Liver Diseases

Reports from the United States, Germany and Japan advance knowledge in liver diseases research

Published in Hepatitis Weekly, July 17th, 2006

Reports from the United States, Germany and Japan highlight recent research in liver diseases.

Study 1: According to a study from the United States, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) produce similar and different cirrhosis outcomes.

"The objective of this study was to prospectively define outcomes of cirrhosis due to NASH and compare them with those associated with HCV infection," wrote A.J. Sanyal and colleagues, Virginia Commonwealth University.

"We compared 152 patients with cirrhosis due to NASH with 150 matched patients with cirrhosis due to HCV. Over 10 years, 29/152 patients with cirrhosis due...

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