Chemerin Is a Valuable Biomarker in Patients with HCV Infection and Correlates with Liver Injury

Hepatitis C virus (HCV)-induced inflammation contributes to progressive liver disease. The chemoattractant protein chemerin is associated with systemic inflammation. We hypothesized that chemerin is a biomarker that predicts the severity of liver disease in HCV patients. Furthermore, we investigated...

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Main Authors: Georg Peschel, Jonathan Grimm, Karsten Gülow, Martina Müller, Christa Buechler, Kilian Weigand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Diagnostics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/10/11/974