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ArticleHepatitis monthly2016

The Role of M30 in Predicting the Severity of Liver Fibrosis and Inflammation in Chronic Hepatitis B Patients.

Baris Yilmaz, Bora Aktas, Akif Altinbas, Zeynep Ginis, Gulfer Ozturk, Fuat Ekiz, Serta Kilincalp, Murat Deveci, Zahide Simsek, Sahin Coban and 2 more

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Article in Hepatitis monthly, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Baris YilmazDepartment of Gastroenterology, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Bora AktasDepartment of Gastroenterology, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Akif AltinbasDepartment of Gastroenterology, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Zeynep GinisDepartment of Biochemistry, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Gulfer OzturkDepartment of Biochemistry, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Fuat EkizDepartment of Gastroenterology, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Serta KilincalpDepartment of Gastroenterology, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Murat DeveciDepartment of Gastroenterology, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Zahide SimsekDepartment of Gastroenterology, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Sahin CobanDepartment of Gastroenterology, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Omer BasarDepartment of Gastroenterology, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Osman YukselDepartment of Gastroenterology, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
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Abstract

backgroundLiver biopsy is an invasive procedure that is currently still necessary for predicting underlying hepatic injury related to chronic viral hepatitis B (CVHB). To date, none of the studied non-invasive methods have been able to replace liver biopsy. An apoptotic serum marker, M30, which has been reported to indicate ongoing liver fibrosis, has been popular in recent years.

objectivesWe aimed to investigate the possible role of M30 in predicting CVHB-associated hepatic injury and its severity.

methodsForty-eight patients undergoing liver biopsy for evaluation of the severity of CVHB-related liver injury and 40 healthy controls were included in this cross-sectional study. M30 levels were determined for all CVHB patients and controls, and other laboratory parameters and demographic features were obtained from our hospital's database.

resultsThe mean ages of patients and controls were 39.7 and 45.7 years, respectively, and 35% of the controls and 52% of the patients were male. In contrast to lower platelet counts, transaminase and M30 levels were both higher in the patient group than in the controls. Among the investigated parameters, only transaminase increased as the fibrosis stage changed from mild to moderate; however, none of the laboratory parameters, including M30, differed as the histological activity index (HAI) score increased.

conclusionsM30 levels were higher in CVHB patients compared to healthy controls. However, M30 levels were similar in the mild and moderate stages of fibrosis, so they did not indicate the severity of underlying fibrotic or inflammatory processes in CVHB patients.

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Chronic Hepatitis BLiver FibrosisM30

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