Diana Marcella Cardona | Scholars@Duke

Diana Marcella Cardona
Associate Professor of Pathology

I am active in translational research involving gastrointestinal/hepatobiliary pathology [specifically transplant related pathology (GVHD and rejection) and carcinogenesis of the pancreas] and bone and soft tissue malignancies [imaging techniques for intraoperative margin assessment].

Office Hours

M-F 9am-5pm

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor of Pathology, Pathology, Clinical Science Departments 2019

Contact Information

Duke Box 3712, Durham, NC 27710
Rm 327A Davison Bldg, Durham, NC 27710
diana.cardona@duke.edu (919) 613-5208

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Fellow, Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology, Pathology, University of Florida 2008 - 2009
- Resident, Pathology, University of Florida 2004 - 2008
- M.D., University of Miami 2004
Duke Appointment History
- Associate Professor of Pathology, Pathology, Clinical Science Departments 2015 - 2019
- Assistant Professor of Pathology, Pathology, Clinical Science Departments 2009 - 2015
- Instructor, Temporary of Pathology, Pathology, Clinical Science Departments 2009
Research
Selected Grants
- Defining the Landscape and Function of Onco-exaptation and Repetitive Element-Derived Tumor Specific Antigens in Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma awarded by Connective Tissue Oncology Society 2020 - 2021
- Pathological B Cells: Novel Strategies to Prevent and Treat Chronic GVHD awarded by National Institutes of Health 2015 - 2021
- Reducing dietary copper for the treatment of BRaf mutation-positive melanoma awarded by National Institutes of Health 2013 - 2015
- Intraoperative detection and ablation of microscopic residual cancer in the tumor bed awarded by Lumicell Diagnostics 2013 - 2014
External Relationships
- Arrowhead Pharmaceutical Inc.
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Zhao, Lei, Liyan Xu, Amanda Hemmerich, N Lynn Ferguson, Cynthia D. Guy, Shannon J. McCall, Diana M. Cardona, et al. “Reduced MFAP5 expression in stroma of gallbladder adenocarcinoma and its potential diagnostic utility.” Virchows Arch, September 7, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00428-020-02925-2.
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  - Bocsi, Gregary T., Jason Kang, Angela Kennedy, Loveleen Singh, Stephanie Peditto, and Diana M. Cardona. “Developing Pathology Measures for the Quality Payment Program-Part I: A Quest for Meaningful Measures.” Arch Pathol Lab Med 144, no. 6 (June 2020): 686–96. https://doi.org/10.5858/arpa.2019-0377-OA.
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  - Cardona, Diana M. “Medicare's Quality Payment Program Continues to Evolve: What Pathologists Need to Know to Succeed.” Arch Pathol Lab Med 144, no. 6 (June 2020): 677–78. https://doi.org/10.5858/arpa.2020-0028-ED.
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  - Cardona, Diana M., Stephanie Peditto, Loveleen Singh, and Stephen Black-Schaffer. “Updates to Medicare's Quality Payment Program That May Impact You.” Arch Pathol Lab Med 144, no. 6 (June 2020): 679–85. https://doi.org/10.5858/arpa.2019-0376-RA.
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  - Kelley, James, Pallavi Patil, Angela Kennedy, Loveleen Singh, Stephanie Peditto, and Diana M. Cardona. “Developing Pathology Measures for the Quality Payment Program-Part II: Overcoming Challenges With Data Capture to Maximize Reimbursement.” Arch Pathol Lab Med 144, no. 6 (June 2020): 697–705. https://doi.org/10.5858/arpa.2019-0378-OA.
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  - Hale, Laura P., Jadee Neff, Lynn Cheatham, Diana Cardona, M Louise Markert, and Joanne Kurtzberg. “Histopathologic assessment of cultured human thymus.” Plos One 15, no. 3 (2020): e0230668. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230668.
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  - Lee, J. W., D. M. Cardona, D. G. Blazer, and D. G. Kirsch. “Response to Central Boost Radiation Therapy in an Unresectable Retroperitoneal Sarcoma: A Case Report.” Advances in Radiation Oncology, January 1, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adro.2020.05.012.
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  - Huang, Jianguo, Mark Chen, Eric S. Xu, Lixia Luo, Yan Ma, Wesley Huang, Warren Floyd, et al. “Genome-wide CRISPR Screen to Identify Genes that Suppress Transformation in the Presence of Endogenous KrasG12D.” Sci Rep 9, no. 1 (November 20, 2019): 17220. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-53572-w.
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  - Wisdom, Amy J., Cierra S. Hong, Alexander J. Lin, Yu Xiang, Daniel E. Cooper, Jin Zhang, Eric S. Xu, et al. “Neutrophils promote tumor resistance to radiation therapy.” Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 116, no. 37 (September 10, 2019): 18584–89. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1901562116.
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  - Shropshire, Erin L., Mohammad Chaudhry, Chad M. Miller, Brian C. Allen, Erol Bozdogan, Diana M. Cardona, Lindsay Y. King, et al. “LI-RADS Treatment Response Algorithm: Performance and Diagnostic Accuracy.” Radiology 292, no. 1 (July 2019): 226–34. https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.2019182135.
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  - Song, Erin J., Kathleen A. Ashcraft, Caitlin D. Lowery, Yvonne M. Mowery, Lixia Luo, Yan Ma, Lorraine Da Silva Campos, Diana M. Cardona, Louis Stancato, and David G. Kirsch. “Investigating a chimeric anti-mouse PDGFRα antibody as a radiosensitizer in primary mouse sarcomas.” Ebiomedicine 40 (February 2019): 224–30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2019.01.046.
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  - Chen, Mark, Eric S. Xu, Nathan H. Leisenring, Diana M. Cardona, Lixia Luo, Yan Ma, Andrea Ventura, and David G. Kirsch. “The Fusion Oncogene FUS-CHOP Drives Sarcomagenesis of High-Grade Spindle Cell Sarcomas in Mice.” Sarcoma 2019 (2019): 1340261. https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/1340261.
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  - Poe, Jonathan C., Wei Jia, Julie A. Di Paolo, Nancy J. Reyes, Ji Yun Kim, Hsuan Su, John S. Sundy, et al. “SYK inhibitor entospletinib prevents ocular and skin GVHD in mice.” Jci Insight 3, no. 19 (October 4, 2018). https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.122430.
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  - Carney, John M., Lin Wang, Rex Bentley, Diana M. Cardona, and Xuefeng Zhang. “Metastatic squamous cell carcinoma with pseudoangiosarcomatous features and aberrant expression of vascular markers.” Pathol Res Pract 214, no. 10 (October 2018): 1732–37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prp.2018.06.006.
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  - Cardona, Diana M., Claire J. Detweiler, Michael J. Shealy, Anthony D. Sung, Daniel M. Wild, Martin H. Poleski, Bryan L. Balmadrid, Constance T. Cirrincione, David N. Howell, and Keith M. Sullivan. “Use of the National Institutes of Health Consensus Guidelines Improves the Diagnostic Sensitivity of Gastrointestinal Graft-Versus-Host Disease.” Arch Pathol Lab Med 142, no. 9 (September 2018): 1098–1105. https://doi.org/10.5858/arpa.2017-0054-OA.
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  - Detweiler, Claire J., Sarah B. Mueller, Anthony D. Sung, Jennifer L. Saullo, Vinod K. Prasad, and Diana M. Cardona. “Brincidofovir (CMX001) Toxicity Associated With Epithelial Apoptosis and Crypt Drop Out in a Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Patient: Challenges in Distinguishing Drug Toxicity From GVHD.” J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 40, no. 6 (August 2018): e364–68. https://doi.org/10.1097/MPH.0000000000001227.
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  - O’Connor, S. M., S. E. Wobker, D. M. Cardona, W. Eward, R. J. Esther, and L. G. Dodd. “Iatrogenic lesions of soft tissue and bone.” Semin Diagn Pathol 35, no. 4 (July 2018): 208–17. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.semdp.2017.09.003.
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  - Peacock, Jacqueline D., Matthew G. Pridgeon, Elizabeth A. Tovar, Curt J. Essenburg, Megan Bowman, Zachary Madaj, Julie Koeman, et al. “Genomic Status of MET Potentiates Sensitivity to MET and MEK Inhibition in NF1-Related Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors.” Cancer Res 78, no. 13 (July 1, 2018): 3672–87. https://doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-17-3167.
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  - Sung, Anthony D., Syed Hassan, Diana M. Cardona, Daniel Wild, Krista Rowe Nichols, Hossein Mehdikhani, Bryan Balmadrid, et al. “Late Gastrointestinal Complications of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Adults.” Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 24, no. 4 (April 2018): 734–40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbmt.2017.12.772.
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  - J. Lee, H., E. McCracken, D. M. Cardona, and D. G. Blazer. “Clear cell sarcoma-like tumor of the gastrointestinal tract presenting as a symptomatic metastasis to the humerus.” Human Pathology: Case Reports 11 (March 1, 2018): 73–75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehpc.2017.11.002.
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  - Hemmerich, Amanda, Mohanad Shaar, Rebecca Burbridge, Cynthia D. Guy, Shannon J. McCall, Diana M. Cardona, Xuchen Zhang, Jinping Lai, and Xuefeng Zhang. “Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma as Solitary Subcentimeter Polypoid Gastric Mucosal Lesions: Clinicopathologic Analysis of Five Cases.” Gastroenterology Res 11, no. 1 (February 2018): 25–30. https://doi.org/10.14740/gr952w.
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  - Harrison, Grant, Amanda Hemmerich, Cynthia Guy, Kathryn Perkinson, Debra Fleming, Shannon McCall, Diana Cardona, and Xuefeng Zhang. “Overexpression of SOX11 and TFE3 in Solid-Pseudopapillary Neoplasms of the Pancreas.” Am J Clin Pathol 149, no. 1 (December 20, 2017): 67–75. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/aqx142.
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  - Furstenberg, Richard J. von, Joy Li, Christina Stolarchuk, Rachel Feder, Alexa Campbell, Leandi Kruger, Liara M. Gonzalez, et al. “Porcine Esophageal Submucosal Gland Culture Model Shows Capacity for Proliferation and Differentiation.” Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol 4, no. 3 (November 2017): 385–404. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmgh.2017.07.005.
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  - Dodd, Rebecca D., Chang-Lung Lee, Tess Overton, Wesley Huang, William C. Eward, Lixia Luo, Yan Ma, et al. “NF1+/- Hematopoietic Cells Accelerate Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor Development without Altering Chemotherapy Response.” Cancer Res 77, no. 16 (August 15, 2017): 4486–97. https://doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-16-2643.
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  - Huang, Jianguo, Mark Chen, Melodi Javid Whitley, Hsuan-Cheng Kuo, Eric S. Xu, Andrea Walens, Yvonne M. Mowery, et al. “Generation and comparison of CRISPR-Cas9 and Cre-mediated genetically engineered mouse models of sarcoma.” Nat Commun 8 (July 10, 2017): 15999. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15999.
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  - Myles, Jonathan L., Diana M. Cardona, Todd Klemp, Ayanna Wooding, and W Stephen Black-Schaffer. “Current Valuation of Pathology Service.” Adv Anat Pathol 24, no. 4 (July 2017): 222–25. https://doi.org/10.1097/PAP.0000000000000156.
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  - Cardona, Diana M., Stephen Black-Schaffer, Fay Shamanski, and Jonathan L. Myles. “Medicare's New Quality Payment Program Has Started-Are You Ready?” Arch Pathol Lab Med 141, no. 6 (June 2017): 741–45. https://doi.org/10.5858/arpa.2017-0047-ED.
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  - Tan, Queenie K-G, Diana M. Cardona, Catherine W. Rehder, and Marie T. McDonald. “Identification of EPCAM mutation: clinical use of microarray.” Clin Case Rep 5, no. 6 (June 2017): 980–85. https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.914.
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  - Cogswell, John, H David Inzunza, Qiuyan Wu, John N. Feder, Gabe Mintier, James Novotny, and Diana M. Cardona. “An Analytical Comparison of Dako 28-8 PharmDx Assay and an E1L3N Laboratory-Developed Test in the Immunohistochemical Detection of Programmed Death-Ligand 1.” Mol Diagn Ther 21, no. 1 (February 2017): 85–93. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40291-016-0237-9.
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  - Lazarides, Alexander L., Elizabeth J. Scott, Diana M. Cardona, Dan G. Blazer, Brian E. Brigman, and William C. Eward. “Simultaneous Primary Presacral Myelolipomas: Case Report and Review of the Literature.” J Gastrointest Cancer 47, no. 3 (September 2016): 331–35. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-015-9749-5.
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  - Nussbaum, Daniel P., Christel N. Rushing, Whitney O. Lane, Diana M. Cardona, David G. Kirsch, Bercedis L. Peterson, and Dan G. Blazer. “Preoperative or postoperative radiotherapy versus surgery alone for retroperitoneal sarcoma: a case-control, propensity score-matched analysis of a nationwide clinical oncology database.” Lancet Oncol 17, no. 7 (July 2016): 966–75. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(16)30050-X.
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  - Ludmir, Ethan B., Shannon J. McCall, Diana M. Cardona, Kathryn R. Perkinson, Cynthia D. Guy, and Xuefeng Zhang. “Mixed Adenoneuroendocrine Carcinoma, Amphicrine Type, of the Small Bowel.” Am J Clin Pathol 145, no. 5 (May 2016): 703–9. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/aqw028.
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  - Sachdeva, Mohit, Jeffrey K. Mito, Chang-Lung Lee, Minsi Zhang, Zhizhong Li, Rebecca D. Dodd, David Cason, et al. “MicroRNA-182 drives metastasis of primary sarcomas by targeting multiple genes.” J Clin Invest 126, no. 4 (April 1, 2016): 1606. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI86573.
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  - Wild, Daniel, Anthony D. Sung, Diana Cardona, Constance Cirricione, Keith Sullivan, Claire Detweiler, Michael Shealy, et al. “The Diagnostic Yield of Site and Symptom-Based Biopsies for Acute Gastrointestinal Graft-Versus-Host Disease: A 5-Year Retrospective Review.” Dig Dis Sci 61, no. 3 (March 2016): 806–13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-015-3938-8.
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  - Detweiler, Claire J., Diana M. Cardona, David S. Hsu, and Shannon J. McCall. “Primary high-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma emerging from an adenomatous polyp in the setting of familial adenomatous polyposis.” Bmj Case Rep 2016 (February 16, 2016). https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2015-214206.
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  - Whitley, Melodi Javid, Diana M. Cardona, Alexander L. Lazarides, Ivan Spasojevic, Jorge M. Ferrer, Joan Cahill, Chang-Lung Lee, et al. “A mouse-human phase 1 co-clinical trial of a protease-activated fluorescent probe for imaging cancer.” Sci Transl Med 8, no. 320 (January 6, 2016): 320ra4. https://doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.aad0293.
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  - Lazarides, Alexander L., Melodi J. Whitley, David B. Strasfeld, Diana M. Cardona, Jorge M. Ferrer, Jenna L. Mueller, Henry L. Fu, et al. “A Fluorescence-Guided Laser Ablation System for Removal of Residual Cancer in a Mouse Model of Soft Tissue Sarcoma.” Theranostics 6, no. 2 (2016): 155–66. https://doi.org/10.7150/thno.13536.
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  - Zhang, xuefeng, rebecca Burbridge, malcolm Branch, S. Xiao, lei Zhao, S. J. McCall, cynthia Guy, et al. “Delayed specimen collection may artifactually damage the mucosal surface in endoscopic mucosal resection specimens from Barrett's esophagus.” American Journal of Digestive Disease 2, no. 2 (December 30, 2015): 90–94.
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  - Sachdeva, Mohit, Rebecca D. Dodd, Zhiqing Huang, Carole Grenier, Yan Ma, Dina C. Lev, Diana M. Cardona, Susan K. Murphy, and David G. Kirsch. “Epigenetic silencing of Kruppel like factor-3 increases expression of pro-metastatic miR-182.” Cancer Lett 369, no. 1 (December 1, 2015): 202–11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.canlet.2015.08.016.
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  - Mueller, Jenna L., Henry L. Fu, Jeffrey K. Mito, Melodi J. Whitley, Rhea Chitalia, Alaattin Erkanli, Leslie Dodd, et al. “A quantitative microscopic approach to predict local recurrence based on in vivo intraoperative imaging of sarcoma tumor margins.” Int J Cancer 137, no. 10 (November 15, 2015): 2403–12. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.29611.
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  - Lo, David D., Alexander O. Firempong, Diana M. Cardona, Brian C. Gulack, and Obinna Ogochukwu Adibe. “Laparoscopic excision of an extra-biliary gallbladder duplication cyst in a 9-month-old infant.” Afr J Paediatr Surg 12, no. 4 (October 2015): 291–93. https://doi.org/10.4103/0189-6725.172579.
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  - Kreft, Andreas, Anja Mottok, Ildiko Mesteri, Diana M. Cardona, Anne Janin, Anja A. Kühl, Mindaugas Andrulis, et al. “Consensus diagnostic histopathological criteria for acute gastrointestinal graft versus host disease improve interobserver reproducibility.” Virchows Arch 467, no. 3 (September 2015): 255–63. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00428-015-1803-y.
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  - Sachdeva, Mohit, Melodi J. Whitley, Jeffrey K. Mito, Yan Ma, Dina C. Lev, Diana M. Cardona, and David G. Kirsch. “MicroRNA-16 suppresses metastasis in an orthotopic, but not autochthonous, mouse model of soft tissue sarcoma.” Dis Model Mech 8, no. 9 (September 2015): 1169. https://doi.org/10.1242/dmm.022582.
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  - Lazarides, Alexander L., William C. Eward, Kimberly Green, Diana M. Cardona, Brian E. Brigman, and Dean C. Taylor. “Histological Evaluation of Tendon-Bone Healing of an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Hamstring Graft in a 14-Year-Old Boy.” Am J Sports Med 43, no. 8 (August 2015): 1935–40. https://doi.org/10.1177/0363546515584040.
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  - Sachdeva, Mohit, Melody J. Whitley, Jeffrey K. Mito, Yan Ma, Dina C. Lev, Diana M. Cardona, and David G. Kirsch. “MicroRNA-16 suppresses metastasis in an orthotopic, but not autochthonous, mouse model of soft tissue sarcoma.” Dis Model Mech 8, no. 8 (August 1, 2015): 867–75. https://doi.org/10.1242/dmm.017897.
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  - Vikingstad, Eric M., Gustaaf G. de Ridder, Richard R. Glisson, Diana M. Cardona, Devon DiPalma, William C. Eward, Brian E. Brigman, Rendon C. Nelson, and Charles Y. Kim. “Comparison of Acute Histologic and Biomechanical Effects of Radiofrequency Ablation and Cryoablation on Periarticular Structures in a Swine Model.” J Vasc Interv Radiol 26, no. 8 (August 2015): 1221-1228.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvir.2015.04.013.
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  - Zhang, Minsi, Qiong Qiu, Zhizhong Li, Mohit Sachdeva, Hooney Min, Diana M. Cardona, Thomas F. DeLaney, et al. “HIF-1 Alpha Regulates the Response of Primary Sarcomas to Radiation Therapy through a Cell Autonomous Mechanism.” Radiat Res 183, no. 6 (June 2015): 594–609. https://doi.org/10.1667/RR14016.1.
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  - Shulman, Howard M., Diana M. Cardona, Joel K. Greenson, Sangeeta Hingorani, Thomas Horn, Elisabeth Huber, Andreas Kreft, et al. “NIH Consensus development project on criteria for clinical trials in chronic graft-versus-host disease: II. The 2014 Pathology Working Group Report.” Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 21, no. 4 (April 2015): 589–603. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbmt.2014.12.031.
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  - Moding, Everett J., Katherine D. Castle, Bradford A. Perez, Patrick Oh, Hooney D. Min, Hannah Norris, Yan Ma, Diana M. Cardona, Chang-Lung Lee, and David G. Kirsch. “Tumor cells, but not endothelial cells, mediate eradication of primary sarcomas by stereotactic body radiation therapy.” Sci Transl Med 7, no. 278 (March 11, 2015): 278ra34. https://doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.aaa4214.
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  - Van Mater, David, Leonor Añó, Jordan M. Blum, Micah T. Webster, WeiQiao Huang, Nerissa Williams, Yan Ma, Diana M. Cardona, Chen-Ming Fan, and David G. Kirsch. “Acute tissue injury activates satellite cells and promotes sarcoma formation via the HGF/c-MET signaling pathway.” Cancer Res 75, no. 3 (February 1, 2015): 605–14. https://doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-14-2527.
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  - Jiang, Xiaoyin, H Bryan Anderson, Cynthia D. Guy, Paul J. Mosca, Richard F. Riedel, and Diana M. Cardona. “Rhabdomyosarcomatous Transformation of a Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor following Treatment with Imatinib.” Case Rep Oncol Med 2015 (2015): 317493. https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/317493.
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  - Weyandt, Jamie D., Benjamin L. Lampson, Sherry Tang, Matthew Mastrodomenico, Diana M. Cardona, and Christopher M. Counter. “Wild-Type Hras Suppresses the Earliest Stages of Tumorigenesis in a Genetically Engineered Mouse Model of Pancreatic Cancer.” Plos One 10, no. 10 (2015): e0140253. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0140253.
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  - Huang, Lu, John Carney, Diana M. Cardona, and Christopher M. Counter. “Decreased tumorigenesis in mice with a Kras point mutation at C118.” Nat Commun 5 (November 14, 2014): 5410. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms6410.
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  - Sachdeva, Mohit, Jeffrey K. Mito, Chang-Lung Lee, Minsi Zhang, Zhizhong Li, Rebecca D. Dodd, David Cason, et al. “MicroRNA-182 drives metastasis of primary sarcomas by targeting multiple genes.” J Clin Invest 124, no. 10 (October 2014): 4305–19. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI77116.
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  - Shatila, Wassim, Nick Tsipis, Adva Eisenberg, Diana M. Cardona, and Saumil M. Chudgar. “Negative biopsies, deadly disease: metastatic angiosarcoma.” Am J Med 127, no. 8 (August 2014): e5–6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.03.035.
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  - West, Kelly L., Diana M. Cardona, Zuowei Su, and Puja K. Puri. “Immunohistochemical markers in fibrohistiocytic lesions: factor XIIIa, CD34, S-100 and p75.” Am J Dermatopathol 36, no. 5 (May 2014): 414–19. https://doi.org/10.1097/DAD.0b013e3182a70396.
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  - Nussbaum, Daniel P., Syamal D. Bhattacharya, Xiaoyin Jiang, Diana M. Cardona, John H. Strickler, and Dan G. Blazer. “Gastroesophageal heterotopia and HER2/neu overexpression in an adenocarcinoma arising from a small bowel duplication.” Arch Pathol Lab Med 138, no. 3 (March 2014): 428–31. https://doi.org/10.5858/arpa.2012-0523-CR.
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  - Blum, Jordan M., Leonor Añó, Zhizhong Li, David Van Mater, Brian D. Bennett, Mohit Sachdeva, Irina Lagutina, et al. “Distinct and overlapping sarcoma subtypes initiated from muscle stem and progenitor cells.” Cell Rep 5, no. 4 (November 27, 2013): 933–40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2013.10.020.
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  - Ledford, Cameron K., Nicole A. Zelenski, Diana M. Cardona, Brian E. Brigman, and William C. Eward. “The phosphaturic mesenchymal tumor: why is definitive diagnosis and curative surgery often delayed?” Clin Orthop Relat Res 471, no. 11 (November 2013): 3618–25. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-013-3178-1.
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  - Reddi, Deepti M., Diana M. Cardona, James L. Burchette, and Puja K. Puri. “Scleroderma and IgG4-related disease.” Am J Dermatopathol 35, no. 4 (June 2013): 458–62. https://doi.org/10.1097/DAD.0b013e318276cbac.
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  - Lunsford, Keri E., Brandon J. Baird, Gregory D. Sempowski, Diana M. Cardona, Zhiguo Li, Kent J. Weinhold, Debra L. Sudan, and Todd V. Brennan. “Upregulation of IL-1β, IL-6, and CCL-2 by a novel mouse model of pancreatic ischemia-reperfusion injury.” Transplantation 95, no. 8 (April 27, 2013): 1000–1007. https://doi.org/10.1097/TP.0b013e318286483a.
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  - Corbin, Karen D., Manal F. Abdelmalek, Melanie D. Spencer, Kerry-Ann da Costa, Joseph A. Galanko, Wei Sha, Ayako Suzuki, et al. “Genetic signatures in choline and 1-carbon metabolism are associated with the severity of hepatic steatosis.” Faseb J 27, no. 4 (April 2013): 1674–89. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.12-219097.
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  - Rand, Andrew J., Diana M. Cardona, Alan D. Proia, and Anand S. Lagoo. “Clinically undiagnosed enteropathy associated T-cell lymphoma type II presenting with prolonged lower gastrointestinal tract symptoms: report of an autopsy case and review of diagnostic challenges and clinicopathological correlation.” J Gastrointest Oncol 4, no. 1 (March 2013): 103–8. https://doi.org/10.3978/j.issn.2078-6891.2012.052.
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  - Gowdy, K. M., D. M. Cardona, J. L. Nugent, C. Giamberardino, J. M. Thomas, S. Mukherjee, T. Martinu, et al. “Erratum: Novel role for surfactant protein A in gastrointestinal graft-versus-host disease (The Journal of Immunology (2012) 188 (4897-4905)).” Journal of Immunology 190, no. 3 (February 1, 2013). https://doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.1290084.
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  - Chan, Johanna L., Li Lin, Michael Feiler, Andrew I. Wolf, Diana M. Cardona, and Ziad F. Gellad. “Comparative effectiveness of i-SCAN™ and high-definition white light characterizing small colonic polyps.” World J Gastroenterol 18, no. 41 (November 7, 2012): 5905–11. https://doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v18.i41.5905.
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  - Brennan, Todd V., Liwen Lin, Xiaopei Huang, Diana M. Cardona, Zhiguo Li, Keith Dredge, Nelson J. Chao, and Yiping Yang. “Heparan sulfate, an endogenous TLR4 agonist, promotes acute GVHD after allogeneic stem cell transplantation.” Blood 120, no. 14 (October 4, 2012): 2899–2908. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2011-07-368720.
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  - Lampson, Benjamin L., S Disean Kendall, Brooke B. Ancrile, Meghan M. Morrison, Michael J. Shealy, Katharine S. Barrientos, Matthew S. Crowe, et al. “Targeting eNOS in pancreatic cancer.” Cancer Res 72, no. 17 (September 1, 2012): 4472–82. https://doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-12-0057.
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  - Guy, Cynthia D., Ayako Suzuki, James L. Burchette, Elizabeth M. Brunt, Manal F. Abdelmalek, Diana Cardona, Shannon J. McCall, et al. “Costaining for keratins 8/18 plus ubiquitin improves detection of hepatocyte injury in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.” Hum Pathol 43, no. 6 (June 2012): 790–800. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.humpath.2011.07.007.
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  - Gowdy, Kymberly M., Diana M. Cardona, Julia L. Nugent, Charles Giamberardino, Joseph M. Thomas, Sambuddho Mukherjee, Tereza Martinu, et al. “Novel role for surfactant protein A in gastrointestinal graft-versus-host disease.” J Immunol 188, no. 10 (May 15, 2012): 4897–4905. https://doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.1103558.
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  - Corbin, Karen D., Melanie D. Spencer, Kerry-Ann da Costa, Wei Sha, Manal F. Abdelmalek, Yiping Pan, Ayako Suzuki, et al. “Genotype-based hierarchical clustering reveals a panel of polymorphisms in one carbon metabolism that are associated with obesity.” Faseb Journal 26 (April 1, 2012).
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  - Cardona, Diana M., and Leslie G. Dodd. “Bone Cytology: A Realistic Approach for Clinical Use.” Surg Pathol Clin 5, no. 1 (March 2012): 79–100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.path.2011.07.008.
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  - Cardona, Diana M., Amanda Layne, and Anand S. Lagoo. “Lymphomas of the gastro-intestinal tract - pathophysiology, pathology, and differential diagnosis.” Indian J Pathol Microbiol 55, no. 1 (January 2012): 1–16. https://doi.org/10.4103/0377-4929.94847.
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  - Grier, David D., Samer Z. Al-Quran, Diana M. Cardona, Ying Li, and Raul C. Braylan. “Flow cytometric analysis of immunoglobulin heavy chain expression in B-cell lymphoma and reactive lymphoid hyperplasia.” Int J Clin Exp Pathol 5, no. 2 (2012): 110–18.
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  - Jeung, Jennifer A., Justin J. Coran, Chen Liu, and Diana M. Cardona. “Hepatocyte paraffin 1 antigen as a biomarker for early diagnosis of Barrett esophagus.” Am J Clin Pathol 137, no. 1 (January 2012): 111–20. https://doi.org/10.1309/AJCPYOBVGS4CGA8Y.
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  - Watters, Tyler Steven, Diana M. Cardona, K Sunil Menon, Emily N. Vinson, Michael P. Bolognesi, and Leslie G. Dodd. “Aseptic lymphocyte-dominated vasculitis-associated lesion: a clinicopathologic review of an underrecognized cause of prosthetic failure.” Am J Clin Pathol 134, no. 6 (December 2010): 886–93. https://doi.org/10.1309/AJCPLTNEUAH8XI4W.
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  - Jenkins, Crystal P., Diana M. Cardona, Jennifer N. Bowers, Bahram R. Oliai, Robert W. Allan, and Sigurd J. Normann. “The utility of C4d, C9, and troponin T immunohistochemistry in acute myocardial infarction.” Arch Pathol Lab Med 134, no. 2 (February 2010): 256–63. https://doi.org/10.1043/1543-2165-134.2.256.
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  - Cardona, Diana M., Xiaokui Zhang, and Chen Liu. “Loss of carbamoyl phosphate synthetase I in small-intestinal adenocarcinoma.” Am J Clin Pathol 132, no. 6 (December 2009): 877–82. https://doi.org/10.1309/AJCP74XGRFWTFLJU.
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  - Welling, Rodney D., Diana M. Cardona, and William M. Thompson. “Esophageal actinomycosis: a case report and review of radiographic findings.” J Radiol Case Rep 3, no. 12 (2009): 44–48. https://doi.org/10.3941/jrcr.v3i12.297.
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  - Cardona, Diana M., and Kenneth H. Rand. “Evaluation of repeat Clostridium difficile enzyme immunoassay testing.” J Clin Microbiol 46, no. 11 (November 2008): 3686–89. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00931-08.
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  - Cardona, Diana M., Jacquelyn A. Knapik, and John D. Reith. “Dedifferentiated parosteal osteosarcoma with giant cell tumor component.” Skeletal Radiol 37, no. 4 (April 2008): 367–71. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-007-0440-1.
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  - Shangguan, Dihua, Ling Meng, Zehui Charles Cao, Zeyu Xiao, Xiaohong Fang, Ying Li, Diana Cardona, Rafal P. Witek, Chen Liu, and Weihong Tan. “Identification of liver cancer-specific aptamers using whole live cells.” Anal Chem 80, no. 3 (February 1, 2008): 721–28. https://doi.org/10.1021/ac701962v.
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  - Butler, Samantha L., Huijia Dong, Diana Cardona, Minghong Jia, Ran Zheng, Haizhen Zhu, James M. Crawford, and Chen Liu. “The antigen for Hep Par 1 antibody is the urea cycle enzyme carbamoyl phosphate synthetase 1.” Lab Invest 88, no. 1 (January 2008): 78–88. https://doi.org/10.1038/labinvest.3700699.
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  - Cardona, Diana, Stephen Grobmyer, James M. Crawford, and Chen Liu. “Hepatocellular carcinoma arising from ectopic liver tissue in the pancreas.” Virchows Arch 450, no. 2 (February 2007): 225–29. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00428-006-0353-8.
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  - Kraus, Gunter, Rebeca Geffin, Gina Spruill, Andrea K. Young, Rachel Seivright, Diana Cardona, Jennifer Burzawa, and H James Hnatyszyn. “Cross-clade inhibition of HIV-1 replication and cytopathology by using RNase P-associated external guide sequences.” Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 99, no. 6 (March 19, 2002): 3406–11. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.052651199.
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  - Wilder, Julius, Sydney Chang, Diana Cardona, Keyur Patel, and Carla Brady. “Acute liver failure in the setting of herpes simplex virus and coexistent acute fatty liver of pregnancy.” Case Reports in Clinical Pathology 2, no. 2 (n.d.). https://doi.org/10.5430/crcp.v2n2p89.
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- Conference Papers
  - Huang, Jianguo, Mark Chen, Melodi Javid Whitley, Hsuan-Cheng Kuo, Eric S. Xu, Andrea Walens, Yvonne M. Mowery, et al. “Generation and comparison of CRISPR/Cas9 and Cre-mediated genetically engineered mouse models of sarcoma.” In Clinical Cancer Research, 24:44–45. AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH, 2018.
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  - Huang, Jianguo, Mark Chen, Melodi J. Whitley, Hsuan-Cheng Kuo, Andrea Walens, Yvonne M. Mowery, David V. Mater, et al. “Abstract 2810: Using CRISPR/Cas9 to generate primary soft tissue sarcoma in genetically engineered and wild-type mice.” In Tumor Biology. American Association for Cancer Research, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.am2017-2810.
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  - Jia, Wei, Jonathan C. Poe, Hsuan Su, Glenn K. Matsushima, Jeffrey Rathmell, Kazuhiro Imai, Nancy J. Reyes, et al. “Recipient-Derived BAFF and Alloantigen Synergistically Activate B Cells in Murine Chronic Gvhd.” In Blood, 128:498–498. American Society of Hematology, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood.v128.22.498.498.
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  - Detweiler, Claire J., Anthony D. Sung, Jennifer L. Saullo, Vinod K. Prasad, and Diana M. Cardona. “Brincidofovir (CMX001) Toxicity: Another Potential Mimicker of Gastrointestinal Graft Versus Host Disease.” In Laboratory Investigation, 96:169A-169A. NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2016.
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  - Detweiler, Claire J., Anthony D. Sung, Jennifer L. Saullo, Vinod K. Prasad, and Diana M. Cardona. “Brincidofovir (CMX001) Toxicity: Another Potential Mimicker of Gastrointestinal Graft Versus Host Disease.” In Modern Pathology, 29:169A-169A. NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2016.
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  - Harrison, Grant, Amanda Hemmerich, Cynthia Guy, Shannon J. McCall, Diana M. Cardona, and Xuefeng Zhang. “Transcription Factor E3 as a Novel Diagnostic Marker for Solid Pseudopapillary Neoplasm.” In Laboratory Investigation, 96:174A-174A. NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2016.
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  - Harrison, Grant, Amanda Hemmerich, Cynthia Guy, Shannon J. McCall, Diana M. Cardona, and Xuefeng Zhang. “Transcription Factor E3 as a Novel Diagnostic Marker for Solid Pseudopapillary Neoplasm.” In Modern Pathology, 29:174A-174A, 2016.
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  - Nussbaum, D. P., C. N. Rushing, W. O. Lane, D. M. Cardona, D. G. Kirsch, B. L. Peterson, and D. Blazer. “Radiation Therapy is Associated with Improved Survival for Retroperitoneal Sarcoma: A Contemporary Analysis of 9,068 Patients.” In Annals of Surgical Oncology, 23:S38–39. SPRINGER, 2016.
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  - Whitley, Melodi J., Diana M. Cardona, Dan G. Blazer, Shelley Hwang, Rachel A. Greenup, Paul J. Mosca, Joan Cahill, et al. “Abstract SY36-03: Intraoperative molecular imaging with protease-activated fluorescent imaging agents.” In Molecular and Cellular Biology. American Association for Cancer Research, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.am2015-sy36-03.
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  - Whitley, M. J., D. M. Cardona, D. G. Blazer, E. Hwang, R. A. Greenup, P. J. Mosca, J. Cahill, et al. “A Phase I Clinical Trial of LUM015: A Protease-activated Fluorescent Imaging Agent to Detect Cancer during Surgery.” In Annals of Surgical Oncology, 22:S11–12. SPRINGER, 2015.
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  - Whitley, Melodi Javid, Diana M. Cardona, Dan G. Blazer, Shelley E. Hwang, Paul J. Mosca, Joan Cahill, Jorge M. Ferrer, et al. “A phase I study of the safety and activation of a cathepsin-activatable fluorescent cancer-specific probe LUM015.” In Journal of Clinical Oncology, 32:TPS11135–TPS11135. American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 2014. https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2014.32.15_suppl.tps11135.
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  - Layne, A. C., T. J. Cummings, C. D. Guy, D. M. Cardona, R. C. Bentley, M. J. Shealy, X. Zhang, and S. J. McCall. “TTF-1 Is Expressed in a Subset of Esophageal Adenocarcinomas.” In Modern Pathology, 27:188A-188A. NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2014.
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  - Layne, A. C., T. J. Cummings, C. D. Guy, D. M. Cardona, R. C. Bentley, M. J. Shealy, X. Zhang, and S. J. McCall. “TTF-1 Is Expressed in a Subset of Esophageal Adenocarcinomas.” In Laboratory Investigation, 94:188A-188A. NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2014.
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  - Shealy, M. J., G. G. de Ridder, S. J. McCall, C. D. Guy, X. Zhang, and D. M. Cardona. “The Role of Eosinophils and Neuroendocrine Cell Nests in the Assessment of Gastrointestinal Biopsies in Bone Marrow Transplant Patients.” In Laboratory Investigation, 94:203A-203A. NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2014.
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  - Shealy, M. J., G. G. de Ridder, S. J. McCall, C. D. Guy, X. Zhang, and D. M. Cardona. “The Role of Eosinophils and Neuroendocrine Cell Nests in the Assessment of Gastrointestinal Biopsies in Bone Marrow Transplant Patients.” In Modern Pathology, 27:203A-203A. NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2014.
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  - Zhang, X., L. Zhao, C. D. Guy, S. J. McCall, D. M. Cardona, R. A. Burbridge, K. S. Garman, et al. “Delayed Specimen Collection May Artifactually Damage the Mucosal Surface in Barrett's EMR Specimens.” In Laboratory Investigation, 94:211A-211A. NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2014.
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  - Zhang, X., L. Zhao, C. D. Guy, S. J. McCall, D. M. Cardona, R. A. Burbridge, K. S. Garman, et al. “Delayed Specimen Collection May Artifactually Damage the Mucosal Surface in Barrett's EMR Specimens.” In Modern Pathology, 27:211A-211A. NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2014.
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  - Grosso, Joseph, Christine E. Horak, David Inzunza, Diana M. Cardona, Jason S. Simon, Ashok Kumar Gupta, Vindira Sankar, et al. “Association of tumor PD-L1 expression and immune biomarkers with clinical activity in patients (pts) with advanced solid tumors treated with nivolumab (anti-PD-1; BMS-936558; ONO-4538).” In Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol. 31. AMER SOC CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, 2013.
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  - Lunsford, K. E., B. Jackson-Baird, G. D. Sempowski, D. M. Cardona, K. J. Weinhold, and T. V. Brennan. “Novel Murine Model of Pancreatic Ischemia Reperfusion Injury Up-Regulates Interleukin-1 Beta, Interleukin-6, and CCL-2.” In American Journal of Transplantation, 12:220–220. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2012.
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  - Corbin, Karen D., Melanie D. Spencer, Kerry-Ann da Costa, Wei Sha, Manal F. Abdelmalek, Yiping Pan, Ayako Suzuki, et al. “Genotype-based hierarchical clustering reveals a panel of polymorphisms in one carbon metabolism that are associated with obesity.” In Faseb Journal, Vol. 26, 2012.
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  - Cardona, D. M., M. J. Shealy, R. C. Bentley, and E. Veras. “An Analysis of the Application and Reproducibility of the NIH Consensus Guidelines for the Histologic Diagnosis of Gastrointestinal Acute Graft Versus Host Disease.” In Laboratory Investigation, 92:156A-157A, 2012.
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  - Cardona, D. M., M. J. Shealy, R. C. Bentley, and E. Veras. “An Analysis of the Application and Reproducibility of the NIH Consensus Guidelines for the Histologic Diagnosis of Gastrointestinal Acute Graft Versus Host Disease.” In Modern Pathology, 25:156A-157A. NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2012.
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  - Lunsford, Keri E., Brandon Jackson-Baird, Greg D. Sempowski, Diana M. Cardona, and Todd V. Brennan. “Murine Pancreatic Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Up-Regulates Interleukin-1 beta, Interleukin-6, and CCL-2.” In American Journal of Transplantation, 12:94–94. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2012.
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  - Shealy, M. J., D. M. Cardona, J. L. Burchette, T. J. Cummings, A. D. Smith, D. N. Howell, and C. D. Guy. “Symptomatic Traumatic Neuroma Causing Common Bile Duct Stricture Following Orthotopic Liver Transplantation: A Retrospective Three and a Half Year Review.” In Laboratory Investigation, 90:371A-371A. NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2010.
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  - Shealy, M. J., D. M. Cardona, J. L. Burchette, T. J. Cummings, A. D. Smith, D. N. Howell, and C. D. Guy. “Symptomatic Traumatic Neuroma Causing Common Bile Duct Stricture Following Orthotopic Liver Transplantation: A Retrospective Three and a Half Year Review.” In Modern Pathology, 23:371A-371A. NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2010.
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- Datasets
  - Fu, Henry L., Jenna L. Mueller, Melodi J. Whitley, Diana M. Cardona, Rebecca M. Willett, David G. Kirsch, J Quincy Brown, and Nimmi Ramanujam. “Structured Illumination Microscopy and a Quantitative Image Analysis for the Detection of Positive Margins in a Pre-Clinical Genetically Engineered Mouse Model of Sarcoma.,” 2016. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0147006.
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