Growth differentiation factor 15: an emerging diagnostic biomarker of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C patients.

Heba M Adel Abou ZaghlaAziza Ahmed El SebaiOssama Ashraf AhmedAyat Fawzy AhmedAzza Abdel Rahman Saab

Published in: Egyptian liver journal (2021)

Growth differentiation factor 15 could be a potential marker of liver fibrosis especially in early detection as its levels were significantly higher in patients' group with liver fibrosis than controls' group and there was a significant positive correlation between the degree of liver fibrosis and GDF-15 serum levels.

Keyphrases

liver fibrosis
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes
human health