Chronic hepatitis C virus infection: Serum biomarkers in predicting liver damage

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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 28, 2016; 22(4): 1367-1381
Published online Jan 28, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i4.1367

Table 1 Advantages and disadvantages of liver biopsy

Liver biopsy
“Gold” standard for evaluating liver damage
Provides prognostic information and assists in therapeutic decisions
Invasive procedure with inherent risks
Cannot be applied to monitor therapeutic outcomes
Sampling error mostly due to suboptimal biopsy size
Inter-/intra-observer variability
Costly
Less accepted in children than in adults

Citation: Valva P, Ríos DA, De Matteo E, Preciado MV. Chronic hepatitis C virus infection: Serum biomarkers in predicting liver damage. World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22(4): 1367-1381
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v22/i4/1367.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v22.i4.1367