Serum YKL-40 as a biomarker for liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis B patients with normal and mildly elevated ALT.

Purpose: YKL-40 is a chitinase-like protein expressed in multiple tissues including liver and is reported as a fibrosis marker. This study aimed to determine whether YKL-40 could serve as a diagnostic marker for the assessment of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis B patients with normal and mildly...

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Publicado en:Infection Vol. 46; no. 3; pp. 385 - 394
Autores principales: Yan, Linlin, Deng, Yongqiong, Zhou, Jiyuan, Zhao, Hong, Wang, Guiqiang, China Hepb-Related Fibrosis Assessment Research Group
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Springer Nature Jun2018
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