Safety and efficacy of telaprevir in treatment of a chronic hepatitis C in patients of the Russian population included in early access program study by D. T. Abrurakhmanov, V. G. Morozov, I. G. Nikitin, P. O. Bogomolov, N. I. Geyvandova, Ye. N. Bessonova, I. G. Bakulin, V. A. Isakov, K. V. Zhdanov, M. V. Mayevskaya, Ye. A. Nurmukhametova, E. Z. Burnevich, Ye. V. Chesnokov, V. D. Pasechnikov, A. Hill, I. Lonjon-Domanec, S. N. Kizhlo

“…HEP3002 is the international early access program of efficacy and safety estimation of telaprevir in combination to peginterferon alpha and ribavirin for patients with severe fibrosis or liver cirrhosis caused by hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1. …”
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Acute Sickle Hepatic Crisis after Liver Transplantation in a Patient with Hb SC Disease by J. H. Gillis, S. K. Satapathy, L. Parsa, P. B. Sylvestre, N. Dbouk

“…We describe the case of a patient with a history of hemoglobin SC disease and cirrhosis caused by hepatitis C presenting approximately 1 year after liver transplantation with an ASHC. …”
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SOCS1, a Negative Regulator of Cytokine Signals and TLR Responses, in Human Liver Diseases by Minoru Fujimoto, Tetsuji Naka

“…The studies using SOCS1-deficient mice revealed that endogenous SOCS1 is critical for the prevention of liver diseases such as hepatitis, cirrhosis, and cancers. Recent studies on humans suggest that SOCS1 is involved in the development of various liver disorders in humans. …”
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HBV cccDNA: The Molecular Reservoir of Hepatitis B Persistence and Challenges to Achieve Viral Eradication by André Boonstra, Gulce Sari

“…Chronic HBV infection is the leading cause of cirrhosis and liver cancer. Current treatment with nucleos(t)ide analogs is effective in the suppression of viral activity but generally requires lifelong treatment. …”
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Clinical Relevance of HLA Gene Variants in HBV Infection by Li Wang, Zhi-Qiang Zou, Kai Wang

“…Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have shown that single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) near certain HLA gene loci are strongly associated with not only persistent HBV infection but also spontaneous HBV clearance and seroconversion, disease progression, and the development of liver cirrhosis and HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in chronic hepatitis B (CHB). …”
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Unusual Infections Complicating the Use of Steroids with Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis: Report of 2 Cases by Vitor Arantes, Pina Michieletti, Ross Cameron, Jenny Heathcote, Morris Sherman

“…The second patient had established alcoholic cirrhosis rather than alcoholic hepatitis. She developed a necrotic ulcer on the arm at the site of an intravenous line, which was infected with a rhizopus species. …”
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The Effect of the Platelet Administration for the Patients with Liver Dysfunction after Liver Resection: Preliminary Clinical Trial by Hui Xu, Yu-Mei Li, Yongxiang Yi, Yun-Wen Zheng, Nobuhiro Ohkohchi

“…Six patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and liver cirrhosis have received the partial hepatectomy in the institution. …”
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Phenotypes of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Different Regions of the Russian Federation, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approach in Clinical Practice by V. T. Ivashkin, M. S. Zharkova, N. V. Korochanskaya, I. B. Khlynov, Yu. P. Uspensky

“…Regional statistics on the prevalence of NAFLD and its certain phenotypes (steatosis, steatohepatitis, cirrhosis), diagnostic instruments and treatment approaches which are used in clinical practice, as well as on the most common associated conditions was presented.Conclusions. …”
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Diagnostic Challenges in Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Case Reports and Review of the Literature by Monika Pazgan-Simon, Sylwia Serafinska, Justyna Janocha-Litwin, Krzysztof Simon, Jolanta Zuwala-Jagiello

“…It typically develops secondarily to liver cirrhosis, due to hepatitis B or C infection, alcohol abuse, metabolic disease, and so forth. …”
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SUPPRESSION OF SUBGENOMIC HEPATITIS C VIRUS RNA REPLICON REPLICATION IN Huh-7 CELLS BY THE NS3 PROTEASE INHIBITOR SCH5030334: A STOCHASTIC MATHEMATICAL MODEL by E. L. Mishchenko, N. V. Ivanisenko, I. R. Akberdin, P. S. Demenkov, V. A. Likhoshvai, N. A. Kolchanov, V. A. Ivanisenko

“…Hepatitis C virus (HCV) causes a severe liver disease frequentlyassociatedwith cirrhosis andhepatocellular carcinoma. No effective anti-HCVtherapyis available so far. …”
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Liver Protective Effect of Fenofibrate in NASH/NAFLD Animal Models by Ali Mahmoudi, Seyed Adel Moallem, Thomas P. Johnston, Amirhossein Sahebkar

“…Various circumstances contribute to the initiation and progression of NAFLD, and it encompasses a wide range of disorders, from simple steatosis to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), cirrhosis, and liver cancer. Although several treatments have been proposed, there is no definitive cure for NAFLD. …”
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Juvenile Hemochromatosis due to a Homozygous Variant in the HJV Gene by María-Belén Moreno-Risco, Manuel Méndez, María-Isabel Moreno-Carralero, Ana-María López-Moreno, José-Manuel Vagace-Valero, María-José Morán-Jiménez

“…Hemochromatosis type 2 or juvenile hemochromatosis has an early onset of severe iron overload resulting in organ manifestation such as liver fibrosis, cirrhosis, cardiomyopathy, arthropathy, hypogonadism, diabetes, osteopathic medicine, and thyroid abnormality, before age of 30. …”
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Generation of a human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) line ERPLi004-A from an Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) patient with SERPINA1 mutation by Harshini Surendran, Rajani Battu, Renjitha Gopurappilly, Chethala N. Vishnuprasad, Rajarshi Pal

“…The risk of developing lung emphysema, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder and liver cirrhosis is observed in >75 % people affected with a homozygous mutation. …”
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Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Subtotal Occlusion of the Inferior Vena Cava and a Right Atrial Mass by Christian Steinberg, Suzanne Boudreau, Felix Leveille, Marc Lamothe, Patrick Chagnon, Isabelle Boulais

“…In contrast to the great majority of hepatocellular carcinoma, which usually develops on the basis of liver cirrhosis due to identifiable risk factors, none of those factors were present in our patient.…”
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Can Chronic Nitric Oxide Inhibition Improve Liver and Renal Dysfunction in Bile Duct Ligated Rats? by Mona Fouad Mahmoud, Sara Zakaria, Ahmed Fahmy

“…The aims of the present work were to study the effects of chronic NO inhibition on liver cirrhosis and to analyze its relationship with liver and kidney damage markers. …”
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Towards an HCV vaccine: an overview of the immunization strategies for eliciting an effective B-cell response by Gabriel L. Costa, Giuseppe A. Sautto

“…Introduction Fifty-eight million people worldwide are chronically infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and are at risk of developing cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Direct-acting antivirals are highly effective; however, they are burdened by high costs and the unchanged risk of HCC and reinfection, making prophylactic countermeasures an urgent medical need. …”
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The Laboratory Diagnosis of Hepatitis B Virus by Mel Krajden, Gail McNabb, Martin Petric

“…Without intervention, approximately 15% to 40% of chronically infected individuals will eventually develop cirrhosis, end-stage liver disease or hepatocellular carcinoma, or require liver transplantation. …”
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A First Report of Synchronous Intracapsular and Extracapsular Hepatic Adenoma by Murat Derebey, Ilhan Karabicak, Savas Yuruker, Gokhan Lap, Bilge Can Meydan, Murat Danaci, Kagan Karabulut, Necati Ozen

“…Ectopic liver in the gallbladder can undergo fatty change, hemosiderosis, cholestasis, cirrhosis, hemangioma, focal nodular hyperplasia, adenoma, and even carcinogenesis. …”
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The Role of Interventional Endoscopic Ultrasound in Liver Diseases: What Have We Learnt? by Cosmas Rinaldi A. Lesmana, Maria Satya Paramitha, Rino A. Gani

“…Chronic liver disease (CLD) is still a major problem, where the disease progression will lead to liver cirrhosis (LC) or hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Portal hypertension (PH) management and loco-regional therapy for HCC have become the cornerstones in advanced liver disease management. …”
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Outcome of the Pediatric Patients with Portal Cavernoma: The Retrospective Study for 10 Years Focusing on Recurrent Variceal Bleeding by Hongjie Guo, Fabao Hao, Chunbao Guo, Yang Yu

“…Between July 2003 and June 2013, we retrospectively enrolled all consecutive patients admitted to our department with a diagnosis of PC without abdominal malignancy or liver cirrhosis. The primary endpoint of this observational study was recurrent variceal bleeding. …”
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