Serum autotaxin is a parameter for the severity of liver cirrhosis and overall survival in patients with liver cirrhosis--a prospective cohort study.

Serum autotaxin is a parameter for the severity of liver cirrhosis and overall survival in patients with liver cirrhosis--a prospective cohort study.

<h4>Background</h4>Autotaxin (ATX) and its product lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) are considered to be involved in the development of liver fibrosis and elevated levels of serum ATX have been found in patients with hepatitis C virus associated liver fibrosis. However, the clinical role of s...

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Main Authors: Thomas Pleli, Daniel Martin, Bernd Kronenberger, Friederike Brunner, Verena Köberle, Georgios Grammatikos, Harald Farnik, Yolanda Martinez, Fabian Finkelmeier, Sandra Labocha, Nerea Ferreirós, Stefan Zeuzem, Albrecht Piiper, Oliver Waidmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/25062038/?tool=EBI

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