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CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY
卷 39, 期 4, 页码 339-343出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2006.01.011
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hepatitis C; liver fibrosis; liver biopsy; serum markers; alcohol; platelet count; alanine aminotransferase
Objectives: To verify the value of indirect scrum markers in the non-invasive assessment of liver fibrosis in patients with persistently normal or near normal alanine aminotransferases levels (NALT). Design and methods: Forty HCV RNA positive, untreated patients with NALT (30 non-drinkers) underwent two liver biopsies, with a median interval of 78.5 months. The AST/ALT ratio, age-platelet index, AST to platelet ratio index (APRI), Foms fibrosis index and Bonacini's discriminant score were simultaneously determined. Results: In 19 patients, worsening of fibrosis was observed at the second biopsy in comparison to the index biopsy. Among non-drinkers, an APRI > 0.4 had a 100% sensitivity in identifying subjects with significant liver fibrosis (Ishak staging score > 2) and an APR <= 0.4 had a 100% negative predictive value in excluding significant liver fibrosis. Conclusions: APRI performs better, in comparison to all other markers, in correctly classifying patients with NALT with no progression to significant liver fibrosis. (c) 2006 The Canadian Society of Clinical Chemists. All rights reserved.
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