Circulating Collagen Metabolites and the Enhanced Liver Fibrosis (ELF) Score as Fibrosis Markers in Systemic Sclerosis

• Main Authors: Chen Chen (Author), Lingbiao Wang (Author), Jinfeng Wu (Author), Meijuan Lu (Author), Sen Yang (Author), Wenjing Ye (Author), Ming Guan (Author), Minrui Liang (Author), Hejian Zou (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Serum fibrosis markers for systemic sclerosis (SSc) remain limited. The Enhanced Liver Fibrosis (ELF) score is a collagen marker set consisting of procollagen type III amino terminal propeptide (PIIINP), tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 1 (TIMP-1), and hyaluronic acid (HA). This lo...