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SUBMITTER: Guo YC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7562798 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Guo Yue-Cheng YC Lu Lun-Gen LG
Journal of clinical and translational hepatology 20200824 3
Liver fibrosis is not an independent disease. It refers to the abnormal proliferation of connective tissues in the liver caused by various pathogenic factors. Thus far, liver fibrosis has been considered to be associated with a set of factors, such as viral infection, alcohol abuse, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and autoimmune hepatitis, as well as genetic diseases. To date, clinical therapeutics for liver fibrosis still face challenges, as elimination of potential causes and conventional a ...[more]