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The Changing Face of the Diagnosis of Chronic and Malignant Liver Diseases: Potential New Biomarkers

Annals of Hepatology, 2018
The early diagnosis of primary sclerosing cholangitis, hepatocellular carcinoma, and cholangiocarcinoma is often challenging. In a recent study in 134 patients (Arbelaiz, Hepatology 2017; 66: 1125-43), it was reported that specific proteins found in ...
Vania Cruz-Ramón, Paulina Chinchilla-López, Oscar Ramírez-Pérez, Xingshun Qi, Nahum Méndez-Sánchez   +4 more
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A Common Variant in CLDN14 is Associated with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis and Bone Mineral Density. [PDF]

, 2016
Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), a chronic autoimmune liver disease, has been associated with increased incidence of osteoporosis. Intriguingly, two PBC susceptibility loci identified through genome-wide association studies are also involved in bone ...
Bian, Zhaolian, Chen, Haoyan, Gershwin, M Eric, Jiang, Xiang, Li, Enling, Li, Zhiqiang, Lian, Min, Liao, Wilson, Ma, Xiong, Miao, Qi, Seldin, Michael F, Shi, Yongyong, Tang, Ruqi, Wang, Qixia, Wang, Zhaoyue, Wei, Yiran, Yang, Fan, Yang, Yue, Zhang, Haiyan   +18 more
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Seladelpar Improved Itch, Itch‐Related Sleep Disturbance and Measures of Fatigue in Patients With Primary Biliary Cholangitis and Pruritus in the Phase 3 RESPONSE Trial

Alimentary Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
Seladelpar improved itch, itch‐related sleep disturbance and measures of fatigue in patients with primary biliary cholangitis and pruritus in the Phase 3 RESPONSE trial. ABSTRACT Background Pruritus and fatigue impose a significant burden on patient quality of life in primary biliary cholangitis (PBC).
Cynthia Levy, David E. J. Jones, Marlyn J. Mayo, Christopher L. Bowlus, Kris V. Kowdley, Gideon M. Hirschfield, Jie Liu, Caroline Burk, Susheela Carroll, Daria B. Crittenden, Andreas E. Kremer   +10 more
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Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Associated with Severe Ulcerative Colitis in a Young Woman: Case Report

Journal of Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, 2019
Background: Primary sclerosing cholangitis is a rare and progressive cholestatic disease characterized by narrowing of the biliary tract. Despite high levels of ulcerative colitis, early diagnosis of primary sclerosing cholangitis before the diagnosis of
Somaieh Matin, yousef Imani Marani, Hossein Salehzadeh   +2 more
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IgG4-Related Sclerosing Cholangitis Involving the Intrahepatic Bile Ducts Diagnosed with Liver Biopsy

Case Reports in Pathology, 2018
IgG4-related disease is characterized by lymphoplasmacytic inflammation and fibrosis, often leading to mass-forming lesions in different organs. When IgG4-related disease affects the bile ducts, it is called IgG4-related sclerosing cholangitis. A 74-year-
Malene Theilmann Thinesen, Ove B. Schaffalitzky de Muckadell, Sönke Detlefsen   +2 more
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IgG4-related disease and the current status of diagnostic approaches [PDF]

, 2012
IgG4-related disease is a newly recognized systemic disease characterized by involving a wide range of organs. It includes the pancreas, biliary tree, salivary glands, periorbital tissues, upper aerodigestive tract, retroperitoneum, mediastinum, aorta ...
Du, Haitao, Wan, Jun, Wu, Benyan, Wu, Yinqiao, Yan, Li   +4 more
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Sarcopenia Is Associated With Mortality and Progression of Cirrhosis in Decompensated but Not Compensated Disease—A Multicentre Study

Alimentary Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
In a retrospective cohort of 1,624 adults with cirrhosis, sarcopenia was independently associated with unplanned hospitalization, death, and cirrhosis progression (or death) in patients with decompensated disease. In compensated cirrhosis, sarcopenia was associated only with a higher risk of unplanned hospitalization.
Puneeta Tandon, Sarah Wang, Moon Young Kim, Bart Van Hoek, Daphne Bot, Jeroen L. A. van Vugt, Berend Beumer, Jan Ijzermans, Sunil Taneja, Ajay Duseja, Surender Singh, Maryam Ebadi, Aldo J. Montano‐Loza   +12 more
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Neonatal cholestasis due to primary sclerosing cholangitis

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2016
Neonatal cholestasis is rarely caused due to primary sclerosing cholangitis, which is an inflammatory disease of the bile ducts, which results in obstructive fibrosis of the ducts.
Naman Sadanand Shetty, Ira Shah
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Does ursodeoxycholic acid change the proliferation of the colorectal mucosa? A randomized, placebo-controlled study [PDF]

, 2003
Background: In animal models ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) showed a chemoprotective effect against colon cancer. To explain this, a reduced proliferation of the colorectal mucosal proliferation was suggested.
Diebold, J., Göke, B., Hay, U., Marsteller, I., Ochsenkühn, Thomas, Paumgartner, Gustav, Sackmann, M.   +6 more
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Diagnostic Impact of Liver Biopsy Among Antinuclear Antibody Positive Individuals With Mild Liver Enzyme Elevation

Alimentary Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
In ANA‐positive patients with suspected autoimmune hepatitis (AIH), liver biopsy rarely altered therapeutic management when alanine aminotransferase (ALT) was below 101 U/L and cirrhosis was absent. These findings suggest that biopsy may be safely deferred in this low‐risk group.
David Mehdi Asgher Niazi, Alphonse Charbel, Jan Pfeiffenberger, Uta Merle, Jessica Seessle, Theresa Wenz, Christa Flechtenmacher, Patrick Michl, Conrad Rauber   +8 more
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