Published April 2007 | Version v1
Journal article

Clinical significance of determination of serum cholylglycine (CG) and hyaluronic acid (HA) levels in chronic asymptomatic HBV carriers

  • 1. Department of Clinical Laboratory, Public Health Clinical Center, Shanghai (China)

Description

Objective: To explore the clinical significance of detecting serum cholylglycine (CG) and hyaluronic acid (HA) levels in chronic asymptomatic HBV carriers. Methods: Serum cholylglycine (CG) and hyaluronic acid (HA) concentrations were determined with RIA in 35 HBV carriers and 100 controls. Results: The levels of serum CG in HBV carriers were significantly higher than those in the controls (P <0.01), the levels of serum HA in HBV carriers were also significantly higher than those in the controls (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Serum CG and HA levels might reflect the degree of mild liver damage in carriers with normal transaminase levels. (authors)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Radioimmunology
Journal Volume
20
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 120-121
ISSN
1008-9810

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