Connective tissue growth factor level is increased in patients with liver cirrhosis but is not associated with complications or extent of liver injury.

Bauer, Sabrina; Eisinger, Kristina; Wiest, Reiner; Karrasch, Thomas; Scherer, Marcus N; Farkas, Stefan; Aslanidis, Charalampos; Buechler, Christa

Bauer, Sabrina; Eisinger, Kristina; Wiest, Reiner; Karrasch, Thomas; Scherer, Marcus N; Farkas, Stefan; Aslanidis, Charalampos; Buechler, Christa.

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Bauer S; Department of Internal Medicine I, Regensburg University Hospital, Regensburg, Germany.

Regul Pept ; 179(1-3): 10-4, 2012 Nov 10.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22960408

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Connective Tissue Growth Factor/blood; Liver Cirrhosis/complications; Liver Cirrhosis/metabolism; Liver/pathology; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Ascites/metabolism; Case-Control Studies; Female; Hepatic Veins/metabolism; Hepatocytes/metabolism; Humans; Hypertension, Portal/etiology; Hypertension, Portal/metabolism; Liver/metabolism; Liver Function Tests/methods; Male; Middle Aged; Portal Vein/metabolism; Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic/methods; Severity of Illness Index; Transforming Growth Factor beta1/blood

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Connective Tissue Growth Factor / Liver / Liver Cirrhosis Type of study: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Year: 2012 Type: Article

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