Novel biomarkers predict liver fibrosis in hepatitis C patients: alpha 2 macroglobulin, vitamin D binding protein and apolipoprotein AI

Novel biomarkers predict liver fibrosis in hepatitis C patients: alpha 2 macroglobulin, vitamin D binding protein and apolipoprotein AI

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The gold standard of assessing liver fibrosis is liver biopsy, which is invasive and not without risk. Therefore, searching for noninvasive serologic biomarkers for liver fibrosis is an importantly clinical issue.</p> <p>...

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Main Authors: Lee Jing-Ying, Liu Meng-Lun, Lee Shui-Cheng, Cheng Chun-Chia, Ho Ai-Sheng, Wang Wen-Ming, Wang Chia-Chi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-07-01
Series:Journal of Biomedical Science
Online Access:http://www.jbiomedsci.com/content/17/1/58

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