Plasma N-terminal propeptide of type III procollagen accurately predicts liver fibrosis severity in children with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
Antonella MoscaDonatella ComparcolaIlaria RomitoAlessandro MantovaniValerio NobiliChristopher D ByrneAnna AlisiGiovanni TargherPublished in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2019)
Unlike APRI and FIB-4 scores, plasma PIIINP levels are a promising, non-invasive biomarker for diagnosing liver fibrosis stage in children/adolescents with biopsy-proven NAFLD.