Background and Aims. A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate the role of hyaluronic acid (HA), laminin (LN), @entity1472 -terminal propeptide of type III procollagen (PIIINP), and collagen IV ( @entity4609 ) in predicting the presence of @entity6312 ( @entity6312 ) in @entity1 with @entity1575 . Methods. We enrolled 118 @entity1 with @entity1575 who underwent the tests for the four serum liver @entity82 markers and @entity344 at the same admissions. The predictive values of the four serum liver @entity82 markers were evaluated by the areas under the receiving operator characteristics curves (AUROCs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Results. The prevalence of @entity6312 was 88% (104/118). The AUROCs for HA, LN, PIIINP, and @entity4609 levels in predicting the presence of @entity6312 were 0.553 (95% CI: 0.458 to 0.644, P = 0.5668), 0.490 (95% CI: 0.397 to 0.584, P = 0.9065), 0.622 (95% CI: 0.528 to 0.710, P = 0.1099), and 0.560 (95% CI: 0.466 to 0.652, P = 0.4909). The PIIINP level at a cut-off value of 31.25 had a sensitivity of 73.1% and a specificity of 57.1%. Conclusions. The present study did not recommend HA, LN, PIIINP, and @entity4609 levels to evaluate the presence of @entity6312 in @entity1575 .

Serum Liver Fibrosis Markers for Predicting the Presence of Gastroesophageal Varices in XXXX : A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity1472 :: ('CHEBI:46882', 'Chemical') :: ['amino'] @entity82 :: ('MESH:D005355', 'Disease') :: ['fibrosis'] @entity1575 :: ('MESH:D008103', 'Disease') :: ['liver cirrhosis'] @entity344 :: ('MESH:D005767', 'Disease') :: ['upper gastrointestinal endoscopy'] @entity6312 :: ('MESH:D014648', 'Disease') :: ['GEVs', 'gastroesophageal varices'] @entity4609 :: ('176652', 'Species') :: ['CIV']
@entity1575 :: (MESH:D008103,Disease) :: ['Liver Cirrhosis']
