Serum Cytokeratin 18 M30 Levels in Chronic Hepatitis B Reflect Both Phase and Histological Activities of Disease

• Main Authors: Magdalena Świderska (Author), Jerzy Jaroszewicz (Author), Anna Parfieniuk-Kowerda (Author), Magdalena Rogalska-Płońska (Author), Agnieszka Stawicka (Author), Anatol Panasiuk (Author), Robert Flisiak (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Chronic hepatitis B has highly a dynamic course with significant fluctuations of HBV-DNA and ALT impeding assessment of disease activity. New biomarkers of inflammatory versus noninflammatory stages of HBV infection are urgently needed. Cytokeratin 18 epitope M30 (M30 CK-18) is a sensitive marker of...