Fibro-check: a combination of direct and indirect markers for liver fibrosis staging in chronic hepatitis C patients

Fibro-check: a combination of direct and indirect markers for liver fibrosis staging in chronic hepatitis C patients

Background and rationale for the study. The assessment of liver fibrosis provides useful information not only for diagnosis but also for therapeutic decision. This study was concerned with determining the levels of collagen III and its degrading enzyme matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1) as direct an...

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Main Authors: Abdelfattah M. Attallah, Mohamed El-Far, Camelia A. Abdel Malak, Mohamed M. Omran, Khaled Farid, Mostafa A. Hussien, Mohamed S. Albannan, Ahmed A. Attallah, Mohamed S. Elbendary, Dalia A. Elbesh, Noha A. Elmenier, Mohamed O. Abdallah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-03-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
Subjects:
Collagen III
Liver biopsy
Metalloproteinases
Non-invasive
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119307859

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