BACKGROUND & AIMS: Hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) is a severe complication of cirrhosis
with ascites. The International Ascites Club recommended strict diagnostic criteria and …

Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection poses a remarkable burden on the health care
system worldwide because of an estimated prevalence of about 3% 1 and association with …

Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection exhibits a wide range of extrahepatic
complications, affecting various organs in the human body. Numerous HCV patients suffer …

The existence of viral hepatitis has been known for centuries. In the 5th century BC
Hippocrates noted epidemics of a jaundice-like illness. These were particularly common …

BACKGROUND Several authors have reported on the effectiveness of α‐interferon (IFN‐α)
in the treatment of patients with mixed cryoglobulinemia. This prompted the authors to …

Previous studies suggest that the core protein of hepatitis C virus (HCV) has a pleiotropic
function in the replication cycle of the virus. To understand the role of this protein in HCV …

Objective. To determine the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in patients with
sicca syndrome, and to determine the clinical, immunologic, and genetic characteristics of …

Chronic liver diseases are characterized by the expansion of ductular reaction (DR) cells
and the expression of liver progenitor cell (LPC) markers. In alcoholic hepatitis (AH), the …

Two categories of virological assays are in practice used for the diagnosis and management
of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, including serological and molecular biology-based …

Primary care physicians see many of the estimated 250 000 Canadians chronically infected
with the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Of this number, about one-third are unaware they are …