Clinical Research in Hepatology

Dear Colleagues,

The spectrum of etiologies for liver diseases (LD) is broad and includes toxins, alcohol abuse, infection, autoimmune diseases, and genetic and metabolic disorders. In general, LD accounts annually for approximately 2 million deaths worldwide, due to complications of cirrhosis, liver cancer, or deterioration of liver functions. Besides that, the economic impact is high and the quality of life is low in patients with LD. Though this is sobering, it also highlights an important opportunity to improve public health, given that most causes of liver diseases are preventable. Indeed, over the past 30 years, remarkable progress has been made in basic/clinical research, vaccination programs, drug discovery, and development in the field of hepatology.

In this Topical Collection of JCM, we invite you to contribute original and cutting-edge research articles, reviews, letters, or case studies related to the theme of “Clinical research in hepatology”. We encourage submissions from international contributors and researchers of all specialties that relate to clinical hepatology and liver diseases. Relevant topics include but are not limited to: NASH, NAFLD, ALD, hepatitis, DILI, hepatic fibrosis, steatosis, HCC, cholangiocarcinoma, rare liver diseases, inherited hepatic disorders, treatment and management of LD complications, therapeutic perspectives, and translational aspects in hepatology.

Prof. Dr. Yulia A. Nevzorova
Collection Editor

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