Genetic Cholestasis: Lessons from the Molecular Physiology of Bile Formation by Peter LM Jansen, Michael Müller

“…Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) is a group of severe genetic cholestatic liver diseases of early life. PFIC types 1 and 2 are characterized by cholestasis and a low to normal serum gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) activity, whereas in PFIC type 3, the serum GGT activity is elevated. …”
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Seronegative autoimmune hepatitis by A. O. Buyeverov

“…According to available information one can postulate following: 1) clinical vigilance for SAH, especially at liver diseases with high biochemical activity; 2) performing liver biopsies in all cases of unclear diagnosis; 3) application of standard scoring diagnostic system at autoimmune hepatitis; 4) prescription of immunosuppressive therapy at justified suspicion for SAH (at ruling out of the other causes for liver disease). …”
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Comparison of Liver Biopsy and Transient Elastography based on Clinical Relevance by Ryota Masuzaki, Ryosuke Tateishi, Haruhiko Yoshida, Eriko Goto, Takahisa Sato, Takamasa Ohki, Tadashi Goto, Hideo Yoshida, Fumihiko Kanai, Yosuke Sugioka, Hitoshi Ikeda, Shuichiro Shiina, Takao Kawabe, Masao Omata

“…BACKGROUND: Liver stiffness measurement (LSM) by transient elastography has recently been validated for the evaluation of liver fibrosis in chronic liver diseases. The present study focused on cases in which liver biopsy and LSM were discordant.…”
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Biological rhythms of the liver by Anatol Panasiuk, Mirosław Tarasewicz, Albert Chodowiec, Anna Łokić, Kacper Gan

“…Clock dysfunctions contribute to the pathogenesis of various disorders, including fatty liver disease, liver cirrhosis and different types of cancer. …”
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MASH as an emerging cause of hepatocellular carcinoma: current knowledge and future perspectives by Michael Karin, Ju Youn Kim

“…Among HCC etiologies, metabolic dysfunction‐associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) has served as a major HCC driver due to its great potential for increasing cirrhosis. …”
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Veillonella Bacteremia in Alcoholic Hepatitis by Patrick Lee, Brandon K. K. Fields, Tom Liang, Michael P. Dubé, Seth Politano

“…Veillonella species have been correlated with disease severity and hepatic encephalopathy in liver diseases such as autoimmune hepatitis and cirrhosis. …”
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Oxidative stress in viral hepatitis by Huseyin Erdal, Hacer Ozlem Kalayci

“…This review highlights the molecular mechanisms underlying OS in viral hepatitis, its contribution to liver disease progression, and its impact on treatment outcomes. …”
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Controlled Attenuation Parameter for Quantification of Steatosis: Which Cut-Offs to Use? by Roxana Sirli, Ioan Sporea

“…Chronic liver diseases (CLDs) are a public health problem, even if frequently they are underdiagnosed. …”
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Non-invasive of liver fibrosis diagnostics: the role of serum markers by A. F. Sheptulina, Ye. N. Shirokova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…The prognosis and management approach for chronic liver diseases of any etiology in many respects are determined by stage and extent of fibrosis which reflects activity, spread and duration of liver disease. …”
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Genetic polymorphism of hepatitis C virus and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma by S. N. Mammayev, A. M. Karimova

“…Hepatocellular carcinoma is one of the most dreadful outcomes of chronic liver diseases, in particular — chronic hepatitis C (CHC). …”
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Human Liver-Derived Stem Cells Improve Fibrosis and Inflammation Associated with Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis by Stefania Bruno, Maria Beatriz Herrera Sanchez, Chiara Pasquino, Marta Tapparo, Massimo Cedrino, Ciro Tetta, Giovanni Camussi

“…In conclusion, HLSCs have healing effects in a model of chronic liver disease.…”
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13C Methacetin Breath Test for Assessment of Microsomal Liver Function: Methodology and Clinical Application by Katarzyna Gorowska-Kowolik, Agata Chobot, Jaroslaw Kwiecien

“…Assessment of the liver function, and the need of constant monitoring of the organ’s capacity, concerns not only patients with primary liver diseases, but also those at risk of hepatopathies secondary to other chronic diseases. …”
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Histomorphologic liver abnormalities in a group of alcoholic patients by Libán Álvarez Cáceres, Marcos Félix Osorio Pagola, Merlyn Arce Núñez.

“…<strong>Background</strong>: the ingestion of alcohol has been directly involved in the development of liver diseases. Nowadays, the liver damage by ethanol is a serious health problem all over the world. …”
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Staffing at Ambulatory Endoscopy Centers in the United States: Practice, Trends, and Rationale by Deepak Agrawal, Rajeev Jain

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Efficacy of TIPS plus extrahepatic collateral embolisation in real-world data: a validation study by Chao Chen, Feng Zhang, Hao Wu, Wei Wu, Hui Xue, Yuzheng Zhuge, Chunqing Zhang, Guangchuan Wang, Zhengjie Li, Qiong Wu, Bo Wei, Jun Tie, Xiubin Sun, Lianhui Zhao, Yifu Xia, Jiao Xu, Peijie Li

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Fagonia indica Repairs Hepatic Damage through Expression Regulation of Toll-Like Receptors in a Liver Injury Model by Fareeha Azam, Nadeem Sheikh, Gibran Ali, Asima Tayyeb

“…In conclusion, the current study not only proposes Fagonia indica, a strong hepatoprotective candidate, but also recommends an immune regulatory toll-like receptor pathway as an important therapeutic target in liver diseases.…”
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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

“…Patients with chronic liver disease, presenting with inconclusive and changeable test results, constitute a separate problem. …”
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Regulatory T Cells in Autoimmune and Viral Chronic Hepatitis by Pascal Lapierre, Alain Lamarre

“…In both autoimmune liver disease and chronic viral hepatitis, the injury results from an immune-mediated cytotoxic T cell response to liver cells. …”
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Solid Pseudopapillary Neoplasms Are Rare, Indolent Pancreatic Tumors in Young Women by Amin Dalili, Mohsen Aliakbarian, Mehdi Karimi-Shahri, Alireza Samadi, Sara Raji

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Osmotic myelinolysis: literature review and case report by G. Rutkauskaitė, A. Klimašauskienė

“…Hyponatremia is commonly found in patients with chronic alcoholism and malnutrition and can be caused by liver diseases, the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion, as well as adrenal insufficiency and iatrogenic disorders. …”
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