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supplement. Background: Many blood tests have been proposed as alternatives to liver …

Chronic liver diseases may cause inflammation and progressive scarring, over time leading
to irreversible hepatic damage (cirrhosis). As a result, the need to assess and closely …

With the burgeoning interest in hyaluronic acid (HA) in recent years, hyaluronidases
(HYALs) have come to light for their role in regulating catabolism of HA and its molecular …

Background. Liver biopsy, which is considered the gold standard for the evaluation of
hepatic fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB), has certain limitations. The aim of …

Chronic liver disease (CLD) is a major health problem worldwide. Non-alcoholic fatty liver
disease (NAFLD), chronic hepatitis C (CHC), chronic hepatitis B (CHB), and alcoholic liver …

Background Seventeen of 172 included studies in a recent systematic review of blood tests
for hepatic fibrosis or cirrhosis reported diagnostic accuracy results discordant from 2× 2 …

AIM: To assess the diagnostic accuracy, of aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio index (APRI)
alone and with antischistosomal antibody (Ab) in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and …

Introduction In chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection there is increased iron absorption
leading to iron overload, a fact that may promote ferritin synthesis. Theoretically, increased …

Background/aim The assessment of liver fibrosis provides useful information not only for
diagnosis but also for therapeutic decisions. This study aimed to develop and evaluate a …

Background The estimation of liver fibrosis is usually dependent on liver biopsy evaluation.
Because of its disadvantages and side effects, researchers try to find non-invasive methods …