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ArticleDisease markers2019

Optimizing the Use of the Gamma-Glutamyl Transpeptidase-to-Platelet Ratio and Transient Elastography to Identify Liver Cirrhosis in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B Concurrent with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.

Geng-Lin Zhang, Shi-Cheng Xu, Jie Zeng, Zheng Chen, Yi-Ping Li, Ting Zhang, Zhi-Liang Gao

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Article in Disease markers, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Geng-Lin ZhangDepartment of Infectious Diseases, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4156-4147
Shi-Cheng XuDepartment of Ultrasound, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Jie ZengDepartment of Ultrasound, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Zheng ChenDepartment of Stomatology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Yi-Ping LiInstitute of Human Virology and Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6011-3101
Ting ZhangDepartment of Ultrasound, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5335-6949
Zhi-Liang GaoDepartment of Infectious Diseases, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0439-1187
Sun Yat-sen University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

aimLittle information is available about the assessment and optimal use of the gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase-to-platelet ratio (GPR) and transient elastography (TE) in predicting liver cirrhosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) and concurrent nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). This study is aimed at comparing their diagnostic performances and developing an optimal approach for predicting liver cirrhosis in CHB patients with NAFLD.

methodsConsecutive CHB patients with NAFLD were enrolled. The GPR was calculated, and TE was performed using liver biopsy as a reference standard. The accuracy of predicting liver cirrhosis using GPR and TE was assessed and compared, and an optimal approach was developed.

resultsBoth TE and GPR correlated significantly with the histological fibrosis stage. TE and GPR had excellent performance in predicting liver cirrhosis, and the comparison of areas under the receiver operating characteristic curves revealed that TE was superior to GPR (0.95 vs. 0.85,

conclusionsBoth TE and GPR show excellent performance in predicting liver cirrhosis in CHB patients with NAFLD. The 2-step approach using GPR followed by TE may be optimal for the assessment of cirrhosis in CHB patients with NAFLD.

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AdultElasticity Imaging TechniquesFemalegamma-GlutamyltransferaseHepatitis B, ChronicHumansLiver CirrhosisMaleMiddle AgedNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseasePlatelet CountRetrospective StudiesROC CurveSeverity of Illness Indexgamma-Glutamyltransferase

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