Mac-2 binding protein glycosylation isomer is a potential biomarker to predict portal hypertension and bacterial infection in cirrhotic patients.

Pei-Shan WuYun-Cheng HsiehKuei-Chuan LeeYi-Hsiang HuangMing-Chih HouHan-Chieh Lin

Published in: PloS one (2021)

Plasma M2BPGi levels positively correlated with HVPG and higher serum M2BPGi levels might have a potential role in predicting development of bacterial infection for cirrhotic patients with portal hypertension.

Keyphrases

blood pressure
end stage renal disease
binding protein
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes
patient reported