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Publication Name World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID 9218
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2014-01-27 11:42
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2014-01-27 14:51
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2014-02-28 21:07
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2014-04-20 00:00
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2014-06-23 10:05
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2014-06-23 10:20
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2014-06-23 10:34
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2014-07-20 19:28
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2014-09-05 17:53
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2014-09-19 19:25
ISSN 1007-9327 (print) and 2219-2840 (online)
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Publisher Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA
Website http://www.wjgnet.com
Category Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type Case Control Study
Article Title Serum immunoglobulin A concentration is a reliable biomarker for liver fibrosis in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Manuscript Source Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List Iradj Maleki, Mahmood Reza Aminafshari, Tarang Taghvaei, Vahid Hosseini, Alireza Rafiei, Zhila Torabizadeh, Maryam Barzin and Elahe Orang
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Corresponding Author Zhila Torabizadeh, MD, Assistant Professor of Pathology, Department of Pathology, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Amir Mazandarani Street, Sari 48166-33131, Iran. zhtorabi@yahoo.com
Key Words Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease; Biological Markers; Immunoglobulin A; Liver Cirrhosis; Fibrosis
Core Tip Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a severe subtype of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) that can progress to advanced liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma. In this study, we investigated the diagnostic accuracy of serum Immunoglobulin A (IgA) as a biomarker for differentiating early stage NAFLD from NASH. We found that the extent of liver fibrosis correlated positively with IgA levels and these were higher in NASH cases than in non-NASH cases. Based on receiver operating characteristic analysis, the best predictive IgA cutoff value for detecting liver fibrosis was 360 mg/dL (61% sensitivity, 81% specificity).
Publish Date 2014-09-19 19:25
Citation Maleki I, Aminafshari MR, Taghvaei T, Hosseini V, Rafiei A, Torabizadeh Z, Barzin M, Orang E. Serum immunoglobulin a concentration is a reliable biomarker for liver fibrosis in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(35): 12566-12573
URL http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i35/12566.htm
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i35.12566
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