The Performance of Serum Biomarkers for Predicting Fibrosis in Patients with Chronic Viral Hepatitis / 대한소화기학회지
The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
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: 298-307, 2017.
Artigo
em Inglês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-70261
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND/AIMS:
The invasiveness of a liver biopsy and its inconsistent results have prompted efforts to develop noninvasive tools to evaluate the severity of chronic hepatitis. This study was intended to assess the performance of serum biomarkers for predicting liver fibrosis in patients with chronic viral hepatitis.METHODS:
A total of 302 patients with chronic hepatitis B or C, who had undergone liver biopsy, were retrospectively enrolled. We investigated the diagnostic accuracy of several clinical factors for predicting advanced fibrosis (F≥3).RESULTS:
The study population included 227 patients with chronic hepatitis B, 73 patients with chronic hepatitis C, and 2 patients with co-infection (hepatitis B and C). Histological cirrhosis was identified in 16.2% of the study population. The grade of porto-periportal activity was more correlated with the stage of chronic hepatitis compared with that of lobular activity (r=0.640 vs. r=0.171). Fibrosis stage was correlated with platelet count (r=-0.520), aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio index (APRI) (r=0.390), prothrombin time (r=0.376), and albumin (r=-0.357). For the diagnosis of advanced fibrosis, platelet count and APRI were the most predictive variables (AUROC=0.752, and 0.713, respectively).CONCLUSIONS:
In a hepatitis B endemic region, platelet count and APRI could be considered as reliable non-invasive markers for predicting fibrosis of chronic viral hepatitis. However, it is necessary to validate the diagnostic accuracy of these markers in another population.
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Assunto principal:
Contagem de Plaquetas
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Tempo de Protrombina
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Aspartato Aminotransferases
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Biópsia
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Plaquetas
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Fibrose
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Biomarcadores
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Estudos Retrospectivos
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Hepatite B Crônica
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Hepatite C Crônica
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
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Estudo observacional
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Estudo prognóstico
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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