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O.F.W. James
Researcher at Newcastle University
Publications - 40
Citations - 1700
O.F.W. James is an academic researcher from Newcastle University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Primary biliary cirrhosis & Liver disease. The author has an hindex of 16, co-authored 40 publications receiving 1652 citations.
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Determinants of progression to cirrhosis or fibrosis in pure alcoholic fatty liver.
TL;DR: In the presence of continuing high alcohol consumption the above histological features identified those at high risk of disease progression, and patients with these features should be counselled intensively regarding their alcohol consumption.
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Primary biliary cirrhosis: identification of two major m2 mitochondrial autoantigens
Stephen J. Yeaman,D.J. Danner,David Mutimer,S. P. M. Fussey,O.F.W. James,Margaret F. Bassendine +5 more
TL;DR: Identification of the PBC-specific, immunoreactive, trypsin-sensitive antigens on the inner mitochondrial membrane (M2) should facilitate the development of a specific serological test for PBC and the study of autoimmunising epitopes.
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A controlled trial of prednisolone treatment in primary biliary cirrhosis. Three-year results.
H.C. Mitchison,Jeremy M. Palmer,Margaret F. Bassendine,Alexander J. Watson,Christopher O. Record,O.F.W. James +5 more
TL;DR: The results of a 3-year, placebo-controlled trial of prednisolone treatment in primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) are presented in this article, where the active and placebo groups were initially well matched for age, menopausal status and disease severity.
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Who are the frail elderly
TL;DR: A definition is proposed which, it is believed, describes these extremes of biological and chronological age which, in the parlance of contemporary gerontology, are 'fit' and 'frail'.
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Insulin action in cirrhosis
TL;DR: It is concluded that both binding and postbinding defects in insulin target organ cells contribute to the marked in vivo insulin resistance of hepatic cirrhosis.