A new detection system for serum fragmented cytokeratin 18 as a biomarker reflecting histologic activities of human nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

Abstract Caspase‐generated fragmented cytokeratin 18 (fCK18) is recognized as a useful noninvasive biomarker in the diagnosis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), particularly nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). However, fCK18 measurement is not applied clinically due to widely variable cut...

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Main Authors: Akiko Eguchi, Motoh Iwasa, Minori Yamada, Yasuyuki Tamai, Ryuta Shigefuku, Hiroshi Hasegawa, Yoshifumi Hirokawa, Akinobu Hayashi, Koji Okuno, Yuki Matsushita, Takuma Nakatsuka, Kenichiro Enooku, Koji Sakaguchi, Yoshinao Kobayashi, Tetsuji Yamaguchi, Masatoshi Watanabe, Yoshiyuki Takei, Hayato Nakagawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Health/LWW 2022-08-01
Series:Hepatology Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/hep4.1971