metabolic follow-up.

    Etienne M. Sokal;Françoise Smets;Annick Bourgois;Lionel Van Maldergem

  • Metformin activates AMP-activated protein kinase in primary human hepatocytes by decreasing cellular energy status

    Xavier Stéphenne;M. Foretz;M. Foretz;M. Foretz;N. Taleux;G.C. van der Zon

  • Ratio between Epstein-Barr viral load and anti-Epstein-Barr virus specific T-cell response as a predictive marker of posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease.

    Francoise Smets;Dominique Latinne;Hervé Bazin;Raymond Reding

  • Present status and perspectives of cell-based therapies for liver diseases

    Andreas Nussler;Sarah Konig;Michael Ott;Etienne Sokal

  • Ursodeoxycholic acid therapy in pediatric patients with progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis

    Emmanuel Jacquemin;Dominique Hermans;Anne Myara;Dalila Habes

  • Management of chronic hepatitis B in childhood: ESPGHAN clinical practice guidelines: consensus of an expert panel on behalf of the European Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition.

    Etienne M. Sokal;Massimiliano Paganelli;Stefan Wirth;Piotr Socha

  • Sustained Engraftment and Tissue Enzyme Activity After Liver Cell Transplantation for Argininosuccinate Lyase Deficiency

    Xavier Stéphenne;Mustapha Najimi;Catherine Sibille;Marie–Cécile Nassogne

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean-Bernard Otte
Jean-Bernard Otte Université Catholique de Louvain
Deirdre A. Kelly
Deirdre A. Kelly University of Birmingham
Leo A. van Grunsven
Leo A. van Grunsven Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Philip J. Rosenthal
Philip J. Rosenthal University of California, San Francisco
Bettina E. Hansen
Bettina E. Hansen University Health Network
Patrick Goubau
Patrick Goubau Université Catholique de Louvain
Laurence Lagneaux
Laurence Lagneaux Université Libre de Bruxelles
Anil Dhawan
Anil Dhawan King's College London
Olivier Bernard
Olivier Bernard University of Paris-Saclay
Tania Roskams
Tania Roskams KU Leuven

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