Scientific publications for BioPredictive non-invasive diagnostics
Peer-reviewed studies validating BioPredictive blood-test diagnostics for liver disease — from first-in-class development cohorts to long-term meta-analyses.
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Intra-laboratory analytical variability of biochemical markers of fibrosis (Fibrotest) and activity (Actitest) and reference ranges in healthy blood donors.
…Fibrotest and Actitest reference ranges were determined in 300 blood donors (reference…
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Comparison of FibroTest-ActiTest with histopathology in demonstrating fibrosis and necroinflammatory activity in chronic hepatitis B and C.
### Aims FibroTest and ActiTest are noninvasive tests used in determining the level…
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Optimal correlation between different instruments for Fibrotest-Actitest protein measurement in patients with chronic hepatitis C.
…We evaluated Fibrotest-Actitest results obtained with the two nephelemeters. ### Results Optimal…
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Impact of quality control accepted inter-laboratory variations on calculated Fibrotest/Actitest scores for the non-invasive biochemical assessment of liver fibrosis.
…Inter-laboratory variations of the calculated Fibrotest score for staging and Actitest…
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[Alpha 2 macroglobulin immunoturbidimetric assays (DakoCytomation reagents) on Roche Diagnostic analysers (Modular P, Cobas Integra). Application to FibroTest-Actic-Test].
…it was introduced into FibroTest-ActiTest-Fibro (FT-AT-Fibro) algorithm. More…
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Diagnostic performance of FibroTest, SteatoTest and ActiTest in patients with NAFLD using the SAF score as histological reference.
…SteatoTest for steatosis grading and ActiTest for inflammation activity grading. ### Methods We…
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Serum apolipoprotein A1 and haptoglobin, in patients with suspected drug-induced liver injury (DILI) as biomarkers of recovery.
…A multivariate regression analysis (ActiTest-DILI patent pending) combining the ActiTest components…
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Intra-individual fasting versus postprandial variation of biochemical markers of liver fibrosis (FibroTest) and activity (ActiTest).
…alanine aminotransferase (all part of ActiTest), are being developed as alternatives to…
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Non-invasive evaluation of the liver disease severity in children with chronic viral hepatitis using FibroTest and ActiTest - comparison with histopathological assessment.
…hepatitis using the FibroTest and ActiTest (FT/AT), and compare the results…
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[Results transferability on RXL, ARX, X-Pand, BN2 (Dade Behring) and modular DP (Roche Diagnostics) analysers: application to component assays of fibrotest and Actitest].
…Moreover, we verified the transferability of Fibrotest and Actitest results between the…
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Discordance between biochemical markers of liver activity and fibrosis (Actitest-Fibrotest) and liver biopsy in patients with chronic hepatitis C.
…Clinicians must interpret Actitest and Fibrotest results with caution in patients with…
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Diagnostic performance of FibroTest-ActiTest, transient elastography, and the fibrosis-4 index in patients with autoimmune hepatitis using histological reference.
…0.76-0.92) for ActiTest and 0.84 (95%CI: 0…
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Intermethod calibration of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) results: application to Fibrotest and Actitest scores.
Two multi-component scores (Fibrotest and Actitest) have been proposed to evaluate…
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Toward non-invasive assessment strategies in autoimmune hepatitis.
…This study evaluates the diagnostic performance of FibroTest-Actitest, transient elastography, and…
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Overview of the diagnostic value of biochemical markers of liver fibrosis (FibroTest, HCV FibroSure) and necrosis (ActiTest) in patients with chronic hepatitis C.
…In 2001, FibroTest ActiTest (FT-AT), a panel of biochemical markers, was…
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ActiTest accuracy for the assessment of histological activity grades in patients with chronic hepatitis C, an overview using Obuchowski measure.
### Background ActiTest (AT) is a biomarker of liver necro-inflammatory histological activity…
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Biomarkers for liver disease in urea cycle disorders.
…25% of participants had increased ActiTest™ score, a marker for necroinflammation. Interestingly…
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Assessment of Selected Parameters of Liver Fibrosis and Inflammation in Patients with Diagnosed Cystic Fibrosis.
…Fibrotest, Actitest, and APRI were performed in all subjects. _Results_. Elevated parameters…
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Diagnostic performance of a new noninvasive test for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis using a simplified histological reference.
…0.001) than those of ActiTest, FIB4, BARD, and nonalcoholic fatty liver…
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Performance of biomarkers FibroTest, ActiTest, SteatoTest, and NashTest in patients with severe obesity: meta analysis of individual patient data.
…SteatoTest) and steato-hepatitis (NashTest, ActiTest) in these patients. ### Methods 494 patients…
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Impact of adefovir dipivoxil on liver fibrosis and activity assessed with biochemical markers (FibroTest-ActiTest) in patients infected by hepatitis B virus. Key publication
The aim was to assess the utility of FibroTest-ActiTest (FT-AT…
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A prospective assessment of the inter-laboratory variability of biochemical markers of fibrosis (FibroTest) and activity (ActiTest) in patients with chronic liver disease.
…Biochemical markers for liver fibrosis (FibroTest) and necroinflammatory features (ActiTest) are an…
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FibroTest-FibroSURE: towards a universal biomarker of liver fibrosis?
…These include FibroTest (BioPredictive) for the quantitative assessment of fibrosis, and ActiTest…
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Improved inflammatory activity with peginterferon alfa-2b maintenance therapy in non-cirrhotic prior non-responders: a randomized study.
…FibroTest and ActiTest evaluations indicated significant benefit associated with PegIFNα-2b in…
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Fibrotest-Actitest: the biochemical marker of liver fibrosis--the Israeli experience.
### Background The Fibrotest-Actitest is a six-parameter scoring system that allows…
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Effects of patient factors on noninvasive liver stiffness measurement using acoustic radiation force impulse elastography in patients with chronic hepatitis C.
…Necroinflammatory degrees, including ALT/ULN, ActiTest A scores, and METAVIR A grades…
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Validation of noninvasive biomarkers (FibroTest, SteatoTest, and NashTest) for prediction of liver injury in patients with morbid obesity.
…0.81, 0.79-0.83, P<0.0001; and ActiTest for…
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Evaluation of FibroTest inter-laboratory variations requires standardization on analytical systems and should not be mixed with underpowered histological validation.
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Noninvasive biomarkers FibroTest and ActiTest versus liver biopsy in chronic hepatitis C patients: the Middle East experience.
…Specificity for FibroTest and ActiTest in the control population were 95% and…
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Performance of the FibroTest cannot be accurately estimated in nine paediatric patients with advanced fibrosis.
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Noninvasive tests for fibrosis and liver stiffness predict 5-year outcomes of patients with chronic hepatitis C.
### Background & Aims Liver stiffness can be measured noninvasively to assess liver fibrosis…
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Molecular characteristics of Hepatitis B and chronic liver disease in a cohort of HB carriers from Bamako, Mali.
…Fibrosis and hepatitis activity were measured using the Fibrotest-Actitest. A mutation…
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Prediction of liver histological lesions with biochemical markers in patients with chronic hepatitis B.
…AST, ALT, and Actitest accurately predicted activity ((areas under receiver operating characteristic…
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Non-invasive diagnosis of steatosis, inflammatory changes and liver fibrosis in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases. Pilot study.
…SteatoTest, ActiTest and FibroTest. We compared the prevalence of metabolic disorders and…
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FibroMAX: towards a new universal biomarker of liver disease?
…the quantitative assessment of steatosis; ActiTest (BioPredictive) for the quantitative assessment of…
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An accurate definition of the status of inactive hepatitis B virus carrier by a combination of biomarkers (FibroTest-ActiTest) and viral load. Key publication
…The use of FibroTest (FT) and ActiTest (AT), biomarkers of fibrosis and…
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Finasteride and methadone use and risk of advanced hepatitis C related liver disease.
…hepatic pathology by the FibroSURE-ActiTest (F3/F4-F4, advanced vs. F0…
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Noninvasive assessment of hepatic fibrosis and necroinflammatory activity in Egyptian children with chronic hepatitis C virus infection using FibroTest and ActiTest.
…In this study, we aimed to prospectively validate FibroTest (FT) and ActiTest…
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Evaluation of FibroTest-ActiTest in children with chronic hepatitis C virus infection.
FibroTest-ActiTest (FT-AT) has been validated in adults with chronic hepatitis…
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The role of the non-invasive serum marker FibroTest-ActiTest in the prediction of histological stage of fibrosis and activity in children with naïve chronic hepatitis B infection.
…non-invasive serum marker FibroTest-ActiTest (FT-AT) reliably predicts the histological…
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Impact of steatosis and inflammation definitions on the performance of NASH tests.
### Background And Aim One of the unmet needs in subjects with metabolic…
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FibroTest-ActiTest as a non-invasive marker of liver fibrosis. Key publication
FibroTest (FT) is a biomarker of liver fibrosis initially validated in patients…
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Methodological aspects of the interpretation of non-invasive biomarkers of liver fibrosis: a 2008 update. Key publication
This review summarizes the methodological aspects of the interpretation of non-invasive…
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Fibromax-based nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with obstructive sleep apnea: Methodological considerations.
…measurements, and the significance of ActiTest and AshTest scores from Fibromax® in…
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Prevalence of liver fibrosis and cirrhosis in 699 Moroccan patients with chronic hepatitis C.
…invasive blood test (FibroTest and ActiTest) was studied in 699 Moroccan patients…
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Higher serum testosterone is associated with increased risk of advanced hepatitis C-related liver disease in males.
…testosterone and perform the FibroSURE-ActiTest. Other risk-factor data were obtained…
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Noninvasive, Blood-Based Biomarkers as Screening Tools for Hepatic Fibrosis in People With Type 2 Diabetes.
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Noninvasive procedures to evaluate liver involvement in HIV-1 vertically infected children.
…Liver function was assessed with standard serum biochemical markers, FibroTest, ActiTest, SteatoTest…
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Real-Time Shear Wave versus Transient Elastography for Predicting Fibrosis: Applicability, and Impact of Inflammation and Steatosis. A Non-Invasive Comparison.
…as the fibrosis reference and ActiTest and SteatoTest as quantitative estimates of…
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Assessment of liver fibrosis: noninvasive means.
Liver biopsy, owing to its limitations and risks, is an imperfect gold…
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Longitudinal assessment of histology surrogate markers (FibroTest-ActiTest) during lamivudine therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis B infection.
### Objectives The noninvasive serum markers, FibroTest-ActiTest (FT-AT), are an alternative…
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A prospective analysis of the prognostic value of biomarkers (FibroTest) in patients with chronic hepatitis C. Key publication
### Background FibroTest, a noninvasive method of measuring biomarkers of liver fibrosis, is…
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A prospective assessment of an 'a la carte' regimen of PEG-interferon alpha2b and ribavirin combination in patients with chronic hepatitis C using biochemical markers.
…FibroTest and ActiTest assessed the impact of treatment on the histological features…
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The diagnostic value of biomarkers (AshTest) for the prediction of alcoholic steato-hepatitis in patients with chronic alcoholic liver disease.
…the six components of FibroTest-ActiTest plus aspartate aminotransferase. The AshTest area…
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Appropriate evidence-based data overviews demonstrate the diagnostic and prognostic performances of FibroTest in patients with chronic hepatitis C.
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Poynard T, Ratziu V, Imbert-Bismut F, Munteanu M
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Validation of biochemical markers for the prediction of liver fibrosis and necroinflammatory activity in hemodialysis patients with chronic hepatitis C.
…of the FibroTest (FT) and ActiTest (AT) with liver biopsy and the…
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Analytical variability of the Fibrotest proteins.
### Objectives The analytical variability of the Fibrotest (FT) parameters raises the issue…
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Poynard T, Imbert-Bismut F, Ratziu V, Myers RP, Di Martino V, Thabut D, Moussalli J, Benhamou Y
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Performance of the SteatoTest, ActiTest, NashTest and FibroTest in a multiethnic cohort of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
…The performance of the ActiTest and NashTest-2 to diagnose definite NASH…
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Factors to improve the management of hepatitis C in drug users: an observational study in an addiction centre.
…In 2003 and 2004, 224 patients were assessed with Fibrotest-Actitest on…
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Applicability and precautions of use of liver injury biomarker FibroTest. A reappraisal at 7 years of age.
### Background FibroTest (FT) is a validated biomarker of fibrosis. To assess the…
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Non-invasive tests for fibrosis and liver stiffness predict 5-year survival of patients chronically infected with hepatitis B virus.
…inflammatory histological activity presumed by ActiTest and treatment. ### Conclusions Liver stiffness measurement…
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Noninvasive Markers of Hepatic Fibrosis in Chronic Hepatitis B.
A serum biomarker (FibroTest; Biopredictive, Paris, France; FibroSure; LabCorp, Burlington, USA) and…
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Comparative diagnostic study of biomarkers using FibroMax™ and pathology for prediction of liver steatosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection: an Egyptian study.
### Background Steatosis is common in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection…
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Biomarkers of liver fibrosis.
Liver biopsy, due to its limitations and risks, is an imperfect gold…
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Staging chronic hepatitis B into seven categories, defining inactive carriers and assessing treatment impact using a fibrosis biomarker (FibroTest®) and elastography (FibroScan®).
…Normal FibroTest® and ActiTest® were better able to identify inactive hepatitis B…
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Diagnostic value of biochemical markers (FibroTest-FibroSURE) for the prediction of liver fibrosis in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Key publication
### Background Liver biopsy is considered as the gold standard for assessing non…
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Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) biomarkers and progression of lower limb arterial calcification in patients with type 2 diabetes: a prospective cohort study.
…FibroMax® panels (SteatoTest®, FibroTest®, NashTest®, ActiTest®). The predictive ability of these biomarkers…
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease biomarkers estimate cardiovascular risk based on coronary artery calcium score in type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study with two independent cohorts.
…FibroMax® panels (i.e., SteatoTest®, FibroTest®, NashTest®, and ActiTest®) were determined from…
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Noninvasive markers of fibrosis and inflammation in clinical practice: prospective comparison with liver biopsy.
…in comparison with the Fibrotest/Actitest (FT/AT), using the liver biopsy…
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The Distribution of Liver Steatosis, Fibrosis, Steatohepatitis and Inflammation Activity in Alcoholics According to FibroMax Test.
…origin) and necroinflammatory activity by ActiTest. ### Results 38.7% of alcoholics do…
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Biomarkers of liver injury for hepatitis clinical trials: a meta-analysis of longitudinal studies.
### Background Liver biopsy and virological end points are standard references for assessing…
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Comparison of non-invasive fibrosis markers and classical liver biopsy in chronic hepatitis C.
…cirrhosis index (GUCI), FibroTest, and ActiTest were calculated and compared to histologic…
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Independent prospective multicenter validation of biochemical markers (fibrotest-actitest) for the prediction of liver fibrosis and activity in patients with chronic hepatitis C: the fibropaca study.
### Objectives Fibrotest (FT) and Actitest (AT) are biochemical markers of fibrosis and…
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Reproducibility of non-invasive fibrosis biomarkers, FibroMeter and FibroTest, could be improved by respecting the analytical standardizations.
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Diagnostic value of serum protein profiling by SELDI-TOF ProteinChip compared with a biochemical marker, FibroTest, for the diagnosis of advanced fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C.
### Background FibroTest has been validated for the diagnosis of liver fibrosis in…
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Biomarkers for the prediction of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic alcoholic liver disease.
### Background & Aims The aim of this study was to determine the diagnostic…
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Awareness of the severity of liver disease re-examined using software-combined biomarkers of liver fibrosis and necroinflammatory activity.
…global database of the FibroTest-ActiTest, including 1,085,657 subjects between…
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Prevalence of steatosis and insulin resistance in patients with chronic hepatitis B compared with chronic hepatitis C and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
### Unlabelled The association of NAFLD with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) has been…
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Interferon-γ-inducible protein-10 in chronic hepatitis C: Correlations with insulin resistance, histological features & sustained virological response.
…biopsy and noninvasively using FibroTest, ActiTest and SteatoTest. Predictive factors for SVR…
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Cost effectiveness of pegylated interferon alpha 2b and ribavirin combination in chronic hepatitis C.
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Hepatoprotective Effect of Antrodia cinnamomea Mycelium in Patients with Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial.
…p_ < 0.029) and the ActiTest mean value decreased from 0.46…
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Noninvasive assessment of liver fibrosis in patients with Fontan circulation using transient elastography and biochemical fibrosis markers.
### Objective Studies have shown that patients with failing Fontan circulation may develop…
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Assessment of allograft fibrosis by transient elastography and noninvasive biomarker scoring systems in liver transplant patients.
### Background This prospective, monocentric study was designed to assess the efficacy of…
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Prospective analysis of discordant results between biochemical markers and biopsy in patients with chronic hepatitis C.
### Background The FibroTest and ActiTest are noninvasive biochemical markers of liver injury…
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HCV-GenoFibrotest: a combination of viral, liver and genomic (IL28b, ITPA, UGT1A1) biomarkers for predicting treatment response in patients with chronic hepatitis C.
…2/3, IL28B genotype, FibroTest, ActiTest and viral load) in the training…
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Diagnostic accuracy of the fibrotest in hemodialysis and renal transplant patients with chronic hepatitis C virus.
### Background An accurate diagnosis of hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related liver lesions…
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Biological markers of liver fibrosis and activity as non-invasive alternatives to liver biopsy in patients with chronic hepatitis C and associated mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis.
…invasive biological scoring indexes (Fibrotest-Actitest [FT-AT], Forns, APRI, age-platelet…
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A brief review on molecular, genetic and imaging techniques for HCV fibrosis evaluation.
### Background Chronic HCV is one of the major causes of morbidity and…
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Concordance in a world without a gold standard: a new non-invasive methodology for improving accuracy of fibrosis markers.
### Background Assessing liver fibrosis is traditionally performed by biopsy, an imperfect gold…
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FibroTest is an independent predictor of virologic response in chronic hepatitis C patients retreated with pegylated interferon alfa-2b and ribavirin in the EPIC³ program.
### Background & Aims EPIC-3 is a prospective, international study that has demonstrated…
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Biochemical and biophysical assessment of MTX-induced liver fibrosis in psoriasis patients: Fibrotest predicts the presence and Fibroscan predicts the absence of significant liver fibrosis.
### Background Methotrexate (MTX) use is associated with hepatic fibrosis in psoriasis patients…
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The diagnostic value of biomarkers (SteatoTest) for the prediction of liver steatosis. Key publication
…the 6 components of FibroTest-ActiTest plus body mass index, serum cholesterol…
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[FibroTest-ActiTest for predicting liver fibrosis and inflammatory activity in Chinese patients with chronic hepatitis B]. Key publication
### Objective To confirm the diagnostic value of FibroTest-ActiTest (FT-AT) in…
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Noninvasive biomarkers for the screening of fibrosis, steatosis and steatohepatitis in patients with metabolic risk factors: FibroTest-FibroMax experience. Key publication
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Applicability and variability of liver stiffness measurements according to probe position.
### Aim To investigate the liver stiffness measurement (LSM) applicability and variability with…
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Racial differences in the association between adiposity measures and the risk of hepatitis C-related liver disease.
…We used the validated FibroSURE-ActiTest to assess hepatic pathology, and direct…
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Variability in definitions of transaminase upper limit of the normal impacts the APRI performance as a biomarker of fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C: "APRI c'est fini ?".
### Background The aspartate aminotransferase platelet ratio index (APRI) is a validated, non…
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Correlation between liver biopsy and fibrotest in the evaluation of hepatic fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C.
### Aim To assess the diagnostic value of Fibrotest in comparison with liver…
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Novel Biomarkers of Grade I Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction in Type 2 Diabetes Patients with Metabolic-Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease.
**Background/Objectives**: Prior research has identified a significant association between heart disease…
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Effective use of FibroTest to generate decision trees in hepatitis C.
### Aim To assess the usefulness of FibroTest to forecast scores by constructing…
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Validation of liver fibrosis biomarker (FibroTest) for assessing liver fibrosis progression: proof of concept and first application in a large population.
### Background & Aims Time-dependent statistics have been used to assess liver fibrosis…
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Evolution of biomarkers of liver fibrosis and liver insufficiency in hepatitis C virus-infected patients treated with pegylated interferon plus ribavirin and rituximab.
Therapeutic options in hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related vasculitis may target the…
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Biomarkers as a first-line estimate of injury in chronic liver diseases: time for a moratorium on liver biopsy?
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FibroTest and FibroScan for the prediction of hepatitis C-related fibrosis: a systematic review of diagnostic test accuracy.
### Background The accurate diagnosis of hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related fibrosis is…
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The non-invasive assessment of hepatic fibrosis.
Hepatic disease accounts for approximately 2 million deaths/year worldwide. Liver fibrosis…
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Meta-analyses of FibroTest diagnostic value in chronic liver disease.
### Background FibroTest (FT) is a biomarker of liver fibrosis initially validated in…
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The predictive value of Fibrotest vs. APRI for the diagnosis of fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C.
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Diagnostic value of biochemical markers (NashTest) for the prediction of non alcoholo steato hepatitis in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Key publication
### Background Liver biopsy is considered the gold standard for assessing histologic lesions…
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Hepatitis C in 6,865 patients 65 yr or older: a severe and neglected curable disease?
…of biochemical markers (Fibrotest-Fibrosure/ActiTest [FT-AT]) in aged patients. ### Methods…
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Comparison of ELF, FibroTest and FibroScan for the non-invasive assessment of liver fibrosis.
### Background FibroTest (FT) is the most frequently used serum fibrosis marker and…
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External Validation of LCR1-LCR2, a Multivariable Hepatocellular Carcinoma Risk Calculator, in a Multiethnic Cohort of Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B.
### Background And Aims The liver cancer risk test (LCR1-LCR2) is a…
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Standardization of ROC curve areas for diagnostic evaluation of liver fibrosis markers based on prevalences of fibrosis stages. Key publication
### Background The area under the ROC curve (AUC) is widely used as…
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Relative performances of FibroTest, Fibroscan, and biopsy for the assessment of the stage of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C: a step toward the truth in the absence of a gold standard.
### Background & Aims Liver fibrosis stage is traditionally assessed with biopsy, an imperfect…
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The FibroTest value in discriminating between insignificant and significant fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C patients. The Romanian experience.
### Aim To assess the diagnostic value of FibroTest to discriminate between insignificant…
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Hepatitis B: are non-invasive markers of liver fibrosis reliable?
Liver biopsy, which was traditionally considered to be the gold standard for…
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Validation and comparison of indexes for fibrosis and cirrhosis prediction in chronic hepatitis C patients: proposal for a pragmatic approach classification without liver biopsies.
Noninvasive indexes have been developed to predict fibrosis staging. The aim of…
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FibroTest/Fibrosure for significant liver fibrosis and cirrhosis in chronic hepatitis B: a meta-analysis.
### Objectives Extent of liver fibrosis is one of the most important factors…
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Prognostic value of liver fibrosis and steatosis biomarkers in type-2 diabetes and dyslipidaemia.
### Background In cardiometabolic disorders, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is frequent and…
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A randomized controlled trial of high-dose ursodesoxycholic acid for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.
### Background & Aims Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a prevalent liver disease associated with…
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Biochemical surrogate markers of liver fibrosis and activity in a randomized trial of peginterferon alfa-2b and ribavirin.
Liver fibrosis and activity indexes were validated in patients infected by hepatitis…
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Noninvasive Indirect Markers of Liver Fibrosis in Alcoholics.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic values of…
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Diagnostic value of combined serum biomarkers for the evaluation of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C infection: A multicenter, noninterventional, observational study.
### Background/Aims The hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is important cause of…
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Improving estimation of liver fibrosis using combination and newer noninvasive biomarker scoring systems in hepatitis C-infected haemophilia patients.
Non-invasive biomarkers have gained popularity for estimating fibrosis stage. In our…
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Comparison of three algorithms of non-invasive markers of fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C.
### Background Preliminary data suggest that performance of non-invasive markers for liver…
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Prospective comparison of two algorithms combining non-invasive methods for staging liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C.
### Background & Aims Non-invasive assessment of liver fibrosis is a challenging area…
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Prognostic value of liver fibrosis biomarkers: a meta-analysis.
### Aims And Methods Several serum biomarkers such as FibroTest, aspartate transaminase-platelet…
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Screening for liver disease using non-invasive biomarkers (FibroTest, SteatoTest and NashTest) in patients with hyperlipidaemia.
### Background Mortality related to complications of cirrhosis is increasing in patients with…
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Real-time tissue elastography versus FibroScan for noninvasive assessment of liver fibrosis in chronic liver disease.
### Purpose Transient elastography (FibroScan, [TE]) and serum fibrosis markers such as the…
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An independent and prospective comparison of two commercial fibrosis marker panels (HCV FibroSURE and FIBROSpect II) during albinterferon alfa-2b combination therapy for chronic hepatitis C.
Noninvasive markers that accurately follow changes in fibrosis may provide alternatives to…
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Clinical and genetic definition of serum bilirubin levels for the diagnosis of Gilbert syndrome and hypobilirubinemia.
### Background And Aims Gilbert syndrome (GS) is genotypically predetermined by UGT1A1*28…
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Performance of liver biomarkers, in patients at risk of nonalcoholic steato-hepatitis, according to presence of type-2 diabetes.
### Objective There is a controversy about the performance of blood tests for…
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The use of transient elastography and FibroTest for monitoring hepatotoxicity in patients receiving methotrexate for psoriasis.
### Importance There is a need for noninvasive tools to monitor hepatotoxicity in…
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Relationship between the Fibrotest and portal hypertension in patients with liver disease.
### Background The best technique to estimate portal hypertension (PHT) is to measure…
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Liver fibrosis evaluation using real-time shear wave elastography: applicability and diagnostic performance using methods without a gold standard.
### Background & Aims Real-time shear wave elastography (SWE) is a new two…
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Long-term prognostic value of the FibroTest in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, compared to chronic hepatitis C, B, and alcoholic liver disease.
### Background Although the FibroTest has been validated as a biomarker to determine…
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Validation of AshTest as a Non-Invasive Alternative to Transjugular Liver Biopsy in Patients with Suspected Severe Acute Alcoholic Hepatitis.
### Background/Aims According to guidelines, the histological diagnosis of severe alcoholic steatohepatitis…
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A new combination of blood test and fibroscan for accurate non-invasive diagnosis of liver fibrosis stages in chronic hepatitis C.
### Objectives Precise evaluation of the level of liver fibrosis is recommended in…
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Evaluation of liver stiffness measurement by fibroscan as compared to liver biopsy for assessment of hepatic fibrosis in children with chronic hepatitis C.
…biochemical serum fibrosis markers (Fibrotest, Actitest, AST-to-platelet ratio index, Forns…
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Non-invasive fibrosis tests to predict complications in compensated post-hepatitis C cirrhosis.
…257 patients without complications (controls). Actitest/Fibrotest™, Inflameter/Fibrometer™, ELF™ and Fibroscan…
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[SWE elastography in assessment of liver fibrosis].
Liver fibrosis is a relatively common consequence of chronic liver diseases, especially…
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Twenty-year protocol liver biopsies: Invasive but useful for the management of liver recipients.
### Background & Aims Most liver transplant centres have discontinued the practice of protocol…
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Transient elastography and other noninvasive tests to assess hepatic fibrosis in patients with viral hepatitis.
The limitations of liver biopsy (invasive procedure, sampling errors, inter-observer variability…
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PNPLA3 polymorphism influences liver fibrosis in unselected patients with type 2 diabetes.
### Context Recently, it has been shown that an allele in the adiponutrin…
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External validation of FibroIndex.
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Comparison of accuracy of fibrosis degree classifications by liver biopsy and non-invasive tests in chronic hepatitis C.
### Background Non-invasive tests have been constructed and evaluated mainly for binary…
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The diagnostic performance of a simplified blood test (SteatoTest-2) for the prediction of liver steatosis. Key publication
### Background Serum biomarkers of steatosis such as the SteatoTest are recommended for…
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An evaluation of the potential cost-effectiveness of non-invasive testing strategies in the diagnosis of significant liver fibrosis.
### Background And Aim To assess the clinical and economic outcomes of non…
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Letter: APRI and FIB-4 do not correlate with Fibrosure in the evaluation of liver fibrosis in hepatitis C patients.
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Letter: FibroTest for staging fibrosis in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
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Current Possibilities to Assess the Degree of Liver Fibrosis in Patients with Haemophilia Infected with HCV--Review.
Haemophilia is an entity, wherein the HCV infection rate is greater than…
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Screening studies of transient elastography and FibroTest in the general population.
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Evolving practices of non-invasive markers of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C in France: time for new guidelines?
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Noninvasive prediction of fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C.
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Non-invasive biomarkers of liver fibrosis in haemophilia patients with hepatitis C: can you avoid liver biopsy?
Liver biopsy remains the gold standard for the evaluation of fibrosis despite…
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Prospective comparison of six non-invasive scores for the diagnosis of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C.
### Background/Aims Non-invasive markers of liver fibrosis have recently been developed…
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Prospective comparison of transient elastography, Fibrotest, APRI, and liver biopsy for the assessment of fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C.
### Background And Aims Transient elastography (FibroScan; Echosens, Paris, France) is a novel…
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Non-invasive diagnosis of large oesophageal varices with FibroTest in patients with cirrhosis: a preliminary retrospective study.
### Background And Aims Primary prevention of variceal bleeding with beta-blockers improves…
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Assessment of liver fibrosis and steatosis in PBC with FibroScan, MRI, MR-spectroscopy, and serum markers.
### Background In recent years noninvasive methods have been evaluated for the assessment…
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Letter: FibroTest for staging fibrosis in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease - authors' reply.
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Coffee and Caffeine Are Associated With Decreased Risk of Advanced Hepatic Fibrosis Among Patients With Hepatitis C.
### Background & Aims Coffee or caffeine has been proposed to protect against hepatic…
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Liver biopsy: the best standard...when everything else fails.
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Blood tests to diagnose fibrosis or cirrhosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection: a systematic review.
### Background Many blood tests have been proposed as alternatives to liver biopsy…
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Optimized stepwise combination algorithms of non-invasive liver fibrosis scores including Hepascore in hepatitis C virus patients.
### Background Non-invasive liver fibrosis scores such as Hepascore (HS) have been…
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Variability of the area under the receiver operating characteristic curves in the diagnostic evaluation of liver fibrosis markers: impact of biopsy length and fragmentation.
### Background The area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve is widely…
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First-line assessment of patients with chronic liver disease with non-invasive techniques and without recourse to liver biopsy.
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Prospective noninvasive analysis of hepatic fibrosis in patients with Crohn's disease: correlation of transient elastography and laboratory-based markers.
### Background And Aims Hepatobiliary disorders, associated either with extraintestinal manifestations or with…
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FibroScan and FibroTest to assess liver fibrosis in HCV with normal aminotransferases.
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Screening studies of transient elastography and FibroTest in the general population - Authors' reply.
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Prospective validation of FibroTest in comparison with liver stiffness for predicting liver fibrosis in Asian subjects with chronic hepatitis B.
### Background And Aims Diagnostic values of FibroTest (FT) for hepatic fibrosis have…
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Reproducibility of blood tests of liver fibrosis in clinical practice.
### Objectives To evaluate the inter-laboratory reproducibility of blood test for liver…
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The use of enzyme results for liver fibrosis evaluation neccessitates standardization.
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Comparison of Fibrotest and PGAA for the diagnosis of fibrosis stage in patients with alcoholic liver disease.
### Background And Aims The PGAA index was one of the first composite…
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Optimization and robustness of blood tests for liver fibrosis and cirrhosis.
### Objectives To optimize the performance and feasibility of fibrosis blood tests and…
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Diagnostic and prognostic values of noninvasive biomarkers of fibrosis in patients with alcoholic liver disease. Key publication
FibroTest has been validated as a biomarker of fibrosis in patients with…
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Non-invasive measurement of liver and pancreas fibrosis in patients with cystic fibrosis.
### Background Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) have a relevant morbidity and mortality…
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Transient elastography: a new surrogate marker of liver fibrosis influenced by major changes of transaminases.
Liver stiffness was measured by transient elastography (FibroScan) in 228 consecutive patients…
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Cost effectiveness of fibrosis assessment prior to treatment for chronic hepatitis C patients.
### Background And Aims Chronic hepatitis C (HCV) is a liver disease affecting…
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Liver biopsy analysis has a low level of performance for diagnosis of intermediate stages of fibrosis.
### Background & Aims There is controversy about the performance of noninvasive tests such…
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Diagnostic value of FibroTest with normal serum aminotransferases.
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LCR1 and LCR2, two multi-analyte blood tests to assess liver cancer risk in patients without or with cirrhosis. Key publication
### Background No blood test has been shown to be effective in the…
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Prevalence of liver fibrosis and risk factors in a general population using non-invasive biomarkers (FibroTest).
### Background FibroTest and elastography have been validated as biomarkers of liver fibrosis…
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Screening for liver fibrosis by using a noninvasive biomarker in patients with diabetes.
### Background & Aims Patients with diabetes are at risk for nonalcoholic fatty liver…
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Non-invasive markers of liver fibrosis in chronic liver disease in a group of Mexican children. A multicenter study.
### Introduction Identifying liver fibrosis is important to evaluate the severity of liver…
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Prospective external validation of a new non-invasive test for the diagnosis of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in patients with type 2 diabetes.
### Background One of the unmet needs in patients with type 2 diabetes…
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EASL-ALEH Clinical Practice Guidelines: Non-invasive tests for evaluation of liver disease severity and prognosis. Key publication
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The impact of liver disease aetiology and the stages of hepatic fibrosis on the performance of non-invasive fibrosis biomarkers: an international study of 2411 cases.
### Background Performance of non-invasive fibrosis biomarkers may be influenced by aetiology…
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Comparison of liver stiffness, fibrotest and liver biopsy for assessment of liver fibrosis in kidney-transplant patients with chronic viral hepatitis.
To assess the accuracy of the noninvasive tools, fibrotest (FT) and liver…
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FibroSURE as a noninvasive marker of liver fibrosis and inflammation in chronic hepatitis B.
### Background Noninvasive markers of liver fibrosis have not been extensively studied in…
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Study on noninvasive laboratory tests for fibrosis in chronic HBV infection and their evaluation.
### Background Noninvasive laboratory tests have been widely used in the diagnosis of…
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Fibrotest or Fibroscan for evaluation of liver fibrosis in haemophilia patients infected with hepatitis C.
Non-invasive modalities to estimate fibrosis stage are desirable in hepatitis C…
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Retracted: Executive functions in chronic hepatitis C virus infected elderly patients.
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Assessment of liver fibrosis with transient elastography and FibroTest in patients treated with methotrexate for chronic inflammatory diseases: a case-control study.
### Background & Aims Although methotrexate (MTX) is used in the effective treatment of…
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Discordance between liver biopsy and FibroTest in assessing liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis B.
### Background And Aims The FibroTest (FT) demonstrated excellent diagnostic performance in the…
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The impact of bariatric surgery on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease as measured using non-invasive tests.
### Background Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is common in bariatric surgery candidates…
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Liver fibrosis in young Egyptian beta-thalassemia major patients: relation to hepatitis C virus and compliance with chelation.
### Background The main causes of liver fibrosis in transfusion-dependent thalassemia major…
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Transient elastography using Fibroscan is the most reliable noninvasive method for the diagnosis of advanced fibrosis and cirrhosis in alcoholic liver disease.
### Objective Fibroscan (FS) is a reliable noninvasive method for the diagnosis of…
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Systematic review and meta-analysis of the diagnostic accuracy of fibrosis marker panels in patients with HIV/hepatitis C coinfection.
### Background Accurately staging hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related fibrosis is crucial for…
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Comparison of test performance profile for blood tests of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C.
### Background/Aims We evaluated the test performance profile (TPP) of blood tests…
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Usefulness of noninvasive tests in nodular regenerative hyperplasia of the liver.
### Background The only way to diagnose nodular regenerative hyperplasia (NRH) is liver…
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Comparison of acoustic radiation force impulse imaging with transient elastography for the detection of complications in patients with cirrhosis.
### Background Acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) imaging is a new non-invasive…
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Longitudinal assessment of hepatitis C fibrosis progression by collagen and smooth muscle actin morphometry in comparison to serum markers.
### Background Assessment of fibrosis progression in chronic liver disease relies upon non…
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Non-invasive evaluation of liver fibrosis by transient elastography and biochemical markers in elderly inpatients.
### Aim The objective of this study was to evaluate liver fibrosis using…
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Predictive value of biomarkers of hepatic fibrosis in adult Fontan patients.
### Background Hepatic fibrosis is highly prevalent in individuals with Fontan circulation. FibroSure…
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Impact of effective versus sham continuous positive airway pressure on liver injury in obstructive sleep apnoea: Data from randomized trials.
### Background And Objective Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) could be an independent risk…
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Study of FibroTest and hyaluronic acid biological variation in healthy volunteers and comparison of serum hyaluronic acid biological variation between chronic liver diseases of different etiology and fibrotic stage using confidence intervals.
### Objectives Personalized ranges of liver fibrosis serum biomarkers such as FibroTest or…
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Acoustic radiation force imaging sonoelastography for noninvasive staging of liver fibrosis.
### Aim To investigate the diagnostic accuracy of acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI…
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Hepatitis C virus viremia and low platelet count: a study in a hepatitis B & C endemic area in Taiwan.
### Background & Aims Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has been shown to be…
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Sequential algorithms combining non-invasive markers and biopsy for the assessment of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis B.
### Aim To assess the performance of several non-invasive markers and of…
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Prospective validation of ELF test in comparison with Fibroscan and FibroTest to predict liver fibrosis in Asian subjects with chronic hepatitis B.
### Background And Aims Liver stiffness measurement (LSM) and FibroTest (FT) are frequently…
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Spleen stiffness measurement by transient elastography to diagnose portal hypertension in children.
### Background The development of esophageal varices is a late complication of chronic…
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Non-invasive diagnosis of liver steatosis using controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) and transient elastography.
### Introduction Recently, a study showed that Controlled Attenuation Parameter (CAP), evaluated with…
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Intestinal failure-associated liver disease in patients with short bowel syndrome: Evaluation by transient elastography.
### Objective Patients with short bowel syndrome (SBS) receiving long-term parenteral nutrition…
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Assessment of liver fibrosis in transplant recipients with recurrent HCV infection: usefulness of transient elastography.
### Background Progression of recurrent hepatitis C is accelerated in liver transplant recipients…
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HIV-positive men who have sex with men are at high risk of development of significant liver fibrosis after an episode of acute hepatitis C.
Acute hepatitis C virus infection remains a major health concern in human…
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Two or more synchronous combination of noninvasive tests to increase accuracy of liver fibrosis assessement in chronic hepatitis C; results from a cohort of 446 patients.
### Background The prediction of fibrosis is an essential part of the assessment…
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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, nocturnal hypoxia, and endothelial function in patients with sleep apnea.
### Background Nocturnal hypoxia, the hallmark of OSA, is a potential contributing factor…
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Effect of antiviral treatment on serum markers of liver fibrosis in HIV-hepatitis C virus-coinfected patients: the Fibrovic 2 Study - ANRS HC02.
### Background Non-invasive liver fibrosis scores have been proposed as alternatives to…
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Review article: the diagnosis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease -- availability and accuracy of non-invasive methods.
### Background Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) encompasses a wide spectrum of…
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Comparison of nine blood tests and transient elastography for liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C: the ANRS HCEP-23 study.
### Background & Aims Blood tests and transient elastography (Fibroscan™) have been developed as…
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Non-cirrhotic thrombocytopenic patients with hepatitis C virus: Characteristics and outcome of antiviral therapy.
### Background And Aim Thrombocytopenia is frequently observed in patients with chronic hepatitis…
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FibroTest and Fibroscan performances revisited in patients with chronic hepatitis C. Impact of the spectrum effect and the applicability rate.
### Background Two widely used biomarkers of fibrosis, FibroTest and liver stiffness measurement…
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Performances of Elasto-FibroTest(®), a combination between FibroTest(®) and liver stiffness measurements for assessing the stage of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C.
### Background FibroTest(®) (FT), and liver stiffness measurement (LSM) are the most validated…
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Performance of 11 biomarkers for liver fibrosis assessment in HIV/HBV co-infected patients.
### Background/Aims The aim of this study was to compare the performance…
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Comparison of fatty liver index with noninvasive methods for steatosis detection and quantification.
### Aim To compare noninvasive methods presently used for steatosis detection and quantification…
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Noninvasive Markers of Steatosis, NASH, and Liver Fibrosis in HIV-Monoinfected Individuals at Risk of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD): Results From the ECHAM Study.
### Background HIV-monoinfected individuals are at high risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver…
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The diagnostic value of combining carbohydrate-deficient transferrin, fibrosis, and steatosis biomarkers for the prediction of excessive alcohol consumption.
### Background And Aim The validity of biomarkers of excessive alcohol drinking (EAD…
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A novel panel of blood markers to assess the degree of liver fibrosis.
The objective was to develop new blood tests to characterize different fibrosis…
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Comparison of non-invasive assessment to diagnose liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis B and C patients.
### Objective Chronic viral hepatitis B and C cause liver fibrosis, leading to…
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The Diagnostic Value of FibroTest and Hepascore as Non-Invasive Markers of Liver Fibrosis in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC).
The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic usefulness of…
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Combination of blood tests for significant fibrosis and cirrhosis improves the assessment of liver-prognosis in chronic hepatitis C.
### Background Recent longitudinal studies have emphasised the prognostic value of noninvasive tests…
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Evaluation and improvement of a reliable diagnosis of cirrhosis by blood tests.
### Objective To evaluate the rates of reliable diagnosis of cirrhosis by two…
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Accuracy of prognostic serological biomarkers in predicting liver fibrosis severity in people with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: a meta-analysis of over 40,000 participants.
### Introduction A prognostic model to predict liver severity in people with metabolic…
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FibroSURE and FibroScan in relation to treatment response in chronic hepatitis C virus.
### Aim To compare histological endpoint assessment using noninvasive alternatives to biopsy during…
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Improved diagnostic accuracy of blood tests for severe fibrosis and cirrhosis in chronic hepatitis C.
### Objective Blood tests are usually designed to identify significant fibrosis. We evaluated…
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Transient elastography and biomarkers for liver fibrosis assessment and follow-up of inactive hepatitis B carriers.
### Background Non invasive methods for fibrosis evaluation remain to be validated longitudinally…
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Use of Non-invasive Testing to Stage Liver Fibrosis in Patients with HIV.
Patients with HIV have a proclivity to develop liver fibrosis, especially when…
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Prevalence of clinically significant liver disease within the general population, as defined by non-invasive markers of liver fibrosis: a systematic review.
As of 2016, there is no evidence-based pathway to stratify the…
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Noninvasive assessment of portal hypertension in patients with cirrhosis.
Severe portal hypertension is responsible for complications and death. Although measurement of…
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Liver fibrosis: consensus recommendations of the Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL). Key publication
Liver fibrosis is a common pathway leading to cirrhosis, which is the…
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Impact of Type 2 Diabetes on the Accuracy of Noninvasive Tests of Liver Fibrosis With Resulting Clinical Implications.
### Background & Aims Noninvasive tests (NITs) of liver fibrosis have been suggested to…
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Noninvasive evaluation of NAFLD.
A common clinical concern in patients with NAFLD is whether they have…
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The effectiveness of noninvasive biomarkers to predict hepatitis B-related significant fibrosis and cirrhosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy.
Noninvasive biomarkers have been developed to predict hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related…
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Systematic review with meta-analysis: direct comparisons of biomarkers for the diagnosis of fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C and B.
### Background Blood tests and transient elastography (TE), proposed as alternatives to biopsy…
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Three Neglected STARD Criteria Reduce the Uncertainty of the Liver Fibrosis Biomarker FibroTest-T2D in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD).
**Background/Objectives:** Bariatric surgery (BS), drugs approved for type-2-diabetes (T2D…
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[The value of noninvasive serological markers in hepatitis B].
Bloodless methods (serological and imaging) for evaluating hepatic fibrosis constitute a good…
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Prospective direct comparison of non-invasive liver tests in outpatients with type 2 diabetes using intention-to-diagnose analysis.
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Non-invasive markers for hepatic fibrosis.
With great advancements in the therapeutic modalities used for the treatment of…
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[Biomarkers for liver fibrosis: advances, advantages and disadvantages].
Liver cirrhosis in Mexico is one of the most important causes of…
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The Association of Histologic and Noninvasive Tests With Adverse Clinical and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients With Advanced Fibrosis Due to Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis.
### Background & Aim Fibrosis is an independent predictor of death in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis…
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Low 25-OH vitamin D serum levels correlate with severe fibrosis in HIV-HCV co-infected patients with chronic hepatitis.
### Background & Aims Recent findings in hepatitis C virus (HCV)-monoinfected patients have…
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An update on the management of hepatitis C: consensus guidelines from the Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver. Key publication
Chronic hepatitis C remains a significant medical and economic burden in Canada…
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Guidelines for the prevention, care and treatment of persons with chronic hepatitis B infection
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Non-invasive diagnosis of hepatitis B virus-related cirrhosis.
Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) infection is a major public health problem associated…
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Non-invasive diagnostic assessment tools for the detection of liver fibrosis in patients with suspected alcohol-related liver disease: a systematic review and economic evaluation.
### Background Excessive alcohol consumption may lead to the development of alcohol-related…
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