Serum anti-modified citrullinated vimentin antibody concentration is associated with liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis
Suad Abdeen, Samuel O Olusi, Sunila GeorgeDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Safat, KuwaitBackground and aims: The hepatic stellate cell, which plays a pivotal role in hepatic fibrosis, contains the filament vimentin which is known to undergo protein citrullination and...
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Main Authors: | Suad Abdeen, Samuel O Olusi, Sunila George |
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Dove Medical Press
2011
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