Hepatology

Papers
(The TQCC of Hepatology is 15. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
ArticleCitations
Acute encephalopathy without hyperammonemia has a different presentation than overt HE and displays a similarly severe prognosis1799
Hepatic encephalopathy—We are no longer those who believe that reality is what we perceive1579
Reply1431
Moving beyond the liver—Proteomics as a molecular footprint of systemic damage in metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease908
Reply: Fiber and whole grain intakes in relation to liver cancer risk—An analysis in 2 prospective cohorts and systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies461
Validation and expansion of Baveno VII criteria for cACLD and CSPH based on liver stiffness and platelet count: Correlation with risk of hepatic decompensation and death385
Reply: Can pFIB scores reliably exclude significant liver fibrosis in pediatric MASLD?297
Letter to the Editor: Insurance should cover vancomycin for primary sclerosing cholangitis224
Retraction: GABA induces the differentiation of small into large cholangiocytes by activation of Ca2+/CaMK I-dependent adenylyl cyclase 8213
Biopsy-free endpoints in MASH trials: A comparative look at MASHResInd and FAST212
Higher level of HBsAg associated with delayed development of HCC in immune-tolerant patients208
Honey, I shrunk the tumor: Downstaging HCC before liver transplantation208
Reply: Liver stiffness progression comparison between diabetics and non-diabetics with biopsy-proven metabolic dysfunction–associated steatosis185
Letter to the Editor: Real-world evidence supports nephrotoxic risk of anakinra plus zinc in alcohol-associated hepatitis179
Efficacy and safety of infliximab in patients with autoimmune hepatitis177
Multi-omics approaches for identifying the PANoptosis signature and prognostic model via a multimachine-learning computational framework for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma175
Effectiveness and safety of glecaprevir/pibrentasvir for 8 weeks in the treatment of patients with acute hepatitis C: A single-arm retrospective study169
NOD‐like receptor protein 3 activation causes spontaneous inflammation and fibrosis that mimics human NASH169
Letter to the editor: The role of aquaporin 9 in modeling of ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency162
Switch‐associated protein 70 protects against nonalcoholic fatty liver disease through suppression of TAK1159
Letter to the editor: Beneath the surface of the pandemic: Persons with alcohol‐associated liver disease need our attention143
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Analysis and Validation of Human Targets and Treatments Using a Hepatocellular Carcinoma–Immune Humanized Mouse Model140
Dysregulation of RalA signaling through dual regulatory mechanisms exerts its oncogenic functions in hepatocellular carcinoma131
Obituary for Roberto J. Groszmann—The Father of Portal Hypertension130
Alan Hofmann (1931‐2021): A career well spent understanding bile acids126
Hepatocyte‐specific deletion of adipose triglyceride lipase (adipose triglyceride lipase/patatin‐like phospholipase domain containing 2) ameliorates dietary induced steatohepatitis in mice125
Retracted: M2 Macrophage–Derived Exosomes Facilitate HCC Metastasis by Transferring αMβ2 Integrin to Tumor Cells124
Requirement of RORα for maintenance and antitumor immunity of liver‐resident natural killer cells/ILC1s122
Letter to the editor: The precise relationship between MELD and survival without a liver transplant122
Letter to the editor: Treatment options for 3–5‐cm solitary HCC—Need a closer look!122
Post-vax vein vigilance: Unmasking splanchnic thrombosis risks117
Boosting Success: Optimizing Thiopurine Therapy in Autoimmune Hepatitis With Allopurinol114
Stellate cell-specific adhesion molecule protocadherin 7 regulates sinusoidal contraction110
Precipitous changes in nomenclature and definitions—NAFLD becomes SLD: Implications for and expectations of AASLD journals109
Letter to the Editor: The Hepa 1–6 may not be suitable for use in hepatocellular carcinoma models to explore responses to drug therapy109
Letter to the editor: Targeted decrease of portal hepatic pressure gradient immediately after TIPS improves ascites control and prognosis108
Implementation of a controlled human infection model for evaluation of HCV vaccine candidates105
More immunosuppressive, more immunotherapy responsive? A double-edged sword of HBV-induced immune response in HCC105
Letter to the Editor: Regarding terlipressin-related patient outcomes in hepatorenal syndrome-acute kidney injury104
Reply: Medications promoting abstinence in alcohol-associated cirrhosis104
Late-Breaking Abstracts103
Access to technology to support telehealth in areas without specialty care for liver disease102
ZNT1 and Zn2+ control TLR4 and PD-L1 endocytosis in macrophages to improve chemotherapy efficacy against liver tumor101
Plasma proteomic signature of fatty liver disease: The Rotterdam Study101
Gastrodin Improves Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Through Activation of the Adenosine Monophosphate–Activated Protein Kinase Signaling Pathway99
Changing epidemiology of hepatocellular cancer in the United States: Winning the battle but it is not over yet99
Group‐2 Innate Lymphoid Cells Promote HCC Progression Through CXCL2‐Neutrophil‐Induced Immunosuppression99
Regulatory role and translational potential of CCL11 in liver fibrosis98
Comparison of pharmacological therapies in metabolic dysfunction–associated steatohepatitis for fibrosis regression and MASH resolution: Systematic review and network meta-analysis98
Letter to the Editor: LO2, a misidentified cell line: Some data should be interpreted with caution94
PGD2/DP1 axis promotes liver regeneration by secreting Wnt2 in KCs in mice91
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AASLD Practice Guidance on the clinical assessment and management of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease89
Letter to the Editor: Comparative efficacy of pharmacologic therapies for MASH in reducing liver fat content—Systematic review and network meta-analysis86
Letter to the Editor: Learning more about the safety of atezolizumab plus bevacizumab in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma86
Deciphering the spatial tumor microenvironment in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma85
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Reply84
Erratum: AASLD Practice Guidance on Acute-on-chronic liver failure and the management of critically ill patients with cirrhosis84
Bariatric surgery for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD): Current knowledge of mechanisms84
The relationship between mean arterial pressure and terlipressin in hepatorenal syndrome-acute kidney injury reversal: A post hoc analysis84
Tumor-derived CCL2 drives tumor growth and immunosuppression in IDH1-mutant cholangiocarcinoma83
Reply: Is fecal acetate a viable pan-etiological predictor of outcomes in HCC immunotherapy?83
Refinement of histologic subtypes and identification of biomarkers linked to unfavorable prognosis in cholangiocarcinoma: The ENSCCA registries’ framework for digital twin advancement82
Interleukin 8-CXCR2–mediated neutrophil extracellular trap formation in biliary atresia associated with neutrophil extracellular trap–induced stellate cell activation81
CD44 in myEloid cells is a major driver of liver inflammation and injury in alcohol-related liver disease80
Magnetic resonance elastography for prediction of long‐term progression and outcome in chronic liver disease: A retrospective study80
NASHFit: A randomized controlled trial of an exercise training program to reduce clotting risk in patients with NASH80
Divergent trends in cirrhosis and liver cancer highlight the ongoing efforts required for hepatitis elimination79
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and the heart79
Much more needed in natural history of Alagille syndrome78
Dedifferentiation‐associated inflammatory factors of long‐term expanded human hepatocytes exacerbate their elimination by macrophages during liver engraftment78
Erratum: Effects of trientine and penicillamine on intestinal copper uptake: A mechanistic 64Cu PET/CT study in healthy humans76
Stard1 promotes cholestatic liver injury and disease progression by sensitizing to bile acid hepatotoxicity76
Letter to the Editor: Hepatic decompensation is the major driver of mortality in hepatocellular carcinoma patients treated with atezolizumab plus bevacizumab: The impact of successful antiviral treatm75
Genes that fit just right: Unzipping the genome of fatty liver disease75
Therapeutic manipulation of the microbiome in liver disease75
Letter to the Editor: Primary sclerosing cholangitis and autoimmune hepatitis—Distinct or common autoimmune penetrance?74
Outcomes of pregnancy in autoimmune hepatitis: A population‐based study73
Circulating TREM2 as a noninvasive diagnostic biomarker for NASH in patients with elevated liver stiffness73
Immunobiology of primary sclerosing cholangitis73
NAFLD‐related hepatocellular carcinoma: The growing challenge73
Reply: Several issues to consider in the study of hepatocellular carcinoma progression mechanism72
Letter to the Editor: Enhancing the rigor and impact of cholangiocarcinoma research: Addressing key concerns in the PTPN9-FGFR2 interaction study72
Computational drug prediction in hepatoblastoma by integrating pan-cancer transcriptomics with pharmacological response70
The spectrum of primary liver cancers: heterogeneity and continuity. A foundation for diagnosis and treatment of cancer69
Use of noninvasive scores to predict hepatic steatosis: Flaws and caveats69
The international quest for the imaging diagnosis of liver cancer69
Emergence of highly profibrotic and proinflammatory Lrat + Fbln2 + HSC subpopulation in alcoholic hepatitis68
Solving the puzzle of fibrosis resolution in alcohol-associated liver disease: An insight from KDM5 demethylases and LXR activation68
5S rRNA pseudogene transcripts are associated with interferon production and inflammatory responses in alcohol-associated hepatitis68
In vivo imaging of calcium dynamics in zebrafish hepatocytes68
Erratum: Identification and characterization of a hepatic IL-13–producing ILC3-like population potentially involved in liver fibrosis67
Understanding advanced cystic fibrosis liver disease through genetic variation: Where do the pathways lead and how much further must we go?67
Letter to the Editor: Overlooking the important factor: Hypoxia66
Hepatology Highlights65
Fontan‐associated liver disease65
Letter to the Editor: Restructuring the Gut Microbiota of Patients with Cirrhosis After HCV Eradication: A Matter of Time?65
To Be or Not to Be: The Quest for Patatin‐Like Phospholipase Domain Containing 3 p.I148M Function65
Reply: How does bile acid–induced IRF3 phosphorylation mediate cholestatic liver and kidney injury?—More needs to be known65
Letter to the editor: Is PAI‐1 a thrombotic biomarker in NASH cirrhosis?64
Synergistic combination of cytotoxic chemotherapy and cyclin‐dependent kinase 4/6 inhibitors in biliary tract cancers64
The digital determinants of liver disease62
Letter to the editor62
Letter to the Editor: Proton Pump Inhibitors and Biliary Tract Cancer Risk: Causality or Reverse Causality?62
Letter to the editor: Regression of liver fibrosis after bariatric operations: A glass two‐third full rather than half empty62
With Alcohol as the Fuel, COVID Is the Match: Liver Transplantation for Alcohol‐Associated Liver Disease Is Increasing in the United States62
Healthy peribiliary glands are necessary for successful liver transplantation61
Effect of tenofovir-based HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis against HBV infection in men who have sex with men61
Erratum61
Instructions to Authors61
A strategy of vascular‐targeted therapy for liver fibrosis60
Reply: The CRAPT-M score: Robust enough for clinical practice?60
Endpoints and New Options for Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis D60
Hepatocellular carcinomas, exhibiting intratumor fibrosis, express cancer-specific extracellular matrix remodeling and WNT/TGFB signatures, associated with poor outcome59
National prevalence estimates for steatotic liver disease and subclassifications using consensus nomenclature59
Loss‐of‐Function Genetic Screening Identifies Aldolase A as an Essential Driver for Liver Cancer Cell Growth Under Hypoxia59
Clinical decision support and electronic interventions to improve care quality in chronic liver diseases and cirrhosis59
Reply: Regarding the use of decision curve analysis in predicting long-term complications of liver cirrhosis59
Hepatic GDP-fucose transporter SLC35C1 attenuates cholestatic liver injury and inflammation by inducing CEACAM1 N153 fucosylation58
Letter to the Editor: Exchangeable copper in the Danish cohort of patients with Wilson disease58
The clot and the complicated consult58
The role of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers in managing metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease58
The “shell game” after objective response in patients with advanced HCC treated with immunotherapy57
Letter to the editor: Considerations on the use of the liver transplant comorbidity index (LTCI)57
Letter to the Editor: Can pFIB scores reliably exclude significant liver fibrosis in pediatric MASLD?57
Cell therapies and liver organogenesis technologies: Promising strategies for end-stage liver disease56
Serum amyloid A1–induced intrahepatic regulatory T-cell dysfunction drives autoimmune hepatitis progression56
Letter to Editor: Considerations on the specific role of LHX2 in the process of hepatic stellate cells regulating hepatocyte function56
HEAR-MHE study: Automated speech analysis identifies minimal hepatic encephalopathy and may predict future overt hepatic encephalopathy56
Letter to the Editor: Peripheral Foxp3-high Tregs as a dual biomarker for HCC prognosis and Immunotherapy response55
Determining safe washout period for immune checkpoint inhibitors prior to liver transplantation: An international retrospective cohort study55
Letter to the Editor: NAFLD, MAFLD or MASLD? Cut the Gordian knot with “Ludwig disease”55
Downstaging of hepatocellular carcinoma before liver transplantation: Results from a national multicenter prospective cohort study54
Benefits and challenges to therapeutic targeting of bile acid circulation in cholestatic liver disease54
Platelet-derived mitochondria regulate lipid metabolism in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis through extracellular vesicles53
Letter to the editor: Preliminary evidence of safety and tolerability of atezolizumab plus bevacizumab in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and Child‐Pugh A and B cirrhosis: A real‐world study—Sh53
HNF4α-CDKL3 axis restricts MASLD progression by targeting FoxO1 via noncanonical phosphorylation53
The outcome of boosting mitochondrial activity in alcohol-associated liver disease is organ-dependent53
E. coli and the etiology of human PBC: Antimitochondrial antibodies and spreading determinants52
Early detection of primary liver cancer using plasma cell‐free DNA fragmentomics: Do all the pieces come together?52
Letter to the editor: RECAM for the diagnosis of DILI—Is it time to incorporate additional pharmacological criteria?52
Oral Abstracts52
A Simple Bacterium Links Heart Infection to Inflammatory Liver Disease52
Hepatology Highlights52
Clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma: New kids on the block51
Optimizing thiopurine therapy in autoimmune hepatitis: A multicenter study on monitoring metabolite profiles and co-therapy with allopurinol51
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Erratum: Inhibition of microRNA-24 expression in liver prevents hepatic lipid accumulation and hyperlipidemia50
Manuscript best practices: Takeaways from a community conversation50
Letter to the Editor: Statins as potential confounding factors to investigate the association between the use of GLP-1 receptor agonists and risk of HCC50
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SERPINA12 promotes the tumorigenic capacity of HCC stem cells through hyperactivation of AKT/β-catenin signaling50
Letter to the Editor: Association between birth weight, preterm birth, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in a community-based cohort49
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Malignant progression of liver cancer progenitors requires lysine acetyltransferase 7–acetylated and cytoplasm‐translocated G protein GαS49
Acute rejection after liver transplantation with machine perfusion versus static cold storage: A systematic review and meta-analysis48
PNPLA3 rs738409 and risk of fibrosis in NAFLD: Exploring mediation pathways through intermediate histological features48
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Letter to the Editor: Acute rejection after liver transplantation with machine perfusion versus static cold storage: A systematic review and meta-analysis47
Unraveling bidirectional evolution of unstable mitochondrial DNA mutations in hepatocellular carcinoma at single-cell resolution47
Letter to the Editor: Cautious interpretation of the association between finite treatment and better prognosis in initially HBeAg-negative hepatitis B patients with cirrhosis47
Racial and ethnic disparities in early treatment with immunotherapy for advanced HCC in the United States47
CAFs shape myeloid‐derived suppressor cells to promote stemness of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma through 5‐lipoxygenase46
Bile metabolic fingerprints distinguish biliary tract cancer from benign biliary diseases46
Genetic Determinants of Outcome in Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma46
Preliminary evidence of safety and tolerability of atezolizumab plus bevacizumab in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and Child‐Pugh A and B cirrhosis: A real‐world study46
Distinct structural and dynamic components of portal hypertension in different animal models and human liver disease etiologies46
Pathway to global elimination of hepatitis B: HBV cure is just the first step46
Dissecting the liver inflammation ecosystem identifies annexin A1 as a pro-resolving target for liver failure45
Masthead45
Prognostic significance of mild ascites in patients with cirrhosis45
Letter to the editor: Is NAFLD a bystander or contributor to coronary artery disease?45
Reply: Quality indicators and the safety profile of endoscopic intervention in patients with bleeding esophageal varices45
Future directions in acute liver failure45
Reduction of Z alpha-1 antitrypsin polymers in human iPSC-hepatocytes and mice by LRRK2 inhibitors44
Tertiary lymphoid structures in HCC: Influence on immune cell profiles in tumors and on efficacy of adjuvant PD-1 inhibitor therapy after hepatectomy44
Predicting liver outcomes with biomarker monitoring in MASLD44
Fine-tuning of hepatitis C virus immune evasion through hypervariable region 1 insertions44
Reply: Development and validation of pFIB scores for exclusion of significant liver fibrosis in pediatric MASLD44
More than a lark? LRRK2 inhibitors to treat alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency44
Prevalence of subclinical hypothyroidism and longitudinal thyroid-stimulating hormone changes in youth with metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease: An observational study43
Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma PANoptosidy43
Reply: Can plasma FSTL-1 levels serve as a reliable biomarker for advanced fibrosis?43
Early screening, diagnosis and recurrence monitoring of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic hepatitis B based on serum N-glycomics analysis: A cohort study43
Letter to the Editor: Survival benefit of transarterial chemoembolization combined with tyrosine kinase and immune checkpoint inhibitors as conversion therapy for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma43
Neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapy for biliary tract cancer: Advances and limitations43
Tripartite motif‐containing protein 31 confers protection against nonalcoholic steatohepatitis by deactivating mitogen‐activated protein kinase kinase kinase 743
Reply: The associations between hepatic steatosis and incident cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality42
Evaluating the risk-benefit ratio of immunotherapy according to liver-functional reserve in advanced HCC: the dark side of the moon42
Letter to the editor: HuR in liver homeostasis42
Imaging for better responses to immunotherapy in hepatocellular carcinoma42
Letter to the Editor: NAFLD/MAFLD: One size does not fit all, certainly not for children!42
Letter to the Editor: There may be a misunderstanding about the function of circular RNA as miRNA sponges41
What is in a name? Toward culturally sensitive nomenclature for liver disease in the east and west41
Telehealth interventions in patients with chronic liver diseases: A systematic review41
Letter to the Editor: More questions than answers—Response to the POP-NEXT project41
Letter to the Editor: Is right heart assessment vital for evaluating terlipressin-related outcomes in hepatorenal syndrome-acute kidney injury?40
Single-cell dissection of the multicellular ecosystem and molecular features underlying microvascular invasion in HCC40
Lean NAFLD is associated with adverse liver events and mortality: Moving beyond BMI40
Performance of American Gastroenterological Association Clinical Care Pathway for the risk stratification of patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in the US population40
Letter to the Editor: Influence of liver stiffness heterogeneity on staging fibrosis in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease40
Hepatocyte‐derived MASP1‐enriched small extracellular vesicles activate HSCs to promote liver fibrosis39
Breakthrough SARS‐CoV‐2 infection outcomes in vaccinated patients with chronic liver disease and cirrhosis: A National COVID Cohort Collaborative study39
Reply: Machine learning models for NAFLD/NASH and cirrhosis diagnosis and staging: accuracy and routine variables are the success keys39
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Clinicogenomic characteristics and synthetic lethal implications of germline homologous recombination‐deficient hepatocellular carcinoma39
Letter to the Editor: Scavenger receptor a is a major homeostatic regulator that restrains drug-induced liver injury39
Multicentered study of patient outcomes after declined for early liver transplantation in severe alcohol-associated hepatitis39
Corticosteroids for high‐grade immune checkpoint inhibitor–mediated hepatitis: Is less more?38
Pseudouridine synthase 1 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma through mRNA pseudouridylation to enhance the translation of oncogenic mRNAs38
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Letter to the editor: High rate of clinical and immunological response in patients with HCV‐associated cryoglobulinemia38
Letter to the editor: Relevance of population‐based cutoffs to define frailty in clinical studies38
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Presenting the new incoming editorial team for hepatology: Team members and perspectives38
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Erratum for Ren, H et al. Sirtuin 2 prevents liver steatosis and metabolic disorders by deacetylation of hepatocyte nuclear factor 4α38
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Letter to the Editor: Liver Stiffness by Transient Elastography to Detect Porto‐sinusoidal Vascular Liver Disease37
The macrophage STING-YAP axis controls hepatic steatosis by promoting the autophagic degradation of lipid droplets37
Effect of phospholipid curcumin Meriva on liver histology and kidney disease in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial37
Neutrophil extracellular traps promote MASH fibrosis by metabolic reprogramming of HSC37
Serum biomarkers correlated with liver stiffness assessed in a multicenter study of pediatric cholestatic liver disease37
Gut microbiome features associated with liver fibrosis in Hispanics, a population at high risk for fatty liver disease37
Development and validation of a risk prediction model for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma receiving atezolizumab–bevacizumab37
A multidisciplinary approach to the diagnosis and management of Wilson disease: Executive summary of the 2022 Practice Guidance on Wilson disease from the American Association for the Study of Liver D37
Histone Deacetylase Sirtuin 1 Promotes Loss of Primary Cilia in Cholangiocarcinoma37
An integrated analysis of fecal microbiome and metabolomic features distinguish non-cirrhotic NASH from healthy control populations37
The evolving role of liver sinusoidal endothelial cells in liver health and disease37
Category Index36
A genome-wide association study identified PTPN2 as a population-specific susceptibility gene locus for primary biliary cholangitis36
Letter to the Editor: Use of HBV RNA and to predict change in serological status and disease activity in CHB36
Cost-effectiveness of MRE versus VCTE in staging fibrosis for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) patients with advanced fibrosis36
BileMet: A new frontier in distinguishing malignant from benign biliary conditions36
Antiviral therapy substantially reduces HCC risk in patients with chronic hepatitis B infection in the indeterminate phase36
Diverse facets of MDSC in different phases of chronic HBV infection: Impact on HBV‐specific T‐cell response and homing36
A global action agenda for turning the tide on fatty liver disease36
Association of hepatitis delta virus with liver morbidity and mortality: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis36
Abdominal surgery in patients with chronic noncirrhotic extrahepatic portal vein obstruction: A multicenter retrospective study35
Letter to the editor: Loss of Sam50 in hepatocytes induces cardiolipin‐dependent mitochondrial membrane remodeling to trigger mtDNA release and liver injury35
AASLD Practice Guideline on noninvasive liver disease assessment of portal hypertension35
Category Index35
Circulating HBV RNA: From biology to clinical applications35
Dynamic duo: Spleen stiffness and bilirubin revolutionize PSVD screening35
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