Biochemical Markers of Fibrosis in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C: A Comparison with Prothrombin Time, Platelet Count, and Age–Platelet Index
- 1 January 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Digestive Diseases and Sciences
- Vol. 48 (1), 146-153
- https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1021702902681
Abstract
As an alternative to liver biopsy, an index of five biochemical markers (α2-macroglobulin, apolipoprotein A1, haptoglobin, total bilirubin, γ-glutamyl-transpeptidase) has been shown to predict the...Keywords
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