Non-invasive markers of liver fibrosis in fatty liver disease are unreliable in people of South Asian descent

Sampath De Silva; Wenhao Li; Polychronis Kemos; James H Brindley; Jibran Mecci; Salma Samsuddin; Joanne Chin-Aleong; Roger M Feakins; Graham R Foster; Wing-Kin Syn; William Alazawi

doi:10.1136/flgastro-2017-100865

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Non-invasive markers of liver fibrosis in fatty liver disease are unreliable in people of South Asian descent

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Sampath De Silva Liver Unit, Blizard Institute, QueenMary University of London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Wenhao Li Liver Unit, Blizard Institute, QueenMary University of London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Polychronis Kemos Liver Unit, Blizard Institute, QueenMary University of London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
James H Brindley Liver Unit, Blizard Institute, QueenMary University of London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jibran Mecci Liver Unit, Blizard Institute, QueenMary University of London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Salma Samsuddin Liver Unit, Blizard Institute, QueenMary University of London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Joanne Chin-Aleong Department of Histopathology, Bart’s Health NHS Trust, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Roger M Feakins Department of Histopathology, Bart’s Health NHS Trust, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Graham R Foster Liver Unit, Blizard Institute, QueenMary University of London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Wing-Kin Syn Liver Unit, Blizard Institute, QueenMary University of London, London, UK Section of Gastroenterology, Ralph H Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, USA Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
William Alazawi Liver Unit, Blizard Institute, QueenMary University of London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr William Alazawi, Liver Unit, Blizard Institute, QueenMary, University of London, E1 2AT, London; w.alazawi{at}qmul.ac.uk

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De Silva S, Li W, Kemos P, et al

Non-invasive markers of liver fibrosis in fatty liver disease are unreliable in people of South Asian descent

Frontline Gastroenterology 2018;9:115-121.

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Received May 31, 2017
Revised August 1, 2017
Accepted August 19, 2017
First published November 16, 2017.

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March 09, 2018

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