Title of article :
Do we need a common liver fibrosis index or etiology-related indices?
Author/Authors :
Hessien, Mohamed Department of Chemistry - Section of Biochemistry - Faculty of Science - Tanta University - Tanta, Egypt
Abstract :
Without downgrading the histological assessment of
liver fibrosis, efforts are being made to develop accurate
and reliable non-invasive indices as alternatives to
liver biopsy. Previously proposed panels of liver fibrosis
usually include 2 to 7 blood markers.
Keywords :
Liver fibrosis , Chronic hepatitis C , Schistosoma mansoni
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics