Validation of the FIB4 index in a Japanese nonalcoholic fatty liver disease population

Sumida, Yoshio; Yoneda, Masato; Hyogo, Hideyuki; Itoh, Yoshito; Ono, Masafumi; Fujii, Hideki; Eguchi, Yuichiro; Suzuki, Yasuaki; Aoki, Noriaki; Kanemasa, Kazuyuki; Fujita, Koji; Chayama, Kazuaki; Saibara, Toshiji; Kawada, Norifumi; Fujimoto, Kazuma; Kohgo, Yutaka; Yoshikawa, Toshikazu; Okanoue, Takeshi; Study Group of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (JSG-NAFLD), Japan

doi:10.1186/1471-230x-12-2

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Validation of the FIB4 index in a Japanese nonalcoholic fatty liver disease population

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Authors:

Yoshio Sumida

Masato Yoneda

Hideyuki Hyogo

Abstract

Abstract Background A reliable and inexpensive noninvasive marker of hepatic fibrosis is required in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). FIB4 index (based on age, aspartate aminotransferase [AST] and alanine aminotransferase [ALT] levels, and platelet counts) is expected to be us...

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