Participants in The Liver Stiffness Study Group “Elastica” of the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver

Manuela Balocco and Gianluca Forni , Center of Microcytemia and Congenital Anemia Galliera – Genova

Riccardo Bottelli, General Medicine Unit, A.O. Gallarate, Angera Hospital – Varese

Raffaele Bruno, Carlo Filice, Infectious and Tropical Disease Unit, Foundation IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, University of Pavia – Pavia

Savino Bruno, Hospital Fatebenefratelli e Oftalmico, Dpt. of – Milano

Carlo Cammà, Antonio Craxì, Chair, DIBIMIS, University of Palermo - Palermo

Cosimo Colletta, COQ-Center, Hospital Madonna del Popolo – Omegna

Piero Colombatto, Hepatology Unit and Regional Reference Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Liver Disease and Hepatocellular-carcinoma - University Hospital of Pisa

Massimo Colombo, First Gastroenterology Unit, Foundation Translational Research Institute (IRCCS) “Ca’Granda” Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico of

Filippo Fatuzzo, Licia Larocca and Arturo Montineri, Infectious Diseases Unit Ferrarotto, Vittorio Emanuele University Hospital - Catania

Davide Festi, Antonio Colecchia, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bologna – Bologna

Alessandro Grasso, Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology Unit, Hospital San Paolo – Savona

Ivana Maida, Infectious Diseases Institute, University of Sassari – Sassari Francesco Mazzotta, Nicoletta Marino, Pierluigi Blanc, Infectious Diseases Unit,

Santa Maria Annunziata Hospital – Florence

Massimo Puoti, Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Brescia - Brescia

Mariano Quartini, Hepatology and Gastroenterology Service, Santa Maria Hospital, Terni

Daria Sacchini, Infectious Diseases Unit, Hospital of Piacenza – Piacenza

Francesco Vinelli, Gastroenterology Unit, Ospedali Riuniti University Hospital - Foggia