Thrombopoietin serum levels are elevated in patients with hepatitis B/C infection compared to other causes of chronic liver disease

Liver

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 114-120

  Schöffski, Patrick ^a   Tacke, Frank ^a   Trautwein, Christian ^a   Martin, Michael Uwe ^a   Caselitz, Martin ^a   Hecker, Hartmut ^a   Manns, Michael Peter ^a   Ganser, Arnold ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hepatitis; Liver cirrhosis; Liver diseases; Thrombocytopenia; Thrombopoietin

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5; FIBRINOGEN; PROTHROMBIN; THROMBOPOIETIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SPLEEN SIZE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOPOIETIN;

EID: 0036267737     PISSN: 01069543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0676.2002.01547.x     Document Type: Article

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