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16 Jun 2015

Would You Figure It Out? Differential Diagnoses: Beyond the Usual

The Synageva BioPharma-sponsored symposium discussed the differential diagnoses for liver diseases that may be under-recognised in clinical settings…
16 Apr 2015

The Liver Meeting 2014

Rapid developments in clinical research on the hepatitis C virus infection in the last few years have led to the development of direct-acting…
27 Jan 2015

Editor’s Pick: Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease – Changing the Prevalence of Liver Cancer?

Due to its increasing prevalence, exceeding 25% of the Western population, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) merits recognition as one of the…
27 Jan 2015

Alcohol Dependence and Alcoholic Liver Disease

Summary of Presentations from the H. Lundbeck A/S-Supported Symposium, held at the 49th Annual International Liver Congress, London, United Kingdom…
27 Jan 2015

The Liver Meeting 2014: Summary of Presentations on Genotype 3 HCV Infection from the 65th Annual Liver Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), Held in Boston, MA, USA, on 7th-11th November, 2014

After genotype 1 (GT1), genotype 3 (GT3) is the second most common hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype worldwide, with an estimated worldwide prevalence of…
27 Jan 2015

Definitions of Acute-On-Chronic Liver Failure: The Past, the Present, and the Future

Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is an entity used to define patients with liver cirrhosis presenting with acute decompensation.
27 Jan 2015

Hepatic-Based Inborn Errors of Metabolism

Inborn errors of metabolism (IEMs) are a vast, diverse, and heterogeneous set of genetic disorders. Hepatic-based IEMs are a significant cause of…
27 Jan 2015

Metabolic Syndrome in Paediatric Population: Is it Time to Think Back on Diagnosis Criteria?

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) represents an emerging disease in the paediatric population; it is characterised by a cluster of cardiometabolic abnormalities…