Comparative study between liver biopsy and non-invasive biomarkers in assessment of hepatic fibrosis in children with chronic liver diseases
Abstract Background Liver biopsy is the gold standard for detecting the degree of liver fibrosis; however, invasiveness constitutes its main limiting factor in clinical application, so we aimed to evaluate the non-invasive biomarker formulas (APRI and FIB-4) and their modified forms by BMI z-score (...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2021-10-01
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| Series: | Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s43054-021-00072-0 |