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Overview

Francis X. McCormack is affiliated with the University of Cincinnati in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a particular focus on pulmonary and respiratory medicine. Their research includes 147 publications in medicine, with significant work in subfields such as pulmonary and respiratory medicine, physiology, rheumatology, oncology, and molecular biology.

The scientist has published notable recent papers covering a range of topics related to pulmonary diseases and diagnostics. Selected recent publications include:

  • Updated International Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Diagnostic Criteria and Surveillance and Management Recommendations, 2021, Pediatric Neurology
  • Lymphangioleiomyomatosis: pathogenesis, clinical features, diagnosis, and management, 2021, The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
  • Single-Cell Transcriptomic Analysis Identifies a Unique Pulmonary Lymphangioleiomyomatosis Cell, 2020, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • MAPK mutations and cigarette smoke promote the pathogenesis of pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis, 2020, JCI Insight
  • Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis, 2020, European Respiratory Review

Frequent collaborators include Nishant Gupta, Kathryn A. Wikenheiser-Brokamp, Jane Yu, Elizabeth J. Kopras, and Huixing Wu. These partnerships reflect continued interdisciplinary efforts within their areas of expertise.

The scientist has frequently published in journals such as the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), CHEST Journal, Journal of the Endocrine Society, and JCI Insight. These venues highlight a focus on respiratory and critical care research as well as endocrine and molecular studies.

Research topics largely revolve around:

  • Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research
  • Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies
  • Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
  • Eosinophilic Disorders and Syndromes
  • Histiocytic Disorders and Treatments
  • Vascular Tumors and Angiosarcomas
  • Renal and related cancers

In addition to articles, Francis X. McCormack has contributed to scholarly books, including the publication Diffuse Cystic Lung Diseases released in 2021 by Springer Nature, which has been cited in academic circles.

Best Publications

  • Sirolimus for Angiomyolipoma in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex or Lymphangioleiomyomatosis

    John J. Bissler;Francis X. McCormack;Lisa R. Young;Jean M. Elwing

  • Efficacy and safety of sirolimus in lymphangioleiomyomatosis.

    Francis X. McCormack;Yoshikazu Inoue;Joel Moss;Lianne G. Singer

  • Updated International Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Diagnostic Criteria and Surveillance and Management Recommendations.

    Hope Northrup;Mary E. Aronow;E. Martina Bebin;John Bissler

  • The NHLBI lymphangioleiomyomatosis registry: characteristics of 230 patients at enrollment.

    Jay H. Ryu;Joel Moss;Gerald J. Beck;Jar Chi Lee

  • Surfactant proteins A and D inhibit the growth of Gram-negative bacteria by increasing membrane permeability

    Huixing Wu;Alexander Kuzmenko;Sijue Wan;Lyndsay Schaffer

  • The pulmonary collectins, SP-A and SP-D, orchestrate innate immunity in the lung

    Francis X. McCormack;Jeffrey A. Whitsett

  • Lymphangioleiomyomatosis: a clinical update.

    Francis X. McCormack

  • Pulmonary surfactant protein A mediates enhanced phagocytosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by a direct interaction with human macrophages.

    C D Gaynor;F X McCormack;D R Voelker;S E McGowan

  • Cutting Edge: The Immunostimulatory Activity of the Lung Surfactant Protein-A Involves Toll-Like Receptor 4

    Loïc Guillot;Viviane Balloy;Francis X. McCormack;Douglas T. Golenbock

  • Mutational and radiographic analysis of pulmonary disease consistent with lymphangioleiomyomatosis and micronodular pneumocyte hyperplasia in women with tuberous sclerosis.

    David Neal Franz;Alan Brody;Cristopher Meyer;Jennifer Leonard

  • Evidence That Lymphangiomyomatosis Is Caused by TSC2 Mutations: Chromosome 16p13 Loss of Heterozygosity in Angiomyolipomas and Lymph Nodes from Women with Lymphangiomyomatosis

    Teresa A. Smolarek;Lisa L. Wessner;Francis X. McCormack;Johanna C. Mylet

  • Lymphangioleiomyomatosis — a wolf in sheep’s clothing

    Elizabeth P. Henske;Francis X. McCormack

  • Surfactant Protein D Binds to Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacilli and Lipoarabinomannan via Carbohydrate-Lectin Interactions Resulting in Reduced Phagocytosis of the Bacteria by Macrophages1

    Ferguson Js;Voelker Dr;McCormack Fx;Schlesinger Ls

  • Recurrent lymphangiomyomatosis after transplantation: genetic analyses reveal a metastatic mechanism.

    Magdalena Karbowniczek;Aristotelis Astrinidis;Binaifer R. Balsara;Joseph R. Testa

  • Official American Thoracic Society/Japanese Respiratory Society Clinical Practice Guidelines: Lymphangioleiomyomatosis Diagnosis and Management

    Francis X. McCormack;Nishant Gupta;Geraldine R. Finlay;Lisa R. Young

  • Serum Surfactant Protein-A Is a Strong Predictor of Early Mortality in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

    Brent W. Kinder;Kevin K. Brown;Francis X. McCormack;Joachim H. Ix

  • Serum Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-D Prospectively Distinguishes Lymphangioleiomyomatosis From Other Diseases

    Lisa R. Young;Lisa R. Young;Rhonda VanDyke;Peter M. Gulleman;Yoshikazu Inoue

  • 120-kD surface glycoprotein of Pneumocystis carinii is a ligand for surfactant protein A.

    P E Zimmerman;D R Voelker;F X McCormack;J R Paulsrud

  • Serum VEGF-D concentration as a biomarker of lymphangioleiomyomatosis severity and treatment response: a prospective analysis of the Multicenter International Lymphangioleiomyomatosis Efficacy of Sirolimus (MILES) trial

    Lisa R. Young;Hye Seung Lee;Yoshikazu Inoue;Joel Moss

  • Lymphangioleiomyomatosis: calling it what it is: a low-grade, destructive, metastasizing neoplasm.

    Francis X. McCormack;William D. Travis;Thomas V. Colby;Elizabeth P. Henske

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce C. Trapnell
Bruce C. Trapnell Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Joel Moss
Joel Moss National Institutes of Health
Dennis R. Voelker
Dennis R. Voelker National Jewish Health
jeffrey a whitsett
jeffrey a whitsett Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Thomas V. Colby
Thomas V. Colby Mayo Clinic
Kevin K. Brown
Kevin K. Brown National Jewish Health
Gregory P. Downey
Gregory P. Downey National Jewish Health
Kevan L. Hartshorn
Kevan L. Hartshorn Boston University
Elizabeth P. Henske
Elizabeth P. Henske Harvard Medical School
Robert J. Mason
Robert J. Mason National Jewish Health

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