Lily Xia

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• A MUC1-overexpressing epithelial population is associated with CDH1 loss-of-function gastric adenocarcinoma. Guo, C., Reveron-Thornton, R. F., Li, X., Agolia, J. P., Korah, M., Xie, P., Goncalves, A., Tabora, A., Xia, L., Barakat, N., Poultsides, G., Lee, B., Kirane, A. R., Foster, D., Longaker, M. T., Charville, G. W., Delitto, D. AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH. 2026

  View details for DOI 10.1158/1538-7445.AM2026-2270

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• Rectal Neuroendocrine Tumor Presenting as Refractory Chronic Pruritus Ani: A Case Report. Case reports in gastroenterology Tran, T. M., Doan, R., Seok, H. J., Xia, L., Robinson, M., Matabele, M., Ghodsian, M. 2026; 20 (1): 132-137

  Abstract

  Primary neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) of the rectum are rare and often present with nonspecific gastrointestinal symptoms, making early diagnosis challenging.We report the case of a 42-year-old male with persistent pruritus ani and mild rectal bleeding refractory to conventional treatment, ultimately diagnosed with a well-differentiated grade 1 rectal NET.This case underscores the importance of maintaining clinical suspicion for rare malignancies when evaluating persistent anorectal symptoms and highlights the critical role of endoscopic evaluation in achieving early diagnosis and favorable outcomes.

  View details for DOI 10.1159/000551349

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• Non-Invasive Hybrid Ultrasound Stimulation of Visual Cortex In Vivo. Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) Gong, C., Li, R., Lu, G., Ji, J., Zeng, Y., Chen, J., Chang, C., Zhang, J., Xia, L., Nair, D. S., Thomas, B. B., Song, B. J., Humayun, M. S., Zhou, Q. 2023; 10 (5)

  Abstract

  The optic nerve is the second cranial nerve (CN II) that connects and transmits visual information between the retina and the brain. Severe damage to the optic nerve often leads to distorted vision, vision loss, and even blindness. Such damage can be caused by various types of degenerative diseases, such as glaucoma and traumatic optic neuropathy, and result in an impaired visual pathway. To date, researchers have not found a viable therapeutic method to restore the impaired visual pathway; however, in this paper, a newly synthesized model is proposed to bypass the damaged portion of the visual pathway and set up a direct connection between a stimulated visual input and the visual cortex (VC) using Low-frequency Ring-transducer Ultrasound Stimulation (LRUS). In this study, by utilizing and integrating various advanced ultrasonic and neurological technologies, the following advantages are achieved by the proposed LRUS model: 1. This is a non-invasive procedure that uses enhanced sound field intensity to overcome the loss of ultrasound signal due to the blockage of the skull. 2. The simulated visual signal generated by LRUS in the visual-cortex-elicited neuronal response in the visual cortex is comparable to light stimulation of the retina. The result was confirmed by a combination of real-time electrophysiology and fiber photometry. 3. VC showed a faster response rate under LRUS than light stimulation through the retina. These results suggest a potential non-invasive therapeutic method for restoring vision in optic-nerve-impaired patients using ultrasound stimulation (US).

  View details for DOI 10.3390/bioengineering10050577

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• Genome Sequences of Mycobacterium smegmatis Phages Fefferhead and ShamWow. Microbiology resource announcements Dao, V. L., Xia, L., Bancroft, C. T. 2021; 10 (47): e0097321

  Abstract

  Fefferhead and ShamWow are temperate mycobacteriophages in the K6 and E clusters, respectively. The length of the Fefferhead genome is 61,366 bp, with 98 predicted genes. The ShamWow genome has a length of 75,933 bp, with 143 predicted genes, 3 of which are duplicates.

  View details for DOI 10.1128/MRA.00973-21

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