TY - JOUR AU - Liu, Yu-rui AU - Lin, Bin-bin AU - Zeng, Da-wu AU - Zhu, Yue-yong AU - Chen, Jing AU - Zheng, Qi AU - Dong, Jing AU - Jiang, Jia-ji PY - 2014 DA - 2014/08/16 TI - Alpha-fetoprotein level as a biomarker of liver fibrosis status: a cross-sectional study of 619 consecutive patients with chronic hepatitis B JO - BMC Gastroenterology SP - 145 VL - 14 IS - 1 AB - Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a serious public health problem worldwide. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) levels and pathological stages of liver biopsy in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB). SN - 1471-230X UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-230X-14-145 DO - 10.1186/1471-230X-14-145 ID - Liu2014 ER -