FibroBox: a novel noninvasive tool for predicting significant liver fibrosis and cirrhosis in HBV infected patients

Abstract Background China is a highly endemic area of chronic hepatitis B (CHB). The accuracy of existed noninvasive biomarkers including TE, APRI and FIB-4 for staging fibrosis is not high enough in Chinese cohort. Methods Using liver biopsy as a gold standard, a novel noninvasive indicator was dev...

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Main Authors: Xiao-Jie Lu, Xiao-Jun Yang, Jing-Yu Sun, Xin Zhang, Zhao-Xin Yuan, Xiu-Hui Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:Biomarker Research
Subjects:
HBV
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40364-020-00215-2