Jason Grebely, Jordan J. Feld, Tanya Applegate, Gail V. Matthews, Margaret Hellard, Alana Sherker, Kathy Petoumenos, Geng Zang, Ineke Shaw, Barbara Yeung, Jacob George, Suzy Teutsch, John M. Kaldor, Vera Cherepanov, Julie Bruneau, Naglaa H. Shoukry, Andrew R. Lloyd, Gregory J. Dore – 16 January 2013 – Systemic levels of interferon‐gamma‐inducible protein‐10 (IP‐10) are predictive of treatment‐induced clearance in chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV).

Kristin A. Moy, Li Jiao, Neal D. Freedman, Stephanie J. Weinstein, Rashmi Sinha, Jarmo Virtamo, Demetrius Albanes, Rachael Z. Stolzenberg‐Solomon – 16 January 2013 – Binding of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) to their receptor (RAGE) increases oxidative stress and inflammation and may be involved in liver injury and subsequent carcinogenesis. Soluble RAGE (sRAGE) may neutralize the effects mediated by the AGE/RAGE complex. Epidemiologic studies examining sRAGE or AGEs in association with liver cancer are lacking.

Feng Wang, Shu‐Zhi Zhao, Ming‐Yue Zhang, Yan‐Lei Ma, Peng Zhang, Huan‐Long Qin – 16 January 2013

Bryan D. Maliken, James E. Nelson, Heather M. Klintworth, Mary Beauchamp, Matthew M. Yeh, Kris V. Kowdley – 16 January 2013 – The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between the presence of hepatic iron deposition, apoptosis, histologic features, and serum markers of oxidative stress (OS) and cell death in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Clinical, biochemical, metabolic, and independent histopathologic assessment was conducted in 83 unselected patients with biopsy‐proven NAFLD from a single center.

Romain Desgrippes, Fabrice Lainé, Jeff Morcet, Michèle Perrin, Ghislain Manet, Caroline Jezequel, Edouard Bardou‐Jacquet, Martine Ropert, Yves Deugnier – 15 January 2013 – An excess of visceral adipose tissue could be involved as a modulator of the penetrance of HFE hemochromatosis since fat mass is associated with overexpression of hepcidin and low transferrin saturation was found to be associated with being overweight in women.

Toshiya Kamiyama, Hideki Yokoo, Jun‐Ichi Furukawa, Masaki Kurogochi, Tomoaki Togashi, Nobuaki Miura, Kazuaki Nakanishi, Hirofumi Kamachi, Tatsuhiko Kakisaka, Yosuke Tsuruga, Masato Fujiyoshi, Akinobu Taketomi, Shin‐Ichiro Nishimura, Satoru Todo – 15 January 2013 – The altered N‐glycosylation of glycoproteins has been suggested to play an important role in the behavior of malignant cells. Using glycomics technology, we attempted to determine the specific and detailed N‐glycan profile for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and investigate the prognostic capabilities.

Justin R. Henning, Christopher S. Graffeo, Adeel Rehman, Nina C. Fallon, Constantinos P. Zambirinis, Atsuo Ochi, Rocky Barilla, Mohsin Jamal, Michael Deutsch, Stephanie Greco, Melvin Ego‐Osuala, Usama Bin‐Saeed, Raghavendra S. Rao, Sana Badar, Juan P. Quesada, Devrim Acehan, George Miller – 15 January 2013 – Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is the most common etiology of chronic liver dysfunction in the United States and can progress to cirrhosis and liver failure. Inflammatory insult resulting from fatty infiltration of the liver is central to disease pathogenesis.

Katharina Esser‐Nobis, Inés Romero‐Brey, Tom M. Ganten, Jérôme Gouttenoire, Christian Harak, Rahel Klein, Peter Schemmer, Marco Binder, Paul Schnitzler, Darius Moradpour, Ralf Bartenschlager, Stephen J. Polyak, Wolfgang Stremmel, François Penin, Christoph Eisenbach, Volker Lohmann – 15 January 2013 – Intravenous silibinin (SIL) is an approved therapeutic that has recently been applied to patients with chronic hepatitis C, successfully clearing hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in some patients even in monotherapy.

Ming‐Lung Yu, Chuan‐Mo Lee, Chi‐Ling Chen, Wan‐Long Chuang, Sheng‐Nan Lu, Chen‐Hua Liu, Shun‐Sheng Wu, Li‐Ying Liao, Hsing‐Tao Kuo, You‐Chen Chao, Shui‐Yi Tung, Sien‐Sing Yang, Jia‐Horng Kao, Wei‐Wen Su, Chih‐Lin Lin, Hung‐Chih Yang, Pei‐Jer Chen, Ding‐Shinn Chen, Chun‐Jen Liu, for the Taiwan Liver‐Net Consortium – 15 January 2013 – Patients dually infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV)/hepatitis B virus (HBV) have a higher risk of developing advanced liver disease or hepatocellular carcinoma compared with monoinfected patients.

Wei Wei, Juan Hou, Olivia Alder, Xin Ye, Sam Lee, Rebecca Cullum, Andy Chu, Yongjun Zhao, Stephanie M. Warner, Darryl A. Knight, Decheng Yang, Steven J.M. Jones, Marco A. Marra, Pamela A. Hoodless – 12 January 2013 – MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are recently discovered small RNA molecules that regulate developmental processes, such as proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis; however, the identity of miRNAs and their functions during liver development are largely unknown.