Bile duct matrix metalloproteinase-7 expression: a new modality for diagnosis of biliary atresia

Abstract Background Biliary atresia (BA) is an obliterative cholangiopathy of infancy that results in cholestasis and liver fibrosis. This fibrosis is due to an imbalance in extracellular matrix (ECM) breakdown and deposition. The mechanism by which the progressive injury occurs is not fully elucida...

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Published in:	Egyptian Liver Journal
Main Authors:	Alif Abdelhakim Allam, Mohammed Ahmed Khedr, Shimaa Saad Elkholy, Takwa Abd El Rahman Yassin, Ola Ahmed Fouad
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	SpringerOpen 2024-03-01
Subjects:	Biliary atresia Immunohistochemistry Kasai portoenterostomy Matrix metalloproteinase-7 Neonatal cholestasis
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s43066-024-00320-z