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Geanncarlo Lugo-Villarino, Ph.D. - Publications

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2006 Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States 
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Immunology, Molecular Biology, Microbiology Biology
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2021 Pires D, Calado M, Velez T, Mandal M, Catalão MJ, Neyrolles O, Lugo-Villarino G, Vérollet C, Azevedo-Pereira JM, Anes E. Modulation of Cystatin C in Human Macrophages Improves Anti-Mycobacterial Immune Responses to Infection and Coinfection With HIV. Frontiers in Immunology. 12: 742822. PMID 34867965 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.742822  0.329
2021 Valtierra-Alvarado MA, Lugo-Villarino G, Dueñas-Arteaga F, González-Contreras BE, Lugo-Sánchez A, Castañeda-Delgado JE, González-Amaro R, Venegas Gurrola OA, Del Rocío González Valadez A, Enciso-Moreno JA, Serrano CJ. Impact of Type 2 Diabetes on the capacity of human macrophages infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis to modulate monocyte differentiation through a bystander effect. Immunology and Cell Biology. PMID 34379824 DOI: 10.1111/imcb.12497  0.319
2020 Dupont M, Souriant S, Balboa L, Vu Manh TP, Pingris K, Rousset S, Cougoule C, Rombouts Y, Poincloux R, Ben Neji M, Allers C, Kaushal D, Kuroda MJ, Benet S, Martinez-Picado J, ... ... Lugo-Villarino G, et al. Tuberculosis-associated IFN-I induces Siglec-1 on tunneling nanotubes and favors HIV-1 spread in macrophages. Elife. 9. PMID 32223897 DOI: 10.7554/Elife.52535  0.365
2020 Dupont M, Souriant S, Balboa L, Manh TV, Pingris K, Rousset S, Cougoule C, Rombouts Y, Poincloux R, Neji MB, Allers C, Kaushal D, Kuroda MJ, Benet S, Martinez-Picado J, ... ... Lugo-Villarino G, et al. Author response: Tuberculosis-associated IFN-I induces Siglec-1 on tunneling nanotubes and favors HIV-1 spread in macrophages Elife. DOI: 10.7554/Elife.52535.Sa2  0.358
2019 Souriant S, Dupont M, Neyrolles O, Maridonneau-Parini I, Lugo-Villarino G, Vérollet C. [Tunneling nanotube formation in HIV-1-infected human macrophages: building bridges for efficient HIV-1 dissemination during co-infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis]. Medecine Sciences : M/S. 35: 825-827. PMID 31845869 DOI: 10.1051/Medsci/2019159  0.321
2019 Ramos-Martinez AG, Valtierra-Alvarado MA, Garcia-Hernandez MH, Hernandez-Pando R, Castañeda-Delgado JE, Cougoule C, Rivas-Santiago B, Neyrolles O, Enciso-Moreno JA, Lugo-Villarino G, Serrano CJ. Variability in the virulence of specific Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates alters the capacity of human dendritic cells to signal for T cells. Memorias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. 114: e190102. PMID 31411311 DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760190102  0.487
2019 Souriant S, Balboa L, Dupont M, Pingris K, Kviatcovsky D, Cougoule C, Lastrucci C, Bah A, Gasser R, Poincloux R, Raynaud-Messina B, Al Saati T, Inwentarz S, Poggi S, Moraña EJ, ... ... Lugo-Villarino G, et al. Tuberculosis Exacerbates HIV-1 Infection through IL-10/STAT3-Dependent Tunneling Nanotube Formation in Macrophages. Cell Reports. 26: 3586-3599.e7. PMID 30917314 DOI: 10.1016/J.Celrep.2019.02.091  0.38
2018 Dumas A, Bernard L, Poquet Y, Lugo-Villarino G, Neyrolles O. The role of the lung microbiota and the gut-lung axis in respiratory infectious diseases. Cellular Microbiology. e12966. PMID 30329198 DOI: 10.1111/Cmi.12966  0.312
2018 Lugo-Villarino G, Troegeler A, Balboa L, Lastrucci C, Duval C, Mercier I, Bénard A, Capilla F, Al Saati T, Poincloux R, Kondova I, Verreck FAW, Cougoule C, Maridonneau-Parini I, Sasiain MDC, et al. The C-Type Lectin Receptor DC-SIGN Has an Anti-Inflammatory Role in Human M(IL-4) Macrophages in Response to . Frontiers in Immunology. 9: 1123. PMID 29946317 DOI: 10.3389/Fimmu.2018.01123  0.447
2018 Cougoule C, Lastrucci C, Guiet R, Mascarau R, Meunier E, Lugo-Villarino G, Neyrolles O, Poincloux R, Maridonneau-Parini I. Podosomes, But Not the Maturation Status, Determine the Protease-Dependent 3D Migration in Human Dendritic Cells. Frontiers in Immunology. 9: 846. PMID 29760696 DOI: 10.3389/Fimmu.2018.00846  0.352
2018 Genoula M, Marín Franco JL, Dupont M, Kviatcovsky D, Milillo A, Schierloh P, Moraña EJ, Poggi S, Palmero D, Mata-Espinosa D, González-Domínguez E, León Contreras JC, Barrionuevo P, Rearte B, Córdoba Moreno MO, ... ... Lugo-Villarino G, et al. Formation of Foamy Macrophages by Tuberculous Pleural Effusions Is Triggered by the Interleukin-10/Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 Axis through ACAT Upregulation. Frontiers in Immunology. 9: 459. PMID 29593722 DOI: 10.3389/Fimmu.2018.00459  0.437
2018 Lopez-Lopez N, Martinez AGR, Garcia-Hernandez MH, Hernandez-Pando R, Castañeda-Delgado JE, Lugo-Villarino G, Cougoule C, Neyrolles O, Rivas-Santiago B, Valtierra-Alvarado MA, Rubio-Caceres M, Enciso-Moreno JA, Serrano CJ. Type-2 diabetes alters the basal phenotype of human macrophages and diminishes their capacity to respond, internalise, and control Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Memorias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. 113: e170326. PMID 29513874 DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760170326  0.321
2018 Dupont M, Souriant S, Lugo-Villarino G, Maridonneau-Parini I, Vérollet C. Tunneling Nanotubes: Intimate Communication between Myeloid Cells. Frontiers in Immunology. 9: 43. PMID 29422895 DOI: 10.3389/Fimmu.2018.00043  0.378
2017 Troegeler A, Mercier I, Cougoule C, Pietretti D, Colom A, Duval C, Vu Manh TP, Capilla F, Poincloux R, Pingris K, Nigou J, Rademann J, Dalod M, Verreck FA, Al Saati T, ... Lugo-Villarino G, et al. C-type lectin receptor DCIR modulates immunity to tuberculosis by sustaining type I interferon signaling in dendritic cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. PMID 28069953 DOI: 10.1073/Pnas.1613254114  0.494
2016 Pires D, Marques J, Pombo JP, Carmo N, Bettencourt P, Neyrolles O, Lugo-Villarino G, Anes E. Role of Cathepsins in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Survival in Human Macrophages. Scientific Reports. 6: 32247. PMID 27572605 DOI: 10.1038/Srep32247  0.402
2015 Lastrucci C, Bénard A, Balboa L, Pingris K, Souriant S, Poincloux R, Al Saati T, Rasolofo V, González-Montaner P, Inwentarz S, Moraña EJ, Kondova I, Verreck FA, Sasiain Mdel C, Neyrolles O, ... ... Lugo-Villarino G, et al. Tuberculosis is associated with expansion of a motile, permissive and immunomodulatory CD16(+) monocyte population via the IL-10/STAT3 axis. Cell Research. 25: 1333-51. PMID 26482950 DOI: 10.1038/Cr.2015.123  0.343
2015 Troegeler A, Lugo-Villarino G, Hansen S, Rasolofo V, Henriksen ML, Mori K, Ohtani K, Duval C, Mercier I, Bénard A, Nigou J, Hudrisier D, Wakamiya N, Neyrolles O. Collectin CL-LK Is a Novel Soluble Pattern Recognition Receptor for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Plos One. 10: e0132692. PMID 26173080 DOI: 10.1371/Journal.Pone.0132692  0.384
2015 Balboa L, Barrios-Payan J, González-Domínguez E, Lastrucci C, Lugo-Villarino G, Mata-Espinoza D, Schierloh P, Kviatcovsky D, Neyrolles O, Maridonneau-Parini I, Sánchez-Torres C, Sasiain Mdel C, Hernández-Pando R. Diverging biological roles among human monocyte subsets in the context of tuberculosis infection. Clinical Science (London, England : 1979). 129: 319-30. PMID 25858460 DOI: 10.1042/Cs20150021  0.43
2015 Accarias S, Lugo-Villarino G, Foucras G, Neyrolles O, Boullier S, Tabouret G. Pyroptosis of resident macrophages differentially orchestrates inflammatory responses to Staphylococcus aureus in resistant and susceptible mice. European Journal of Immunology. 45: 794-806. PMID 25472006 DOI: 10.1002/Eji.201445098  0.385
2014 Arbues A, Lugo-Villarino G, Neyrolles O, Guilhot C, Astarie-Dequeker C. Playing hide-and-seek with host macrophages through the use of mycobacterial cell envelope phthiocerol dimycocerosates and phenolic glycolipids Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 4. PMID 25538905 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2014.00173  0.378
2014 Lugo-Villarino G, Neyrolles O. Manipulation of the mononuclear phagocyte system by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine. 4: a018549. PMID 25147188 DOI: 10.1101/Cshperspect.A018549  0.448
2014 Lugo-Villarino G, Neyrolles O. Of clots and granulomas: platelets are new players in immunity to tuberculosis. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 210: 1687-90. PMID 24987032 DOI: 10.1093/Infdis/Jiu356  0.345
2014 Troegeler A, Lastrucci C, Duval C, Tanne A, Cougoule C, Maridonneau-Parini I, Neyrolles O, Lugo-Villarino G. An efficient siRNA-mediated gene silencing in primary human monocytes, dendritic cells and macrophages. Immunology and Cell Biology. 92: 699-708. PMID 24890643 DOI: 10.1038/Icb.2014.39  0.343
2013 Gouzy A, Larrouy-Maumus G, Wu TD, Peixoto A, Levillain F, Lugo-Villarino G, Guerquin-Kern JL, Gerquin-Kern JL, de Carvalho LP, Poquet Y, Neyrolles O. Mycobacterium tuberculosis nitrogen assimilation and host colonization require aspartate. Nature Chemical Biology. 9: 674-6. PMID 24077180 DOI: 10.1038/Nchembio.1355  0.348
2013 Bettencourt P, Marion S, Pires D, Santos LF, Lastrucci C, Carmo N, Blake J, Benes V, Griffiths G, Neyrolles O, Lugo-Villarino G, Anes E. Actin-binding protein regulation by micrornas as a novel microbial strategy to modulate phagocytosis by host cells: The case of N-Wasp and miR-142-3p Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 4. PMID 23760605 DOI: 10.3389/Fcimb.2013.00019  0.315
2013 Lefèvre L, Lugo-Villarino G, Meunier E, Valentin A, Olagnier D, Authier H, Duval C, Dardenne C, Bernad J, Lemesre JL, Auwerx J, Neyrolles O, Pipy B, Coste A. The C-type lectin receptors dectin-1, MR, and SIGNR3 contribute both positively and negatively to the macrophage response to Leishmania infantum. Immunity. 38: 1038-49. PMID 23684988 DOI: 10.1016/J.Immuni.2013.04.010  0.364
2013 Lugo-Villarino G, Neyrolles O. Dressed not to kill: CD16+ monocytes impair immune defence against tuberculosis. European Journal of Immunology. 43: 327-30. PMID 23322255 DOI: 10.1002/Eji.201243256  0.377
2012 Lugo-Villarino G, Hudrisier D, Benard A, Neyrolles O. Emerging trends in the formation and function of tuberculosis granulomas. Frontiers in Immunology. 3: 405. PMID 23308074 DOI: 10.3389/Fimmu.2012.00405  0.46
2012 Botella H, Stadthagen G, Lugo-Villarino G, de Chastellier C, Neyrolles O. Metallobiology of host-pathogen interactions: an intoxicating new insight. Trends in Microbiology. 20: 106-12. PMID 22305804 DOI: 10.1016/J.Tim.2012.01.005  0.337
2011 Lugo-Villarino G, Hudrisier D, Tanne A, Neyrolles O. C-type lectins with a sweet spot for Mycobacterium tuberculosis European Journal of Microbiology and Immunology. 1: 25-40. PMID 24466434 DOI: 10.1556/Eujmi.1.2011.1.6  0.344
2011 Lugo-Villarino G, Vérollet C, Maridonneau-Parini I, Neyrolles O. Macrophage polarization: convergence point targeted by mycobacterium tuberculosis and HIV. Frontiers in Immunology. 2: 43. PMID 22566833 DOI: 10.3389/Fimmu.2011.00043  0.402
2011 Botella H, Peyron P, Levillain F, Poincloux R, Poquet Y, Brandli I, Wang C, Tailleux L, Tilleul S, Charrière GM, Waddell SJ, Foti M, Lugo-Villarino G, Gao Q, Maridonneau-Parini I, et al. Mycobacterial p(1)-type ATPases mediate resistance to zinc poisoning in human macrophages. Cell Host & Microbe. 10: 248-59. PMID 21925112 DOI: 10.1016/J.Chom.2011.08.006  0.379
2011 Lugo-Villarino G, Neyrolles O. Editorial: How to play tag? DC-SIGN shows the way! Journal of Leukocyte Biology. 89: 321-323. PMID 21357245 DOI: 10.1189/Jlb.1010547  0.315
2010 Lugo-Villarino G, Balla KM, Stachura DL, Bañuelos K, Werneck MB, Traver D. Identification of dendritic antigen-presenting cells in the zebrafish. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 107: 15850-5. PMID 20733076 DOI: 10.1073/Pnas.1000494107  0.438
2010 Balla KM, Lugo-Villarino G, Spitsbergen JM, Stachura DL, Hu Y, Bañuelos K, Romo-Fewell O, Aroian RV, Traver D. Eosinophils in the zebrafish: prospective isolation, characterization, and eosinophilia induction by helminth determinants. Blood. 116: 3944-54. PMID 20713961 DOI: 10.1182/Blood-2010-03-267419  0.401
2008 Werneck MB, Lugo-Villarino G, Hwang ES, Cantor H, Glimcher LH. T-bet plays a key role in NK-mediated control of melanoma metastatic disease. Journal of Immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950). 180: 8004-10. PMID 18523263 DOI: 10.4049/Jimmunol.180.12.8004  0.574
2007 Garrett WS, Lord GM, Punit S, Lugo-Villarino G, Mazmanian SK, Ito S, Glickman JN, Glimcher LH. Communicable ulcerative colitis induced by T-bet deficiency in the innate immune system. Cell. 131: 33-45. PMID 17923086 DOI: 10.1016/J.Cell.2007.08.017  0.584
2006 Rosas LE, Snider HM, Barbi J, Satoskar AA, Lugo-Villarino G, Keiser T, Papenfuss T, Durbin JE, Radzioch D, Glimcher LH, Satoskar AR. Cutting edge: STAT1 and T-bet play distinct roles in determining outcome of visceral leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania donovani. Journal of Immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950). 177: 22-5. PMID 16785492 DOI: 10.4049/Jimmunol.177.1.22  0.575
2006 Wang J, Fathman JW, Lugo-Villarino G, Scimone L, von Andrian U, Dorfman DM, Glimcher LH. Transcription factor T-bet regulates inflammatory arthritis through its function in dendritic cells. The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 116: 414-21. PMID 16410834 DOI: 10.1172/Jci26631  0.601
2005 Lugo-Villarino G, Ito S, Klinman DM, Glimcher LH. The adjuvant activity of CpG DNA requires T-bet expression in dendritic cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 102: 13248-53. PMID 16135562 DOI: 10.1073/Pnas.0506638102  0.591
2003 Lugo-Villarino G, Maldonado-Lopez R, Possemato R, Penaranda C, Glimcher LH. T-bet is required for optimal production of IFN-gamma and antigen-specific T cell activation by dendritic cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 100: 7749-54. PMID 12802010 DOI: 10.1073/Pnas.1332767100  0.585
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2020 Valtierra-Alvarado MA, Castañeda Delgado JE, Ramírez-Talavera SI, Lugo-Villarino G, Dueñas-Arteaga F, Lugo-Sánchez A, Adame-Villalpando MS, Rivas-Santiago B, Enciso-Moreno J, Serrano CJ. Type 2 diabetes mellitus metabolic control correlates with the phenotype of human monocytes and monocyte-derived macrophages. Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications. 107708. PMID 32843282 DOI: 10.1016/J.Jdiacomp.2020.107708  0.299
2020 Genoula M, Marín Franco JL, Maio M, Dolotowicz B, Ferreyra M, Milillo MA, Mascarau R, Moraña EJ, Palmero D, Matteo M, Fuentes F, López B, Barrionuevo P, Neyrolles O, Cougoule C, ... Lugo-Villarino G, et al. Fatty acid oxidation of alternatively activated macrophages prevents foam cell formation, but Mycobacterium tuberculosis counteracts this process via HIF-1α activation. Plos Pathogens. 16: e1008929. PMID 33002063 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008929  0.298
2022 Dupont M, Rousset S, Manh TV, Monard SC, Pingris K, Souriant S, Vahlas Z, Velez T, Poincloux R, Maridonneau-Parini I, Neyrolles O, Lugo-Villarino G, Vérollet C. Dysregulation of the IFN-I signaling pathway by Mycobacterium tuberculosis leads to exacerbation of HIV-1 infection of macrophages. Journal of Leukocyte Biology. PMID 35588259 DOI: 10.1002/JLB.4MA0422-730R  0.295
2021 Benet S, Gálvez C, Drobniewski F, Kontsevaya I, Arias L, Monguió-Tortajada M, Erkizia I, Urrea V, Ong RY, Luquin M, Dupont M, Chojnacki J, Dalmau J, Cardona P, Neyrolles O, ... Lugo-Villarino G, et al. Dissemination of is associated to a null variant that limits antigen exchange via trafficking extracellular vesicles. Journal of Extracellular Vesicles. 10: e12046. PMID 33489013 DOI: 10.1002/jev2.12046  0.295
2021 Bagayoko S, Leon-Icaza SA, Pinilla M, Hessel A, Santoni K, Péricat D, Bordignon PJ, Moreau F, Eren E, Boyancé A, Naser E, Lefèvre L, Berrone C, Iakobachvili N, Metais A, ... ... Lugo-Villarino G, et al. Host phospholipid peroxidation fuels ExoU-dependent cell necrosis and supports Pseudomonas aeruginosa-driven pathology. Plos Pathogens. 17: e1009927. PMID 34516571 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009927  0.29
2021 Bernard-Raichon L, Colom A, Monard SC, Namouchi A, Cescato M, Garnier H, Leon-Icaza SA, Métais A, Dumas A, Corral D, Ghebrendrias N, Guilloton P, Vérollet C, Hudrisier D, Remot A, ... ... Lugo-Villarino G, et al. A Pulmonary Strain Induces Th17 and RORγt Regulatory T Cells and Reduces Lung Inflammation in Tuberculosis. Journal of Immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950). 207: 1857-1870. PMID 34479945 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2001044  0.285
2014 Gouzy A, Larrouy-Maumus G, Wu T, Peixoto A, Levillain F, Lugo-Villarino G, Gerquin-Kern J, Carvalho LPSd, Poquet Y, Neyrolles O. Corrigendum: Mycobacterium tuberculosis nitrogen assimilation and host colonization require aspartate Nature Chemical Biology. 10: 164-164. DOI: 10.1038/Nchembio0214-164A  0.283
2021 Iakobachvili N, Leon-Icaza SA, Knoops K, Sachs N, Mazères S, Simeone R, Peixoto A, Bernard C, Murris-Espin M, Mazières J, Cam K, Chalut C, Guilhot C, López-Iglesias C, Ravelli RBG, ... ... Lugo-Villarino G, et al. Mycobacteria-host interactions in human bronchiolar airway organoids. Molecular Microbiology. PMID 34605588 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.14824  0.263
2020 Marín Franco JL, Genoula M, Corral D, Duette G, Ferreyra M, Maio M, Dolotowicz MB, Aparicio-Trejo OE, Patiño-Martínez E, Charton A, Métais A, Fuentes F, Soldan V, Moraña EJ, Palmero D, ... ... Lugo-Villarino G, et al. Host-Derived Lipids from Tuberculous Pleurisy Impair Macrophage Microbicidal-Associated Metabolic Activity. Cell Reports. 33: 108547. PMID 33378679 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.108547  0.255
2014 Siddle KJ, Deschamps M, Tailleux L, Nédélec Y, Pothlichet J, Lugo-Villarino G, Libri V, Gicquel B, Neyrolles O, Laval G, Patin E, Barreiro LB, Quintana-Murci L. A genomic portrait of the genetic architecture and regulatory impact of microRNA expression in response to infection. Genome Research. 24: 850-9. PMID 24482540 DOI: 10.1101/Gr.161471.113  0.255
2019 Lugo-Villarino G, Cougoule C, Meunier E, Rombouts Y, Vérollet C, Balboa L. Editorial: The Mononuclear Phagocyte System in Infectious Disease. Frontiers in Immunology. 10: 1443. PMID 31293593 DOI: 10.3389/Fimmu.2019.01443  0.239
2015 Lugo-Villarino G, Neyrolles O. SIGNing a symbiotic treaty with gut microbiota. The Embo Journal. 34: 829-31. PMID 25736375 DOI: 10.15252/embj.201591266  0.214
2016 Zurnic I, Hütter S, Lehmann U, Stanke N, Reh J, Kern T, Lindel F, Gerresheim G, Hamann M, Müllers E, Lesbats P, Cherepanov P, Serrao E, Engelman A, Lindemann D, ... ... Lugo-Villarino G, ... ... Lugo-Villarino G, et al. Proceedings of the Frontiers of Retrovirology Conference 2016 Retrovirology. 13. DOI: 10.1186/S12977-016-0294-5  0.212
2020 Dupont M, Lugo-Villarino G, Vérollet C. [The Siglec-1 receptor: bridging the infectious synergy between Mycobacterium tuberculosis and HIV-1]. Medecine Sciences : M/S. 36: 855-858. PMID 33026326 DOI: 10.1051/medsci/2020155  0.172
2023 Leon-Icaza SA, Bagayoko S, Vergé R, Iakobachvili N, Ferrand C, Aydogan T, Bernard C, Sanchez Dafun A, Murris-Espin M, Mazières J, Bordignon PJ, Mazères S, Bernes-Lasserre P, Ramé V, Lagarde JM, ... ... Lugo-Villarino G, et al. Druggable redox pathways against Mycobacterium abscessus in cystic fibrosis patient-derived airway organoids. Plos Pathogens. 19: e1011559. PMID 37619220 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1011559  0.17
2020 Saint-Criq V, Lugo-Villarino G, Thomas M. DYSBIOSIS, MALNUTRITION AND ENHANCED GUT-LUNG AXIS CONTRIBUTE TO AGE-RELATED RESPIRATORY DISEASES. Ageing Research Reviews. 101235. PMID 33321253 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2020.101235  0.093
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