Discovery and validation of novel protein markers in mucosa of portal hypertensive gastropathy
Abstract Background Portal hypertension induced esophageal and gastric variceal bleeding is the main cause of death among patients of decompensated liver cirrhosis. Therefore, a standardized, biomarker-based test, to make an early-stage non-invasive risk assessment of portal hypertension, is highly...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-05-01
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Series: | BMC Gastroenterology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-021-01787-5 |