Association of Serum Ferritin Levels with Liver Fibrosis Severity in Patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Keywords:
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, Serum ferritin, Liver fibrosis, FibroScan, FIB-4, NAFLD Fibrosis Score, Non-invasive biomarkers.Abstract
Background: Non-alcoholic fatty liverdisease (NAFLD) is the most prevalentchronic liver disease worldwide andencompasses a spectrum ranging from simple hepatic steatosis to non-alcoholicsteatohepatitis, progressive fibrosis,cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma
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