Han‐Yue OuYang, Jing Xu, Jun Luo, Ru‐Hai Zou, Keng Chen, Yong Le, Yong‐Fa Zhang, Wei Wei, Rong‐Ping Guo, Ming Shi – 13 December 2015 – Although many staging classifications have been proposed for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), determining a patient's prognosis in clinical practice is a challenge due to the molecular diversity of HCC. We investigated the relationship between MEP1A, a candidate oncogene, and clinical outcomes of HCC patients; furthermore, we explored the role of MEP1A in HCC.

Giancarlo Chesi, Ramanath N. Hegde, Simona Iacobacci, Mafalda Concilli, Seetharaman Parashuraman, Beatrice Paola Festa, Elena V. Polishchuk, Giuseppe Di Tullio, Annamaria Carissimo, Sandro Montefusco, Diana Canetti, Maria Monti, Angela Amoresano, Piero Pucci, Bart van de Sluis, Svetlana Lutsenko, Alberto Luini, Roman S. Polishchuk – 13 December 2015 – Wilson disease (WD) is an autosomal recessive disorder that is caused by the toxic accumulation of copper (Cu) in the liver.

Giancarlo Chesi, Ramanath N. Hegde, Simona Iacobacci, Mafalda Concilli, Seetharaman Parashuraman, Beatrice Paola Festa, Elena V. Polishchuk, Giuseppe Di Tullio, Annamaria Carissimo, Sandro Montefusco, Diana Canetti, Maria Monti, Angela Amoresano, Piero Pucci, Bart van de Sluis, Svetlana Lutsenko, Alberto Luini, Roman S. Polishchuk – 13 December 2015 – Wilson disease (WD) is an autosomal recessive disorder that is caused by the toxic accumulation of copper (Cu) in the liver.

Marta Cavallin, Salvatore Piano, Antonietta Romano, Silvano Fasolato, Anna Chiara Frigo, Gianpiero Benetti, Elisabetta Gola, Filippo Morando, Marialuisa Stanco, Silvia Rosi, Antonietta Sticca, Umberto Cillo, Paolo Angeli – 13 December 2015 – In patients with cirrhosis and hepatorenal syndrome (HRS), terlipressin has been used either as continuous intravenous infusion or as intravenous boluses. To date, these two approaches have never been compared.

Chuan‐chuan Zhou, Fu Yang, Sheng‐xian Yuan, Jin‐zhao Ma, Feng Liu, Ji‐hang Yuan, Feng‐rui Bi, Kong‐ying Lin, Jian‐hua Yin, Guang‐wen Cao, Wei‐ping Zhou, Fang Wang, Shu‐han Sun – 13 December 2015 – Systemic analyses using large‐scale genomic profiles have successfully identified cancer‐driving somatic copy number variations (SCNVs) loci. However, functions of vast focal SCNVs in “protein‐coding gene desert” regions are largely unknown.

Christophe Cassinotto, Jérome Boursier, Victor de Lédinghen, Jérome Lebigot, Bruno Lapuyade, Paul Cales, Jean‐Baptiste Hiriart, Sophie Michalak, Brigitte Le Bail, Victoire Cartier, Amaury Mouries, Frédéric Oberti, Isabelle Fouchard‐Hubert, Julien Vergniol, Christophe Aubé – 13 December 2015 – Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become a major public health issue.

Xi Lan, Jidong Yan, Juan Ren, Bo Zhong, Jing Li, Yue Li, Li Liu, Jing Yi, Qingzhu Sun, Xudong Yang, Jian Sun, Liesu Meng, Wenhua Zhu, Rikard Holmdahl, Dongmin Li, Shemin Lu – 11 December 2015 – Cholesterol metabolism disorder in hepatocytes predicts a higher risk of metabolic syndrome (MetS). Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have emerged as critical players in cellular cholesterol metabolism, but their functions are not systematically clarified.

Giulio Marchesini, Salvatore Petta, Riccardo Dalle Grave – 11 December 2015 – Fatty liver accumulation results from an imbalance between lipid deposition and removal, driven by the hepatic synthesis of triglycerides and de novo lipogenesis. The habitual diet plays a relevant role in the pathogenesis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and both risky (e.g., fructose) and protective foods (Mediterranean diet) have been described, but the contribution of excess calories remains pivotal. Accordingly, weight loss is the most effective way to promote liver fat removal.

Giulio Marchesini, Salvatore Petta, Riccardo Dalle Grave – 11 December 2015 – Fatty liver accumulation results from an imbalance between lipid deposition and removal, driven by the hepatic synthesis of triglycerides and de novo lipogenesis. The habitual diet plays a relevant role in the pathogenesis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and both risky (e.g., fructose) and protective foods (Mediterranean diet) have been described, but the contribution of excess calories remains pivotal. Accordingly, weight loss is the most effective way to promote liver fat removal.

Ding‐Shinn Chen, Yun‐Fan Liaw, Chien‐Jen Chen, Jaw‐Ching Wu, Wan‐Long Chuang, Cheng‐Yuan Peng, Rong‐Nan Chien – 10 December 2015