gene predicts clinical recovery after sustained virological response in decompensated hepatitis C cirrhosis.

Background: Patients with decompensated hepatitis C virus (HCV) cirrhosis experience various outcomes after sustained virological response (SVR), ranging from clinical recovery to further deterioration. We hypothesised that the genetic risk for steatosis, namely the polymorphisms rs738409 of Patatin-like Phospholipase Domain-Containing 3 (), rs58542926 of Transmembrane-6-Superfamily-2 (), and rs641738 of Membrane-bound O-acyltransferase Domain-Containing 7 (), is predictive of recovery.

Methods: We prospectively enrolled 56 patients with Child-Pugh (CPT) B/C cirrhosis who underwent antiviral therapy.

A Rare Case of Complete Esophageal Obstruction Following Esophageal Variceal Band Ligation (EVBL) for Esophageal Varices Performed by Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD).

BACKGROUND Esophageal variceal band ligation (EVBL) performed by esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is a routinely performed procedure for the treatment of esophageal varices that is undertaken to control bleeding and prevent further complications. This report is of a case of a rare complication of complete esophageal obstruction following EVBL. CASE REPORT A 69-year-old woman underwent EVBL for esophageal varices.

Differences between rat strains in models of retinopathy of prematurity.

Purpose: Genetic factors appear to modulate the incidence and severity of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). Different rat strains may be analogous to genetic differences across human ethnic groups. We investigated the incidence and severity of neovascularization (NV) in Brown Norway (BN) and Sprague Dawley (SD) rats in oxygen-induced retinopathy (OIR) and acidosis-induced retinopathy (AIR) models for ROP.