More than 90% of cases of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) occurs in patients with cirrhosis,
of which hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus are the leading causes, while the tumor less …

Background & Aims Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) has been well characterised and codified
through the development of diagnostic criteria. These criteria have been adapted and …

Background To develop preliminary classification criteria for the cryoglobulinaemic
syndrome or cryoglobulinaemic vasculitis (CV). Methods Study part I developed a …

Patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and advanced liver fibrosis are at the
highest risk for progressing to end‐stage liver disease. We constructed and validated a …

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has been associated with the insulin–resistance
syndrome, at present defined as the metabolic syndrome, whose limits were recently set. We …

Insulin sensitivity (euglycemic clamp, insulin infusion rate: 40 mU· m− 2· min− 1) was studied
in 30 subjects with biopsy-proven nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), normal glucose …

The performance of the LHCb Muon system and its stability across the full 2010 data taking
with LHC running at√ s= 7 TeV energy is studied. The optimization of the detector setting …

Background & Aims Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) represents a serious complication of
HCV-related cirrhosis. New direct-acting antivirals (DAA) cure HCV infection in over 90% of …

Objective To conduct a long‐term, prospective, randomized controlled trial evaluating
rituximab (RTX) therapy for severe mixed cryoglobulinemia or cryoglobulinemic vasculitis …

Mononucleated and binucleated polyploid hepatocytes (4n, 8n, 16n and higher) are found in
all mammalian species, but the functional significance of this conserved phenomenon …