Background The liver has a critical role in the metabolism of glucose and lipids. Chronic
hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection leads to a spectrum of liver …

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is an important cause of cirrhosis and hepatocellular
carcinoma (HCC) worldwide. 1 It is also a common cause of chronic liver disease in the …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Our study was designed to test the association between insulin
resistance (IR) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes using serum HCV RNA level and liver …

OBJECTIVE. Quantification of liver steatosis is clinically relevant in various liver diseases but
cannot be done by conventional sonography, which only provides a qualitative assessment …

BACKGROUND/AIMS: While several risk factors for the histological progression of chronic
hepatitis C have been identified, the contribution of HCV genotypes to liver fibrosis evolution …

BACKGROUND/AIMS: FibroScan®, a non-invasive procedure for the diagnosis of cirrhosis,
benefits only patients for which at least 10 valid shots are acquired. We investigated features …

The aim of this paper is to review and up to date the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV)-
associated non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis …

The progression of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C has long been considered to be
independent from viral genotypes. However, recent studies suggest an association between …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: With the limited efficacy of current therapy for chronic hepatitis C,
modifiable risk factors for liver disease progression are important to identify. Because …

Hepatic steatosis has been associated with fibrosis, but it is unknown whether the latter is
independent of the etiology of fat infiltration. We analyzed the relationship between clinical …