Accuracy of cytokeratin 18 (M30 and M65) in detecting non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and fibrosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

<h4>Introduction</h4>Association between elevated cytokeratin 18 (CK-18) levels and hepatocyte death has made circulating CK-18 a candidate biomarker to differentiate non-alcoholic fatty liver from non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Yet studies produced variable diagnostic performance...

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Main Authors: Jenny Lee, Yasaman Vali, Jérôme Boursier, Kevin Duffin, Joanne Verheij, M Julia Brosnan, Koos Zwinderman, Quentin M Anstee, Patrick M Bossuyt, Mohammad Hadi Zafarmand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0238717