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Advanced assessment of serum Mac-2 binding protein glycosylation isomer in patients with biliary atresia

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Abbreviations

M2BPGi:

Mac-2 Biding Protein Glycosylation isomer

BA:

Biliary atresia

LT:

Liver transplantation

GI:

Gastrointestinal

COI:

Cut off index

HSCs:

Hepatic stellate cells

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  1. Department of Transplant Surgery, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan

    Naoya Yamada & Koichi Mizuta

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  1. Naoya Yamada
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Yamada, N., Mizuta, K. Advanced assessment of serum Mac-2 binding protein glycosylation isomer in patients with biliary atresia. J Gastroenterol 54, 204–205 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00535-018-1523-6

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