Usefulness of serum osteopontin level as a noninvasive parameter of portal hypertension
Background Osteopontin (OPN) is a multifunctional protein that is physiologically expressed in the kidney and bone. Plasma OPN levels were shown to predict liver fibrosis in various chronic liver diseases and could be related to the degree of portal hypertension. The aim of the study is to investiga...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2019-01-01
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| Series: | The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://www.esim.eg.net/article.asp?issn=1110-7782;year=2019;volume=31;issue=4;spage=502;epage=507;aulast=Fouad |