The diagnostic efficacy of APRI score, Forn’s index, Goteborg University Cirrhosis Index (GUCI) and serum matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1) versus Fibroscan as non invasive markers of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic viral hepatitis

Hany Haroun Kaisar;

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Progressive hepatic fibrosis with the development of cirrhosis is a feature of almost all chronic liver diseases. Approximately 10–20% of patients with chronic viral hepatitis will have cirrhosis at first clinical presentation, and as many 20–30% of those


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Title The diagnostic efficacy of APRI score, Forn’s index, Goteborg University Cirrhosis Index (GUCI) and serum matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1) versus Fibroscan as non invasive markers of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic viral hepatitis
Authors Hany Haroun Kaisar
Keywords The diagnostic efficacy of APRI score, Forn’s index, Goteborg University Cirrhosis Index (GUCI) and serum matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1) versus Fibroscan as non invasive markers of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic viral hepatitis
Issue Date 2007
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Progressive hepatic fibrosis with the development of cirrhosis is a feature of almost all chronic liver diseases. Approximately 10–20% of patients with chronic viral hepatitis will have cirrhosis at first clinical presentation, and as many 20–30% of those

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