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Scientists have discovered that arthritis is a strong predictor for development of clinically important liver problems in people with Hemochromatosis.Edith Cowan University has identified key links between arthritis and the risk of serious liver disease in people with hemochromatosis.New Edith Cowan University (ECU) researchers have identified a crucial link between arthritis and the risk of serious liver disease in people with Australia’s most prevalent genetic disorder.An estimated 100,000 Australians carry the…

Illustration of the two 3D conformations adopted by NTCPs. Left: ‘open’ conformation to which HBV and HDV can bind. Right: ‘closed’ conformation that prevents recognition by the viruses. Credit: © Kapil Goutam/Nicolas Reyes/CNRSThough it is an essential gateway to the liver, NTCP had not been well described before now. Na+-taurocholate co-transporting polypeptide (NTCP) is a protein located exclusively in the membrane of liver cells that enables recycling of bile <span class="glossaryLink"…

1. When was it first reported and how many have been affected so far?  The first U.S. cases were identified at an Alabama hospital in October 2021, when five children were admitted with liver damage from an unknown cause. The World Health Organization was notified on April 5 about 10 cases in previously healthy children in Scotland. Three days later, 74 cases had been identified in the U.K.  Most of the 169 cases have been detected in the U.K. - at 114 as of April 21 - followed by 13 in Spain,…