Nazli Khodayari

This study shows hepcidin deficiency increases susceptibility to Candida albicans infection by promoting fungal growth and kidney damage, and suggests hepcidin mimetics as a potential treatment.

This paper develops a humanized transgenic mouse model for AATD with a SERPINA1-null background, showing liver disease features and supporting its use for studying the disease and drug discovery.

This study identifies miRNA biomarkers in plasma extracellular vesicles for noninvasive detection of AATD liver disease, achieving an AUC of 0.751 with a four-miRNA model.