… Gow contributed towards formulating the draft of the manuscript and critical revision. Peter
W Angus contributed towards formulating the draft of the manuscript and critical revision. …

Serum testosterone is reduced in up to 90% of men with cirrhosis, with levels falling as liver
disease advances. Testosterone is an important anabolic hormone, with effects on muscle, …

After the transition from in utero to newborn life, the neonate becomes solely reliant upon its
own drug clearance processes to metabolise xenobiotics. Whilst most studies of neonatal …

BACKGROUND Wilson's disease is a rare but treatable condition that often presents diagnostic
dilemmas. These dilemmas have for the most part not been resolved by the identification …

Objective. Previous small studies in Aotearoa New Zealand have indicated a high prevalence
of gout. This study sought to determine the prevalence of gout in the entire Aotearoa New …

… Marie Sinclair, Mathis Grossmann, Peter Angus and Paul Gow contributed to planning of
the trial, drafting and finalising of the manuscript. Day-to-day trial proceedings were conducted …

Background and aims: Cirrhosis with liver failure due to hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is
the most common indication for liver transplantation (LT). Reinfection of the transplanted liver …

Objective: There is increasing evidence that gene copy-number variation influences
phenotypic variation. Chemokine ligand 3-like 1 (CCL3L1) is encoded by a variable copy-number …

Objective To examine the role of genetic variation in the renal urate transporter SLC2A9 in
gout in New Zealand sample sets of Māori, Pacific Island, and Caucasian ancestry and to …

Background & Aims : The prevalence of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) reported in different
countries varies widely, indicating that genetic or environmental factors may be important in …