Cynthia Ann Moylan | Scholars@Duke

Cynthia Ann Moylan
Associate Professor of Medicine

My research interests focus on the study of chronic liver disease and primary liver cancer, particularly from nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). As part of the NAFLD Research Team at Duke, I am investigating the role of epigenetics and genetics on the development of advanced fibrosis from NAFLD. The long term goal of our research is to develop non-invasive biomarkers to identify those patients at increased risk for cirrhosis and end stage liver disease in order to risk stratify patients as well as to develop better preventative and therapeutic strategies.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Gastroenterology, Medicine 2018
Associate Professor in Pathology, Pathology, Clinical Science Departments 2018
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute, Duke Cancer Institute, Institutes and Centers 2014

Contact Information

905 S Lasalle St, Gsrb1, DUMC 3256, Durham, NC 27710
Duke Box 3256, 595 Lasalle GSRB 1, Durham, NC 27710
cynthia.moylan@duke.edu (919) 668-0401

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Fellow in Gastroenterology, Medicine, Duke University 2005 - 2009
- Resident, Medicine, Duke University 2002 - 2005
- M.D., University of Miami 2002
Duke Appointment History
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Gastroenterology, Medicine 2009 - 2018
Recognition
Awards & Honors
- Tyor Award. Division of Gastroenterology. 2017
Research
Selected Grants
- Duke Training Grant in Digestive Diseases and Nutrition awarded by National Institutes of Health 1988 - 2021
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Epigenetics and Cadmium Exposure awarded by North Carolina State University 2019 - 2021
- Genetic and Epigenetic Markers of Progressive Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease awarded by American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases 2018 - 2019
- Epigenetics and the Development of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease awarded by American College of Gastroenterology 2015 - 2019
- Role of the Stroma in Fibrolamellar Hepatocellular Carcinoma awarded by Fibrolamellar Cancer Foundation 2016 - 2019
- Lumena PSC awarded by Lumena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2014 - 2017
- Characterizing Alcohol's Effects on Repair of Liver Injury awarded by National Institutes of Health 2009 - 2012
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Wilder, Julius, Steve S. Choi, and Cynthia A. Moylan. “Evaluation for Fibrosis After Cure of Hepatitis C-Reply..” Jama 321, no. 15 (April 16, 2019). https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2019.0873.
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  - Oloruntoba, Omobonike O., and Cynthia A. Moylan. “"Too Female" for Liver Transplantation..” Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) 68, no. 6 (December 2018): 2424–25. https://doi.org/10.1002/hep.30053.
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  - Glass, Oliver, Ricardo Henao, Keyur Patel, Cynthia D. Guy, Hans J. Gruss, Wing-Kin Syn, Cynthia A. Moylan, et al. “Serum Interleukin-8, Osteopontin, and Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein 1 Are Associated With Hepatic Fibrosis in Patients With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease..” Hepatology Communications 2, no. 11 (November 2018): 1344–55. https://doi.org/10.1002/hep4.1237.
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  - Wilder, Julius, Steve S. Choi, and Cynthia A. Moylan. “Vibration-Controlled Transient Elastography for Diagnosing Cirrhosis and Staging Hepatic Fibrosis..” Jama 320, no. 19 (November 2018): 2031–32. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2018.13073.
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  - Wildman-Tobriner, Benjamin, Michael M. Middleton, Cynthia A. Moylan, Stephen Rossi, Omar Flores, Zac Anchi Chang, Manal F. Abdelmalek, Claude B. Sirlin, and Mustafa R. Bashir. “Association Between Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Proton Density Fat Fraction and Liver Histology Features in Patients With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease or Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis..” Gastroenterology 155, no. 5 (November 2018): 1428-1435.e2. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2018.07.018.
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  - Moylan, Cynthia A., and Manal F. Abdelmalek. “Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease with cirrhosis increases familial risk for advanced fibrosis..” Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) 68, no. 4 (October 2018): 1646–48. https://doi.org/10.1002/hep.29879.
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  - Patel, Yuval A., Elizabeth J. Gifford, Lisa M. Glass, Marsha J. Turner, Byungjoo Han, Cynthia A. Moylan, Steve Choi, Ayako Suzuki, Dawn Provenzale, and Christine M. Hunt. “Correction to: Identifying Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Advanced Fibrosis in the Veterans Health Administration..” Digestive Diseases and Sciences 63, no. 10 (October 2018): 2813–14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-018-5213-2.
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  - Kleinstein, Sarah E., Matthew Rein, Manal F. Abdelmalek, Cynthia D. Guy, David B. Goldstein, Anna Mae Diehl, and Cynthia A. Moylan. “Whole-Exome Sequencing Study of Extreme Phenotypes of NAFLD..” Hepatology Communications 2, no. 9 (September 5, 2018): 1021–29. https://doi.org/10.1002/hep4.1227.
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  - Patel, Yuval A., Elizabeth J. Gifford, Lisa M. Glass, Marsha J. Turner, Byungjoo Han, Cynthia A. Moylan, Steve Choi, Ayako Suzuki, Dawn Provenzale, and Christine M. Hunt. “Identifying Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Advanced Fibrosis in the Veterans Health Administration..” Digestive Diseases and Sciences 63, no. 9 (September 2018): 2259–66. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-018-5123-3.
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  - Wegermann, Kara, Anna Mae Diehl, and Cynthia A. Moylan. “Disease pathways and molecular mechanisms of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis..” Clinical Liver Disease 11, no. 4 (April 20, 2018): 87–91. https://doi.org/10.1002/cld.709.
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  - Patel, Y. A., E. J. Gifford, L. M. Glass, R. McNeil, M. J. Turner, B. Han, D. Provenzale, S. S. Choi, C. A. Moylan, and C. M. Hunt. “Risk factors for biopsy-proven advanced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in the Veterans Health Administration..” Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics 47, no. 2 (January 2018): 268–78. https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.14411.
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  - Wegermann, Kara, Ricardo Henao, Anna Mae Diehl, Susan K. Murphy, Manal F. Abdelmalek, and Cynthia A. Moylan. “Branched chain amino acid transaminase 1 (BCAT1) is overexpressed and hypomethylated in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease who experience adverse clinical events: A pilot study..” Plos One 13, no. 9 (January 2018). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0204308.
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  - Patel, Yuval A., Ricardo Henao, Cynthia A. Moylan, Cynthia D. Guy, Dawn L. Piercy, Anna Mae Diehl, and Manal F. Abdelmalek. “Reply to Kim et al..” The American Journal of Gastroenterology 112, no. 5 (May 2017): 807–8. https://doi.org/10.1038/ajg.2017.45.
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  - Mwinyi, Jessica, Adrian E. Boström, Claudia Pisanu, Susan K. Murphy, Wiebke Erhart, Clemens Schafmayer, Jochen Hampe, Cynthia Moylan, and Helgi B. Schiöth. “NAFLD is associated with methylation shifts with relevance for the expression of genes involved in lipoprotein particle composition..” Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta. Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids 1862, no. 3 (March 2017): 314–23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbalip.2016.12.005.
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  - Patel, Yuval A., Ricardo Henao, Cynthia A. Moylan, Cynthia D. Guy, Dawn L. Piercy, Anna Mae Diehl, and Manal F. Abdelmalek. “Vitamin D is Not Associated With Severity in NAFLD: Results of a Paired Clinical and Gene Expression Profile Analysis..” The American Journal of Gastroenterology 111, no. 11 (November 2016): 1591–98. https://doi.org/10.1038/ajg.2016.406.
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  - Wilder, Julius M., Omobonike O. Oloruntoba, Andrew J. Muir, and Cynthia A. Moylan. “Role of patient factors, preferences, and distrust in health care and access to liver transplantation and organ donation..” Liver Transplantation : Official Publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society 22, no. 7 (July 2016): 895–905. https://doi.org/10.1002/lt.24452.
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  - Patel, Y. A., C. L. Berg, and C. A. Moylan. “Liver Transplantation for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Role of Bariatric Surgery for Comorbid Obesity.” Journal of Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism, June 23, 2016. https://doi.org/10.14800/janhm.1327.
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  - Schiöth, Helgi B., Adrian Boström, Susan K. Murphy, Wiebke Erhart, Jochen Hampe, Cynthia Moylan, and Jessica Mwinyi. “A targeted analysis reveals relevant shifts in the methylation and transcription of genes responsible for bile acid homeostasis and drug metabolism in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease..” Bmc Genomics 17 (June 14, 2016). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-016-2814-z.
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  - Hunt, Christine M., Lauren A. Beste, Elliott Lowy, Ayako Suzuki, Cynthia A. Moylan, Hans L. Tillmann, George N. Ioannou, Joseph K. Lim, Michael J. Kelley, and Dawn Provenzale. “Veterans health administration hepatitis B testing and treatment with anti-CD20 antibody administration..” World Journal of Gastroenterology 22, no. 19 (May 2016): 4732–40. https://doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v22.i19.4732.
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  - Patel, Yuval A., Carl L. Berg, and Cynthia A. Moylan. “Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Key Considerations Before and After Liver Transplantation..” Digestive Diseases and Sciences 61, no. 5 (May 2016): 1406–16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-016-4035-3.
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  - Michelotti, Gregory A., Anikia Tucker, Marzena Swiderska-Syn, Mariana Verdelho Machado, Steve S. Choi, Leandi Kruger, Erik Soderblom, et al. “Pleiotrophin regulates the ductular reaction by controlling the migration of cells in liver progenitor niches..” Gut 65, no. 4 (April 2016): 683–92. https://doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2014-308176.
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  - Michelotti, Gregory A., Anikia Tucker, Marzena Swiderska-Syn, Mariana Verdelho Machado, Steve S. Choi, Leandi Kruger, Erik Soderblom, et al. “Pleiotrophin regulates the ductular reaction by controlling the migration of cells in liver progenitor niches.” Gut 65, no. 4 (April 2016): 683–92. https://doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2014-308176.
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  - Zhu, Ruixin, Susan S. Baker, Cynthia A. Moylan, Manal F. Abdelmalek, Cynthia D. Guy, Fausto Zamboni, Dingfeng Wu, et al. “Systematic transcriptome analysis reveals elevated expression of alcohol-metabolizing genes in NAFLD livers..” The Journal of Pathology 238, no. 4 (March 2016): 531–42. https://doi.org/10.1002/path.4650.
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  - Machado, Mariana Verdelho, Leandi Kruger, Mark L. Jewell, Gregory Alexander Michelotti, Thiago de Almeida Pereira, Guanhua Xie, Cynthia A. Moylan, and Anna Mae Diehl. “Vitamin B5 and N-Acetylcysteine in Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis: A Preclinical Study in a Dietary Mouse Model..” Digestive Diseases and Sciences 61, no. 1 (January 2016): 137–48. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-015-3871-x.
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  - Oloruntoba, Omobonike O., and Cynthia A. Moylan. “Gender-based disparities in access to and outcomes of liver transplantation..” World Journal of Hepatology 7, no. 3 (March 2015): 460–67. https://doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v7.i3.460.
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  - Karaca, Gamze, Guanhua Xie, Cynthia Moylan, Marzena Swiderska-Syn, Cynthia D. Guy, Leandi Krüger, Mariana Verdelho Machado, et al. “Role of Fn14 in acute alcoholic steatohepatitis in mice..” American Journal of Physiology. Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology 308, no. 4 (February 2015): G325–34. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpgi.00429.2013.
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  - Moylan, Cynthia A., Herbert Pang, Gregory Michelotti, and Anna Mae Diehl. “Reply: To PMID 23913408..” Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) 60, no. 4 (October 2014): 1445–46. https://doi.org/10.1002/hep.27038.
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  - Moylan, Cynthia A., Herbert Pang, Andrew Dellinger, Ayako Suzuki, Melanie E. Garrett, Cynthia D. Guy, Susan K. Murphy, et al. “Hepatic gene expression profiles differentiate presymptomatic patients with mild versus severe nonalcoholic fatty liver disease..” Hepatology 59, no. 2 (February 2014): 471–82. https://doi.org/10.1002/hep.26661.
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  - Moylan, C. A., H. Pang, G. Michelotti, and A. M. Diehl. “Reply.” Hepatology 60, no. 4 (January 1, 2014): 1445–46. https://doi.org/10.1002/hep.27038.
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  - Murphy, Susan K., Hyuna Yang, Cynthia A. Moylan, Herbert Pang, Andrew Dellinger, Manal F. Abdelmalek, Melanie E. Garrett, et al. “Relationship between methylome and transcriptome in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease..” Gastroenterology 145, no. 5 (November 2013): 1076–87. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2013.07.047.
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  - Garrett, Melanie E., Manal F. Abdelmalek, Allison Ashley-Koch, Michael A. Hauser, Cynthia A. Moylan, Herbert Pang, Anna Mae Diehl, and Hans L. Tillmann. “IL28B rs12979860 is not associated with histologic features of NAFLD in a cohort of Caucasian North American patients..” Journal of Hepatology 58, no. 2 (February 2013): 402–3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2012.09.035.
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  - Garrett, M. E., M. F. Abdelmalek, A. Ashley-Koch, M. A. Hauser, C. A. Moylan, H. Pang, A. M. Diehl, and H. L. Tillmann. “IL28B rs12979860 is not associated with histologic features of NAFLD in a cohort of Caucasian North American patients.” Journal of Hepatology 58, no. 2 (2013): 402–3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2012.09.035.
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  - Chen, Yuping, Steve S. Choi, Gregory A. Michelotti, Isaac S. Chan, Marzena Swiderska-Syn, Gamze F. Karaca, Guanhua Xie, et al. “Hedgehog controls hepatic stellate cell fate by regulating metabolism..” Gastroenterology 143, no. 5 (November 2012): 1319-1329.e11. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2012.07.115.
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  - Moylan, Cynthia A., Ayako Suzuki, Julie I. Papay, Nancy A. Yuen, Michael Ames, and Christine M. Hunt. “A pre-marketing ALT signal predicts post-marketing liver safety..” Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology : Rtp 63, no. 3 (August 2012): 433–39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yrtph.2012.05.016.
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  - Thiele, Robert H., Jason Williams, Cynthia A. Moylan, Sunil V. Rao, and Elliott Bennett-Guerrero. “CASE 6--2012: suspected amiodarone hepatotoxicity after cardiac surgery..” Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia 26, no. 4 (August 2012): 729–32. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jvca.2012.02.002.
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  - Acharya, Chaitanya R., David S. Hsu, Carey K. Anders, Ariel Anguiano, Kelly H. Salter, Kelli S. Walters, Richard C. Redman, et al. “Retraction: Acharya CR, et al. Gene expression signatures, clinicopathological features, and individualized therapy in breast cancer. JAMA. 2008;299(13):1574-1587..” Jama 307, no. 5 (February 2012). https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.2.
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  - Philips, George M., Isaac S. Chan, Marzena Swiderska, Vanessa T. Schroder, Cynthia Guy, Gamze F. Karaca, Cynthia Moylan, et al. “Hedgehog signaling antagonist promotes regression of both liver fibrosis and hepatocellular carcinoma in a murine model of primary liver cancer..” Plos One 6, no. 9 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0023943.
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  - Syn, Wing-Kin, Steve S. Choi, Evaggelia Liaskou, Gamze F. Karaca, Kolade M. Agboola, Ye Htun Oo, Zhiyong Mi, et al. “Osteopontin is induced by hedgehog pathway activation and promotes fibrosis progression in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis..” Hepatology 53, no. 1 (January 2011): 106–15. https://doi.org/10.1002/hep.23998.
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  - Pereira, Thiago de Almeida, Rafal P. Witek, Wing-Kin Syn, Steve S. Choi, Shelton Bradrick, Gamze F. Karaca, Kolade M. Agboola, et al. “Viral factors induce Hedgehog pathway activation in humans with viral hepatitis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma..” Laboratory Investigation; a Journal of Technical Methods and Pathology 90, no. 12 (December 2010): 1690–1703. https://doi.org/10.1038/labinvest.2010.147.
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  - Choi, Steve S., Wing-Kin Syn, Gamze F. Karaca, Alessia Omenetti, Cynthia A. Moylan, Rafal P. Witek, Kolade M. Agboola, Youngmi Jung, Gregory A. Michelotti, and Anna Mae Diehl. “Leptin promotes the myofibroblastic phenotype in hepatic stellate cells by activating the hedgehog pathway..” The Journal of Biological Chemistry 285, no. 47 (November 2010): 36551–60. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M110.168542.
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  - Choi, Steve S., Rafal P. Witek, Liu Yang, Alessia Omenetti, Wing-Kin Syn, Cynthia A. Moylan, Youngmi Jung, et al. “Activation of Rac1 promotes hedgehog-mediated acquisition of the myofibroblastic phenotype in rat and human hepatic stellate cells..” Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) 52, no. 1 (July 2010): 278–90. https://doi.org/10.1002/hep.23649.
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  - Choi, Steve S., Alessia Omenetti, Rafal P. Witek, Cynthia A. Moylan, Wing-Kin Syn, Youngmi Jung, Liu Yang, et al. “Hedgehog pathway activation and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transitions during myofibroblastic transformation of rat hepatic cells in culture and cirrhosis..” American Journal of Physiology. Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology 297, no. 6 (December 2009): G1093–1106. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpgi.00292.2009.
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  - Moylan, Cynthia A., Carla W. Brady, Jeffrey L. Johnson, Alastair D. Smith, Janet E. Tuttle-Newhall, and Andrew J. Muir. “Disparities in liver transplantation before and after introduction of the MELD score..” Jama 300, no. 20 (November 2008): 2371–78. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2008.720.
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  - Herrenkohl, Todd I., Cynthia Sousa, Emiko A. Tajima, Roy C. Herrenkohl, and Carrie A. Moylan. “Intersection of child abuse and children's exposure to domestic violence..” Trauma, Violence & Abuse 9, no. 2 (April 2008): 84–99. https://doi.org/10.1177/1524838008314797.
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  - Morpeth, S. C., J. A. Crump, H. J. Shao, H. O. Ramadhani, P. R. Kisenge, C. A. Moylan, S. Naggie, et al. “Predicting CD4 lymphocyte count.” Aids Research and Human Retroviruses 23, no. 10 (October 2007): 1230–36.
  - Morpeth, Susan C., John A. Crump, Humphrey J. Shao, Habib O. Ramadhani, Peter R. Kisenge, Cindy A. Moylan, Susanna Naggie, et al. “Predicting CD4 lymphocyte count <200 cells/mm(3) in an HIV type 1-infected African population..” Aids Research and Human Retroviruses 23, no. 10 (October 2007): 1230–36. https://doi.org/10.1089/aid.2007.0053.
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  - Moylan, Cynthia A., and Andrew J. Muir. “Treatment of hepatitis C in special populations..” Clinics in Liver Disease 9, no. 4 (November 2005): 567–v. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cld.2005.07.005.
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- Book Sections
  - Moylan, C. A., and S. K. Murphy. “DNA Methylation: Basic Principles.” In Medical Epigenetics, 11–31, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-803239-8.00002-8.
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- Conference Papers
  - Chaudhry, Mohammad, Cynthia A. Moylan, Michael S. Middleton, Alfredo Farjat, Kingshuk Roy Chaudhury, Cynthia D. Guy, Manal F. Abdelmalek, Rohit Loomba, Claude B. Sirlin, and Mustafa Bashir. “Quantifying the Placebo Effect on Liver Fat Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Proton Density Fat Fraction in NAFLD Clinical Trials.” In Hepatology, 68:68A-68A. WILEY, 2018.
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  - Harrison, Stephen A., Cynthia D. Guy, Mustafa Bashir, Juan Pablo Frias, Naim Alkhouri, Seth Baum, Rebecca A. Taub, et al. “In a Placebo-Controlled 36-Week Phase 2 Trial, Treatment with Mgl-3196 Compared to Placebo Results in Significant Reductions in Hepatic Fat (MRI-PDFF), Liver Enzymes, Fibrosis Biomarkers, Atherogenic Lipids, and Improvement in Nash on Serial Liver Biopsy.” In Hepatology, 68:9A-10A. WILEY, 2018.
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  - Moylan, Cynthia A., Patricia A. Sorrow, Alisha Mavis, Mustafa Bashir, Dereje Jima, Rachel Maguire, Erol Bozdogan, et al. “Obesity and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Childhood Associate with Altered DNA Methylation in Early Life.” In Hepatology, 68:949A-950A. WILEY, 2018.
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  - Patel, Yuval, Jacqueline Henson, Julius Wilder, Matthew R. Kappus, Andrew S. Barbas, Cynthia A. Moylan, Donna Niedzwiecki, Andrew Joseph Muir, and Carl L. Berg. “The Impact of Advanced Age on Waiting List and Post-Transplantation Outcomes for NAFLD Patients.” In Hepatology, 68:683A-683A. WILEY, 2018.
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  - Bae, Andrew, Ricardo Henao, Ayako Suzuki, Cynthia A. Moylan, Cynthia D. Guy, Anna Mae Diehl, and Manal F. Abdelmalek. “STATIN USE AND LIVER INJURY IN NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE: RESULTS OF A PAIRED CLINICAL AND GENE EXPRESSION PROFILE ANALYSIS.” In Gastroenterology, 154:S1085–86. W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC, 2018.
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  - Du, Kuo, Richard Premont, Jeongeun Hyun, Mariana V. Machado, Cynthia A. Moylan, Manal F. Abdelmalek, Cynthia D. Guy, and Anna Mae Diehl. “PATHPHYSIOLOGICAL ROLE OF GLUTAMINOLYSIS IN HUMAN NAFLD PROGRESSION.” In Gastroenterology, 154:S950–51. W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC, 2018.
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  - Li, Xiaoyi, Cynthia A. Moylan, Susan S. Baker, Wensheng Liu, Robert D. Baker, Susan K. Murphy, Manal F. Abdelmalek, Ruixin Zhu, Anna Mae Diehl, and Lixin Zhu. “Altered liver methylome and transcriptome provide evidence for epigenetic contribution to NAFLD pathogenesis.” In Hepatology, 66:1071A-1072A. WILEY, 2017.
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  - Moylan, Cynthia A., Alisha M. Mavis, Mustafa R. Bashir, David Malik, Erol Bozdogan, Stephanie Buie, Cathrine Hoyo, Anna Mae Diehl, Susan K. Murphy, and Manal F. Abdelmalek. “Visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue measurements associate with increased metabolic risk for NAFLD in pre-pubertal obese children.” In Hepatology, 66:665A-665A. WILEY, 2017.
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  - Patel, Yuval A., Elizabeth Gifford, Lisa M. Glass, Rebecca McNeil, Marsha J. Turner, Byungjoo Han, Dawn T. Provenzale, Steve S. Choi, Cynthia A. Moylan, and Christine M. Hunt. “Diet/exercise programs are used by only one in five severely obese patients with biopsy-defined Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) advanced fibrosis in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA).” In Hepatology, 66:1164A-1164A. WILEY, 2017.
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  - Wegermann, Kara, Cynthia A. Moylan, Jiayin Zheng, Manal F. Abdelmalek, Shein-Chung Chow, Cynthia D. Guy, Anna Mae Diehl, and Ayako Suzuki. “Gender and menopause significantly modify effects of metabolism-related SNPs on fibrosis stage in adult patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).” In Hepatology, 66:55A-55A. WILEY, 2017.
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  - Moylan, Cynthia A., Ricardo Henao Giraldo, Susan K. Murphy, Anna Mae Diehl, and Manal F. Abdelmalek. “Differential DNA Methylation in Whole Blood Reflects that in Liver and Distinguishes Patients with Advanced NAFLD Fibrosis from Those with Normal Histology: A Potential Non-Invasive Tool.” In Gastroenterology, 152:S1069–70. Elsevier BV, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0016-5085(17)33611-9.
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  - Moylan, Cynthia A., Kara J. Wegermann, Ricardo G. Henao, Susan K. Murphy, Anna Mae Diehl, and Manal F. Abdelmalek. “BCAT1 Is Associated with Clinical Decompensation in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: a Pilot Study.” In American Journal of Gastroenterology, 111:S381–S381. NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2016.
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  - Patel, Yuval A., Ricardo Henao, Cynthia A. Moylan, Cynthia D. Guy, Dawn L. Piercy, Anna Mae Diehl, and Manal F. Abdelmalek. “Vitamin D is Not Associated with Histologic Severity in NAFLD: Results of a Paired Clinical and Hepatic Gene Expression Profile Analysis.” In Hepatology, 64:577A-577A. WILEY, 2016.
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  - Suzuki, Ayako, Horace J. Spencer, Cynthia A. Moylan, Jonathan A. Dranoff, Manal F. Abdelmalek, Cynthia D. Guy, and Anna Mae Diehl. “Hepatic estrogen transcriptional activity and estrogen receptor a gene expression are negatively correlated with fibrosis stage in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).” In Hepatology, 64:105A-105A. WILEY, 2016.
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  - Wegermann, Kara, Ricardo Henao, Yiping Pan, Anna Mae Diehl, Manal F. Abdelmalek, and Cynthia A. Moylan. “BCAT1 is Associated with Clinical Decompensation in NAFLD: A Pilot Study.” In Hepatology, 64:577A-577A. WILEY, 2016.
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  - Henao, Ricardo, Nigar Hasanaliyeva, Lauren N. Bell, Jacob Wulff, Regis Perichon, Cynthia A. Moylan, James T. Lu, Cynthia D. Guy, Anna Mae Diehl, and Manal F. Abdelmalek. “Plasma Metabolomic Profiles Predict Advanced Hepatic Fibrosis in Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.” In Hepatology, 62:290A-291A. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2015.
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  - Hunt, Christine M., Lauren A. Beste, George N. Ioannou, Elliott Lowy, Dawn T. Provenzale, Michael J. Kelley, Ayako Suzuki, et al. “Hepatitis B Testing Prior to Administration of Rituximab, Ofatumumab and Obinutuzumab in the National Veterans Affairs Health Healthcare System, 2002-2014.” In Hepatology, 62:478A-479A. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2015.
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  - Moylan, Cynthia A., Susan K. Murphy, Carole Grenier, Manal F. Abdelmalek, and Anna Mae Diehl. “DNA Methylation Profiles of Fibrosis-Associated Gene in Blood Reflects Liver Fibrosis Severity in Human Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.” In Hepatology, 62:648A-649A. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2015.
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  - Rabatin, Abigail, Mohamed Hashem, Mary L. Townsend, William E. Bryan, Cynthia A. Moylan, Steve S. Choi, and Susanna Naggie. “Treatment Outcomes of Veterans with Decompensated Cirrhosis Receiving All Oral Direct Acting Antiviral Hepatitis C Therapy.” In Hepatology, 62:773A-773A. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2015.
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  - Zhu, Ruixin, Susan S. Baker, Cynthia A. Moylan, Manal F. Abdelmalek, Cynthia D. Guy, Fausto Zamboni, Dingfeng Wu, et al. “Systematic Analysis of NAFLD Transcriptome Revealed Elevated Expression of Alcohol Metabolizing Genes in Mild and Severe NAFLD Livers.” In Gastroenterology, 148:S1054–S1054. W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC, 2015.
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  - Naqvi, Ibtehaj A., Rebekah R. White, Cynthia A. Moylan, Anna Mae Diehl, and Steve S. Choi. “Abstract 4117: Utilizing RNA aptamers for biomarker discovery in a novel cell culture system for hepatocellular carcinoma.” In Cancer Research, 74:4117–4117. American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), 2014. https://doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.am2014-4117.
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  - Moylan, Cynthia A., Kouros Owzar, Andrew J. Muir, Francois Cauchy, Jacques Belghiti, Anna Mae Diehl, and Valerie Paradis. “Gene Expression and Pathway Analyses Reveal Distinctions Between Hepatocellular Carcinoma Arising in Fibrotic and Non-Fibrotic Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.” In Gastroenterology, 146:S998–99. W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC, 2014.
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  - Oloruntoba, Omobonike O., Julius M. Wilder, Alastair D. Smith, Andrew J. Muir, and Cynthia A. Moylan. “The Influence of Race on Patient Preferences and Access to Orthotopic Liver Transplantation and Organ Donation.” In Hepatology, 60:963A-963A. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2014.
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  - Urban, Thomas J., Cynthia A. Moylan, Matthew Rein, Manal F. Abdelmalek, David B. Goldstein, and Anna Mae Diehl. “Whole Exome Sequencing of Extreme Phenotypes of NAFLD Identifies Potential Genetic Risk Factors for Advanced Hepatic Fibrosis.” In Hepatology, 60:744A-744A. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2014.
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  - Chen, Yuping, Gregory A. Michelotti, Guanhua Xie, Cynthia A. Moylan, and Anna Mae Diehl. “Hedgehog-Induced Serine Biogenesis is Required for Activation of Hepatic Stellate Cells.” In Hepatology, 58:572A-572A. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2013.
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  - Garrett, Melanie E., Cynthia A. Moylan, Jason Gibson, Hyuna Yang, Herbert Pang, Andrew Dellinger, Ayako Suzuki, et al. “Expression QTL analysis of a gene expression signature which predicts advanced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.” In Hepatology, 56:267A-268A. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2012.
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  - Moylan, Cynthia A., Hyuna Yang, Herbert Pang, Andrew Dellinger, Ayako Suzuki, Hans L. Tillmann, Cynthia D. Guy, et al. “Epigenetic Regulation of Gene Expression in NAFLD.” In Gastroenterology, 142:S929–S929. W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC, 2012.
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  - Chan, Isaac S., George M. Philips, Marzena Zdanowicz, Vanessa Teaberry, Gamze Karaca, Fatima Rangwala, Cynthia D. Guy, et al. “HEDGEHOG PATHWAY INHIBITION BY GDC-0449 CAUSES REGRESSION OF HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMAS AND IMPROVES LIVER FIBROSIS IN MDR2-DEFICIENT MICE.” In Hepatology, 54:1278A-1278A. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2011.
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  - Chen, Yuping, Steve S. Choi, Gregory A. Michelotti, Cynthia A. Moylan, Gamze Karaca, Marzena Zdanowicz, Guanhua Xie, Leandi Kruger, and Anna Mae Diehl. “TRANSITION OF QUIESCENT STELLATE CELLS INTO MYOFIBROBLASTS REQUIRES HEDGEHOG-MEDIATED INDUCTION OF GLYCOLYSIS.” In Hepatology, 54:422A-422A. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2011.
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  - Philips, George M., Isaac S. Chan, Steve S. Choi, Guanhua Xie, Gregory A. Michelotti, Marzena Zdanowicz, Vanessa Teaberry, et al. “HEDGEHOG PATHWAY INHIBITION INDUCES HCC TUMOR NECROSIS BY REPRESSING EXPRESSION OF ANGIOPOIETIN-2 AND ITS COGNATE RECEPTOR, TIE-2.” In Hepatology, 54:1280A-1280A. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2011.
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  - Moylan, Cynthia A., Andrew Dellinger, Herbert Pang, Ayako Suzuki, Hans L. Tillmann, Daniel Hampton, Yuping Chen, et al. “Modest Alcohol Consumption Attenuates Expression of Fibrosis-Associated Genes in Patients With Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD).” In Gastroenterology, 140:S914–15. W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC, 2011.
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  - Tillmann, Hans L., Herbert Pang, Andrew Dellinger, Ayako Suzuki, Cynthia D. Guy, Cynthia A. Moylan, Dawn Piercy, et al. “Coffee's Beneficial Effect on Liver Disease Confirmed in NASH Cohort, but Only Partially Confirmation of In Vitro Pre-Described Differentially Expressed Genes in This Patient Cohort.” In Gastroenterology, 140:S987–S987, 2011.
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  - Tillmann, H., A. Suzuki, H. Pang, A. Dellinger, C. D. Guy, C. A. Moylan, D. Piercy, et al. “869 COFFEE CONSUMPTION INCREASES HEPATIC EXPRESSION OF CYTOCHROME P450S AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCES LIVER FIBROSIS IN PATIENTS WITH NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE (NAFLD).” In Journal of Hepatology, 54:S346–47. Elsevier BV, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0168-8278(11)60871-4.
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  - Choi, Steve S., Thiago A. Pereira, Wing-Kin Syn, Kolade M. Agboola, Cynthia A. Moylan, Alessia Omenetti, Gamze F. Karaca, Fatima Rangwala, Ravi Jhaveri, and Anna Mae Diehl. “CO-CULTURE OF LIVER EPITHELIAL CELLS STABLY TRANSFECTED WITH HEPATITIS B VIRUS X PROTEIN PROMOTES MYOFIBROBLASTIC ACTIVATION AND ACCUMULATION VIA A HEDGEHOG-MEDIATED PROCESS IN RAT HEPATIC STELLATE CELLS.” In Hepatology, 52:977A-978A. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2010.
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  - Forssen, Ulla, Monica Kobayashi, Cynthia A. Moylan, Christina M. Ludema, and Dickens Theodore. “NASH INCREASES THE RISK OF PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS IN PATIENTS ON THE LIVER TRANSPLANT WAITING LIST.” In Hepatology, 52:911A-911A. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2010.
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  - Moylan, Cynthia A., Manal F. Abdelmalek, Herbert Pang, Andrew Dellinger, Steve S. Choi, Alessia Omenetti, Yuping Chen, et al. “SIGNALS FROM THE FIBROTIC LIVER IN PATIENTS WITH NAFLD MAY PROMOTE DIABETES AND OBESITY.” In Hepatology, 52:1049A-1050A. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2010.
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  - Moylan, Cynthia A., Steve S. Choi, Andrew Dellinger, Herbert Pang, Manal F. Abdelmalek, Daniel Hampton, Yuping Chen, et al. “CONSERVED GENE EXPRESSION PATTERNS IN MYOFIBROBLASTIC MURINE AND HUMAN HEPATIC STELLATE CELLS AND NAFLD PATIENTS WITH LIVER FIBROSIS COMPATIBLE WITH EPITHELIAL-TO-MESENCHYMAL LIKE TRANSITION.” In Hepatology, 52:1286A-1287A. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2010.
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  - Syn, Wing-Kin, Steve S. Choi, Evaggelia Liaskou, Gamze F. Karaca, Ye H. Oo, Thiago A. Pereira, Syamal D. Bhattacharya, et al. “OSTEOPONTIN PROMOTES NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE PROGRESSION.” In Hepatology, 52:350A-351A. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2010.
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  - Moylan, Cynthia A., Steve S. Choi, Chaitanya R. Acharya, Kelly Salter, Andrew J. Muir, Anil Potti, and Anna Mae Diehl. “GENE EXPRESSION PROFILES COUPLED WITH SIGNATURES OF ONCOGENIC PATHWAY DYSREGULATION PROVIDE A RATIONAL APPROACH TO DISSECTING THE MOLECULAR HETEROGENEITY OF HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA.” In Hepatology, 48:1120A-1120A. JOHN WILEY & SONS INC, 2008.
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  - Robertson, Katina D., Cynthia A. Moylan, Carla W. Brady, and Andrew J. Muir. “Factors Influencing Participation in Hepatitis C Research Trials.” In American Journal of Gastroenterology, 102:S224–S224. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2007. https://doi.org/10.14309/00000434-200709002-00296.
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