(1) Digestive Disease Research Centre, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran;(2) Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract:
Background
HBV infection is a serious global heath problem. It is crucial to monitor this disease more closely with a non-invasive marker in clinical trials. We aimed to evaluate the predictive value of serum hyaluronate for the presence of extensive liver fibrosis and inflammation.