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Mark Thursz is affiliated with Imperial College London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with significant contributions in Epidemiology, Hepatology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Infectious Diseases, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including:

  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
  • Liver Disease and Transplantation
  • Hepatitis C virus research
  • Hepatitis B Virus Studies
  • Diet, Metabolism, and Disease
  • Gut microbiota and health

Mark Thursz has published extensively, particularly in journals such as:

  • Journal of Hepatology (55 publications)
  • Gastroenterology (8 publications)
  • Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics (7 publications)
  • The American Journal of Gastroenterology (6 publications)
  • The Lancet. Gastroenterology & Hepatology (5 publications)

Some of their recent papers include:

  • Histopathological findings and viral tropism in UK patients with severe fatal COVID-19: a post-mortem study, 2020, The Lancet Microbe
  • Genome-wide meta-analysis of problematic alcohol use in 435,563 individuals yields insights into biology and relationships with other traits, 2020, Nature Neuroscience
  • Effect of COVID-19 lockdown on alcohol consumption in patients with pre-existing alcohol use disorder, 2020, The Lancet. Gastroenterology & Hepatology
  • Immune-based therapies for hepatocellular carcinoma, 2020, Oncogene
  • Genetic analysis in European ancestry individuals identifies 517 loci associated with liver enzymes, 2021, Nature Communications

Their research collaborations frequently include the following co-authors:

  • Benjamin H. Mullish (44 co-authored works)
  • Pinelopi Manousou (36 co-authored works)
  • Roberta Forlano (36 co-authored works)
  • Robert Goldin (31 co-authored works)
  • Nikhil Vergis (31 co-authored works)

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of cholangiocarcinoma: consensus document

    S A Khan;B R Davidson;R Goldin;S P Pereira

  • EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines: Management of alcohol-related liver disease

    Mark Thursz;Antoni Gual;Caroline Lackner;Philippe Mathurin

  • Prednisolone or Pentoxifylline for Alcoholic Hepatitis

    Mark R. Thursz;Paul Richardson;Michael Allison;Andrew Austin

  • Tuberculosis and Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Africans and Variation in the Vitamin D Receptor Gene

    R. Bellamy;C. Ruwende;T. Corrah;K. P. W. J. McAdam

  • Association between an MHC Class II Allele and Clearance of Hepatitis B Virus in the Gambia

    Mark R. Thursz;Dominic Kwiatkowski;Catherine E.M. Allsopp;Brian M. Greenwood

  • Accelerating the elimination of viral hepatitis: a Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology Commission

    Graham S Cooke;Isabelle Andrieux-Meyer;Tanya L Applegate;Rifat Atun

  • Histopathological findings and viral tropism in UK patients with severe fatal COVID-19: a post-mortem study.

    Brian Hanley;Kikkeri N Naresh;Candice Roufosse;Andrew G Nicholson

  • Mannose binding protein gene mutations associated with unusual and severe infections in adults.

    J.A. Summerfield;S. Ryder;M. Sumiya;M. Thursz

  • Requirements for global elimination of hepatitis B: a modelling study

    Shevanthi Nayagam;Mark Thursz;Elisa Sicuri;Elisa Sicuri;Lesong Conteh

  • The gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase to platelet ratio (GPR) predicts significant liver fibrosis and cirrhosis in patients with chronic HBV infection in West Africa

    Maud Lemoine;Maud Lemoine;Yusuke Shimakawa;Yusuke Shimakawa;Shevanthi Nayagam;Mustapha Khalil

  • Influence of MHC class II genotype on outcome of infection with hepatitis C virus

    Mark Thursz;Rhiannon Yallop;Robert Goldin;Christian Trepo

  • Genome-wide meta-analysis of problematic alcohol use in 435,563 individuals yields insights into biology and relationships with other traits

    Hang Zhou;Hang Zhou;Julia M. Sealock;Sandra Sanchez-Roige;Toni Kim Clarke

  • Heterozygote advantage for HLA class-II type in hepatitis B virus infection.

    Mark R. Thursz;Howard C. Thomas;Brian M. Greenwood;Adrian V.S. Hill

  • The state of hepatitis B and C in Europe: report from the hepatitis B and C summit conference*

    A. Hatzakis;S. Wait;J. Bruix;M. Buti

  • Polymorphisms in interferon-induced genes and the outcome of hepatitis C virus infection: roles of MxA, OAS-1 and PKR

    S Knapp;L J Yee;L J Yee;A J Frodsham;B J W Hennig

  • Source and characterization of hepatic macrophages in acetaminophen-induced acute liver failure in humans.

    Charalambos Gustav Antoniades;Charalambos Gustav Antoniades;Alberto Quaglia;Leonie S. Taams;Ragai R. Mitry

  • Patients With Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure Have Increased Numbers of Regulatory Immune Cells Expressing the Receptor Tyrosine Kinase MERTK

    Christine Bernsmeier;Oltin T. Pop;Arjuna Singanayagam;Evangelos Triantafyllou;Evangelos Triantafyllou

  • Association of genetic variants of the chemokine receptor CCR5 and its ligands, RANTES and MCP-2, with outcome of HCV infection.

    Simon Hellier;Angela J. Frodsham;Branwen J. W. Hennig;Paul Klenerman

  • Interleukin-10 promoter polymorphisms and the outcome of hepatitis C virus infection.

    Susanne Knapp;Branwen J. W. Hennig;Angela J. Frodsham;Lyna Zhang

  • Micro-elimination – A path to global elimination of hepatitis C

    Jeffrey V. Lazarus;Jeffrey V. Lazarus;Stefan Wiktor;Massimo Colombo;Mark Thursz

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert D. Goldin
Robert D. Goldin Imperial College London
Quentin M. Anstee
Quentin M. Anstee Newcastle University
Simon D. Taylor-Robinson
Simon D. Taylor-Robinson Imperial College London
Julia Wendon
Julia Wendon King's College London
Howard C. Thomas
Howard C. Thomas Imperial College London
Umberto D'Alessandro
Umberto D'Alessandro University of London
Yun Ma
Yun Ma King's College London
Julian R. Marchesi
Julian R. Marchesi Imperial College London
Elaine Holmes
Elaine Holmes Imperial College London
Andrew McQuillin
Andrew McQuillin University College London

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