Can serum markers be used to reliably detect liver fibrosis?

Nat Clin Pract Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2005 Mar;2(3):132-3. doi: 10.1038/ncpgasthep0120.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Multicenter Study

MeSH terms

  • Biomarkers / blood
  • Biopsy
  • Collagen Type III / blood*
  • Disease Progression
  • Humans
  • Hyaluronic Acid / blood*
  • Liver Cirrhosis / blood*
  • Liver Cirrhosis / pathology
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1 / blood*

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • Collagen Type III
  • Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1
  • Hyaluronic Acid