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Fibrosis markers in hepatitis C

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Brady, CW; McHutchison, JG; Patel, K
Published in: Current Hepatitis Reports
August 1, 2006

Significant morbidity and mortality due to chronic hepatitis C infection have led to efforts to identify patients at risk of progressive disease. Current clinical practice relies on liver biopsy as the gold standard for assessing the severity of chronic hepatitis C, but liver biopsy is associated with sampling error and exposes patients to procedural risks and additional health care expenses. Several surrogate markers of fibrosis have now been developed, although they have been validated only in select patient populations and do not accurately differentiate between intermediate stages of fibrosis. Additional studies to determine the clinical utility of noninvasive markers are in progress. Copyright © 2006 by Current Science Inc.

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Current Hepatitis Reports

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1541-0706

ISSN

1540-3416

Publication Date

August 1, 2006

Volume

5

Issue

3

Start / End Page

86 / 93

Related Subject Headings

  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1116 Medical Physiology
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
 

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Brady, C. W., McHutchison, J. G., & Patel, K. (2006). Fibrosis markers in hepatitis C. Current Hepatitis Reports, 5(3), 86–93. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11901-006-0010-3
Brady, C. W., J. G. McHutchison, and K. Patel. “Fibrosis markers in hepatitis C.” Current Hepatitis Reports 5, no. 3 (August 1, 2006): 86–93. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11901-006-0010-3.
Brady CW, McHutchison JG, Patel K. Fibrosis markers in hepatitis C. Current Hepatitis Reports. 2006 Aug 1;5(3):86–93.
Brady, C. W., et al. “Fibrosis markers in hepatitis C.” Current Hepatitis Reports, vol. 5, no. 3, Aug. 2006, pp. 86–93. Scopus, doi:10.1007/s11901-006-0010-3.
Brady CW, McHutchison JG, Patel K. Fibrosis markers in hepatitis C. Current Hepatitis Reports. 2006 Aug 1;5(3):86–93.
Journal cover image

Published In

Current Hepatitis Reports

DOI

EISSN

1541-0706

ISSN

1540-3416

Publication Date

August 1, 2006

Volume

5

Issue

3

Start / End Page

86 / 93

Related Subject Headings

  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1116 Medical Physiology
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences