Use of the Serum <i>Wisteria floribunda</i> Agglutinin-Positive Mac2 Binding Protein as a Marker of Gastroesophageal Varices and Liver-Related Events in Chronic Hepatitis C Patients

Use of the Serum <i>Wisteria floribunda</i> Agglutinin-Positive Mac2 Binding Protein as a Marker of Gastroesophageal Varices and Liver-Related Events in Chronic Hepatitis C Patients

Background: A test to narrow down patients who require esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) with a high probability of having gastroesophageal varices (GEV) and a high-risk of liver-related events is an unmet need. Methods: The measurement of serum fibrosis markers and EGD was performed in 166 consecuti...

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Main Authors: Tsuguru Hayashi, Nobuharu Tamaki, Masayuki Kurosaki, Wan Wang, Mao Okada, Mayu Higuchi, Kenta Takaura, Hitomi Takada, Yutaka Yasui, Kaoru Tsuchiya, Hiroyuki Nakanishi, Jun Itakura, Masaru Harada, Namiki Izumi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
wfa<sup>+</sup>–m2bp
chronic hepatitis c
gastroesophageal varices
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/10/3/173

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