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Serum transferrin as a liver fibrosis biomarker in patients with chronic hepatitis B
- Source :
- Clinical and Molecular Hepatology, Vol 20, Iss 4, Pp 347-354 (2014)
- Publication Year :
- 2014
- Publisher :
- Korean Association for the Study of the Liver, 2014.
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Abstract
- Background/AimsTransferrin and alpha-1 antitrypsin are reportedly associated with liver fibrosis. We evaluated the usefulness of serum transferrin and alpha-1 antitrypsin as new liver fibrosis markers in patients with chronic hepatitis B.MethodsThe study included 293 patients with chronic hepatitis B who underwent a liver biopsy between October 2005 and June 2009, and who had no history of hepatocellular carcinoma. Serum markers and liver fibrosis stages were compared.ResultsUnivariate analysis revealed that age (P
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22872728 and 2287285X
- Volume :
- 20
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Clinical and Molecular Hepatology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.1f746b8a61b47ee811283607af5c10a
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2014.20.4.347