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World J Hepatol. May 27, 2020; 12(5): 220-229
Published online May 27, 2020. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v12.i5.220
Published online May 27, 2020. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v12.i5.220
Usefulness of Mac-2 binding protein glycosylation isomer in non-invasive probing liver disease in the Vietnamese population
Thuy Thi Thu Pham, Dat Tan Ho, Toan Nguyen, MEDIC Medical Center, Ho Chi Minh 72517, Vietnam
Author contributions: Pham TTT and Ho DT conceived the investigative study and recruited patients; Nguyen T performed all experimental runs; Pham TTT, Ho DT and Nguyen T analyzed the data and prepared the manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: The experimental procedure strictly follows the ethical codes of conduct as laid out by the Declaration of Helsinki. Institutional review board approval was waived as residual blood was used.
Informed consent statement: Our research follows strictly the Declaration of Helsinki for ethical compliance. Residual blood samples were used for biomarker evaluation and informed consent was waived. No patient identifiers were used and standard of care accorded to patients was not affected by the results of this study.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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Corresponding author: Thuy Thi Thu Pham, PhD, Assistant Professor, Hepatologist, MEDIC Medical Center, 254 Hòa Hảo Street, District 10, Ho Chi Minh 72517, Vietnam. drthuthuy@gmail.com
Received: January 1, 2020
Peer-review started: January 1, 2020
First decision: February 19, 2020
Revised: March 30, 2020
Accepted: April 7, 2020
Article in press: April 7, 2020
Published online: May 27, 2020
Peer-review started: January 1, 2020
First decision: February 19, 2020
Revised: March 30, 2020
Accepted: April 7, 2020
Article in press: April 7, 2020
Published online: May 27, 2020
Core Tip
Core tip: Mac-2 binding protein glycosylation isomer levels can be used for non-invasive liver fibrosis staging in the Vietnamese population with mixed etiologies. In early evaluations, significantly higher levels of this marker were observed in cirrhotic patients and showed good correlations with viral load testing in hepatitis B. This marker is convenient and useful, especially in resource limited countries for fast turnaround to assess liver disease.