Limited applicability of cathepsin D for the diagnosis and monitoring of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.

Sivesh Kathir KamarajahStanley KhooWah-Kheong ChanPavai SthaneshwarNik Raihan Nik MustaphaSanjiv Mahadeva

Published in: JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2019)

Cathepsin D was a poor biomarker for the diagnosis and monitoring of NASH in our cohort of Asian patients, somewhat inconsistent with previous observations in Caucasian patients. Further studies in different cohorts are needed to verify our observation.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis