Serum YKL-40 (Chitinase-3-Like Protein 1) Compared to APRI and FIB-4 in Predicting Liver Fibrosis in Children with Chronic Hepatitis C

• Main Authors: Mostafa Mohamed Sira (Author), Hanaa Ahmed El-Araby (Author), Enas Mohamed Ghoneim (Author), Hatem Abdel-Sattar Konsowa (Author), Eman Hosny El-Mwafy (Author), Ibrahim A Elhenawy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Archives of Hepatitis Research - Peertechz Publications, 2016-12-30.
• Subjects: Research Article
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<p><strong>Background</strong>: Liver fi brosis is a critical factor for the treatment policy and its outcome in chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Although liver biopsy represents the gold standard for evaluating fibrosis, it remains an invasive procedure with inherent ris...