Serum hyaluronan and collagen IV as non-invasive markers of liver fibrosis in patients from an endemic area for schistosomiasis mansoni: a field-based study in Brazil

Serum hyaluronan and collagen IV as non-invasive markers of liver fibrosis in patients from an endemic area for schistosomiasis mansoni: a field-based study in Brazil

Non-invasive markers of fibrosis have been used to diagnose liver fibrosis in a variety of diseases. Hyaluronic acid (HA) and collagen IV (C-IV) levels were measured in the sera of patients from an endemic area for schistosomiasis in Brazil to diagnose and to rank the intensity of liver fibrosis. Se...

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Main Authors: Carolina Coimbra Marinho, Thales Bretas, Izabela Voieta, Leonardo Campos de Queiroz, Raiza Ruiz-Guevara, Antônio Lúcio Teixeira, Carlos Maurício Antunes, Aluízio Prata, José Roberto Lambertucci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2010-07-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
schistosomiasis
ultrasound
liver fibrosis
hepatosplenic schistosomiasis
fibrosis markers
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