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The gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase to platelet ratio (GPR) predicts significant liver fibrosis and cirrhosis in patients with chronic HBV infection in West Africa
BACKGROUND: Simple and inexpensive non-invasive fibrosis tests are highly needed but have been poorly studied in sub-Saharan Africa. METHODS: Using liver histology as a gold standard, we developed a novel index using routine laboratory tests to predict significant fibrosis in patients with chronic H...
Autores principales: | Lemoine, Maud, Shimakawa, Yusuke, Nayagam, Shevanthi, Khalil, Mustapha, Suso, Penda, Lloyd, Jo, Goldin, Robert, Njai, Harr-Freeya, Ndow, Gibril, Taal, Makie, Cooke, Graham, D'Alessandro, Umberto, Vray, Muriel, Mbaye, Papa Saliou, Njie, Ramou, Mallet, Vincent, Thursz, Mark |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4975834/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26109530 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2015-309260 |
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