Angiogenesis-Related Biomarkers in Patients with Alcoholic Liver Disease: Their Association with Liver Disease Complications and Outcome

Angiogenesis is believed to be implicated in the pathogenesis of alcoholic liver disease (ALD). We aimed to explore the usefulness and accuracy of plasma angiogenic biomarkers for noninvasive evaluation of the severity of liver failure and ALD outcome. One hundred and forty-seven patients with ALD w...

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Main Authors: Beata Kasztelan-Szczerbinska, Agata Surdacka, Maria Slomka, Jacek Rolinski, Krzysztof Celinski, Halina Cichoz-Lach, Agnieszka Madro, Mariusz Szczerbinski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/673032