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Characteristics and associated factors of health information-seeking behaviour among patients with inflammatory bowel disease in the digital era: a sco** review
BackgroundHealth Information-Seeking Behaviour (HISB) is necessary for self-management and medical decision-making among patients with inflammatory...
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The patient experience of Wilson disease: a conceptual model based on qualitative research
BackgroundWilson disease (WD) is a rare disease wherein copper accumulates in tissues, leading to hepatic degeneration, neurological impairments, and...
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Dietary patterns and risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
BackgroundNutrition is a modifiable risk factor that plays an important role in the prevention or delaying of the onset of non-alcoholic fatty liver...
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Brain pathological changes during neurodegenerative diseases and their identification methods: How does QSM perform in detecting this process?
The presence of iron is essential for many biological processes in the body. But sometimes, for various reasons, the amount of iron deposition in...
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Identification of two novel mutations in the ATP7B gene that cause Wilson’s disease
BackgroundWilson’s disease is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by liver disease and/or neurologic deficits due to copper accumulation...
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What is the appropriate strategy for diagnosing NAFLD using ultrasonography in obese children?
BackgroundThe aim of this study is to identify obese children who are candidates for a potential diagnosis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease...
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Novel mutations of the ATP7B gene in Han Chinese families with pre-symptomatic Wilson’s disease
BackgroundWilson’s disease (WD) is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder of copper metabolism, caused by mutations in the ATP7B gene, resulting in...
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Diagnosis and management of fulminant Wilson’s disease: a single center’s experience
BackgroundMedical therapy is rarely effective in patients with fulminant Wilson’s disease (FWD). Liver transplantation is limited by the lack of...
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Isolated persistent elevation of alanine transaminase for early diagnosis of pre-symptomatic Wilson’s disease in Chinese children
BackgroundRecent studies presented a contradictory approach for the investigation of pediatric patients with an isolated increase in alanine...
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Clinical efficacy and safety of chelation treatment with typical penicillamine in cross combination with DMPS repeatedly for Wilson’s disease
The aim of this study was to assess the clinical efficacy and safety of chelation treatment with penicillamine (PCA) in cross combination with sodium...
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Identification of one novel and nine recurrent mutations of the ATP7B gene in 11 children with Wilson disease
BackgroundWilson disease (WND), also called hepatolenticular degeneration, is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder in which copper abnormally...
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Liver autophagy: much more than just taking out the trash
Studies performed in the liver in the 1960s led to the identification of lysosomes and the discovery of autophagy, the process by which intracellular...
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Impact of retreatment with an artemisinin-based combination on malaria incidence and its potential selection of resistant strains: study protocol for a randomized controlled clinical trial
BackgroundArtemisinin-based combination therapy is currently recommended by the World Health Organization as first-line treatment of uncomplicated...
