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Non-alcoholic liver disease, characterized by an increase in liver enzymes without symptoms, up to little time ago, was considered a non-pathological situation, but now many authors think that this situation has its own danger.
MedNews (Epatologia) - Lun, 12 Marzo 2007
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a common blood-borne pathogen that relies heavily on nucleic acid testing for confirmation of infection. Nucleic acid tests are invaluable for the diagnosis of HCV infection and provide critical prognostic information for guiding treatment and measuring the response to antiviral therapy.
Journal of the American Medical Association (Epatologia) - Ven, 23 Febbraio 2007
http://jama.ama-assn.org/
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In this placebo-controlled, randomized trial of pioglitazone in subjects with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, pioglitazone was associated with improvements in the results of liver-function tests, hepatic fat content, and hepatic insulin sensitivity. As compared with placebo, pioglitazone significantly reduced the histologic abnormalities of steatohepatitis but did not significantly reduce fibrosis.
New England Journal of Medicine (Epatologia) - Gio, 30 Novembre 2006
http://www.nejm.org