New noninvasive index for predicting liver fibrosis in Asian patients with chronic viral hepatitis

New noninvasive index for predicting liver fibrosis in Asian patients with chronic viral hepatitis

Abstract We developed an optimal noninvasive index comprising routine laboratory parameters for predicting cirrhosis in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) and chronic hepatitis C (CHC) patients. This study included 992 CHB patients and 1,284 CHC patients who received liver biopsy. We developed the new index,...

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Main Authors: Hung-Wei Wang, Cheng-Yuan Peng, Hsueh-Chou Lai, Wen-Pang Su, Chia-Hsin Lin, Po-Heng Chuang, Sheng-Hung Chen, Ching-Hsiang Chen, Wei-Fan Hsu, Guan-Tarn Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-03589-w

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-03589-w

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