Assessment of liver fibrosis progression in patients with chronic hepatitis C and normal alanine aminotransferase values: The role of AST to the platelet ratio index

Histological grading and staging of chronic hepatitis

1995 • 4,862 citations

A simple noninvasive index can predict both significant fibrosis and cirrhosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C

2003 • 4,023 citations

Association of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease with insulin resistance

1999 • 1,560 citations

Identification of chronic hepatitis C patients without hepatic fibrosis by a simple predictive model

2002 • 1,078 citations

Mitochondrial injury, oxidative stress, and antioxidant gene expression are induced by hepatitis C virus core protein

2002 • 894 citations

Pooling of platelets in the spleen: role in the pathogenesis of "hypersplenic" thrombocytopenia.

1966 • 823 citations

Evaluation of Liver Fibrosis: A Concise Review

2004 • 621 citations

Validity and Clinical Utility of the Aspartate Aminotransferase–Alanine Aminotransferase Ratio in Assessing Disease Severity and Prognosis in Patients With Hepatitis C Virus–Related Chronic Liver Disease

2003 • 376 citations

Noninvasive diagnosis of hepatic fibrosis or cirrhosis

1997 • 365 citations

Comparison and validation of simple noninvasive tests for prediction of fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C

2005 • 354 citations

The role of liver biopsy in chronic hepatitis C

2002 • 354 citations

Predicting cirrhosis in patients with hepatitis C based on standard laboratory tests: Results of the HALT-C cohort

2005 • 337 citations

The Natural History of Hepatitis C

2004 • 311 citations

Serum aminotransferase levels and platelet counts as predictors of degree of fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C virus infection

2001 • 277 citations

Age and platelet count: a simple index for predicting the presence of histological lesions in patients with antibodies to hepatitis C virus

1997 • 267 citations

Utility of a discriminant score for diagnosing advanced fibrosis or cirrhosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection.

1997 • 256 citations

Peginterferon alfa-2a (40 kilodaltons) and ribavirin in patients with chronic hepatitis C and normal aminotransferase levels

2004 • 247 citations

Natural history of hepatitis C virus carriers with persistently normal aminotransferase levels

2000 • 224 citations

Value of two noninvasive methods to detect progression of fibrosis among HCV carriers with normal aminotransferases

2005 • 203 citations

Plasma clearance of intravenously injected aspartate aminotransferase isozymes: Evidence for preferential uptake by sinusoidal liver cells

1985 • 177 citations

Prevalence of Liver Disease in a Population of Asymptomatic Persons with Hepatitis C Virus Infection

2002 • 172 citations

Associations between alcohol consumption and insulin sensitivity and cardiovascular disease risk factors: the Insulin Resistance and Atherosclerosis Study.

2000 • 168 citations

Biochemical markers of fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C: a comparison with prothrombin time, platelet count, and age-platelet index.

2003 • 88 citations

Moderate Alcohol Consumption, Estrogen Replacement Therapy, and Physical Activity Are Associated With Increased Insulin Sensitivity

2003 • 80 citations

Platelet count is independently associated with insulin resistance in non-obese Japanese type 2 diabetic patients

2003 • 63 citations

Factors Influencing the Rate of Fibrosis Progression in Chronic Hepatitis C

2004 • 31 citations

Alcohol intake and insulin resistance. A cross-sectional study

2004 • 25 citations

A Comparison of Four Serum Markers of Fibrosis in the Diagnosis of Cirrhosis

1997 • 17 citations