Elastin Fiber Accumulation in Liver Correlates with the Development of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Elastin Fiber Accumulation in Liver Correlates with the Development of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

The fibrosis stage, which is evaluated by the distribution pattern of collagen fibers, is a major predictor for the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) for patients with hepatitis C. Meanwhile, the role of elastin fibers has not yet been elucidated. The present study was conducted to deter...

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Main Authors: Yutaka Yasui, Tokiya Abe, Masayuki Kurosaki, Mayu Higuchi, Yasuyuki Komiyama, Tsubasa Yoshida, Tsuguru Hayashi, Konomi Kuwabara, Kenta Takaura, Natsuko Nakakuki, Hitomi Takada, Nobuharu Tamaki, Shoko Suzuki, Hiroyuki Nakanishi, Kaoru Tsuchiya, Jun Itakura, Yuka Takahashi, Akinori Hashiguchi, Michiie Sakamoto, Namiki Izumi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4851385?pdf=render

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