title: Serum fibrosis markers: death by validation or a leap of faith?
authors.forename: Vlad
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ratziu
mesh_terms: D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D001706:Biopsy; D015897:Comorbidity; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D011516:Prothrombin / Q000378:metabolism; D012372:ROC Curve; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D000511:alpha-Macroglobulins / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D000511:alpha-Macroglobulins; D011516:Prothrombin; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases