Gastroenterology
Volume 136, Issue 1 , Pages 160-167, January 2009

Performance of ELF Serum Markers in Predicting Fibrosis Stage in Pediatric Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

  • Valerio Nobili

      Affiliations

    • Liver Unit, “Bambino Gesù” Children's Hospital and Research Institute, Rome, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress requests for reprints to: Valerio Nobili, Liver Unit, Research Institute, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital Piazza S. Onofrio, 4, 00165 Rome, Italy. fax: +39 0668592192
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  • Julie Parkes

      Affiliations

    • Public Health Sciences and Medical Statistics, University of Southampton, United Kingdom
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  • Gianfranco Bottazzo

      Affiliations

    • Direzione Scientifica “Bambino Gesù” Children's Hospital and Research Institute, Rome, Italy
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  • Matilde Marcellini

      Affiliations

    • Liver Unit, “Bambino Gesù” Children's Hospital and Research Institute, Rome, Italy
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  • Richard Cross

      Affiliations

    • iQur Limited, United Kingdom
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  • Daniel Newman

      Affiliations

    • Public Health Sciences and Medical Statistics, University of Southampton, United Kingdom
    • iQur Limited, United Kingdom
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  • Francesco Vizzutti

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Higher Education and Transfer DENOThe, University of Florence, Italy
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  • Massimo Pinzani

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Higher Education and Transfer DENOThe, University of Florence, Italy
    • Center for Research, Higher Education and Transfer DENOThe, University of Florence, Italy
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  • William M. Rosenberg

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Hepatology, University College London, United Kingdom

Received 23 April 2008; accepted 11 September 2008. published online 22 September 2008.

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 The authors are indebted to all the patients and their legal guardians who participated in this study.

 The authors disclose the following: Dr Richard Cross is an employee of iQur Limited; Prof. William M. Rosenberg is founder and holds stock in iQur Limited. M.P. and W.M.R. contributed equally to this paper.

PII: S0016-5085(08)01678-8

doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2008.09.013

Gastroenterology
Volume 136, Issue 1 , Pages 160-167, January 2009

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