Prevalence of liver fibrosis and risk factors in a general population using non-invasive biomarkers (FibroTest)

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>FibroTest and elastography have been validated as biomarkers of liver fibrosis in the most frequent chronic liver diseases and in the fibrosis screening of patients with diabetes. One challenge was to use them for estimating the prev...

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Main Authors: Bismut Françoise, Messous Djamila, Drane Fabienne, Munteanu Mona, Norha Pascal, Ngo Yen, Varsat Brigitte, Varaut Anne, Ingiliz Patrick, Lebray Pascal, Poynard Thierry, Carrau Jean, Massard Julien, Ratziu Vlad, Giordanella Jean
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-04-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-230X/10/40