Latest publications: December 2022

Hammersmith Hospital

Congratulations to members of the Department who have recently had their research findings published. Here’s our round-up of the latest publication successes.


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Title Journal  Publication type Author OR Authors/Contributors Publication date
A Kidney Transplant Recipient on Prophylactic Eculizumab Presenting With Myalgia. Transplant International Case Reports Shivakumar O, Judge R, Smith A, Kousios A 08/12/2022
A novel phosphocholine-mimetic inhibits a pro-inflammatory conformational change in C-reactive protein. EMBO Molecular Medicine Journal Article Zeller J, Cheung Tung Shing KS, Nero TL, McFadyen JD, Krippner G, Bogner B, Kreuzaler S, Kiefer J, Horner VK, Braig D, Danish H, Baratchi S, Fricke M, Wang X, Kather MG, Kammerer B, Woollard KJ, Sharma P, Morton CJ, Pietersz G, Parker MW, Peter K, Eisenhardt SU 05/12/2022
Alkaline nucleoplasm facilitates contractile gene expression in the mammalian heart Basic Research in Cardiology Article, Journal Hulikova A, Park KC, Loonat AA, Gunadasa-Rohling M, Curtis MK, Chung YJ, Wilson A, Carr CA, Trafford AW, Fournier M, Moshnikova A, Andreev OA, Reshetnyak YK, Riley PR, Smart N, Milne TA, Crump NT, Swietach P 01/12/2022
Artificial Intelligence in osteoarthritis: repair by knee joint distraction shows association of pain, radiographic and immunologic outcomes. Rheumatology (Oxford) Journal Article Jansen MP, Salzlechner C, Barnes E, DiFranco MD, Custers RJH, Watt FE, Vincent TL, Mastbergen SC 29/12/2022
COVID-19 vaccine boosted immunity against Omicron in chronic myeloid leukemia patients treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Leukemia Journal Article Milojkovic D, Reynolds CJ, Sandoval DM, Pieper FP, Liu S, Pade C, Gibbons JM, McKnight Á, Loaiza S, Palanicawander R, Innes AJ, Claudiani S, Apperley JF, Altmann DM, Boyton RJ 17/12/2022
Diagnosis of histiocytic sarcoma by bone marrow aspiration. American Journal Hematology Case Reports Rieu J-B, Canali A, Vergez F, Bain BJ 20/12/2022
Frailty and the Psychosocial Components of the Edmonton Frail Scale are most Associated with Patient Experience in Older Kidney Transplant Candidates – a Secondary Analysis within the Kidney Transplantation in Older People (KTOP) Study Frontiers in Nephrology Journal Article Thind A, Brown E, Willicombe M, Levy S, Wellstead D 01/12/2022
Humanistic burden of problem joints for children and adults with haemophilia. Haemophilia Journal Article Burke T, Rodriguez-Santana I, Chowdary P, Curtis R, Khair K, Laffan M, Mclaughlin P, Noone D, O’Mahony B, Pasi J, Skinner M, O’Hara J 27/12/2022
Measurable residual disease in chronic myeloid leukemia. Haematologica Review, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov’t Branford S, Apperley JF 01/12/2022
Multi-omics identify falling LRRC15 as a COVID-19 severity marker and persistent pro-thrombotic signals in convalescence. Nature Communications Journal Article Gisby JS, Buang NB, Papadaki A, Clarke CL, Malik TH, Medjeral-Thomas N, Pinheiro D, Mortimer PM, Lewis S, Sandhu E, McAdoo SP, Prendecki MF, Willicombe M, Pickering MC, Botto M, Thomas DC, Peters JE 15/12/2022
Neutralising antibody potency against SARS-CoV-2 wild-type and omicron BA.1 and BA.4/5 variants in patients with inflammatory bowel disease treated with infliximab and vedolizumab after three doses of COVID-19 vaccine (CLARITY IBD): an analysis of a prospective multicentre cohort study. The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology Journal Article Liu Z, Le K, Zhou X, Alexander JL, Lin S, Bewshea C, Chanchlani N, Nice R, McDonald TJ, Lamb CA, Sebastian S, Kok K, Lees CW, Hart AL, Pollok RC, Boyton RJ, Altmann DM, Pollock KM, Goodhand JR, Kennedy NA, Ahmad T, Powell N, CLARITY study investigators 05/12/2022
PPI-Induced Changes in Plasma Metabolite Levels Influence Total Hip Bone Mineral Density in a UK Cohort. The Journal of Bone and Mineral Research Journal Article Zhang X, Adebayo AS, Wang D, Raza Y, Tomlinson M, Dooley H, Bowyer RCE, Small KS, Steves CJ, Spector TD, Duncan EL, Visconti A, Falchi M 02/12/2022
Project Confirm: Accelerated Drug Approvals for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia. Clinical Cancer Research Journal Article Sweet KL, Cortes JE, Apperley JF, Mann M, Mauro MJ, Oehler VG, Ruiz C, Schiffer CA, Ehrlich LA, Pamuk GE, Wynne J, Mehta GU, de Claro RA, Theoret MR, Smith BD, Norsworthy KJ 22/12/2022
The distinctive blood film features of severe burns. American Journal Hematology Case Reports Siow W, Aggarwal A, Bain BJ 20/12/2022
Treatment of CML in pregnancy. Hematology American Society Hematology Education Program Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov’t Robertson HF, Apperley JF 09/12/2022
Variants in ALDH1A2 reveal an anti-inflammatory role for retinoic acid and a new class of disease-modifying drugs in osteoarthritis. Science Translational Medicine Journal Article Zhu L, Kamalathevan P, Koneva LA, Zarebska JM, Chanalaris A, Ismail H, Wiberg A, Ng M, Muhammad H, Walsby-Tickle J, McCullagh JSO, Watt FE, Oxford Hand Surgical Team, Sansom SN, Furniss D, Gardiner MD, Vincent TL, Riley N, Spiteri M, McNab I, Little C, Cogswell L, Critchley P, Giele H, Shirley R 21/12/2022