Summary The Asia-Pacific region is home to more than half of the global population and
accounted for 62· 6% of global deaths due to liver diseases in 2015. 54· 3% of global deaths …

Background Screening is an important part of preventive medicine. Ideally, screening tools
identify patients early enough to provide treatment and avoid or reduce symptoms and other …

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is the second most common cause of chronic liver disease
in South Korea, with a prevalence ranging from 0.6% to 0.8%, and HCV infection incidence …

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liver Disease, vOl 16, nO 6, DeCeMBer 2020 An Official Learning Resource of AASLD review …

The production of transgenic farm animals (eg, cattle) via genome engineering for the gain
or loss of gene functions is an important undertaking. In the initial stages of genome …

Methods A published decision-tree plus Markov model was used to compare the expected
costs and quality-adjusted life years (QALY) between one-time universal HCV screening …

Background Elimination of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection requires high diagnostic rates
and universal access to treatment. Around 40% of infected individuals are unaware of their …

Background Chronic hepatitis C is a major public health burden. With new interferon-free
direct-acting agents (showing sustained viral response rates of more than 98%), elimination …

The World Health Organization HCV Guideline Development Group is considering a “treat
all” recommendation for persons infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). We reviewed the …

The diagnosis of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has been traditionally based on the
detection of the host antibody response. Although antibody assays are available in different …