Liver fibrosis occurs in response to different etiologies of chronic liver injury. Diagnosing
degree of liver fibrosis is a crucial step in evaluation of severity of the disease. An invasive …

Hepatic fibrosis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, as it ultimately leads
to cirrhosis, which is estimated to affect up to 2% of the global population. Hepatic fibrosis is …

Alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) is a major cause of liver-related death worldwide, yet
understanding of the three key pathological features of the disease—fibrosis, inflammation …

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a wide-spread chronic liver condition that
places patients at risk of developing cardiovascular diseases and may progress to cirrhosis …

Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with an increase in hepatic steatosis
and a decrease in serum levels of total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) …

Objectives The platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR)
have been studied widely in cancer diseases. However, their correlation with hepatitis C …

The assessment of the fibrotic evolution of chronic hepatitis has always been a challenge for
the clinical hepatologist. Over the past decade, various non-invasive methods have been …

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the second most common cause of cancer deaths
worldwide. Deregulated DNA methylation landscapes are ubiquitous in human cancers …

High-density lipoprotein (HDL) is a comparatively dense and small lipoprotein that can carry
lipids as a multifunctional aggregate in plasma. Several studies have shown that increasing …

Abstract Background Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a serious public health problem
worldwide. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between serum alpha-fetoprotein …