Positions

Selected Publications

Academic Article

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2022 Videoconference microscopy is a reliable alternative to conventional microscopy in the evaluation of Barrett's esophagus: Zooming into a new era.  Diseases of the Esophagus.  35. 2022
2021 The bet inhibitor JQ1 augments the antitumor efficacy of gemcitabine in preclinical models of pancreatic cancer.  Cancers.  13. 2021
2020 Modulation of glycosyltransferase ST6Gal-I in gastric cancer-derived organoids disrupts homeostatic epithelial cell turnover.  Journal of Biological Chemistry.  295:14153-14163. 2020
2019 The BET inhibitor JQ1 attenuates double-strand break repair and sensitizes models of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma to PARP inhibitors.  EBioMedicine.  44:419-430. 2019
2018 Pediatric anaplastic embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma: Targeted therapy guided by genetic analysis and a patient-derived xenograft study.  Frontiers in Oncology.  7. 2018
2018 JQ1 induces DNA damage and apoptosis, and inhibits tumor growth in a patient-derived xenograft model of cholangiocarcinoma.  Molecular Cancer Therapeutics.  17:107-118. 2018
2017 Whole exome sequencing identified sixty-five coding mutations in four neuroblastoma tumors.  Scientific Reports.  7. 2017
2017 Familial multifocal gastrointestinal stromal tumors: Critical lessons in identification of a rare disorder.  Practical Gastroenterology.  41:56-58. 2017
2016 The BET bromodomain inhibitor JQ1 suppresses growth of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma in patient-derived xenograft models.  Oncogene.  35:833-845. 2016
2016 Association between Hepatitis C Virus Infection, p53 Phenotypes, and Gene Variants of Adenomatous Polyposis Coli in Hepatocellular Carcinomas..  J Dig Dis Hepatol.  2016. 2016
2015 Endoscopic characterization and resection of Vanek's tumor of the duodenum.  Endoscopy.  47:E408-E409. 2015
2015 Biliary cast syndrome in portal hypertensive biliopathy: direct cholangioscopic findings and endoscopic therapy with metal stent..  Endoscopy International Open.  3:E223-E225. 2015
2015 ICAM-2 confers a non-metastatic phenotype in neuroblastoma cells by interaction with α-actinin.  Oncogene.  34:1553-1562. 2015
2015 Endoscopic resection and enucleation of gastric submucosal tumor facilitated by subsequent closure of incision using over-the-scope clip.  Endoscopy.  47:E153-E154. 2015
2014 Poor agreement between endoscopists and gastrointestinal pathologists for the interpretation of probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy findings.  World Journal of Gastroenterology.  20:17993-18000. 2014
2014 Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia: A Rare Manifestation for Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Left Ventricular Assist Device Patients—An Initial Report.  Digestive Diseases and Sciences.  59:2826-2830. 2014
2014 Over-the-scope clip-assisted method for resection of full-thickness submucosal lesions of the gastrointestinal tract.  Endoscopy.  46:758-761. 2014
2013 Development and Histopathological Characterization of Tumorgraft Models of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma.  PLoS ONE.  8. 2013
2013 N-glycosylation of ICAM-2 is required for ICAM-2-mediated complete suppression of metastatic potential of SK-N-AS neuroblastoma cells.  BMC Cancer.  13. 2013
2013 Recurrent pancreatitis caused by pancreatic ductal villous adenoma treated with endoscopic snare polypectomy.  Endoscopy.  45. 2013
2013 A most unusual passage per rectum.  Gastroenterology.  144:e3. 2013
2013 Second opinion.  Gastroenterology.  145. 2013
2009 Differential expression of immunohistochemical markers in bladder smooth muscle and myofibroblasts, and the potential utility of desmin, smoothelin, and vimentin in staging of bladder carcinoma.  Modern Pathology.  22:639-650. 2009
1998 Identification and partial characterization of the pectin methyltransferase 'homogalacturonan-methyltransferase' from membranes of tobacco cell suspensions.  Plant Physiology.  116:337-347. 1998

Education And Training

  • UAB Hospital Pathology, Residency
  • UAB Hospital Pathology, Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • UAB Hospital Pathology, Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • Doctor of Medicine, Medical College of Georgia 2004

    • Full Name

  • Leona Council