Circulating bone morphogenetic protein 8A is a novel biomarker to predict advanced liver fibrosis

• Main Authors: Patricia Marañón (Author), Stephania C. Isaza (Author), Carlos Ernesto Fernández-García (Author), Esther Rey (Author), Rocío Gallego-Durán (Author), Rocío Montero-Vallejo (Author), Javier Rodríguez de Cía (Author), Javier Ampuero (Author), Ángela M. Valverde (Author), Manuel Romero-Gómez (Author), Carmelo García-Monzón (Author), Águeda González-Rodríguez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background & Aims Advanced hepatic fibrosis is the main risk factor of liver-related morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic liver disease. In this study, we assessed the potential role of bone morphogenetic protein 8A (BMP8A) as a novel target involved in liver fibrosis progre...