BACKGROUND/AIMS: The aim of the study was to evaluate the prevalence and risk factors
of biopsy-proven non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in potential living liver donors …

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most frequent tumors worldwide. The majority
of HCC cases occur in patients with chronic liver disease. Despite regular surveillance to …

Abstract Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination has effectively reduced the acute
and chronic infection rates in recent years. Since 1983, HBV vaccination has been …

Background & Aims: The involvement of the hepatitis B virus X (HBx) protein in epigenetic
modifications during hepatocarcinogenesis has not been previously characterized. The aim …

Objective Little is known about the long-term clinical outcome and durability of HBsAg
seroclearance following nucleos (t) ide analogue (NUC) therapy in patients with chronic …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: The effect of entecavir (ETV) therapy on viral suppression and
hepatic function in hepatitis B virus (HBV) patients with decompensated cirrhosis has not …

Although adefovir dipivoxil (ADV) has a unique profile of delayed and infrequent resistance
in treatment‐naïve chronic hepatitis B patients, the association of ADV resistance with …

It has been suggested that hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) seroconversion after lamivudine
therapy is durable in Caucasians with chronic hepatitis B (CHB). However, little is known …

PURPOSE: We have evaluated the clinical outcomes of patients after transarterial
chemoembolization (TACE) and 3-dimensional conformal radiotherapy for hepatocellular …

Mutations in several genes, including Parkin, PTEN-induced kinase 1 (Pink1) and DJ-1, are
associated with rare inherited forms of Parkinson's disease (PD). Despite recent attention on …