title: AST/platelet ratio index associates with progression to hepatic failure and correlates with histological fibrosis stage in Japanese patients with primary biliary cirrhosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan. Electronic address: joshita@shinshu-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Satoru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Joshita
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
authors.forename: Takeji
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Umemura
authors.affiliation: Department of Legal Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
authors.forename: Masao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ota
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood*; D002756:Cholagogues and Choleretics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008105:Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008297:Male; D010976:Platelet Count; D014580:Ursodeoxycholic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D002756:Cholagogues and Choleretics; D014580:Ursodeoxycholic Acid; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases