JHEP Reports

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(The median citation count of JHEP Reports is 2. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
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Increased carbohydrate deficient transferrin: Whisky or candy?145
Protective role of physical activity against HCC risk in type 2 diabetes: Evidence and public health perspectives90
Reply to: “Dynamic imaging of macrophages in MASLD: A major interest in insulin resistance and outside the liver”85
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Predicting liver ablation volumes with real-time MRI thermometry81
Shunt magnitude is a key determinant of overt hepatic encephalopathy in patients undergoing TIPS78
Inevitability of disease recurrence after liver transplantation for NAFLD cirrhosis77
Heterogeneity in intrahepatic macrophage populations and druggable target expression in patients with steatotic liver disease-related fibrosis77
Erratum to “Opinion paper on the diagnosis and treatment of progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis” [JHEP Reports 6 (2024) 100949]76
Induction of phospholipase A2 group 4C by HCV infection regulates lipid droplet formation73
Statistical precision of p values: A note on “Liver fibrosis progression analyzed with AI predicts renal decline”70
Comparative effectiveness of antidiabetic therapies on hepatic decompensation in patients with type 2 diabetes: A target trial emulation67
Identifying emergency presentations of chronic liver disease using routinely collected administrative hospital data59
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Mapping the hemodynamic effects of terlipressin in patients with hepatorenal syndrome using advanced magnetic resonance imaging58
Unaddressed concerns of potential follow up bias in the International PSC Registry57
Hepatitis C virus replication requires integrity of mitochondria-associated ER membranes54
Changing epidemiology of hepatocellular carcinoma in the Mediterranean area: A challenge for surveillance?54
AFP score and metroticket 2.0 perform similarly and could be used in a “within-ALL” clinical decision tool53
What to do about hepatocellular carcinoma: Recommendations for health authorities from the International Liver Cancer Association49
HCV microelimination in harm reduction centres has benefits beyond HCV cure but is hampered by high reinfection rates48
External validation of the IAIHG autoimmune hepatitis response criteria in a multicentric real-world cohort48
Development and validation of circulating protein signatures as diagnostic biomarkers for biliary tract cancer47
A small animal model of chronic hepatitis E infection using immunocompromised rats47
Time for a globally unified chronic HBV terminology?47
JMJD2D stabilises and cooperates with HBx protein to promote HBV transcription and replication46
Epigenetics of alcohol-related liver diseases46
MELD 3.i: A Bayesian framework for updating the model for end-stage liver disease score45
Liver stiffness measurement predicts clinical outcomes in autoimmune hepatitis45
Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes ameliorate liver steatosis by promoting fatty acid oxidation and reducing fatty acid synthesis45
Lower pretreatment HBV DNA levels are associated with better off-treatment outcomes after nucleo(s)tide analogue withdrawal in patients with HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B: A multicentre cohort st44
Intrahepatic T cell analysis reveals Th17 and MAIT17 enrichment in primary sclerosing cholangitis44
Combined inhibition of bile salt synthesis and intestinal uptake reduces cholestatic liver damage and colonic bile salts in mice43
The weight of choices: Prioritizing lifestyle over GLP-1 receptor agonist therapy in managing MASLD43
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Reply to: “Changing epidemiology of hepatocellular carcinoma in the Mediterranean area: A challenge for surveillance?”40
HBV001: Phase I study evaluating the safety and immunogenicity of the therapeutic vaccine ChAdOx1-HBV39
RAC1 as a novel therapeutic target for acute liver failure38
Xanthine oxidase promotes hepatic lipid accumulation through high fat absorption by the small intestine37
Understanding virologic heterogeneity in chronic hepatitis B treatment37
p53 and TIGAR promote redox control to protect against metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis36
Pattern of progression and post-progression survival following transarterial embolisation: An analysis of the TACE-2 and TACTICS trials35
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase IIa trial of efruxifermin for patients with compensated NASH cirrhosis35
Diabetes and obesity reduce FIB-4 accuracy in MASLD referral pathways35
Metabolomics biomarkers of hepatocellular carcinoma in a prospective cohort of patients with cirrhosis35
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Predicting the need for early TIPS in patients with cirrhosis and ascites: More art than science34
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Dynamic evolution of the sofosbuvir-associated variant A1343V in HEV-infected patients under concomitant sofosbuvir-ribavirin treatment33
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hepatitis B and C elimination: An EASL survey33
Loss, amplification or mistiming of the daily rhythms of metabolic markers in patients with cirrhosis32
SARS-CoV-2 receptor ACE2 is upregulated by fatty acids in human MASH32
Proteome-scale autoantibody profiling in PSC: Associations with clinical phenotypes and evidence for neuroendocrine deregulations32
Macrophage MRC2 deficiency mitigates HFD-induced MASLD by downregulating CD147-regulated TNF-α production32
PLOD1 promotes the malignancy of hepatocellular carcinoma by facilitating the NF-κB/IL-6/STAT3-dependent TCA cycle31
Failure-to-rescue as a determinant of overall survival following resection for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma31
Selective disruption of NRF2-KEAP1 interaction leads to NASH resolution and reduction of liver fibrosis in mice31
A novel therapy targeting the gut–liver axis for chronic hepatitis B: Ursodeoxycholic acid plus Bifidobacterium30
Potential role of liver-resident CD3+ macrophages in HBV clearance in a mouse hepatitis B model30
All-cause and disease-specific mortality in young adults with MASLD: A nationwide cohort study30
Arachidonic acid activates NLRP3 inflammasome in MDSCs via FATP2 to promote post-transplant tumour recurrence in steatotic liver grafts30
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Deep learning can predict cardiovascular events from liver imaging29
Extending the Baveno VII definition of recompensation to autoimmune hepatitis: Considerations regarding treatment timing and response criteria29
Reply to: “Unlocking hope: HCV re-treatment strategy for patients with active hepatocellular carcinoma”29
Cholangiocarcinoma-on-a-chip: A human 3D platform for personalised medicine29
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Suppression of bile acid synthesis as a tipping point in the disease course of primary sclerosing cholangitis28
Reply to: “Trans-splenic anterograde coil assisted transvenous obliteration vs. retrograde transvenous obliteration: Are we heading the right way?”28
Health inequalities in the management of chronic hepatitis B virus infection in patients from sub-Saharan Africa in high-income countries27
Corrigendum to: ‘Gut Bifidobacterium longum is associated with better native liver survival in patients with biliary atresia’ (JHEP Reports, Volume 6, Issue 7, July 2024, 101090)27
Application of a deep learning algorithm for the diagnosis of HCC27
Rescue of infant progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis type 3 mice by repeated dosing of AAV gene therapy27
Plasma GPC3 reflects tumor GPC3 expression and predicts clinical outcomes in advanced HCC treated with atezolizumab + bevacizumab27
Monitoring of hepatitis E virus infection and replication by functional tagging of the ORF2 protein26
Minimal residual ascites 3 months after TIPS implantation implicates worse clinical outcomes in patients with cirrhosis26
Loss of biochemical response at any time worsens outcomes in UDCA-treated patients with primary biliary cholangitis25
Anatomical resection is associated with reduced early recurrences in HCC: A machine learning analysis25
Prioritising viral hepatitis elimination to prevent hepatocellular carcinoma: A public health approach for effective preventive hepatology25
Stellate cell expression of SPARC-related modular calcium-binding protein 2 is associated with human non-alcoholic fatty liver disease severity25
R3-AFP score is a new composite tool to refine prediction of hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence after liver transplantation24
CPEB4 modulates liver cancer progression by translationally regulating hepcidin expression and sensitivity to ferroptosis24
Development of a CRE/CREB-driven HBx responsive HBV cell culture reporter system for antiviral drug evaluation24
Geography-independent mucosal microbiota alterations in primary sclerosing cholangitis persist after liver transplantation24
Platelets accelerate endoplasmic reticulum stress and promote hepatic steatosis24
Targeting fibrosis and steatohepatitis through the metabolism – results from the ESSENCE trial24
Disparities in transplant access and outcomes after first cirrhosis decompensation in alcohol-related liver disease24
The endonuclease MCPIP1 protects against liver cancer development in a sex-dependent manner by modulating β-catenin and CREB124
Outcomes of 38 patients with PFIC3: Impact of genotype and of response to ursodeoxycholic acid therapy24
Efficacy and safety of immune checkpoint inhibitor rechallenge in individuals with hepatocellular carcinoma24
Tumor burden with AFP improves survival prediction for TACE-treated patients with HCC: An international observational study☆24
Sex differences in murine MASH induced by a fructose-palmitate-cholesterol-enriched diet23
Adipose microsomal triglyceride transfer protein deficiency protects against hepatic steatosis by upregulating PPARα activity23
Regulatory T cell therapy in autoimmune liver disease and transplantation23
Hepatocellular carcinoma: Epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment23
Orphan drug uttroside B impedes MASH progression and HCC development in experimental models23
Dual-tracer PET/CT in the management of hepatocellular carcinoma23
Does ammonia really disrupt brain oxygen homeostasis?23
Second-line pembrolizumab for advanced HCC: Meta-analysis of the phase III KEYNOTE-240 and KEYNOTE-394 studies22
Good long-term outcomes of primary sclerosing cholangitis in childhood22
Prognostic utility of albumin-bilirubin grade in Japanese patients with primary biliary cholangitis22
A composite score using quantitative magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography predicts clinical outcomes in primary sclerosing cholangitis22
Reply to: “Extending the Baveno VII definition of recompensation to autoimmune hepatitis: Considerations regarding treatment timing and response criteria”22
A phase Ib/II trial of capmatinib plus spartalizumab vs. spartalizumab alone in patients with pretreated hepatocellular carcinoma22
Resolvin D1-mediated cellular crosstalk protects against MASH22
Severe liver fibrosis in the HCV cure era: Major effects of social vulnerability, diabetes, and unhealthy behaviors22
Corrigendum to ‘A multicenter analysis of the role of prophylactic transfusion of blood products in patients with cirrhosis and esophageal varices undergoing endoscopic band ligation’ [JHEP Reports 6 22
Diagnostic accuracy of transient elastography in MASLD is independent of MRI-PDFF steatosis in a multicenter study22
Development and patterns of acute-on-chronic liver failure in patients with cirrhosis and acute kidney injury21
Prevalence of Rocahepevirus ratti (rat hepatitis E virus) in humans and rats in China21
Sarcopenia evaluated by EASL/AASLD computed tomography-based criteria predicts mortality in patients with cirrhosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis21
Elevation of Liver Elastic Value Following Radiofrequency Ablation Reflected Neutrophils Mediated Abscopal Effect in Liver Cancer21
Exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in a multiethnic cohort21
Evaluation of prognostic scores in patients with HCC undergoing first-line immunotherapy with atezolizumab and bevacizumab21
Myeloid TGF-β signaling shapes liver macrophage heterogeneity and metabolic liver disease pathogenesis21
Small molecule drugs promote repopulation of transplanted hepatocytes by stimulating cell dedifferentiation21
Serum proteomics of adults with acute liver failure provides mechanistic insights and attractive prognostic biomarkers21
Guideline-enhanced large language models outperform physician-test takers on EASL Campus quizzes multiple choice questions21
H4K5 lactylation - ENO2 loop drives glycolysis and HCC progression20
Immunopeptidome of hepatocytes isolated from patients with HBV infection and hepatocellular carcinoma20
Thyroid dysfunction in MASLD: Results of a nationwide study20
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The multi-omic basis for hepatic encephalopathy recurrence: Analysis of the THEMATIC trial20
Pravastatin reduces all-cause mortality in elderly individuals at risk of liver fibrosis: Post hoc analysis of the PROSPER trial20
Corrigendum to “Missed opportunities in HCV care: Trends in late diagnosis and treatment” [JHEP Reports 7 (2025) 101474]20
DHCR7 inhibition ameliorates MetALD and HCC in mice and human 3D liver spheroids20
External beam radiation for HCC: Ready for incorporation into guidelines?20
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Corrigendum to “Peginterferon-alpha-2a add-on to treatment with siRNA JNJ-73763989 in virologically suppressed chronic hepatitis B: The phase II PENGUIN study” [JHEP Reports 2025 7(10) 101516]20
Alcohol-driven phenotypic transition in MASLD and risk of liver-related events19
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Temporal trends and racial/ethnic disparities in hepatocellular carcinoma incidence in the US between 2000-202219
Minimally invasive hepatectomy vs. thermoablation for single small (≤3 cm) hepatocellular carcinoma: A weighted real-life national comparison19
Should all pediatric patients with type 1 autoimmune hepatitis be screened for inflammatory bowel disease?19
Innovative approaches to the management of ascites in cirrhosis19
Farnesoid X receptor agonist tropifexor attenuates cholestasis in a randomised trial in patients with primary biliary cholangitis19
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High precision-cut liver slice model to study cell-autonomous antiviral defense of hepatocytes within their microenvironment19
Sarcopenia-related gut microbial changes are associated with the risk of complications in people with cirrhosis19
Whole blood RNA sequencing identifies transcriptional differences between primary sclerosing cholangitis and ulcerative colitis19
Challenges in the diagnosis and treatment of genetic cholestasis in adults19
Transcriptomics unveils immune metabolic disruption and a novel biomarker of mortality in patients with HBV-related acute-on-chronic liver failure19
Evolving epidemiology of HCC in Spain19
LAPTM4B enhances the stemness of CD133+ liver cancer stem-like cells via WNT/β-catenin signaling19
Spatial-Quantitative Profiling of Intrahepatic HBsAg Heterogeneity and Clustered Distribution in Chronic HBV Infection19
QuickStroop for screening for minimal hepatic encephalopathy in patients with cirrhosis18
Gut microbiome dynamics and Enterobacterales infection in liver transplant recipients: A prospective observational study18
The ‘social gradient' in primary liver cancer in France: A national observational study18
Serious adverse events after cessation of nucleos(t)ide analogues in individuals with chronic hepatitis B: A systematic review and meta-analysis18
Reply to: “Statins in MASLD: Challenges and future directions”18
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Primary sclerosing cholangitis pathogenesis revisited: EBV-idence of immune dysregulation18
Lack of association between early on-treatment HBeAg seroclearance and development of hepatocellular carcinoma or decompensated cirrhosis18
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Dyrk2 gene transfer suppresses hepatocarcinogenesis by promoting the degradation of Myc and Hras18
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Circadian control of ConA-induced acute liver injury and inflammatory response via Bmal1 regulation of Junb18
Single-cell analysis of mature hepatocytes reveals an IRF1-driven restriction of HDV infection18
Loss of Cdkn1a protects against MASLD alone or with alcohol intake by preserving lipid homeostasis17
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Compression pressure of the external jugular vein for the assessment of intravascular volume status in decompensated cirrhosis: A pilot study17
Corrigendum to ‘Cholangiocarcinoma across England: Temporal changes in incidence, survival and routes to diagnosis by region and level of socioeconomic deprivation’ [JHEP Reports 6 (2024) 100983]17
Treatment with bulevirtide in HIV-infected patients with chronic hepatitis D: ANRS HD EP01 BuleDelta and compassionate cohort17
Anti-miR-873-5p improves alcohol-related liver disease by enhancing hepatic deacetylation via SIRT117
B4GALNT1 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma stemness and progression via integrin α2β1-mediated FAK and AKT activation17
Erratum to ‘Impact of HBV infection on clinical outcomes in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease’ (JHEP Reports 5 [2023] 100836)17
Comparative evaluation of regression and machine-learning models for hepatocellular carcinoma risk stratification across diverse aetiologies17
Spatial profiling defines three immunophenotypes and a perineural invasion-associated immune-evasion niche in gallbladder cancer17
Reply to: Modeling challenges of hepatitis D virus kinetics during bulevirtide-based therapy16
Surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with primary biliary cholangitis: For all or just for some?16
Underuse of statins in MASLD despite population-based associations with lower liver stiffness16
Traditional lifestyle factors partly mediate the association of socioeconomic position with intrahepatic lipid content: The Maastricht study16
Waiting time dictates impact of frailty: A Spanish multicenter prospective study16
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Systemic ASBT inactivation protects against liver damage in obstructive cholestasis in mice16
Cholangiocarcinoma across England: Temporal changes in incidence, survival and routes to diagnosis by region and level of socioeconomic deprivation16
Hepatic immune environment differences among common mouse strains in models of MASH and liver cancer16
Distribution of non-ceruloplasmin-bound copper after i.v. 64Cu injection studied with PET/CT in patients with Wilson disease16
Spatial molecular and cellular determinants of STAT3 activation in liver fibrosis progression in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease16
Characterisation of forkhead box protein A3 as a key transcription factor for hepatocyte regeneration16
Liver specification of human iPSC-derived endothelial cells transplanted into mouse liver16
Downregulation of SOCS1 increases interferon-induced ISGylation during differentiation of induced-pluripotent stem cells to hepatocytes16
Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies nine loci associated with higher risk of hepatocellular carcinoma development16
Transcriptomic landscapes of effective and failed liver regeneration in humans15
Kinase suppressor of Ras 1 (KSR1) promotes liver carcinogenesis via activation of the RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK signaling pathway15
Advanced extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma and gallbladder cancer: post-hoc analysis of the ABC-01, -02 and -03 clinical trials15
Multicenter Study of Bleeding- and Thromboembolic-Events with Durvalumab ± Tremelimumab versus Atezolizumab and Bevacizumab in Advanced HCC: A Retrospective Analysis15
SBRT for bridging and downstaging HCC before transplant15
3D endothelial cell scaffolds protect liver explants and exhibit therapeutic effects on liver fibrosis15
A missense variant in human perilipin 2 (PLIN2 Ser251Pro) reduces hepatic steatosis in mice15
Characterisation of hepatic lipid signature distributed across the liver zonation using mass spectrometry imaging15
Intrapancreatic fat deposition is unrelated to liver steatosis in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease15
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided portosystemic pressure gradient measurement vs. transjugular balloon occlusion measurement in patients with cirrhosis (ENCOUNTER): A bicentric EU study15
NTCP ubiquitination enables HBV infection15
Waiting list mortality and 5-year transplant survival benefit of patients with MASLD: An Italian liver transplant registry study15
A machine learning-based classification of adult-onset diabetes identifies patients at risk of liver-related complications15
Reconsidering low HDL-cholesterol levels as a predictive factor for the development of hepatocellular carcinoma15
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AI-Cirrhosis-ECG (ACE) score for predicting decompensation and liver outcomes15
Cognitive dysfunction in early experimental metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease is associated with systemic inflammation and neuroinflammation15
Clinical pattern of checkpoint inhibitor-induced liver injury in a multicentre cohort15
Actin-specific smooth muscle antibodies bridge adult and juvenile autoimmune hepatitis diagnosis15
Introducing adjuvant-loaded particulate hepatitis B core antigen as an alternative therapeutic hepatitis B vaccine component15
A thioacrylamide-based compound directly counteracts hepatic fibrosis with profound anti-obesity action15
ABCB4 variant is associated with hepatobiliary MR abnormalities in people with low-phospholipid-associated cholelithiasis syndrome15
Gut Bifidobacterium longum is associated with better native liver survival in patients with biliary atresia14
Coagulation protease-activated receptor-2 (PAR2) promotes dyslipidemia, obesity and MASLD through repression of the hepatic pioneer factor HNF4α14
Concurrent nivolumab and external beam radiation therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma with macrovascular invasion: A phase II study14
Downregulation of hepatic METTL3 contributes to APAP-induced liver injury in mice14
Impact of SGLT2i and GLP-1RA on liver-related events in patients with MASLD and type 2 diabetes: A network meta-analysis14
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Human GM-CSF/IL-3 enhance tumor immune infiltration in humanized HCC patient-derived xenografts14
Impact of bacterial infections prior to liver transplantation on post-transplant outcomes in patients with cirrhosis14
MELD 3.0 adequately predicts mortality and renal replacement therapy requirements in patients with alcohol-associated hepatitis14
Recurrence of autoimmune hepatitis cholestatic variant syndromes after liver transplantation affects graft and patient survival14
Liver biopsy quality criteria to exclude cirrhosis in case of suspicion of porto-sinusoidal vascular disorder14
Hepatic venous pressure gradient in sinusoidal obstruction syndrome: Diagnostic value and link with histological lesions14
Fragility index of positive phase II and III randomised clinical trials of treatments for hepatocellular carcinoma (2002–2022)14
Inhibition of phospholipase D1 ameliorates hepatocyte steatosis and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease14
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Very low energy ketogenic diet vs. Mediterranean diet for MASLD: Superior steatosis reduction in a randomised pilot study14
Placental growth factor modulates endothelial NO production and exacerbates experimental hepatopulmonary syndrome14
HEMODIAFILTRATION IMPROVES PERFORMANCE OF 24 HOUR EX SITU NORMOTHERMIC LIVER MACHINE PERFUSION14
Drug-induced liver injury in children: A nationwide cohort study from China14
LSECtin attenuates hepatic Th17 expansion in a murine model of cirrhosis and signals through the LAG-3 receptor13
GDF15 is associated with hepatocellular senescence and correlates with mortality in patients with alcohol-associated hepatitis13
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Rethinking risk indices in pediatric MASLD13
Infection prevention and control programme and COVID-19 measures: Effects on hospital-acquired infections in patients with cirrhosis13
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Liver steatosis induces portal hypertension regardless of fibrosis in patients with NAFLD: A proof of concept case report13
Risk of portal hypertensive complications preventable by TIPS in patients with ascites13
Molecular determinants within the C-termini of L-HDAg that regulate hepatitis D virus replication and assembly13
Pre-liver transplant assessment of patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure: an international survey13
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Implementing a new HCV model of care for people who use drugs13
Reply to: “Ductular reaction is a prognostic factor in primary biliary cholangitis”13
Depressive symptoms after hepatitis C cure and socio-behavioral correlates in aging people living with HIV (ANRS CO13 HEPAVIH)13
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Ketamine restriction correlates with reduced cholestatic liver injury and improved outcomes in critically ill patients with burn injury13
Non-steroidal FXR agonist cilofexor improves cholestatic liver injury in the Mdr2-/- mouse model of sclerosing cholangitis12
Regulatory T-cells in autoimmune hepatitis: An historical perspective with hints to the future12
Daytime napping, nighttime sleeping duration, and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma and liver disease-related mortality12
AI-based tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte scoring system for assessing HCC prognosis in patients undergoing liver resection12
Auto-antibodies against interferons are common in people living with chronic hepatitis B virus infection and associate with PegIFNα non-response12
Modelling polycystic liver disease progression using age-adjusted liver volumes and targeted mutational analysis12
Cumulative lipid exposure in young adulthood and risk of midlife MASLD12
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