Hepatology Communications

Papers
(The TQCC of Hepatology Communications is 11. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
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A genetic variant in the CD40 gene is related to HBV infection in the Chinese Han population120
Pain in chronic liver disease compared to other chronic conditions: Results from a contemporary nationally representative cohort study116
Issue Information110
Erratum: Pervasive role of pruritus in impaired quality of life in patients with primary biliary cholangitis: Data from the GLIMMER study82
Increasing nonalcoholic fatty liver disease–related mortality rates in the United States from 1999 to 202274
Copper deficiency is an independent risk factor for mortality in patients with advanced liver disease70
A pilot study of vidofludimus calcium for treatment of primary sclerosing cholangitis65
Immunologic landscape of human hepatic hemangiomas and epithelioid hemangioendotheliomas63
Medical malpractice claims in Hepatology: Rates, Reasons, and Results63
Ranking of transarterial and targeted therapies for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma in the era of immuno‐oncology: A network meta‐analysis of randomized sorafenib‐controlled trials63
Disproportionate increases in alcohol-associated hepatitis incidence in women and individuals of low socioeconomic status: A population-based study using the Rochester epidemiology project database63
Visualizing in situ viral replication across the natural history of chronic HBV infection58
Targeting hepatocyte-specific SLC2A8 blocks hepatic steatosis and dissociates TCA cycle flux inhibition from glutamine anaplerosis56
HBV DNA polymerase regulates tumor cell glycogen to enhance the malignancy of HCC cells55
Resolution of hepatic fibrosis after ZFN-mediated gene editing in the PiZ mouse model of human α1-antitrypsin deficiency53
Pharmacist‐led educational interventions involving the “hidden” patient in cirrhosis—Caregivers52
Naltrexone for alcohol use disorder: Hepatic safety in patients with and without liver disease52
Infections in decompensated cirrhosis: Pathophysiology, management, and research agenda52
Patient‐oriented medication education intervention has long‐term benefits for people with decompensated cirrhosis51
Zinc fingers and homeoboxes 2 is required for diethylnitrosamine‐induced liver tumor formation in C57BL/6 mice49
Development and evaluation of a virtual reality driving test for patients with cirrhosis49
Clinical and genetic definition of serum bilirubin levels for the diagnosis of Gilbert syndrome and hypobilirubinemia49
The truth of the matter: will immune-tolerant chronic hepatitis B patients benefit from antiviral treatment?47
A prospective investigation of serum bile acids with risk of liver cancer, fatal liver disease, and biliary tract cancer44
Aramchol attenuates fibrosis in mouse models of biliary fibrosis and blocks the TGFβ-induced fibroinflammatory mediators in cholangiocytes44
Clinical decision support automates care gap detection among primary care patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease43
Co‐regulation of hepatic steatosis by ferritinophagy and unsaturated fatty acid supply41
Baseline serum HBV RNA is associated with the risk of hepatitis flare after stopping nucleoside analog therapy in HBeAg-negative participants41
Noninvasive pathway for stratifying fibrosis in suspected metabolic dysfunction and alcohol-associated liver disease (MetALD)40
Association between widespread pain and associated symptoms in patients with cirrhosis40
Depression and anxiety management in cirrhosis40
Atorvastatin for patients with cirrhosis. A randomized, placebo-controlled trial39
Transcriptomic profiling of a multiethnic pediatric NAFLD cohort reveals genes and pathways associated with disease39
Granulomatous liver diseases38
Management of alcohol withdrawal syndrome in patients with alcohol-associated liver disease38
Deletion of sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor 1 in myeloid cells reduces hepatic inflammatory macrophages and attenuates MASH36
Mesenchymal stem/stromal cells armored by FGF21 ameliorate alcohol-induced liver injury through modulating polarization of macrophages36
Community-level social vulnerability and individual socioeconomic status on liver transplant referral outcome35
High prevalence of liver fibrosis among general population: a Romanian population-based study: Erratum35
Complementary and alternative medicines and liver disease35
Reduced short-term survival following liver transplant in patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure: Reevaluating OPTN data35
Hepatocyte-derived liver progenitor-like cells attenuate liver cirrhosis via induction of apoptosis in hepatic stellate cells34
Letter to the Editor: Rifamycin SV MMX was superior to placebo, but was the comparison appropriate?34
Precipitous changes in nomenclature and definitions—NAFLD becomes SLD: Implications for and expectations of AASLD journals34
Reply to the Letter to the editor “Ipragliflozin improves the hepatic outcomes of patients with diabetes with NAFLD”34
SARS-CoV-2 viral liver aggregates and scarce parenchymal infection implicate systemic disease as a driver of abnormal liver function34
Loss of heat shock factor 1 promotes hepatic stellate cell activation and drives liver fibrosis33
GATA4 downregulation enhances CCL20-mediated immunosuppression in hepatocellular carcinoma33
EBV enhances immunotherapy sensitivity in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma through cGAS-STING pathway activation33
Synonymous mutation in adenosine triphosphatase copper‐transporting beta causes enhanced exon skipping in Wilson disease33
Fatty acid synthesis is indispensable for Kupffer cells to eliminate bacteria in ALD progression32
A need for confirmatory testing of isolated HBcAb-positive results in screening programs31
Hepatocyte TGF‐β Signaling Inhibiting WAT Browning to Promote NAFLD and Obesity Is Associated With Let‐7b‐5p31
Hepatocellular carcinoma cells downregulate NADH:Ubiquinone Oxidoreductase Subunit B3 to maintain reactive oxygen species homeostasis31
Progression to cirrhosis is similar among all ages in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, but liver-related events increase with age31
A qualitative patient interview study to understand the experience of patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis30
Immunoglobulin M: A Neglected Serum Biomarker in Treatment‐Naive Primary Biliary Cholangitis With Normal Alkaline Phosphatase30
Evolutional transition of HBV genome during the persistent infection determined by single-molecule real-time sequencing30
Human VH-based chimeric antigen receptor T cells targeting glypican 3 eliminate tumors in preclinical models of HCC30
HBV core protein enhances WDR46 stabilization to upregulate NUSAP1 and promote HCC progression30
Design, implementation, and impact of a cirrhosis-specific remote patient monitoring program30
Lipid droplet deposition in the regenerating liver: A promoter, inhibitor, or bystander?29
Serologic extracellular matrix remodeling markers are related to fibrosis stage and prognosis in a phase 2b trial of simtuzumab in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis29
A nationwide study of primary biliary cholangitis prevalence, geographic distribution, and health care providers29
Behavioral weight-loss interventions for patients with NAFLD: A systematic scoping review29
Transcriptomic Analysis Reveals the Messenger RNAs Responsible for the Progression of Alcoholic Cirrhosis28
Gut microbiota and metabolic biomarkers in metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease28
Intestinal virome in patients with alcohol use disorder and after abstinence28
CD63-high macrophage-derived exosomal miR-6876-5p promotes hepatocellular carcinoma stemness via PTEN/Akt-mediated EMT pathway28
Increased MASH-associated liver cancer in younger demographics28
CD36 in liver diseases27
Repurposing of the analgesic Neurotropin for MASLD/MASH treatment26
Cellular communication networks in fibrosis: Insights from the MASLD pig model26
iPSC-based hepatic organoids reveal a heterozygous MYO5B variant as driver of intrahepatic cholestasis26
Sirtuin3 promotes the degradation of hepatic Z alpha-1 antitrypsin through lipophagy26
Home exercise, branched-chain amino acids, and probiotics improve frailty in cirrhosis: A randomized clinical trial26
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Alpha-fetoprotein: Past, present, and future26
Steroid responsiveness in alcohol-associated hepatitis is linked to glucocorticoid metabolism, mitochondrial repair, and heat shock proteins25
Toll-like receptor 2 activation in monocytes contributes to systemic inflammation and alcohol-associated liver disease in humans25
Association of preoperative IL-6 levels with overt HE in patients with cirrhosis after TIPS25
Long-term management and treatment of acute intermittent porphyria with recurring attacks using pharmacological prophylaxis25
Erratum: Clinical spectrum and genetic causes of mitochondrial hepatopathy phenotype in children25
Meaningful differences in patient-reported outcome measurement scores in liver disease25
A plasma peptidomic signature reveals extracellular matrix remodeling and predicts prognosis in alcohol-associated hepatitis24
Evaluation of the definition of hyperdynamic circulation in patients with cirrhosis and ascites24
Increasing national trend of direct-acting antiviral discontinuation among people treated for HCV 2016–202124
Global and regional long‐term survival following resection for HCC in the recent decade: A meta‐analysis of 110 studies24
Screening and management of portal hypertension and varices in cirrhosis: Expert perspectives24
CD4+ T-cell subsets in autoimmune hepatitis: A review24
The impact of multidrug-resistant microorganisms on critically ill patients with cirrhosis in the intensive care unit: a cohort study24
Diet composition impacts the natural history of steatotic liver disease24
A randomized trial of mailed outreach with behavioral economic interventions to improve liver cancer surveillance23
Clinical predictors and noninvasive imaging in Fontan-associated liver disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis23
Falls and malnutrition are associated with in-hospital mortality in patients with cirrhosis23
The global prevalence and impact of steatotic liver disease and viral infections: A systematic review and meta-analysis23
Dexamethasone mitigates remdesivir-induced liver toxicity in human primary hepatocytes and COVID-19 patients23
Patient-reported symptoms and interest in symptom monitoring in HCC treated with locoregional therapies: A qualitative study23
Long-term weight changes are associated with initial weight changes after nonalcoholic fatty liver disease diagnosis23
Reply: Hepatopulmonary syndrome associated with common variable immunodeficiency: Is it reasonable to investigate?22
A strategy for varices screening based on acoustic radiation force impulse combined with platelet (CHESS2001): An alternative of Baveno VI criteria: Erratum22
Erratum: Binge drinking at time of bariatric surgery is associated with liver disease, suicides, and increases long-term mortality22
Reply: Antibiotic prophylaxis in palliative patients with cirrhosis: Stewardship or gatekeeping?22
Erratum: Use and outcome of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt in hospitalized patients Germany:Nationwide study (2007-2018)22
Predicting NAFLD prevalence in the United States using National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2017–2018 transient elastography data and application of machine learning22
Variants in mitochondrial amidoxime reducing component 1 and hydroxysteroid 17‐beta dehydrogenase 13 reduce severity of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in children and suppress fibrotic pathways thro22
HCC surveillance in hepatitis C: A longitudinal algorithm improves alpha-fetoprotein screening22
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Inhibition of CBP/β‐catenin signaling ameliorated fibrosis in cholestatic liver disease21
Reproducibility of vibration-controlled transient elastography, controlled attenuation parameter, and blood tests in cirrhosis21
Aspirin is associated with a reduced incidence of liver disease in men21
Low awareness of MASLD among U.S. adults: Trends from NHANES 2017–202321
Growth hormone deficiency and NAFLD: An overlooked and underrecognized link21
Amphisome plays a role in HBV production and release through the endosomal and autophagic pathways21
Acute on chronic liver failure: prognostic models and artificial intelligence applications21
Leukemia inhibitory factor promotes human cholangiopathies, and its inhibition improves cholestasis in Abcb4 −/− mice21
Functional involvement of endothelial lipase in hepatitis B virus infection21
A healthy lifestyle is prospectively associated with lower onset of metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease20
An overview of the cholesterol metabolism and its proinflammatory role in the development of MASLD20
Gut microbial metabolites in MASLD: Implications of mitochondrial dysfunction in the pathogenesis and treatment20
Risk of HCC decreases in HBV-related patients with cirrhosis acquired recompensation: A retrospective study based on Baveno VII criteria20
Efficacy and safety of fenofibrate addition therapy in patients with cirrhotic primary biliary cholangitis with incomplete response to ursodeoxycholic acid20
Tetrahydroxylated bile acids improve cholestatic liver and bile duct injury in the Mdr2−/− mouse model of sclerosing cholangitis via immunomodulatory effects19
Novel metabolic phenotypes for extrahepatic complication of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: Erratum19
Body fat composition determines outcomes before and after liver transplantation in patients with cirrhosis19
Pragmatic strategies to address health disparities along the continuum of care in chronic liver disease19
Response to Tinospora cordifolia (Giloy)‐induced liver injury during the COVID‐19 pandemic—Multicenter nationwide study from India19
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Extracellular matrix protein 1 binds to connective tissue growth factor against liver fibrosis and ductular reaction19
Impact of social determinants of health on hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance, treatment, and health care costs19
Erratum: Gut microbiota and metabolic biomarkers in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD)19
The burden of extrahepatic organ failures in European patients with cirrhosis18
Tenofovir alafenamide for prevention of HBV reactivation in HBsAg-negative, anti–HBc-positive patients undergoing rituximab-based chemotherapy: A multicenter randomized controlled trial18
Heterogeneity of treatment response to beta-blockers in the treatment of portal hypertension: A systematic review18
Hepatitis C is associated with more adverse pregnancy outcomes than hepatitis B: A 7‐year national inpatient sample study18
Erratum: BTLA deficiency promotes HSC activation and protects against hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury18
Mouse model of NASH that replicates key features of the human disease and progresses to fibrosis stage 318
Genetic variants associated with immune-mediated liver injury from checkpoint inhibitors18
Hepcidin inhibits hepatocyte apoptosis through the PERK pathway in acute liver injury and fibrosis18
Blood bacterial DNA signatures in a prospective cohort of patients with MASLD cirrhosis17
Sodium cholate ameliorates nonalcoholic steatohepatitis by activation of FXR signaling17
A novel experimental model of MetALD in male mice recapitulates key features of severe alcohol-associated hepatitis17
METTL3 inhibits liver fibrosis via RBX1 stability and TXNIP-mediated ferroptosis17
Hepatocyte dedifferentiation in 2D culture reveals extensive transcriptomic and proteomic rewiring17
Collagen in hepatocellular carcinoma: A novel biomarker and therapeutic target17
Adipose tissue insulin resistance exacerbates liver inflammation and fibrosis in a diet-induced NASH model17
NME2 modulates HCC progression through 4EBP1 phosphorylation and autophagy regulation independent of mTOR17
miR-34a regulates macrophage-associated inflammation and angiogenesis in alcohol-induced liver injury17
Gut microbiota-produced vitamin B6 mitigates alcohol-associated liver disease by attenuating hepatic oxidative stress damage17
Epigenetic deregulation of MLF1 drives intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma progression through EGFR/AKT and Wnt/β-catenin signaling17
The most impactful findings on liver cancer in 202316
Clinical utility of two-step hepatitis E virus IgM antibody testing in a low-prevalence setting: A 10-year retrospective multicenter study16
Neighborhood disparities and metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease in children with overweight or obesity16
Low vitamin A levels are associated with liver-related mortality: a nationally representative cohort study16
Zinc supplementation to improve prognosis in patients with compensated advanced chronic liver disease: a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial16
Prevalence of at-risk NASH and its association with metabolic syndrome in US adults with NAFLD, 2017–201816
Lysophosphatidic acid receptor 1 antagonist (EPGN2154) causes regression of NASH in preclinical NASH models16
Clinical and genetic risk factors for progressive fibrosis in metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease16
Deficiency of Ugcg in LSECs alleviates high-fat diet-induced MASLD16
Post-translational modifications drive the effects of HMGB1 in alcohol-associated liver disease16
EGFR activation in cholangiocytes promotes extrahepatic bile duct regeneration after injury16
Activin B promotes the initiation and progression of liver fibrosis16
The impact of aging on liver health and the development of liver diseases16
Validating new coding algorithms to improve identification of alcohol-associated and nonalcohol-associated cirrhosis hospitalizations in administrative databases15
Severe acute hepatitis of unknown etiology in a large cohort of children15
Bile acid conjugation deficiency causes hypercholanemia, hyperphagia, islet dysfunction, and gut dysbiosis in mice15
NUAK1 promotes metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis progression by activating Caspase 6–driven pyroptosis and inflammation15
Population screening for cirrhosis15
Atorvastatin favorably modulates a clinical hepatocellular carcinoma risk gene signature15
Dysregulated meta-organismal metabolism of aromatic amino acids in alcohol-associated liver disease15
ARID1A deficiency promotes malignant proliferation of hepatocellular carcinoma by activating HDAC7/ENO1 signaling pathway15
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Interleukin-18 binding protein protects against metabolic steatohepatitis15
Outcomes of patients with acute liver failure not listed for liver transplantation: A cohort analysis15
Elevated FBXL18 promotes RPS15A ubiquitination and SMAD3 activation to drive HCC15
Inhibition of nonhomologous end joining‐mediated DNA repair enhances anti‐HBV CRISPR therapy15
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Common variable immunodeficiency disorder-related liver disease is common and results in portal hypertension and an increased risk of death15
Long-term HBV infection of engineered cultures of induced pluripotent stem cell-derived hepatocytes15
Neurogastroenterology and motility disorders in patients with cirrhosis14
Disparities in presentation and management of chronic hepatitis B among Hispanics in a diverse safety net system14
Monitoring quality of care in hepatocellular carcinoma: A modified Delphi consensus14
Biliary microbial patterns in primary sclerosing cholangitis are linked to poorer transplant-free survival14
Statin use and risk of progression to liver cirrhosis in chronic hepatitis B independent of conventional risk factors: A nationwide study14
Immune‐mediated liver injury following COVID‐19 vaccination: A systematic review14
Predicting hepatic encephalopathy in patients with cirrhosis: A UK population–based study and validation of risk scores14
HBV-specific T-cell function is nonenhanced by tenofovir-induced decline in HBV viremia or HBsAg titer in chronic hepatitis B14
NAFLD polygenic risk score and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in an East Asian population14
Direct Conversion of Human Endothelial Cells Into Liver Cancer‐Forming Cells Using Nonintegrative Episomal Vectors14
The ferroptosis mediator ACSL4 fails to prevent disease progression in mouse models of MASLD14
An optimized peritonitis-induced ACLF model that reproduces the full spectrum of extrahepatic organ failures in mice14
Incidence, clinical characteristics, and risk factors associated with recurrent alcohol-associated hepatitis14
Aerobic exercise interventions lead to MASH resolution in clinical trials: Pooled analysis using the MASH resolution index14
Effect of hepatic steatosis and associated metabolic comorbidities on health‐related quality of life in people living with HIV14
Portal cavernoma cholangiopathy: A systematic review of current understanding, clinical significance, and management14
A versatile method to profile hepatitis B virus DNA integration14
Spermidine enhances the efficacy of adjuvant in HBV vaccination in mice13
Baveno VII for HCC: Are we there yet?13
Digital therapeutics lead to clinically significant body weight loss in patients with metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis13
Liver histology is associated with long-term clinical outcomes in patients with metabolic dysfunction–associated steatohepatitis13
Impact of the new definition of metabolic dysfunction–associated fatty liver disease on detection of significant liver fibrosis in US adolescents13
Hepatotoxicity of immune checkpoint inhibitors: What is Currently Known13
Farnesoid X receptor alpha ligands inhibit HDV in vitro replication and virion infectivity13
Long-term outcomes after ICU admission in critically ill patients with liver cirrhosis: An Australian state-wide cohort study13
Cytomegalovirus infection in patients with biliary atresia—further questions and possible solutions13
HMOX1+ macrophages determine immunosuppressive microenvironment and immunotherapy efficacy in hepatocellular carcinoma13
Evidence-based criteria for identifying at-risk individuals requiring liver disease screening13
Transversal psoas muscle thickness measurement is associated with response and survival in patients with HCC undergoing immunotherapy13
Assessing the risk of surgery in patients with cirrhosis13
Serum levels of total bile acids are associated with an increased risk of HCC in patients with cirrhosis13
Major Shifts in Outpatient Cirrhosis Care Delivery Attributable to the COVID‐19 Pandemic: A National Cohort Study13
Cellular communication network factor 1‐stimulated liver macrophage efferocytosis drives hepatic stellate cell activation and liver fibrosis13
The incidence and predictors of false-negative pancreatobiliary fluorescence in situ hybridization (PB-FISH) in biliary strictures: A prospective study13
Erratum: Community-level social vulnerability and individual socioeconomic status on liver transplant referral outcome13
Microbially conjugated bile salts found in human bile activate the bile salt receptors TGR5 and FXR13
Profiling of cell‐free DNA methylation and histone signatures in pediatric NAFLD: A pilot study13
Modulating intestinal neuroimmune VIPergic signaling attenuates the reduction in ILC3-derived IL-22 and hepatic steatosis in MASLD13
Ablation of high‐mobility group box‐1 in the liver reduces hepatocellular carcinoma but causes hyperbilirubinemia in Hippo signaling‐deficient mice13
Learn, adapt, act: A pragmatic approach for intervening on disparities in hepatocellular carcinoma outcomes13
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Potential utility of l-carnitine for preventing liver tumors derived from metabolic dysfunction–associated steatohepatitis12
Clinical and demographic predictors of survival for fibrolamellar carcinoma patients—A patient community, registry‐based study12
Multidisciplinary clinic model enhances liver and metabolic health outcomes in adults with MASH12
Genetics of liver disease in adults12
Loss of phospholipase Cγ1 suppresses hepatocellular carcinogenesis through blockade of STAT3‐mediated cancer development12
Ethanol disrupts hepatocellular lipophagy by altering Rab5-centric LD-lysosome trafficking12
GALAD outperforms aMAP and ALBI for predicting HCC in patients with compensated advanced chronic liver disease: A 12-year prospective study12
Erratum: Live-smart: A sequential, multiple assignment randomized trial to reduce falls in cirrhosis12
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Blocking interleukin-1 receptor type 1 (IL-1R1) signaling in hepatocytes slows down diethylnitrosamine-induced liver tumor growth in obese mice12
Sarcopenia HIBA score predicts sarcopenia and mortality in patients on the liver transplant waiting list12
Dual Targeting of Angipoietin‐1 and von Willebrand Factor by microRNA‐671‐5p Attenuates Liver Angiogenesis and Fibrosis12
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease prevalence and severity in Asian Americans from the national health and nutrition examination surveys 2017–201812
Maralixibat for the treatment of PFIC: Long‐term, IBAT inhibition in an open‐label, Phase 2 study12
Financial burden in a US cohort of patients with HCC12
HCV direct acting antiviral treatment leads to highly durable rates of ALT and AST lower than 30/19 criteria and improved APRI and FIB‐4 scores12
LKB1 acts as a critical brake for the glucagon‐mediated fasting response12
Heterologous adenovirus‐vector/messenger RNA regimen is associated with improved severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 humoral response in liver transplant recipients12
Maternal Western diet is associated with distinct preclinical pediatric NAFLD phenotypes in juvenile nonhuman primate offspring12
Whole-exome sequencing reveals novel cancer genes and actionable targets in biliary tract cancers in primary sclerosing cholangitis12
Roles of RNA m6A modification in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease12
From mechanisms to management: Early detection and improved treatment of MASLD and its related hepatocellular carcinoma12
Utility of pathologist panels for achieving consensus in NASH histologic scoring in clinical trials: Data from a phase 3 study12
Sarcopenia is associated with osteopenia and impaired quality of life in children with genetic intrahepatic cholestatic liver disease12
Role of mitogens in normal and pathological liver regeneration12
Problematic alcohol use and its impact on liver disease quality of life in a multicenter study of patients with cirrhosis12
Health economic outcomes of a minimal monitoring approach to providing HCV therapy11
BTLA deficiency promotes HSC activation and protects against hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury11
ICIs in hepatocellular carcinoma: A comprehensive analysis of path forward for multimodal treatment strategies11
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