Using non-invasive biomarkers to identify hepatic fibrosis in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus: the Edinburgh type 2 diabetes study

Using non-invasive biomarkers to identify hepatic fibrosis in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus: the Edinburgh type 2 diabetes study

BACKGROUND & AIMS: It is difficult to determine the different stages of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease without the use of invasive liver biopsy. In this study we investigated five non-invasive biomarkers used previously to detect hepatic fibrosis and determined the level of agreement between...

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Main Authors: Morling, Joanne R., Fallowfield, Jonathan A., Guha, Indra Neil, Nee, Lisa D., Glancy, Stephen, Williamson, Rachel M., Robertson, Christine M., Strachan, Mark W.J., Price, Jackie F.
Format: Article
Published: Elsevier 2014
Subjects:
Aged; Alanine Transaminase; Aspartate Aminotransferases; Biomarkers; Cohort studies; Diabetes Mellitus
Type 2; Elasticity imaging techniques; Fatty Liver; Liver Cirrhosis; Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; Platelet count; Predictive value of tests
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/51981/

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