title: Can serum markers be used to reliably detect liver fibrosis?
authors.affiliation: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, MA 02215, USA. nafdhal@bidmc.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Nezam
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Afdhal
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D001706:Biopsy; D024061:Collagen Type III / Q000097:blood*; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid / Q000097:blood*; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000097:blood* / Q000473:pathology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D019715:Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1 / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D024061:Collagen Type III; D019715:Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid