Aaron Hakim, Matthew Moll, Dandi Qiao, Jiangyuan Liu, Jessica A. Lasky‐Su, Edwin K. Silverman, Silvia Vilarinho, Z. Gordon Jiang, Brian D. Hobbs, Michael H. Cho – 2 April 2021 – The serpin family A member 1 (SERPINA1) Z allele is present in approximately one in 25 individuals of European ancestry. Z allele homozygosity (Pi*ZZ) is the most common cause of alpha 1‐antitrypsin deficiency and is a proven risk factor for cirrhosis. We examined whether heterozygous Z allele (Pi*Z) carriers in United Kingdom (UK) Biobank, a population‐based cohort, are at increased risk of liver disease.

Jacinth Wing‐Sum Cheu, Carmen Chak‐Lui Wong – 2 April 2021 – Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the deadliest cancers because of late symptom manifestation leading to delayed diagnosis, which limits patients with HCC in terms of receiving curative surgical treatment. There are only a few therapeutic options for patients with advanced HCC. The emergence of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) brings HCC treatment to a stage at which nivolumab, an anti–programmed cell death protein 1 monoclonal antibody, achieves a 20% response rate.

Tracey G. Simon, Bjorn Roelstraete, Rajani Sharma, Hamed Khalili, Hannes Hagström, Jonas F. Ludvigsson – 2 April 2021

Maureen M. Jonas, Susan Rhee, Deirdre A. Kelly, Antonio Del Valle‐Segarra, Cornelia Feiterna‐Sperling, Susan Gilmour, Regino P. Gonzalez‐Peralta, Loreto Hierro, Daniel H. Leung, Simon C. Ling, Yuri Lobzin, Steven Lobritto, Tatsuki Mizuochi, Michael R. Narkewicz, Vishakha Sabharwal, Jessica Wen, Hoi Kei Lon, John Marcinak, Andrew Topp, Rakesh Tripathi, Etienne Sokal – 1 April 2021

Enxiang Zhang, Yang Zhao, Hongbo Hu – 1 April 2021 – Sodium glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2), a type of membrane protein highly expressed in the kidney, can regulate plasma glucose through the glomerular filtration process by reabsorption from the kidney. SGLT2 inhibitors, which are newly developed oral antidiabetic drugs, can play a role in liver diseases by inhibiting SGLT2‐mediated renal glucose reabsorption and inducing glycosuria. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common type of liver disease, resulting in severe liver dysfunction.

Yun Bin Lee, Juneyoung Lee – 1 April 2021

Samer Gawrieh, Mazen Noureddin, Nicole Loo, Rizwana Mohseni, Vivek Awasty, Kenneth Cusi, Kris V. Kowdley, Michelle Lai, Eugene Schiff, Deven Parmar, Pankaj Patel, Naga Chalasani – 1 April 2021

Hajime Uchida, Seisuke Sakamoto, Mureo Kasahara – 30 March 2021

Toshihiro Kitajima, Dilip Moonka, Sirisha Yeddula, Kelly Collins, Michael Rizzari, Atsushi Yoshida, Marwan S. Abouljoud, Shunji Nagai – 30 March 2021

Abdul Rahman Hakeem, Rukhaiya Fathima, Hrishikesh Padmanaban, Kulaseharan Haribabu, Rajesh Rajalingam, Kumar Palaniappan, Dinesh Jothimani, Rathan Kanagavelu, Akila Rajakumar, Ilankumaran Kaliamoorthy, Mettu Srinivas Reddy, Mohamed Rela – 30 March 2021 – The impact of increasing recipient age on morbidity and mortality following living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) remains controversial. The study aims to analyze the impact of recipient age on outcomes following LDLT.