K. C. CHAUDHURI, m.b. Physician-in-Charge, Children's Department, Chittaranjan Seva Sadan, Calcutta The frequency of cirrhosis of the liver in infancy and childhood in India has been long recognized, but cases of disorder of the liver following a course simulating that of acute necrosis have not been reported very often in this country. Furthermore, the subject of cirrhosis has by no means been...

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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is among the most common causes of liver cirrhosis. We report the full-genome sequences of seven molecular clones of HBV genotype A, amplified from an HBV-infected North Indian patient. This is probably the first report of the HBV genome sequencing using Ion Torrent from India.

INDIAN PEDIATRICS 559 VOLUME 41JUNE 17, 2004 IAP National Task Force for Childhood Prevention of Adult Diseases: Childhood Obesity 6.1 Primary prevention of childhood obesity: Public Health Approach 6.2 Do interventions work ? 6.3 Strategies and Aims 6.4 Special strategies for target groups 6.5 Channels of intervention 7. Management of established obesity 7.1 Approach to assessment 7.2 Approach...

Background: Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) in childhood has variable modes of presentation, and the disease should be suspected and excluded in all children presenting with symptoms and signs of prolonged or severe acute liver disease. In AIH, the liver biopsy histopathology shows inflammation in addition to presence of serum autoimmune antibodies and increased levels of immunoglobulin G (IgG). Ob...