Serum Wisteria floribunda agglutinin-positive Mac-2-binding protein levels predict the presence of fibrotic nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and NASH cirrhosis.
Rohit L LoombaCasey JohnsonLeon AdamsSachiko KitajimaChikayuki TsurunoTracey L ColpittsKazuki HatchoEric LawitzRocio LopezAriel E FeldsteinPublished in: PloS one (2018)
In a large cohort of patients with the full spectrum of NAFLD, WFA+ -M2BP levels predicted the presence of advanced disease and correlated strongly with fibrosis stage.