Pentraxin 3 Is a Predictor for Fibrosis and Arterial Stiffness in Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Objective. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether pentraxin 3 (PTX3) can be a new noninvasive marker for prediction of liver fibrosis in patients with NAFLD. We also aimed to evaluate the relationship between PTX3 and atherosclerosis in patients with NAFLD. Method. Fifty-four male p...

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Autores principales: Ozturk, Kadir, Kurt, Omer, Dogan, Tolga, Ozen, Alptug, Demirci, Hakan, Yesildal, Fatih, Kantarcioglu, Murat, Turker, Turker, Guler, Ahmet Kerem, Karslioglu, Yıldırım, Altun, Battal, Uygun, Ahmet, Bagci, Sait
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4779836/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26997950
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1417962

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4779836/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26997950
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1417962

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