Usefulness of collagen type IV in the detection of significant liver fibrosis in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Usefulness of collagen type IV in the detection of significant liver fibrosis in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Introduction/aims: Liver fibrosis assessment is a key issue in the evaluation of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) patients. In the present study, we aimed to validate a noninvasive marker panel to assess significant and advanced fibrosis in these patients. Method: 126 biopsy-proven NAFLD pat...

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Main Authors: José Tadeu Stefano, Laura Vilar Guedes, Arthur Alencar Arrais de Souza, Denise Siqueira Vanni, Venâncio Avancini Ferreira Alves, Flair José Carrilho, Alvaro Largura, Marco Arrese, Claudia P. Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
Subjects:
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
serum biomarker
Liver fibrosis
Type 4 collagen
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S166526812030168X

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