Predictive Ability of Laboratory Indices for Liver Fibrosis in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C after the Eradication of Hepatitis C Virus.

Liver fibrosis remains an important risk factor for hepatocarcinogenesis in patients with chronic hepatitis C even after the eradication of hepatitis C virus (HCV). However, it is difficult to estimate liver fibrosis based on liver biopsy after the eradication of HCV. We investigated the ability of...

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Main Authors: Yoshihiko Tachi, Takanori Hirai, Hidenori Toyoda, Toshifumi Tada, Kazuhiko Hayashi, Takashi Honda, Masatoshi Ishigami, Hidemi Goto, Takashi Kumada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4516317?pdf=render