Severe alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency is associated with a higher risk of complications after first decompensation than other aetiologies of cirrhosis

Authors: Balcar, Lorenz ^{1, 2, †}, Fromme, Malin ^{3, †}, Kappe, Naomi ⁴, Schäfer, Benedikt ⁵, Fraňková, Soňa ⁶, van Melkebeke, Lukas ⁷, Stolk, Jan ⁴, Jachs, Mathias ^{1, 2, 8}, Semmler, Georg ^{1, 2}, Hofer, Benedikt S. ^{1, 2}, Tergast, Tammo L. ⁸, Rieland, Hannah ⁸, Karl, Anna Sophie ³, Sperl, Jan ⁶, Wagner, Martin ⁹, Pons, Mònica ¹⁰, Hofer, Harald ¹¹, Peck-Radosavljevic, Markus ¹², Trauner, Michael ¹, Reiberger, Thomas ^{1, 2}, Maasoumy, Benjamin ⁸, Zoller, Heinz ⁵, van Hoek, Bart ⁴, Verbeek, Jef ⁷, Strnad, Pavel ^{3, 13, ‡}, Mandorfer, Mattias ^{1, 2, ⁎, ‡}

Source: In JHEP Reports March 2025

Outcome of Budd-Chiari Syndrome Patients Treated With Direct Oral Anticoagulants: An Austrian Multicenter Study

Authors: Semmler, Georg, Lindorfer, Alexander, Schäfer, Benedikt, Bartl, Stefan, Hametner-Schreil, Stephanie, Gensluckner, Sophie, Balcar, Lorenz, Pomej, Katharina, Lampichler, Katharina, Trauner, Michael, Aigner, Elmar, Datz, Christian, Zoller, Heinz, Hofer, Harald, Schöfl, Rainer, Mandorfer, Mattias, Reiberger, Thomas, Scheiner, Bernhard

Source: In Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology April 2023 21(4):978-987

A national survey on gastroenterology and hepatology training reveals dissimilar perceptions between trainees and trainers and an important need for improvement in training programs.

Authors: Prosenz, Julian, Grabherr, Felix, Semmler, Georg, Fickert, Peter, Hofer, Harald, Maieron, Andreas, Zessner-Spitzenberg, Jasmin

Source: European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology; May2025, Vol. 37 Issue 4, p549-556, 8p

Global change in hepatitis C virus prevalence and cascade of care between 2015 and 2020: a modelling study

Authors: Blach, Sarah ^*, Terrault, Norah A, Tacke, Frank, Gamkrelidze, Ivane, Craxi, Antonio, Tanaka, Junko, Waked, Imam, Dore, Gregory J, Abbas, Zaigham, Abdallah, Ayat R, Abdulla, Maheeba, Aghemo, Alessio, Aho, Inka, Akarca, Ulus S, Alalwan, Abduljaleel M, Alanko Blomé, Marianne, Al-Busafi, Said A, Aleman, Soo, Alghamdi, Abdullah S, Al-Hamoudi, Waleed K, Aljumah, Abdulrahman A, Al-Naamani, Khalid, Al Serkal, Yousif M, Altraif, Ibrahim H, Anand, Anil C, Anderson, Motswedi, Andersson, Monique I, Athanasakis, Kostas, Baatarkhuu, Oidov, Bakieva, Shokhista R, Ben-Ari, Ziv, Bessone, Fernando, Biondi, Mia J, Bizri, Abdul Rahman N, Brandão-Mello, Carlos E, Brigida, Krestina, Brown, Kimberly A, Brown, Jr, Robert S, Bruggmann, Philip, Brunetto, Maurizia R, Busschots, Dana, Buti, Maria, Butsashvili, Maia, Cabezas, Joaquin, Chae, Chungman, Chaloska Ivanova, Viktorija, Chan, Henry Lik Yuen, Cheinquer, Hugo, Cheng, Kent Jason, Cheon, Myeong-Eun, Chien, Cheng-Hung, Chien, Rong-Nan, Choudhuri, Gourdas, Christensen, Peer Brehm, Chuang, Wan-Long, Chulanov, Vladimir, Cisneros, Laura E, Coco, Barbara, Contreras, Fernando A, Cornberg, Markus, Cramp, Matthew E, Crespo, Javier, Cui, Fuqiang, Cunningham, Chris W, Dagher Abou, Lucy, Dalgard, Olav, Dao, Doan Y, De Ledinghen, Victor, Derbala, Moutaz F, Deuba, Keshab, Dhindsa, Karan, Djauzi, Samsuridjal, Drazilova, Sylvia, Duberg, Ann-Sofi, Elbadri, Mohammed, El-Sayed, Manal H, Esmat, Gamal, Estes, Chris, Ezzat, Sameera, Färkkilä, Martti A, Ferradini, Laurent, Ferraz, Maria Lucia G, Ferreira, Paulo R A, Filipec Kanizaj, Tajana, Flisiak, Robert, Frankova, Sona, Fung, James, Gamkrelidze, Amiran, Gane, Edward, Garcia, Virginia, García-Samaniego, Javier, Gemilyan, Manik, Genov, Jordan, Gheorghe, Liliana S, Gholam, Pierre M, Goldis, Adrian, Gottfredsson, Magnus, Gray, Richard T, Grebely, Jason, Gschwantler, Michael, Hajarizadeh, Behzad, Hamid, Saeed S, Hamoudi, Waseem, Hatzakis, Angelos, Hellard, Margaret E, Himatt, Sayed, Hofer, Harald, Hrstic, Irena, Hunyady, Bela, Husa, Petr, Husic-Selimovic, Azra, Jafri, Wasim S M, Janicko, Martin, Janjua, Naveed, Jarcuska, Peter, Jaroszewicz, Jerzy, Jerkeman, Anna, Jeruma, Agita, Jia, Jidong, Jonasson, Jon G, Kåberg, Martin, Kaita, Kelly D E, Kaliaskarova, Kulpash S, Kao, Jia-Horng, Kasymov, Omor T, Kelly-Hanku, Angela, Khamis, Faryal, Khamis, Jawad, Khan, Aamir G, Khandu, Lekey, Khoudri, Ibtissam, Kielland, Knut B, Kim, Do Young, Kodjoh, Nicolas, Kondili, Loreta A, Krajden, Mel, Krarup, Henrik Bygum, Kristian, Pavol, Kwon, Jisoo A, Lagging, Martin, Laleman, Wim, Lao, Wai Cheung, Lavanchy, Daniel, Lázaro, Pablo, Lazarus, Jeffrey V, Lee, Alice U, Lee, Mei-Hsuan, Li, Michael K K, Liakina, Valentina, Lim, Young-Suk, Löve, Arthur, Lukšić, Boris, Machekera, Shepherd Mufudzi, Malu, Abraham O, Marinho, Rui T, Maticic, Mojca, Mekonnen, Hailemichael D, Mendes-Correa, Maria Cássia, Mendez-Sanchez, Nahum, Merat, Shahin, Meshesha, Berhane Redae, Midgard, Håvard, Mills, Mike, Mohamed, Rosmawati, Mooneyhan, Ellen, Moreno, Christophe, Muljono, David H, Müllhaupt, Beat, Musabaev, Erkin, Muyldermans, Gaëtan, Nartey, Yvonne Ayerki, Naveira, Marcelo C M, Negro, Francesco, Nersesov, Alexander V, Njouom, Richard, Ntagirabiri, Rénovat, Nurmatov, Zuridin S, Obekpa, Solomon A, Oguche, Stephen, Olafsson, Sigurdur, Ong, Janus P, Opare-Sem, Ohene K, Orrego, Mauricio, Øvrehus, Anne L, Pan, Calvin Q, Papatheodoridis, George V, Peck-Radosavljevic, Markus, Pessoa, Mário G, Phillips, Richard O, Pimenov, Nikolay, Plaseska-Karanfilska, Dijana, Prabdial-Sing, Nishi N, Puri, Pankaj, Qureshi, Huma, Rahman, Aninda, Ramji, Alnoor, Razavi-Shearer, Devin M, Razavi-Shearer, Kathryn, Ridruejo, Ezequiel, Ríos-Hincapié, Cielo Y, Rizvi, S M Shahriar, Robaeys, Geert K M M, Roberts, Lewis R, Roberts, Stuart K, Ryder, Stephen D, Sadirova, Shakhlo, Saeed, Umar, Safadi, Rifaat, Sagalova, Olga, Said, Sanaa S, Salupere, Riina, Sanai, Faisal M, Sanchez-Avila, Juan F, Saraswat, Vivek A, Sarrazin, Christoph, Sarybayeva, Gulya, Seguin-Devaux, Carole, Sharara, Ala I, Sheikh, Mahdi, Shewaye, Abate B, Sievert, William, Simojoki, Kaarlo, Simonova, Marieta Y, Sonderup, Mark W, Spearman, C Wendy, Sperl, Jan, Stauber, Rudolf E, Stedman, Catherine A M, Su, Tung-Hung, Suleiman, Anita, Sypsa, Vana, Tamayo Antabak, Natalia, Tan, Soek-Siam, Tergast, Tammo L, Thurairajah, Prem H, Tolmane, Ieva, Tomasiewicz, Krzysztof, Tsereteli, Maia, Uzochukwu, Benjamin S C, Van De Vijver, David A M C, Van Santen, Daniela K, Van Vlierberghe, Hans, Van Welzen, Berend, Vanwolleghem, Thomas, Vélez-Möller, Patricia, Villamil, Federico, Vince, Adriana, Waheed, Yasir, Weis, Nina, Wong, Vincent W-S, Yaghi, Cesar G, Yesmembetov, Kakharman, Yosry, Ayman, Yuen, Man-Fung, Yunihastuti, Evy, Zeuzem, Stefan, Zuckerman, Eli, Razavi, Homie A

Source: In The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology May 2022 7(5):396-415

Global prevalence and genotype distribution of hepatitis C virus infection in 2015: a modelling study

Authors: Blach, Sarah, Zeuzem, Stefan, Manns, Michael, Altraif, Ibrahim, Duberg, Ann-Sofi, Muljono, David H, Waked, Imam, Alavian, Seyed M, Lee, Mei-Hsuan, Negro, Francesco, Abaalkhail, Faisal, Abdou, Ahmed, Abdulla, Maheeba, Rached, Antoine Abou, Aho, Inka, Akarca, Ulus, Al Ghazzawi, Imad, Al Kaabi, Saad, Al Lawati, Faryal, Al Namaani, Khalid, Al Serkal, Youssif, Al-Busafi, Said A, Al-Dabal, Layla, Aleman, Soo, Alghamdi, Abdullah S, Aljumah, Abdulrahman A, Al-Romaihi, Hamad E, Andersson, Monique I, Arendt, Vic, Arkkila, Perttu, Assiri, Abdullah M, Baatarkhuu, Oidov, Bane, Abate, Ben-Ari, Ziv, Bergin, Colm, Bessone, Fernando, Bihl, Florian, Bizri, Abdul R, Blachier, Martin, Blasco, Antonio J, Mello, Carlos E Brandão, Bruggmann, Philip, Brunton, Cheryl R, Calinas, Filipe, Chan, Henry L Y, Chaudhry, Asad, Cheinquer, Hugo, Chen, Chien-Jen, Chien, Rong-Nan, Choi, Moon Seok, Christensen, Peer B, Chuang, Wan-Long, Chulanov, Vladimir, Cisneros, Laura, Clausen, Mette R, Cramp, Matthew E, Craxi, Antonio, Croes, Esther A, Dalgard, Olav, Daruich, Jorge R, de Ledinghen, Victor, Dore, Gregory J, El-Sayed, Manal H, Ergör, Gul, Esmat, Gamal, Estes, Chris, Falconer, Karolin, Farag, Elmoubashar, Ferraz, Maria L G, Ferreira, Paulo R, Flisiak, Robert, Frankova, Sona, Gamkrelidze, Ivane, Gane, Ed, García-Samaniego, Javier, Khan, Amir Ghafoor, Gountas, Ilias, Goldis, Adrian, Gottfredsson, Magnús, Grebely, Jason, Gschwantler, Michael, Pessôa, Mário Guimarães, Gunter, Jessie, Hajarizadeh, Behzad, Hajelssedig, Omer, Hamid, Saeed, Hamoudi, Waseem, Hatzakis, Angelos, Himatt, Sayed M, Hofer, Harald, Hrstic, Irena, Hui, Yee-Tak, Hunyady, Bela, Idilman, Ramazan, Jafri, Wasim, Jahis, Rohani, Janjua, Naveed Z, Jarčuška, Peter, Jeruma, Agita, Jonasson, Jón G, Kamel, Yasser, Kao, Jia-Horng, Kaymakoglu, Sabahattin, Kershenobich, David, Khamis, Jawad, Kim, Young S, Kondili, Loreta, Koutoubi, Zaher, Krajden, Mel, Krarup, Henrik, Lai, Moon-sing, Laleman, Wim, Lao, Wai-cheung, Lavanchy, Daniel, Lázaro, Pablo, Leleu, Henri, Lesi, Olufunmilayo, Lesmana, Laurentius A, Li, Michael, Liakina, Valentina, Lim, Young-Suk, Luksic, Boris, Mahomed, Adam, Maimets, Matti, Makara, Mihály, Malu, Abraham O, Marinho, Rui T, Marotta, Paul, Mauss, Stefan, Memon, Muhammad S, Correa, Maria C Mendes, Mendez-Sanchez, Nahum, Merat, Shahin, Metwally, Ammal M, Mohamed, Rosmawati, Moreno, Christophe, Mourad, Fadi H, Müllhaupt, Beat, Murphy, Kimberly, Nde, Helen, Njouom, Richard, Nonkovic, Diana, Norris, Suzanne, Obekpa, Solomon, Oguche, Stephen, Olafsson, Sigurður, Oltman, Marian, Omede, Ogu, Omuemu, Casimir, Opare-Sem, Ohene, Øvrehus, Anne L H, Owusu-Ofori, Shirley, Oyunsuren, Tsendsuren S, Papatheodoridis, George, Pasini, Ken, Peltekian, Kevork M, Phillips, Richard O, Pimenov, Nikolay, Poustchi, Hossein, Prabdial-Sing, Nishi, Qureshi, Huma, Ramji, Alnoor, Razavi-Shearer, Devin, Razavi-Shearer, Kathryn, Redae, Berhane, Reesink, Henk W, Ridruejo, Ezequiel, Robbins, Sarah, Roberts, Lewis R, Roberts, Stuart K, Rosenberg, William M, Roudot-Thoraval, Françoise, Ryder, Stephen D, Safadi, Rifaat, Sagalova, Olga, Salupere, Riina, Sanai, Faisal M, Avila, Juan F Sanchez, Saraswat, Vivek, Sarmento-Castro, Rui, Sarrazin, Christoph, Schmelzer, Jonathan D, Schréter, Ivan, Seguin-Devaux, Carole, Shah, Samir R, Sharara, Ala I, Sharma, Manik, Shevaldin, Anatoly, Shiha, Gamal E, Sievert, William, Sonderup, Mark, Souliotis, Kyriakos, Speiciene, Danute, Sperl, Jan, Stärkel, Peter, Stauber, Rudolf E, Stedman, Catherine, Struck, Daniel, Su, Tung-Hung, Sypsa, Vana, Tan, Soek-Siam, Tanaka, Junko, Thompson, Alexander J, Tolmane, Ieva, Tomasiewicz, Krzysztof, Valantinas, Jonas, Van Damme, Pierre, van der Meer, Adriaan J, van Thiel, Ingo, Van Vlierberghe, Hans, Vince, Adriana, Vogel, Wolfgang, Wedemeyer, Heiner, Weis, Nina, Wong, Vincent WS, Yaghi, Cesar, Yosry, Ayman, Yuen, Man-fung, Yunihastuti, Evy, Yusuf, Aasim, Zuckerman, Eli, Razavi, Homie

Source: In The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology March 2017 2(3):161-176

Risk of cirrhosis-related complications in patients with advanced fibrosis following hepatitis C virus eradication

Authors: van der Meer, Adriaan J., Feld, Jordan J., Hofer, Harald, Almasio, Piero L., Calvaruso, Vincenza, Fernández-Rodríguez, Conrado M., Aleman, Soo, Ganne-Carrié, Nathalie, D’Ambrosio, Roberta, Pol, Stanislas, Trapero-Marugan, Maria, Maan, Raoel, Moreno-Otero, Ricardo, Mallet, Vincent, Hultcrantz, Rolf, Weiland, Ola, Rutter, Karoline, Di Marco, Vito, Alonso, Sonia, Bruno, Savino, Colombo, Massimo, de Knegt, Robert J., Veldt, Bart J., Hansen, Bettina E., Janssen, Harry L.A.

Source: In Journal of Hepatology March 2017 66(3):485-493

von Willebrand factor antigen (vWF-Ag): A non-invasive predictor of treatment response and serious adverse events in HCV patients with interferon triple therapy

Authors: Rutter, Karoline, Etschmaier, Alexandra, Ferlitsch, Monika, Maieron, Andreas, Hametner, Stephanie, Horvatits, Thomas, Paternostro, Rafael, Salzl, Petra, Reiberger, Thomas, Peck-Radosavljevic, Markus, Quehenberger, Peter, Hofer, Harald, Trauner, Michael, Ferenci, Peter, Ferlitsch, Arnulf

Source: In Digestive and Liver Disease October 2016 48(10):1194-1199

Sustained virologic response to interferon-free therapies ameliorates HCV-induced portal hypertension

Authors: Mandorfer, Mattias, Kozbial, Karin, Schwabl, Philipp, Freissmuth, Clarissa, Schwarzer, Rémy, Stern, Rafael, Chromy, David, Stättermayer, Albert Friedrich, Reiberger, Thomas, Beinhardt, Sandra, Sieghart, Wolfgang, Trauner, Michael, Hofer, Harald, Ferlitsch, Arnulf, Ferenci, Peter, Peck-Radosavljevic, Markus

Source: In Journal of Hepatology October 2016 65(4):692-699

Immunotherapy With the PreS-based Grass Pollen Allergy Vaccine BM32 Induces Antibody Responses Protecting Against Hepatitis B Infection

Authors: Cornelius, Carolin, Schöneweis, Katrin, Georgi, Fanny, Weber, Milena, Niederberger, Verena, Zieglmayer, Petra, Niespodziana, Katarzyna, Trauner, Michael, Hofer, Harald, Urban, Stephan, Valenta, Rudolf

Source: In EBioMedicine September 2016 11:58-67

Bone marrow reinvestigation leading to the diagnosis of VEXAS syndrome.

Authors: Strasser, Bernhard, Kranewitter, Wolfgang, Hofer, Harald, Haushofer, Alexander

Source: Laboratory Medicine; Sep2024, Vol. 5 Issue 5, p655-657, 3p

Subject Terms: BONE marrow examination, AUTOINFLAMMATORY diseases, INFLAMMATION

HCV targeting of patients with cirrhosis

Authors: Ferenci, Peter, Kozbial, Karin, Mandorfer, Mattias, Hofer, Harald

Source: In Journal of Hepatology October 2015 63(4):1015-1022

Grazoprevir and elbasvir plus ribavirin for chronic HCV genotype-1 infection after failure of combination therapy containing a direct-acting antiviral agent

Authors: Forns, Xavier, Gordon, Stuart C., Zuckerman, Eli, Lawitz, Eric, Calleja, Jose L., Hofer, Harald, Gilbert, Christopher, Palcza, John, Howe, Anita Y.M., DiNubile, Mark J., Robertson, Michael N., Wahl, Janice, Barr, Eliav, Buti, Maria

Source: In Journal of Hepatology September 2015 63(3):564-572

Hepatic steatosis in Wilson disease – Role of copper and PNPLA3 mutations

Authors: Stättermayer, Albert Friedrich, Traussnigg, Stefan, Dienes, Hans-Peter, Aigner, Elmar, Stauber, Rudolf, Lackner, Karoline, Hofer, Harald, Stift, Judith, Wrba, Friedrich, Stadlmayr, Andreas, Datz, Christian, Strasser, Michael, Maieron, Andreas, Trauner, Michael, Ferenci, Peter

Source: In Journal of Hepatology July 2015 63(1):156-163

Grazoprevir, Elbasvir, and Ribavirin for Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 1 Infection After Failure of Pegylated Interferon and Ribavirin With an Earlier-Generation Protease Inhibitor: Final 24-Week Results From C-SALVAGE

Authors: Buti, Maria, Gordon, Stuart C., Zuckerman, Eli, Lawitz, Eric, Calleja, Jose L., Hofer, Harald, Gilbert, Christopher, Palcza, John, Howe, Anita Y. M., DiNubile, Mark J., Robertson, Michael N., Wahl, Janice, Barr, Eliav, Forns, Xavier

Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2016 Jan 01. 62(1), 32-36.

Access URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/26370210

Long-term Outcomes of Patients With Wilson Disease in a Large Austrian Cohort

Authors: Beinhardt, Sandra, Leiss, Waltraud, Stättermayer, Albert Friedrich, Graziadei, Ivo, Zoller, Heinz, Stauber, Rudolf, Maieron, Andreas, Datz, Christian, Steindl-Munda, Petra, Hofer, Harald, Vogel, Wolfgang, Trauner, Michael, Ferenci, Peter

Source: In Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology April 2014 12(4):683-689

Effect of gender and ITPA polymorphisms on ribavirin-induced anemia in chronic hepatitis C patients

Authors: Scherzer, Thomas-Matthias, Stättermayer, Albert Friedrich, Stauber, Rudolf, Maieron, Andreas, Strasser, Michael, Laferl, Hermann, Schwarzer, Remy, Datz, Christian, Rutter, Karoline, Beinhardt, Sandra, Steindl-Munda, Petra, Hofer, Harald, Ferenci, Peter

Source: In Journal of Hepatology November 2013 59(5):964-971

A diagnostic score for the prediction of spontaneous resolution of acute hepatitis C virus infection

Authors: Beinhardt, Sandra, Payer, Berit Anna, Datz, Christian, Strasser, Michael, Maieron, Andreas, Dorn, Livia, Grilnberger-Franz, Evelyn, Dulic-Lakovic, Emina, Stauber, Rudolf, Laferl, Hermann, Aberle, Judith H., Holzmann, Heidemarie, Krall, Christoph, Vogel, Wolfgang, Ferenci, Peter, Hofer, Harald

Source: In Journal of Hepatology November 2013 59(5):972-977

Austrian consensus on the diagnosis and management of portal hypertension in advanced chronic liver disease (Billroth IV).

Authors: Mandorfer, Mattias, Aigner, Elmar, Cejna, Manfred, Ferlitsch, Arnulf, Datz, Christian, Gräter, Tilmann, Graziadei, Ivo, Gschwantler, Michael, Hametner-Schreil, Stephanie, Hofer, Harald, Jachs, Mathias, Loizides, Alexander, Maieron, Andreas, Peck-Radosavljevic, Markus, Rainer, Florian, Scheiner, Bernhard, Semmler, Georg, Reider, Lukas, Reiter, Silvia, Schoder, Maria

Source: Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift; 2023Suppl3, Vol. 135, p493-523, 31p

Association of the IL28B genotype with insulin resistance in patients with chronic hepatitis C

Authors: Stättermayer, Albert Friedrich, Rutter, Karoline, Beinhardt, Sandra, Scherzer, Thomas-Matthias, Stadlmayr, Andreas, Hofer, Harald, Wrba, Fritz, Steindl-Munda, Petra, Krebs, Michael, Datz, Christian, Trauner, Michael, Ferenci, Peter

Source: In Journal of Hepatology September 2012 57(3):492-498

Serum Level of IP-10 Increases Predictive Value of IL28B Polymorphisms for Spontaneous Clearance of Acute HCV Infection

Authors: Beinhardt, Sandra, Aberle, Judith H., Strasser, Michael, Dulic–Lakovic, Emina, Maieron, Andreas, Kreil, Anna, Rutter, Karoline, Staettermayer, Albert F., Datz, Christian, Scherzer, Thomas M., Strassl, Robert, Bischof, Martin, Stauber, Rudolf, Bodlaj, Gerd, Laferl, Hermann, Holzmann, Heidemarie, Steindl–Munda, Petra, Ferenci, Peter, Hofer, Harald

Source: In Gastroenterology January 2012 142(1):78-85