Open AccessValidation of the FibroTest Biochemical Markers Score in Assessing Liver Fibrosis in Hepatitis C Patients
Author(s) -
Enrico Rossi,
Leon A. Adams,
Alexander Prins,
Max Bulsara,
Bastiaan de Boer,
George Garas,
Gerry MacQuillan,
David Speers,
Gary P. Jeffrey
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
clinical chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.705
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1530-8561
pISSN - 0009-9147
DOI - 10.1373/49.3.450
Subject(s) - medicine , liver biopsy , gastroenterology , fibrosis , biopsy , receiver operating characteristic , hepatitis c , hepatitis b , predictive value of tests
Determining the stage of fibrosis by liver biopsy is important in managing patients with hepatitis C virus infection. We investigated the predictive value of the proprietary FibroTest score to accurately identify significant fibrosis in Australian hepatitis C patients.
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