Liver biopsy is historically the gold standard for liver fibrosis assessment of chronic hepatitis
C patients. However, with the introduction and validation of noninvasive tests (NITs) to …

Abstract microRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of non-coding functional small RNA composed of
21–23 nucleotides, having multiple associations with liver fibrosis. Fibrosis-associated …

Simple Summary Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a disease of poor prognosis. The early
diagnosis of HCC will restrain the disease progression and thus improve patients' quality of …

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is one of the most common causes of liver cancer. HCV
infection causes chronic disease followed by cirrhosis, which often leads to hepatocellular …

Hepatitis is one of the common liver diseases, imposing a heavy health burden worldwide.
Acute hepatitis may develop into chronic hepatitis, progressing to cirrhosis and …

Background Renal interstitial fibrosis (RIF) seriously threatens the health of individuals.
MiRNAs regulate the progression of fibrosis. Nevertheless, the detailed function of miR-449a …

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with the development of chronic liver
diseases, eg, fibrosis, cirrhosis, even hepatocellular carcinoma, and/or extra-hepatic …

Prostate cancer has the highest incidence and second highest mortality rate for men in the
United States. Even with this large disease burden, screening and treatment of prostate …

Background: Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection is a progressive disease that may result in
chronic hepatitis, fibrosis and cirrhosis. Assessment of liver fibrosis is an essential factor in …

Introdução: A infecção pelo vírus da hepatite C (HCV) é considerada a principal causa de
doença hepática crônica, com cerca de 58 milhões de pessoas cronicamente infectadas no …