Dr. Bruce A Luxon MD PHD
Hepatologist | Hepatology
3800 Reservoir Rd Nw 5 Phc Washington DC, 20007About
Dr. Bruce Luxon is a hepatologist practicing in Washington, DC. Dr. Luxon specializes in the study of body parts such as the liver, the biliary tree, the gallbladder and the pancreas. Hepatologists manage disorders in these areas and are specifically known for treating viral hepatitis. Patients who have received liver transplants also follow up with hepatologists after their procedure.
Education and Training
University of Pennsylvania, PA 1985
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Cytoplasmic transport of fatty acids in rat enterocytes: role of binding to fatty acid-binding protein.
- Hybrid-hybrid matrix structural refinement of a DNA three-way junction from 3D NOESY-NOESY.
- Aptamers containing thymidine 3'-O-phosphorodithioates: synthesis and binding to nuclear factor-kappaB.
- Structural similarities between MutT and the C-terminal domain of MutY.
- NMR evidence for syn-anti interconversion of a trans opened (10R)-dA adduct of benzo[a]pyrene (7S,8R)-diol (9R,10S)-epoxide in a DNA duplex.
- The peroxisomal proliferator clofibrate enhances the hepatic cytoplasmic movement of fatty acids in rats.
- Potential double-flipping mechanism by E. coli MutY.
- Structure of hybrid backbone methylphosphonate DNA heteroduplexes: effect of R and S stereochemistry.
- Separation of synthetic oligonucleotide dithioates from monothiophosphate impurities by anion-exchange chromatography on a mono-q column.
- Combinatorial selection and binding of phosphorothioate aptamers targeting human NF-kappa B RelA(p65) and p50.
- Pegylated interferons for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C infection.
- Construction and selection of bead-bound combinatorial oligonucleoside phosphorothioate and phosphorodithioate aptamer libraries designed for rapid PCR-based sequencing.
- Conformational study of cyclic and acyclic phosphate esters. CNDO/2 calculations of angle strain and torsional strain.
- Solution structure of a cis-opened (10R)-N6-deoxyadenosine adduct of (9S,10R)-9,10-epoxy-7,8,9,10-tetrahydrobenzo[a]pyrene in a DNA duplex.
- Solution structure and design of dithiophosphate backbone aptamers targeting transcription factor NF-kappaB.
Treatments
- Hepatitis
- Hepatitis C
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