Prognostic impact of steatosis in the clinical course of chronic HCV infection-Results from the German Hepatitis C-Registry.

BackgroundLiver steatosis is often observed in chronic HCV infection and associated to genotype or comorbidities.NAFLD is an important risk factor for end-stage liver disease.We aimed to analyse the course of NAFLD as a concomitant disease in a cohort of HCV patients.MethodsThe German Hepatitis C-Registry is a national multicenter real-world cohort

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To what extent do human-altered landscapes retain population connectivity? Historical changes in gene flow of wetland fish Pungitius pungitius

Understanding how human-altered landscapes affect population connectivity is valuable for conservation planning.Natural connectivity among wetlands, which is maintained by floods, is disappearing owing to farmland expansion.Using genetic data, we assessed historical changes in the population connectivity of the ninespine stickleback within a human-

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The Role of the Accounting Profession in Sustainable Business Development: Financial, Social and Environmental Dimensions

Sustainability has become an essential pillar of competitiveness in the modern business world.Integrating sustainability B6 principles not only meets ethical and regulatory requirements but also brings significant economic benefits.Sustainable development is essential to ensure a prosperous future for business, society, and the environment.The Siem

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The sources of rat biliary cholesterol and bile acid.

The precursor sources of bile acid and bile neutral sterol were evaluated in the rat using Triparanol to inhibit the terminal reduction in the synthesis of cholesterol.During the initial period of Triparanol administration, the accumulation of hepatic desmosterol acts to segregate relatively newly synthetic hepatic sterol from the bulk of the equil

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