Although metabolic, viral, and drug- and alcohol-related etiologies are a familiar part of the evaluation of elevated liver enzymes, less common causes include autoimmune hepatitis, Wilson disease, ...

Autoimmune hepatitis quietly damages the liver for years before symptoms appear; specialists in Kenya warn of late diagnoses and urge early medical checks. [File, Standard] When people think about ...

Scientists at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have discovered how a viral infection causes autoimmune disease, disproving a long-standing theory and opening a promising new approach to ...

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, NAFLD, is now the most common chronic liver condition in India, affecting an estimated 9 to 32 percent of the general population, according to data published in the ...

Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a chronic, progressive liver disease caused by immune system dysregulation that targets the liver. If untreated, AIH can lead to severe complications, including cirrhosis ...

Advanced viral sequencing may help identify infections missed by conventional diagnostic tests in some cases of hepatitis of ...