Human beta-defensin-1 is a highly predictive marker of mortality in patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure.

Iliana ManiAlexandra AlexopoulouLarisa VasilievaEmilia HadziyannisDanai AgiasotelliMyrianthi BeiTheodoros AlexopoulosSpyros P Dourakis

Published in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2018)

High hBD-1 was detected at presentation in patients with ACLF who died during follow-up period. hBD-1 is an accurate predictor of short-term mortality in patients with ACLF.

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