Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a highly heterogeneous cancer, both at the molecular
and histological level. High-throughput sequencing and gene expression profiling have …

Chronic hepatitis is accompanied by progressive deposit of hepatic fibrosis, which may lead
to cirrhosis. Evaluation of liver fibrosis is, thus, of great clinical interest and, up to now, has …

Liver fibrosis is the main predictor of the progression of chronic hepatitis C, and its
assessment by liver biopsy (LB) can help determine therapy. However, biopsy is an invasive …

Objective Liver biopsy is still needed for fibrosis staging in many patients with non-alcoholic
fatty liver disease. The aims of this study were to evaluate the individual diagnostic …

Background: The need for new non‐invasive tools to assess liver fibrosis in chronic liver
diseases has been largely advocated. Liver stiffness measurement (LSM) using transient …

A proper diagnosis of cirrhosis is essential for the management of patients with chronic liver
diseases. We assessed the accuracy of liver stiffness measurement by Fibroscan for the …

Background & Aims We performed a prospective study to investigate the effects of a
sustained viral response (SVR) on outcomes of patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) …

Abstract Renal granulomatoses represent 0.5%-0.9% of nephropathies examined by renal
biopsies. Granulomas can be isolated to the kidney or associated with other tissue …

Noninvasive measurement of liver stiffness with transient elastography has been recently
validated for the evaluation of hepatic fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C. The current study …

Background: Chronic hepatitis C in HIV-infected patients is an increasing cause of death
dependent on the development of liver fibrosis, which is currently assessed by liver biopsy …