Goldstein Fabricius

Chronic hepatitis C virus infection is a health problem worldwide, both in children and adults. Its spontaneous resolution may occur during early childhood, and then it becomes uncommon. Although most cases are asymptomatic during childhood and adolescence, as adults, patients may progress to cirrhosis and develop complications, including…[Read more]

60 % overall prevalence for moderate/severe PH was estimated in this cohort of WHWTs presented with CIPF vs. 5 % in CTRLS (P = 0.0002). The presence of moderate/severe PH at initial presentation was not associated with survival.

Results of the present study confirm a high prevalence of PH at diagnosis in WHWTs affected with CIPF and hig…[Read more]

We discuss the implications of these results as they relate to signal-receiver coevolution, mate choice, and reproductive isolation.Evolutionary studies over the last several decades have invoked fitness trade-offs to explain why species prefer some environments to others. However, the effects of population size on trade-offs and ecological…[Read more]