Scientific publications for BioPredictive non-invasive diagnostics
Peer-reviewed studies validating BioPredictive blood-test diagnostics for liver disease — from first-in-class development cohorts to long-term meta-analyses.
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SAFE biopsy: a validated method for large-scale staging of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C.
…The diagnostic accuracy of SAFE biopsy versus histology, which is the gold…
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Discordance between liver biopsy and FibroTest in assessing liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis B.
…After adjusting fibrosis stages, neither necroinflammatory activity on histology nor serum ALT…
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Impact of quality control accepted inter-laboratory variations on calculated Fibrotest/Actitest scores for the non-invasive biochemical assessment of liver fibrosis.
…must be considered as low, if histology is accepted as reference standard.
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The role of the non-invasive serum marker FibroTest-ActiTest in the prediction of histological stage of fibrosis and activity in children with naïve chronic hepatitis B infection.
The aim of this study was to investigate whether the non-invasive…
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Interferon-γ-inducible protein-10 in chronic hepatitis C: Correlations with insulin resistance, histological features & sustained virological response.
…insulin resistance (IR) and liver histology. ### Methods Two hundred and three consecutive…
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Comparison of elastography, serum marker scores, and histology for the assessment of liver fibrosis in hepatitis B virus (HBV)-infected patients in Burkina Faso.
…methods concord with those of histology in HBV-infected patients in Burkina…
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Comparison of ELF, FibroTest and FibroScan for the non-invasive assessment of liver fibrosis.
…the FibroTest using histology as the reference method. Histology was classified according…
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Prospective validation of ELF test in comparison with Fibroscan and FibroTest to predict liver fibrosis in Asian subjects with chronic hepatitis B.
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EASL-EASD-EASO Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.
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Prediction of liver histological lesions with biochemical markers in patients with chronic hepatitis B.
…hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related histology. The aim was to determine the…
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Evaluation of FibroTest inter-laboratory variations requires standardization on analytical systems and should not be mixed with underpowered histological validation.
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Validation of Ten Noninvasive Diagnostic Models for Prediction of Liver Fibrosis in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B.
…was assessed against the liver histology by ROC curve analysis in CHB…
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Biochemical surrogate markers of liver fibrosis and activity in a randomized trial of peginterferon alfa-2b and ribavirin.
…discordances between biochemical markers and histology were due to biopsy specimen sampling…
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Noninvasive Markers of Steatosis, NASH, and Liver Fibrosis in HIV-Monoinfected Individuals at Risk of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD): Results From the ECHAM Study.
### Background HIV-monoinfected individuals are at high risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver…
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Development and validation of a nomogram based on clinical factors and standard laboratory tests for prediction of clinically significant liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C virus infection.
…mild, moderate, advanced/cirrhosis), using histology as reference, and to compare its…
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Liver biopsy: the best standard...when everything else fails.
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Real-time tissue elastography versus FibroScan for noninvasive assessment of liver fibrosis in chronic liver disease.
### Purpose Transient elastography (FibroScan, [TE]) and serum fibrosis markers such as the…
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Non-invasive assessment of liver fibrosis in patients with alcoholic liver disease.
…alcohol-related liver injury is histology, liver biopsy is not reasonable in…
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Hepatotoxicity of tocilizumab and anakinra in rheumatoid arthritis: management decisions.
…However, characterization of liver histology has not been defined in most cases…
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Fibrotest-Actitest: the biochemical marker of liver fibrosis--the Israeli experience.
### Background The Fibrotest-Actitest is a six-parameter scoring system that allows…
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Validation of biochemical markers for the prediction of liver fibrosis and necroinflammatory activity in hemodialysis patients with chronic hepatitis C.
### Background Liver biopsy is an imperfect gold standard for assessing the disease…
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Predictive value of biomarkers of hepatic fibrosis in adult Fontan patients.
### Background Hepatic fibrosis is highly prevalent in individuals with Fontan circulation. FibroSure…
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Childhood/adult-onset lysosomal acid lipase deficiency: A serious metabolic and vascular phenotype beyond liver disease-four new pediatric cases.
…Liver histology was assessed by the noninvasive tests FibroScan and FibroTest and…
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Comparison of non-invasive liver fibrosis biomarkers in HIV/HCV co-infected patients: the fibrovic study--ANRS HC02.
### Background/Aims To compare non-invasive biological liver fibrosis scores, as alternatives…
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Improving estimation of liver fibrosis using combination and newer noninvasive biomarker scoring systems in hepatitis C-infected haemophilia patients.
…Using the algorithm, liver histology could be confidently estimated in 69.7…
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Value of two noninvasive methods to detect progression of fibrosis among HCV carriers with normal aminotransferases.
…of noninvasive methods agreed with histology. Significant fibrosis (> or = F2), present at…
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Personalized management of cirrhosis by non-invasive tests of liver fibrosis.
Owing to the high prevalence of various chronic liver diseases, cirrhosis is…
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Non-invasive assessment of liver fibrosis progression in hepatitis C patients retreated for 96 weeks with antiviral therapy: a randomized study.
…tocopherol in these patients by histology, morphometry and blood markers of fibrosis…
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Management of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Call to Action. Review
Traditionally a disease of hepatologists, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has recently…
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Liver fibrosis: consensus recommendations of the Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL). Key publication
Liver fibrosis is a common pathway leading to cirrhosis, which is the…
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Prospective validation of FibroTest in comparison with liver stiffness for predicting liver fibrosis in Asian subjects with chronic hepatitis B.
### Background And Aims Diagnostic values of FibroTest (FT) for hepatic fibrosis have…
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Comparison of three algorithms of non-invasive markers of fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C.
### Background Preliminary data suggest that performance of non-invasive markers for liver…
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Systematic review: Investigating the prognostic performance of four non-invasive tests in alcohol-related liver disease.
### Background And Aim Mortality of alcohol-related liver disease (ArLD) is increasing…
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The impact of liver disease aetiology and the stages of hepatic fibrosis on the performance of non-invasive fibrosis biomarkers: an international study of 2411 cases.
### Background Performance of non-invasive fibrosis biomarkers may be influenced by aetiology…
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Comparison of non-invasive assessment to diagnose liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis B and C patients.
### Objective Chronic viral hepatitis B and C cause liver fibrosis, leading to…
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Twenty-year protocol liver biopsies: Invasive but useful for the management of liver recipients.
### Background & Aims Most liver transplant centres have discontinued the practice of protocol…
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Performance of the FibroTest cannot be accurately estimated in nine paediatric patients with advanced fibrosis.
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Liver stiffness measurement and biochemical markers in Senegalese chronic hepatitis B patients with normal ALT and high viral load.
### Background And Aims Despite the high prevalence of chronic hepatitis B (CHB…
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Liver stiffness measurement in children using FibroScan: feasibility study and comparison with Fibrotest, aspartate transaminase to platelets ratio index, and liver biopsy.
…By histology, the METAVIR fibrosis category score was F1 in 7 cases…
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Evaluation of FibroTest-ActiTest in children with chronic hepatitis C virus infection.
…FT-AT analysis with liver histology. A total of 43 serum samples…
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Letter: FibroTest for staging fibrosis in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease - authors' reply.
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Prospective comparison of two algorithms combining non-invasive methods for staging liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C.
### Background & Aims Non-invasive assessment of liver fibrosis is a challenging area…
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A prospective assessment of an 'a la carte' regimen of PEG-interferon alpha2b and ribavirin combination in patients with chronic hepatitis C using biochemical markers.
In therapy with standard interferon and ribavirin, five independent risk factors (RF…
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Noninvasive biomarkers FibroTest and ActiTest versus liver biopsy in chronic hepatitis C patients: the Middle East experience.
### Background The aim of this study was to compare noninvasive biomarkers, FibroTest…
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FibroSURE as a noninvasive marker of liver fibrosis and inflammation in chronic hepatitis B.
### Background Noninvasive markers of liver fibrosis have not been extensively studied in…
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Diagnostic value of biochemical markers (FibroTest-FibroSURE) for the prediction of liver fibrosis in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Key publication
…F3 = bridging and F4 = cirrhosis. Histology and the biochemical measurements were blinded…
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Non-invasive assessment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: Clinical prediction rules and blood-based biomarkers.
The correct identification of patients at increased risk of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis…
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The Association of Histologic and Noninvasive Tests With Adverse Clinical and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients With Advanced Fibrosis Due to Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis.
### Background & Aim Fibrosis is an independent predictor of death in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis…
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The Diagnostic Value of FibroTest and Hepascore as Non-Invasive Markers of Liver Fibrosis in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC).
The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic usefulness of…
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Validation and comparison of indexes for fibrosis and cirrhosis prediction in chronic hepatitis C patients: proposal for a pragmatic approach classification without liver biopsies.
…indexes in comparison with liver histology in hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected…
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FibroTest/Fibrosure for significant liver fibrosis and cirrhosis in chronic hepatitis B: a meta-analysis.
### Objectives Extent of liver fibrosis is one of the most important factors…
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Performance of noninvasive markers for liver fibrosis is reduced in chronic hepatitis C with normal transaminases.
…recently proposed Fibroindex, using liver histology as reference standard. The primary end…
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Comparison of liver biopsy and noninvasive techniques for liver fibrosis assessment in patients infected with HCV-genotype 4 in Egypt.
In Egypt, as elsewhere, liver biopsy (LB) remains the gold standard to…
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Transient elastography using Fibroscan is the most reliable noninvasive method for the diagnosis of advanced fibrosis and cirrhosis in alcoholic liver disease.
### Objective Fibroscan (FS) is a reliable noninvasive method for the diagnosis of…
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Comparison of acoustic radiation force impulse imaging with transient elastography for the detection of complications in patients with cirrhosis.
### Background Acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) imaging is a new non-invasive…
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Prospective comparison of six non-invasive scores for the diagnosis of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C.
### Background/Aims Non-invasive markers of liver fibrosis have recently been developed…
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Effects of patient factors on noninvasive liver stiffness measurement using acoustic radiation force impulse elastography in patients with chronic hepatitis C.
### Background Previous research has shown variation in the effects of patient factors…
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Assessment of liver fibrosis and steatosis in PBC with FibroScan, MRI, MR-spectroscopy, and serum markers.
### Background In recent years noninvasive methods have been evaluated for the assessment…
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Changes of non-invasive markers and FibroScan values during HCV treatment.
The recent advent of non-invasive methods for assessment of fibrosis allows…
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Prospective analysis of discordant results between biochemical markers and biopsy in patients with chronic hepatitis C.
### Background The FibroTest and ActiTest are noninvasive biochemical markers of liver injury…
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Non-invasive diagnosis of liver steatosis using controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) and transient elastography.
### Introduction Recently, a study showed that Controlled Attenuation Parameter (CAP), evaluated with…
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Biomarkers as a first-line estimate of injury in chronic liver diseases: time for a moratorium on liver biopsy?
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Prospective noninvasive analysis of hepatic fibrosis in patients with Crohn's disease: correlation of transient elastography and laboratory-based markers.
### Background And Aims Hepatobiliary disorders, associated either with extraintestinal manifestations or with…
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Predicting significant fibrosis in hepatitis C patients in Luxembourg using serological markers.
### Objective The aim of our study was to assess the diagnostic performance…
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Independent prospective multicenter validation of biochemical markers (fibrotest-actitest) for the prediction of liver fibrosis and activity in patients with chronic hepatitis C: the fibropaca study.
### Objectives Fibrotest (FT) and Actitest (AT) are biochemical markers of fibrosis and…
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Validation of AshTest as a Non-Invasive Alternative to Transjugular Liver Biopsy in Patients with Suspected Severe Acute Alcoholic Hepatitis.
### Background/Aims According to guidelines, the histological diagnosis of severe alcoholic steatohepatitis…
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Serum biochemical markers accurately predict liver fibrosis in HIV and hepatitis C virus co-infected patients.
…regression, was compared with liver histology. HIV-specific indices including the CD4…
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Comparison of FibroTest-ActiTest with histopathology in demonstrating fibrosis and necroinflammatory activity in chronic hepatitis B and C.
### Aims FibroTest and ActiTest are noninvasive tests used in determining the level…
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Non-invasive measurement of liver and pancreas fibrosis in patients with cystic fibrosis.
### Background Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) have a relevant morbidity and mortality…
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Cost effectiveness of fibrosis assessment prior to treatment for chronic hepatitis C patients.
### Background And Aims Chronic hepatitis C (HCV) is a liver disease affecting…
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Noninvasive Markers of Hepatic Fibrosis in Chronic Hepatitis B.
A serum biomarker (FibroTest; Biopredictive, Paris, France; FibroSure; LabCorp, Burlington, USA) and…
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Assessment of asymptomatic liver fibrosis in alcoholic patients using fibroscan: prospective comparison with seven non-invasive laboratory tests. Key publication
### Background Systematic screening for liver fibrosis in heavy-drinking patients is a…
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Comparison of liver stiffness, fibrotest and liver biopsy for assessment of liver fibrosis in kidney-transplant patients with chronic viral hepatitis.
To assess the accuracy of the noninvasive tools, fibrotest (FT) and liver…
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Correlation between liver biopsy and fibrotest in the evaluation of hepatic fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C.
### Aim To assess the diagnostic value of Fibrotest in comparison with liver…
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Fibrotest or Fibroscan for evaluation of liver fibrosis in haemophilia patients infected with hepatitis C.
Non-invasive modalities to estimate fibrosis stage are desirable in hepatitis C…
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Utility of noninvasive methods for the characterization of nonalcoholic liver steatosis in the family practice. The "VARES" Italian multicenter study.
The diagnostic utilities of ultrasonography (US), fatty liver index (FLI) and an…
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Assessment of allograft fibrosis by transient elastography and noninvasive biomarker scoring systems in liver transplant patients.
### Background This prospective, monocentric study was designed to assess the efficacy of…
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Diagnostic performance of FibroTest-ActiTest, transient elastography, and the fibrosis-4 index in patients with autoimmune hepatitis using histological reference.
### Background Noninvasive tests are crucial for the management and follow-up of…
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The impact of bariatric surgery on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease as measured using non-invasive tests.
### Background Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is common in bariatric surgery candidates…
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Non-invasive diagnosis and biomarkers in alcohol-related liver disease. Review
Even though alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) is a major cause of…
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The effectiveness of noninvasive biomarkers to predict hepatitis B-related significant fibrosis and cirrhosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy.
Noninvasive biomarkers have been developed to predict hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related…
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Coffee consumption and nonalcoholic fatty liver onset: a prospective study in the general population.
Retrospective studies suggest that coffee consumption may exert beneficial effects in patients…
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Longitudinal assessment of hepatitis C fibrosis progression by collagen and smooth muscle actin morphometry in comparison to serum markers.
### Background Assessment of fibrosis progression in chronic liver disease relies upon non…
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EASL clinical practical guidelines: management of alcoholic liver disease.
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Noninvasive assessment of liver fibrosis in patients with Fontan circulation using transient elastography and biochemical fibrosis markers.
### Objective Studies have shown that patients with failing Fontan circulation may develop…
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Prognostic value of the combined use of transient elastography and fibrotest in patients with chronic hepatitis B.
### Background & Aims Liver stiffness (LS) measurement using transient elastography and the FibroTest…
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Sequential algorithms combining non-invasive markers and biopsy for the assessment of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis B.
### Aim To assess the performance of several non-invasive markers and of…
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Validation of noninvasive biomarkers (FibroTest, SteatoTest, and NashTest) for prediction of liver injury in patients with morbid obesity.
…with bariatric surgery, were included. Histology (NAFLD activity score, or NAFLD scoring…
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FibroTest-ActiTest as a non-invasive marker of liver fibrosis. Key publication
FibroTest (FT) is a biomarker of liver fibrosis initially validated in patients…
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Blood tests to diagnose fibrosis or cirrhosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection: a systematic review.
### Background Many blood tests have been proposed as alternatives to liver biopsy…
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Performance of biomarkers FibroTest, ActiTest, SteatoTest, and NashTest in patients with severe obesity: meta analysis of individual patient data.
…35 kg/m2) were included. Histology (NAS score) and the biochemical measurements…
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Assessment of liver fibrosis in transplant recipients with recurrent HCV infection: usefulness of transient elastography.
…liver fibrosis, assessed at liver histology on bioptic specimens obtained for clinical…
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Blood tests to diagnose fibrosis or cirrhosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection.
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Discordance between biochemical markers of liver activity and fibrosis (Actitest-Fibrotest) and liver biopsy in patients with chronic hepatitis C.
### Introduction The purpose of this clinical trial was to determine in routine…
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An accurate definition of the status of inactive hepatitis B virus carrier by a combination of biomarkers (FibroTest-ActiTest) and viral load. Key publication
### Background The combination of transaminases (ALT), biopsy, HBeAg and viral load have…
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The use of transient elastography and FibroTest for monitoring hepatotoxicity in patients receiving methotrexate for psoriasis.
### Importance There is a need for noninvasive tools to monitor hepatotoxicity in…
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Effect of antiviral treatment on serum markers of liver fibrosis in HIV-hepatitis C virus-coinfected patients: the Fibrovic 2 Study - ANRS HC02.
### Background Non-invasive liver fibrosis scores have been proposed as alternatives to…
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Biochemical and biophysical assessment of MTX-induced liver fibrosis in psoriasis patients: Fibrotest predicts the presence and Fibroscan predicts the absence of significant liver fibrosis.
…The results from the Fibroscan and Fibrotest were compared with liver histology…
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Liver fibrosis evaluation using real-time shear wave elastography: applicability and diagnostic performance using methods without a gold standard.
### Background & Aims Real-time shear wave elastography (SWE) is a new two…
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Hepatoprotective Effect of Antrodia cinnamomea Mycelium in Patients with Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial.
### Objective Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) has become a prominent liver disease in contemporary…
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The new paradigm of hepatitis C therapy: integration of oral therapies into best practices.
Emerging data indicate that all-oral antiviral treatments for chronic hepatitis C…
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Non-invasive tests for fibrosis and liver stiffness predict 5-year survival of patients chronically infected with hepatitis B virus.
### Background Liver stiffness and non-invasive tests predict overall survival in chronic…
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Optimization and robustness of blood tests for liver fibrosis and cirrhosis.
### Objectives To optimize the performance and feasibility of fibrosis blood tests and…
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Comparison of fatty liver index with noninvasive methods for steatosis detection and quantification.
### Aim To compare noninvasive methods presently used for steatosis detection and quantification…
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Combination of fibrosis tests: sequential or synchronous?
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Impact of adefovir dipivoxil on liver fibrosis and activity assessed with biochemical markers (FibroTest-ActiTest) in patients infected by hepatitis B virus. Key publication
The aim was to assess the utility of FibroTest-ActiTest (FT-AT…
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Evaluating the accuracy and increasing the reliable diagnosis rate of blood tests for liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C.
### Background The reliable diagnosis rate of diagnostic tests is provided by their…
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The diagnostic value of biomarkers (AshTest) for the prediction of alcoholic steato-hepatitis in patients with chronic alcoholic liver disease.
### Background/Aims The aim was to identify a panel of biomarkers (AshTest…
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[Prognosis assessment of alcoholic liver disease: how and why?].
…Hepatic histology is the main parameter that predicts morbidity and mortality in…
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Transient elastography and biomarkers for liver fibrosis assessment and follow-up of inactive hepatitis B carriers.
### Background Non invasive methods for fibrosis evaluation remain to be validated longitudinally…
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A randomized controlled trial of high-dose ursodesoxycholic acid for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.
### Background & Aims Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a prevalent liver disease associated with…
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Fibromax-based nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with obstructive sleep apnea: Methodological considerations.
The relationship between nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and obstructive sleep apnea…
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EASL-ALEH Clinical Practice Guidelines: Non-invasive tests for evaluation of liver disease severity and prognosis. Key publication
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A prospective analysis of the prognostic value of biomarkers (FibroTest) in patients with chronic hepatitis C. Key publication
…analyses after taking into account histology, treatment, alcohol consumption, and HIV coinfection…
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Methodological aspects of the interpretation of non-invasive biomarkers of liver fibrosis: a 2008 update. Key publication
This review summarizes the methodological aspects of the interpretation of non-invasive…
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Assessment of liver fibrosis: noninvasive means.
Liver biopsy, owing to its limitations and risks, is an imperfect gold…
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Biomarkers for liver disease in urea cycle disorders.
### Background Urea cycle disorders (UCDs) are among the most common inborn errors…
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Non-invasive assessment of liver fibrosis: Between prediction/prevention of outcomes and cost-effectiveness.
The assessment of the fibrotic evolution of chronic hepatitis has always been…
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Profiles of liver fibrosis evolution during long-term tenofovir treatment in HIV-positive patients coinfected with hepatitis B.
### Background & Aims Data on liver fibrosis evolution and its involvement in liver…
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Accuracy of the Enhanced Liver Fibrosis Test vs FibroTest, Elastography, and Indirect Markers in Detection of Advanced Fibrosis in Patients With Alcoholic Liver Disease.
### Background & Aims Alcohol is the leading cause of cirrhosis and liver-related…
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Longitudinal assessment of histology surrogate markers (FibroTest-ActiTest) during lamivudine therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis B infection.
### Objectives The noninvasive serum markers, FibroTest-ActiTest (FT-AT), are an alternative…
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Biomarkers of liver fibrosis.
Liver biopsy, due to its limitations and risks, is an imperfect gold…
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Noninvasive biomarkers for the screening of fibrosis, steatosis and steatohepatitis in patients with metabolic risk factors: FibroTest-FibroMax experience. Key publication
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Biochemical markers of liver fibrosis in patients infected by hepatitis C virus: longitudinal validation in a randomized trial.
A liver fibrosis index was recently prospectively validated in a cross-sectional…
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Transient elastography and other noninvasive tests to assess hepatic fibrosis in patients with viral hepatitis.
The limitations of liver biopsy (invasive procedure, sampling errors, inter-observer variability…
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Prospective external validation of a new non-invasive test for the diagnosis of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in patients with type 2 diabetes.
### Background One of the unmet needs in patients with type 2 diabetes…
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EASL clinical practice guidelines: Management of chronic hepatitis B virus infection.
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The product of triglycerides and glucose as biomarker for screening simple steatosis and NASH in asymptomatic women.
### Unlabelled Introduction and aim. Given that early identification of non-alcoholic fatty…
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Hepatitis B: are non-invasive markers of liver fibrosis reliable?
Liver biopsy, which was traditionally considered to be the gold standard for…
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Methotrexate in psoriasis: a systematic review of treatment modalities, incidence, risk factors and monitoring of liver toxicity.
### Background/Aim To define practical use and to specify the ideal method…
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Impact of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease on long-term cardiovascular events and death in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD…
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Usefulness of acoustic radiation force impulse and fibrotest in liver fibrosis assessment after liver transplant.
### Unlabelled Background and rationale. Acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) is a non…
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Concordance of non-invasive serology-based scoring indices and transient elastography for liver fibrosis and cirrhosis in chronic hepatitis C.
Aim To assess concordance of eight frequently used serology-based scoring indices…
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Non-invasive Investigations for the Diagnosis of Fontan-Associated Liver Disease in Pediatric and Adult Fontan Patients.
Fontan-associated liver disease (FALD) is a serious complication related to the…
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Liver fibrosis in young Egyptian beta-thalassemia major patients: relation to hepatitis C virus and compliance with chelation.
### Background The main causes of liver fibrosis in transfusion-dependent thalassemia major…
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Proficiency of transient elastography compared to liver biopsy for the assessment of fibrosis in HIV/HBV-coinfected patients.
Transient elastography (TE) is a noninvasive technique to evaluate liver fibrosis. We…
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Sofosbuvir/velpatasvir in patients with hepatitis C virus genotypes 1-6 and compensated cirrhosis or advanced fibrosis.
### Background & Aims Patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection and advanced fibrosis…
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Non-invasive biomarkers of liver fibrosis in haemophilia patients with hepatitis C: can you avoid liver biopsy?
Liver biopsy remains the gold standard for the evaluation of fibrosis despite…
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Usefulness of noninvasive tests in nodular regenerative hyperplasia of the liver.
### Background The only way to diagnose nodular regenerative hyperplasia (NRH) is liver…
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Prospective comparison of transient elastography, Fibrotest, APRI, and liver biopsy for the assessment of fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C.
### Background And Aims Transient elastography (FibroScan; Echosens, Paris, France) is a novel…
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Noninvasive Indirect Markers of Liver Fibrosis in Alcoholics.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic values of…
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Acoustic radiation force imaging sonoelastography for noninvasive staging of liver fibrosis.
### Aim To investigate the diagnostic accuracy of acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI…
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A prospective assessment of the inter-laboratory variability of biochemical markers of fibrosis (FibroTest) and activity (ActiTest) in patients with chronic liver disease.
BACKGROUND: Biochemical markers for liver fibrosis (FibroTest) and necroinflammatory features (ActiTest) are…
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Hepatitis C virus viremia and low platelet count: a study in a hepatitis B & C endemic area in Taiwan.
### Background & Aims Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has been shown to be…
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Biological markers of liver fibrosis and activity as non-invasive alternatives to liver biopsy in patients with chronic hepatitis C and associated mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis.
### Objective And Methods We assessed the reliability of non-invasive biological scoring…
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Noninvasive markers of fibrosis and inflammation in clinical practice: prospective comparison with liver biopsy.
### Background The efficiency of transient elastography for the assessment of liver fibrosis…
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Assessment of liver fibrosis and associated risk factors in HIV-infected individuals using transient elastography and serum biomarkers.
### Background Liver fibrosis in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals is mostly…
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Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging for the assessment of fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C.
### Unlabelled Liver biopsy is the gold standard for assessing fibrosis but has…
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Screening for liver fibrosis by using FibroScan(®) and FibroTest in patients with diabetes.
### Background Patients with diabetes are at risk for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease…
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Assessment of methotrexate hepatotoxicity in psoriasis patients: a prospective evaluation of four serum fibrosis markers.
### Background Low-dose oral methotrexate (MTX) is an effective immunosuppressive therapy for…
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Altered serum N-glycomics in chronic hepatitis B patients.
### Background We previously reported on serum N-glycans as markers for the…
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FibroMAX: towards a new universal biomarker of liver disease?
Among the noninvasive alternatives to liver biopsy, several studies have demonstrated the…
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Comparison of liver fibrosis blood tests developed for HCV with new specific tests in HIV/HCV co-infection.
### Background & Aims We compared 5 non-specific and 2 specific blood tests…
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Comparison of eight diagnostic algorithms for liver fibrosis in hepatitis C: new algorithms are more precise and entirely noninvasive.
### Unlabelled The sequential algorithm for fibrosis evaluation (SAFE) and the Bordeaux algorithm…
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Guidelines for the prevention, care and treatment of persons with chronic hepatitis B infection
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Impact of steatosis and inflammation definitions on the performance of NASH tests.
### Background And Aim One of the unmet needs in subjects with metabolic…
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Hepatitis C in 6,865 patients 65 yr or older: a severe and neglected curable disease?
### Background Few data are available on chronic hepatitis C (CHC) in elderly…
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Comparison of nine blood tests and transient elastography for liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C: the ANRS HCEP-23 study.
### Background & Aims Blood tests and transient elastography (Fibroscan™) have been developed as…
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Transient elastography alone and in combination with FibroTest® for the diagnosis of hepatic fibrosis in alcoholic liver disease.
### Background & Aims The reliability of transient elastography (TE) to assess liver fibrosis…
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Relative performances of FibroTest, Fibroscan, and biopsy for the assessment of the stage of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C: a step toward the truth in the absence of a gold standard.
### Background & Aims Liver fibrosis stage is traditionally assessed with biopsy, an imperfect…
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An update on the management of hepatitis C: consensus guidelines from the Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver. Key publication
Chronic hepatitis C remains a significant medical and economic burden in Canada…
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Performances of Elasto-FibroTest(®), a combination between FibroTest(®) and liver stiffness measurements for assessing the stage of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C.
### Background FibroTest(®) (FT), and liver stiffness measurement (LSM) are the most validated…
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Performance of 11 biomarkers for liver fibrosis assessment in HIV/HBV co-infected patients.
### Background/Aims The aim of this study was to compare the performance…
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A new combination of blood test and fibroscan for accurate non-invasive diagnosis of liver fibrosis stages in chronic hepatitis C.
### Objectives Precise evaluation of the level of liver fibrosis is recommended in…
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Noninvasive procedures to evaluate liver involvement in HIV-1 vertically infected children.
### Objectives : Progressive liver injury is a concern in HIV-infected children exposed…
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Validation of liver fibrosis biomarker (FibroTest) for assessing liver fibrosis progression: proof of concept and first application in a large population.
### Background & Aims Time-dependent statistics have been used to assess liver fibrosis…
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Early detection in routine clinical practice of cirrhosis and oesophageal varices in chronic hepatitis C: comparison of transient elastography (FibroScan) with standard laboratory tests and non-invasive scores.
### Background/Aims To assess prospectively the accuracy of transient elastography (TE, FibroScan…
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Comparative assessment of liver fibrosis by computerized morphometry in naïve patients with chronic hepatitis B and C.
### Background Liver fibrosis, now assessed by liver biopsy or using non-invasive…
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Diagnostic accuracy of FibroScan and comparison to liver fibrosis biomarkers in chronic viral hepatitis: a multicenter prospective study (the FIBROSTIC study).
### Background & Aims The diagnostic accuracy of non-invasive liver fibrosis tests that…
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Evaluation and improvement of a reliable diagnosis of cirrhosis by blood tests.
### Objective To evaluate the rates of reliable diagnosis of cirrhosis by two…
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Applicability and precautions of use of liver injury biomarker FibroTest. A reappraisal at 7 years of age.
### Background FibroTest (FT) is a validated biomarker of fibrosis. To assess the…
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FibroSURE and FibroScan in relation to treatment response in chronic hepatitis C virus.
### Aim To compare histological endpoint assessment using noninvasive alternatives to biopsy during…
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Improved diagnostic accuracy of blood tests for severe fibrosis and cirrhosis in chronic hepatitis C.
### Objective Blood tests are usually designed to identify significant fibrosis. We evaluated…
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Meta-analyses of FibroTest diagnostic value in chronic liver disease.
### Background FibroTest (FT) is a biomarker of liver fibrosis initially validated in…
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease biomarkers estimate cardiovascular risk based on coronary artery calcium score in type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study with two independent cohorts.
### Background Studies have demonstrated that coronary artery calcification on one hand and…
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Comparison of accuracy of fibrosis degree classifications by liver biopsy and non-invasive tests in chronic hepatitis C.
### Background Non-invasive tests have been constructed and evaluated mainly for binary…
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Awareness of the severity of liver disease re-examined using software-combined biomarkers of liver fibrosis and necroinflammatory activity.
### Background Effective antiviral treatment (direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs)), the requirement for…
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Overview of the diagnostic value of biochemical markers of liver fibrosis (FibroTest, HCV FibroSure) and necrosis (ActiTest) in patients with chronic hepatitis C.
SUMMARY: BACKGROUND: Recent studies strongly suggest that due to the limitations and…
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Diagnostic performance of FibroTest, SteatoTest and ActiTest in patients with NAFLD using the SAF score as histological reference.
### Background Blood tests of liver injury are less well validated in non…
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Diagnostic performance of a new noninvasive test for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis using a simplified histological reference.
### Background One of the unmet needs in patients with metabolic risks is…
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Impact of Type 2 Diabetes on the Accuracy of Noninvasive Tests of Liver Fibrosis With Resulting Clinical Implications.
### Background & Aims Noninvasive tests (NITs) of liver fibrosis have been suggested to…
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Progression of Liver Fibrosis in HIV/HCV Co-Infection: A Comparison between Non-Invasive Assessment Methods and Liver Biopsy.
### Objectives To evaluate the diagnostic performance of seven non-invasive tests (NITs…
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Noninvasive evaluation of NAFLD.
A common clinical concern in patients with NAFLD is whether they have…
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Biomarkers of liver injury for hepatitis clinical trials: a meta-analysis of longitudinal studies.
### Background Liver biopsy and virological end points are standard references for assessing…
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Systematic review with meta-analysis: direct comparisons of biomarkers for the diagnosis of fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C and B.
### Background Blood tests and transient elastography (TE), proposed as alternatives to biopsy…
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Noninvasive diagnosis in alcohol-related liver disease. Review
### Background Alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) represents a major cause of death…
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Three Neglected STARD Criteria Reduce the Uncertainty of the Liver Fibrosis Biomarker FibroTest-T2D in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD).
**Background/Objectives:** Bariatric surgery (BS), drugs approved for type-2-diabetes (T2D…
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Fibrosis assessment in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection.
Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major cause of liver…
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A brief review on molecular, genetic and imaging techniques for HCV fibrosis evaluation.
### Background Chronic HCV is one of the major causes of morbidity and…
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Low 25-OH vitamin D serum levels correlate with severe fibrosis in HIV-HCV co-infected patients with chronic hepatitis.
### Background & Aims Recent findings in hepatitis C virus (HCV)-monoinfected patients have…
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Transient Elastography for Assessment of Liver Fibrosis and Steatosis: An Evidence-Based Analysis.
### Background Liver fibrosis is a sign of advanced liver disease and is…
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Non-invasive diagnosis of hepatitis B virus-related cirrhosis.
Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) infection is a major public health problem associated…
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Clinical Interest of Serum Alpha-2 Macroglobulin, Apolipoprotein A1, and Haptoglobin in Patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, with and without Type 2 Diabetes, before or during COVID-19.
In patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) with or without…
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Update on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of chronic hepatitis B: AASLD 2018 hepatitis B guidance.
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Non-invasive diagnostic assessment tools for the detection of liver fibrosis in patients with suspected alcohol-related liver disease: a systematic review and economic evaluation.
### Background Excessive alcohol consumption may lead to the development of alcohol-related…
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