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Melissa Young
Researcher at University of Washington
Publications - 12
Citations - 1223
Melissa Young is an academic researcher from University of Washington. The author has contributed to research in topics: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease & Liver transplantation. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 12 publications receiving 1032 citations. Previous affiliations of Melissa Young include Boston Children's Hospital.
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Portal chronic inflammation in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD): a histologic marker of advanced NAFLD-Clinicopathologic correlations from the nonalcoholic steatohepatitis clinical research network
Elizabeth M. Brunt,David E. Kleiner,Laura Wilson,Aynur Unalp,Cynthia E. Behling,Joel E. Lavine,Brent A. Neuschwander-Tetri,Stephanie H. Abrams,Diana Arceo,Denise Espinosa,Leanel Fairly,Diane Bringman,Carol Hawkins,Yao Chang Liu,Nicholette Rogers,Margaret Stager,Arthur J. McCullough,Srinivasan Dasarathy,Kevin Edwards,Ruth Sargent,Melissa J. Coffey,Karen F. Murray,Melissa Young,Parvathi Mohan,Kavita Nair,Manal F. Abdelmalek,Anna Mae Diehl,Marcia R. Gottfried,Cynthia D. Guy,Paul G. Killenberg,Samantha Kwan,Yi Ping Pan,Dawn Piercy,Melissa Smith,Prajakta Bhimalli,Naga Chalasani,Oscar W. Cummings,Lydia Lee,Linda Ragozzino,Raj Vuppalanchi,Barbara Calabrese,Debra Peglow,Ann O. Scheimann,Michael Torbenson,Ann Klipsch,Jean P. Molleston,Girish Subbarao,Sarah E. Barlow,Jose Derdoy,Joyce Hoffmann,Debra King,Joan Siegner,Susan Stewart,Brent A. Tetri,Judy Thompson,Cynthia Behling,Manual Celedon,Lisa Clark,Janis Durelle,Tarek Hassanein,Susana Mendoza,Jeffrey B. Schwimmer,Claude B. Sirlin,Tanya Stein,Allison Tobin,Kiran Bambha,Nathan M. Bass,Linda D. Ferrell,Danuta Filipowski,Raphael B. Merriman,Mark Pabst,Monique Rosenthal,Philip J. Rosenthal,Tessa Steel,Sherry Boyett,Daphne Bryan,Melissa J. Contos,Michael Fuchs,Martin F. Graham,Amy Jones,Velimir A. Luketic,Bimalijit Sandhu,Arun J. Sanyal,Carol Sargeant,Kimberly Selph,Melanie B. White,Kris V. Kowdley,Grace Gyurkey,Jody Mooney,James E. Nelson,Sarah Roberts,Cheryl Saunders,Alice Stead,Chia Wang,Matthew M. Yeh,Elizabeth M. Brunt,D Kleiner,Gilman D. Grave,Terry T.-K. Huang,Edward Doo,Jay E. Everhart,Jay H. Hoofnagle,Patricia R. Robuck,Leonard B. Seeff,Patricia Belt,Fred Brancati,Jeanne M. Clark,Ryan Colvin,Michel Donithan,Mika Green,Rosemary Hollick,Milana Isaacson,Wana Kim,Alison Lyndecker,Laura Miriel,Alice L. Sternberg,James Tonascia,Aynur Unalp-Arida,Mark L. Van Natta,Laura A. Wilson,Katherine P. Yates +120 more
TL;DR: Increased portal CI is associated with many clinical and pathologic features of progressive NAFLD in both adults and children, but not with ALT, autoantibodies, or lobular inflammation.
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Cognitive-behavioral therapy for children with functional abdominal pain and their parents decreases pain and other symptoms
Rona L. Levy,Shelby L. Langer,Lynn S. Walker,Joan M. Romano,Dennis L. Christie,Nader N. Youssef,Melissa M. DuPen,Andrew D. Feld,Sheri A. Ballard,Ericka M. Welsh,Robert W. Jeffery,Melissa Young,Melissa J. Coffey,William E. Whitehead +13 more
TL;DR: An intervention aimed at reducing protective parental responses and increasing child coping skills is effective in reducing children's pain and symptom levels compared with an educational control condition.
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Impact of graft type on outcome in pediatric liver transplantation: A report from Studies of Pediatric Liver Transplantation (SPLIT)
Ivan Diamond,Annie Fecteau,J. Michael Millis,Julian E. Losanoff,Vicky L. Ng,Ravinder Anand,Changhong Song,Stephen P. Dunn,J. Menendez,Louise Flynn,Maureen M. Jonas,L. Krawczuk,M. Christoff,Robert Kane,E. Phillips,L. Ferrer,Thomas G. Heffron,J. DePaolo,Todd Pillen,L. Davis,John C. Bucuvalas,Fred Ryckman,Andre Hawkins,G. Arya,Michael R. Narkewicz,Ronald J. Sokol,Frederick M. Karrer,C. Mark,Kathy Orban-Eller,Elizabeth B. Rand,K. Anderer,George V. Mazariegos,Nydia Chien,Lynn Seward,P. Atkinson,Grzegorz Telega,S. Lerrett,Jay S. Roden,Naveen K. Mittal,L. Cutright,Estella M. Alonso,Joan Lokar,Susan Kelly,Katie Neighbors,Walter S. Andrews,James F. Daniel,Vicki Fioravanti,A. Tendick,Dev M. Desai,S. Jarvis,A. Fecteau,V. Ng,M. de Angelis,Andreanne Benidir,Joseph Tector,J. Lim,Jean P. Molleston,Jean Pearson,Kathleen B. Schwarz,Paul M. Colombani,M. K. Alford,Michelle Felix,Robert Jurao,James D. Eason,J. Eshun,S. L. Powell,Deborah K. Freese,Jody A. Weckwerth,Jean Greseth,L. Young,Robert A. Fisher,M. Akyeampong,Sukru Emre,Benjamin L. Shneider,Nanda Kerkar,S. Cuellar,Steven J. Lobritto,L. Smith,Patricia Harren,K. Maseda,Linda S. Book,Molly O'Gorman,Cynthia K. Kawai,L. Bruschke,J. Kraus,Fernando Alvarez,Steven R. Martin,C. Viau,Humberto Soriano,Kathleen Falkenstein,Ross W. Shepherd,Jeffrey A. Lowell,Michelle Nadler,Samuel So,W. Berquest,M. Castillo,A. Bula,Saul J. Karpen,J. Mayo,John A. Goss,Douglas S. Fishman,V. McLin,Beth A. Carter,Christine A. O'Mahony,Thomas A. Aloia,D. Garner,S. V. McDiarmid,S. Fiest,Susan Gilmour,B. Dodd,Norman M. Kneteman,Joel E. Lavine,Ajai Khanna,R. Clawson,P. Rosenthal,D. Filipowski,J M Millis,Pamela Boone,Regino P. Gonzalez-Peralta,Alan W. Hemming,Marcia Hodik,S. McCracken,Andreas G. Tzakis,Tomoaki Kato,Deborah Weppler,L. Cooper,M. Gonzalez,A. Santiago,James Lopez,John C. Magee,V. Shieck,Abhi Humar,Brenda Durand,Leslie L. Studenski,Alan Norman Langnas,Dean L. Antonson,Jean F. Botha,Wendy J. Grant,Debra L. Sudan,Deborah A. Andersen,Beverly Fleckten,K.R. Seipel,Jeffrey H. Fair,Steven N. Lichtman,Kenneth A. Andreoni,J. Prinzhorn,Valorie Buchholz,Peter L. Abt,T. Shisler,Cindy Mack,Glenn A. Halff,S. Wallace,Simon Horslen,Melissa Young,Munci Kalayoglu,Angelo D'Alessandro,Nissa I Erickson,R. Judo,Stuart J. Knechtle,E. Spaith +159 more
TL;DR: Technical variant techniques expand the pediatric donor pool and reduce time from listing to transplant, but they are associated with increased morbidity and mortality.
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Late Graft Loss or Death in Pediatric Liver Transplantation: An Analysis of the SPLIT Database
Kyle Soltys,G. V. Mazariegos,Robert H. Squires,Rakesh Sindhi,R. Anand,Stephen P. Dunn,Jerome Manendez,Louise Flynn,Maureen M. Jonas,Laura Krawczuk,Marielle Christoff,Robert Kane,Harvey Solomon,Erin Phillips,Laurie Ferrer,Thomas G. Heffron,Jill DePaolo,Todd Pillen,Laurel Davis,John C. Bucuvalas,Fred Ryckman,Andre Hawkins,Gajra Arya,Michael R. Narkewicz,Ronald J. Sokol,Frederick M. Karrer,Cara Mark,Kathy Orban-Eller,Abhi Humar,Brenda Durand,Leslie L. Studenski,Elizabeth B. Rand,Kathleen Anderer,George V. Mazariegos,Nydia Chien,Lynn Seward,Paul Atkison,Jay S. Roden,Naveen K. Mittal,Lisa Cutright,Grzegorz Telega,Stacee M. Lerret,Estelle M. Alonso,Joan Lokar,Susan Kelly,Katie Neighbors,Walter S. Andrews,James F. Daniel,Vicki Fioravanti,Angela Tendick,Anne S. Lindblad,Ravinder Anand,Changhong Song,Karen Martz,Jeff Mitchell,Gladys Fraser,Nicole Hornbeak,Nirali Patel,Jianghang He,Annie Fecteau,Vicky L. Ng,Maria De Angelis,Andreanne Benidir,Kathleen B. Schwarz,Paul M. Colombani,May Kay Alford,Michelle Felix,Robert Jurao,James D. Eason,John Eshun,Sandra L. Powell,Deborah K. Freese,Jody A. Weckwerth,Jean Greseth,Lori Young,Robert A. Fisher,Michael Akyeampong,Samuel So,William E. Berquist,Marcia Castillo,Annalie Bula,Sukru Emre,Benjamin L. Shneider,Nanda Kerkar,Salvador Cuellar,Saul J. Karpen,Jaymee Mayo,John A. Goss,Douglas S. Fishman,Val McLin,Beth A. Carter,Christine A. O'Mahony,Thomas A. Aloia,Donna Garner,Susan Gilmour,Bernadette Dodd,Norman M. Kneteman,Sue V. McDiarmid,Susan Fiest,Steven J. Lobritto,Lesley Smith,Patricia Harren,Kristin Maseda,Fernando Alvarez,Steven R. Martin,Carol Viau,Ross W. Shepherd,Jeffrey A. Lowell,Michelle Nadler,Joel E. Lavine,Ajai Khanna,Rosemarie Clawson,James Lopez,John C. Magee,Vicky Shieck,Jeffrey H. Fair,Steven N. Lichtman,Kenneth A. Andreoni,Joanne Prinzhorn,Valorie Buchholz,Simon Horslen,Melissa Young,Glenn A. Halff,Stacey Wallace,Joseph Tector,Joel Lim,Jean P. Molleston,Jean Pearson,Humberto Soriano,Kathleen Falkenstein,Andreas G. Tzakis,Tomoaki Kato,Debbie Weppler,Lisa Cooper,M. Gonzalez,Alma Santiago,Munci Kalayoglu,Anthony M. D'Alessandro,Nissa I Erickson,Robert Judo,Stuart J. Knechtle,Elizabeth Spaith,Regino P. Gonzalez-Peralta,Marcia Hodik,Stacia McCracken,Philip J. Rosenthal,Danusia Filipowski,Linda S. Book,Molly O'Gorman,Cynthia K. Kawai,Lacey Bruschke,Jennifer Kraus,Alan Norman Langnas,Dean L. Antonson,Jean F. Botha,Wendy J. Grant,Debra L. Sudan,Debb Andersen,Beverly Fleckten,Kris Seipel,J. Michael Millis,Patricia Boone,Dev M. Desai,Sherri Javis,Peter L. Abt,Tomi Shisler,Cindy Mack +166 more
TL;DR: Univariate and multivariate associations between pre‐ and postoperative factors and LGL and LM in 872 patients alive with their primary allografts 1 year after LT were reviewed and patients who are at or below the mean for weight at the time of transplant were at an increased risk of dying.
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Quality of life in adults with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: baseline data from the nonalcoholic steatohepatitis clinical research network.
Kristin David,Kris V. Kowdley,Aynur Unalp,Fasiha Kanwal,Elizabeth M. Brunt,Jeffrey B. Schwimmer,Jeffrey B. Schwimmer,Stephanie H. Abrams,Diana Arceo,Denise Espinosa,Leanel Fairly,Arthur J. McCullough,Arthur J. McCullough,Diane Bringman,Srinivasan Dasarathy,Srinivasan Dasarathy,Carol Hawkins,Yao Chang Liu,Nicholette Rogers,Margaret Stager,Kevin Edwards,Ruth Sargent,Melissa J. Coffey,Karen F. Murray,Melissa Young,Parvathi Mohan,Kavita Nair,Anna Mae Diehl,Marcia Gortfried,Cynthia D. Guy,Paul G. Killenberg,Samantha Kwan,Yi Ping Pan,Dawn Piercy,Melissa Smith,Prajakta Bhimalli,Naga Chalasani,Oscar W. Cummings,Lydia Lee,Linda Ragozzino,Raj Vuppalanchi,Ann O. Scheimann,Michael Torbenson,Ann Klipsch,Jean P. Molleston,Girish Subbarao,Sarah E. Barlow,Jose Derdoy,Joyce Hoffmann,Debra King,Joan Siegner,Susan Stewart,Brent A. Tetri,Judy Thompson,Cynthia Behling,Manual Celedon,Lisa Clark,Janis Durelle,Tarek Hassanein,Joel E. Lavine,Susana Mendoza,Claude B. Sirlin,Tanya Stein,Allison Tobin,Kiran Bambha,Nathan M. Bass,Linda D. Ferrell,Danuta Filipowski,Raphael B. Merriman,Mark Pabst,Monique Rosenthal,Philip J. Rosenthal,Tessa Steel,Sherry Boyett,Daphne Bryan,Melissa J. Contos,Michael Fuchs,Martin F. Graham,Amy Jones,Velimir A. Luketic,Bimalijit Sandhu,Arun J. Sanyal,Carol Sargeant,Kimberly Selph,Melanie B. White,Grace Gyurkey,Jody Mooney,James E. Nelson,Sarah Roberts,Cheryl Saunders,Alice Stead,Chia Wang,Matthew M. Yeh,Elizabeth M. Brunt,David E. Kleiner,Gilman D. Grave,Terry T.-K. Huang,Edward Doo,James E. Everhart,Jay H. Hoofnagle,Patricia R. Robuck,Leonard B. Seeff,Patricia Belt,Fred Brancati,Jeanne M. Clark,Ryan Colvin,Michele Donithan,Mika Green,Rosemary Hollick,Milana Isaacson,Wana Kim,Alison Lydecker,Laura Miriel,Alice L. Sternberg,James Tonascia,Mark L. Van Natta,Laura A. Wilson,Katherine P. Yates +117 more
TL;DR: Treatment of NAFLD should incorporate strategies to improve QOL, especially physical health, and Cirrhosis was associated with poorer physical health after adjusting for potential confounders.