Re-determining the cut-off points of FIB-4 for patients monoinfected with chronic hepatitis B virus infection

KAYADİBİ, HÜSEYİN; Yasar, Bulent; Ozkara, Selvinaz; Demirpek, Ugur; Uyanik, Metin; Sertoglu, Erdim; Ozcelik, Fatih; Gonen, Can; Aksaray, Sebahat

doi:10.1515/tjb-2016-0226

Re-determining the cut-off points of FIB-4 for patients monoinfected with chronic hepatitis B virus infection

KAYADİBİ H., Yasar B., Ozkara S., Demirpek U., Uyanik M., Sertoglu E., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY-TURK BIYOKIMYA DERGISI, vol.42, no.1, pp.51-57, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 42 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2017
Doi Number: 10.1515/tjb-2016-0226
Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY-TURK BIYOKIMYA DERGISI
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Page Numbers: pp.51-57
Keywords: Fibrosis, FIB-4, HBV, Liver biopsy, Cut-off point, LIVER-BIOPSY, FIBROSIS, INDEX
Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to determine significant liver fibrosis and cirrhosis with different FIB-4 cut-off points, and the need for liver biopsy (LB) by optimizing the initially established cut-off points of 1.45 and 3.25.