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Relationship between hepatic CTGF expression and routine blood tests at the time of liver transplantation for biliary atresia: hope or hype for a biomarker of hepatic fibrosis
BACKGROUND: Progressive hepatic fibrosis (HF) is a prominent feature of biliary atresia (BA), the most common indication for liver transplantation (LT) in children. Despite its importance in BA, HF is not evaluated in routine patient care because the invasiveness of liver biopsy makes histologic mon...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2011
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3108679/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21694872 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CEG.S17145 |