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11. Liver cirrhosis-epidemiological and Clinical Aspects
Sammanfattning : Liver cirrhosis is the end-stage of many different chronic liver diseases. Limited data exists on the epidemiology, natural history and complications of liver cirrhosis such as esophageal varices and malignancies in the Nordic countries after the discovery of hepatitis C (HCV). LÄS MER
12. Autoimmune hepatitis in Sweden
Sammanfattning : Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) was identified as an entity by the Swedish professor Jan Waldenström in the 1950s. It was then denoted lupoid hepatitis, characterized by liver inflammation and most often affecting young women. LÄS MER
13. Micro-environmental control of tumor differentiation and invasiveness
Sammanfattning : The transforming growth factor β (TGFβ) family participates in embryonic development and adult tissue homeostasis. In early stages of tumorigenesis, TGFβ promotes cell cycle arrest and apoptosis; however, in advanced malignancies, TGFβ promotes tumor cell migration and metastasis via the induction of epithelial-tomesenchymal transition (EMT). LÄS MER
14. Liver-related complications and metabolic comorbidities during long-term follow-up of patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Sammanfattning : Background: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is highly associated with the metabolic syndrome, and due to increasing prevalence of for example obesity it is now the most common liver disease in the world. A minority progress to advanced fibrosis/cirrhosis, which is associated with increased mortality, but it is not entirely clear which patients who have an increased risk of fibrosis. LÄS MER
15. Chronic hepatitis C infection. With special reference to prevalence, aggravating factors and longterm outcome
Sammanfattning : Since the discovery of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in 1989, it has proved to be a formidable health problem with a major impact on morbidity and mortality throughout the world. In this investigation, patients with chronic hepatitis C infection have been studied with special reference to prevalence, aggravating factors and longterm outcome. LÄS MER