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Assessment of liver fibrosis progression and regression by a serological collagen turnover profile.
American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology - 1 Jan 2019
Karsdal Morten A, Hjuler Sara T, Luo Yi, Rasmussen Daniel G K, Nielsen Mette J, Holm Nielsen Signe, Leeming Diana J, Goodman Zachary, Arch Robert H, Patel Keyur, Schuppan Detlef
Abstract excerpt
There is a need for noninvasive biomarkers that can identify patients with progressive liver fibrosis and monitor response to antifibrotic therapy. An equally important need is identification of patients with spontaneous fibrosis regression, since they may not need treatment nor be included in clinical studies with fibrosis as end point. Circulating biomarkers, originating from defined fragments of the scar...
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