Serum neopterin levels in children with hepatitis-B-related chronic liver disease and its relationship to disease severity

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 14, Issue 44, 2008, Pages 6840-6843

  Gulcan, Enver Mahir ^a   Tirit, Ipek ^a   Anil, Ayse ^a   Adal, Erdal ^a   Ozbay, Gulsen ^b  

^a Bakirkoy Matern and Infant Hospital   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Children; Chronic liver disease; Hepatitis B; Histological grade; Serum neopterin

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; NEOPTERIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADOLESCENT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INFLAMMATION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; HOSPITALIZATION; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UPREGULATION;

ADOLESCENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; NEOPTERIN; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 64049085460     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.14.6840     Document Type: Article

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