Translational Research
Volume 156, Issue 4 , Pages 229-234 , October 2010

Hyaluronic acid predicts hepatic fibrosis in children with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

  • Valerio Nobili

      Affiliations

    • Liver Unit, “Bambino Gesù” Children's Hospital and Research Institute, Rome, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Valerio Nobili, MD, Liver Unit, “Bambino Gesù” Children's Hospital and Research Institute, Square S. Onofrio 4, 00165 Rome, Italy
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  • Anna Alisi

      Affiliations

    • Liver Unit, “Bambino Gesù” Children's Hospital and Research Institute, Rome, Italy
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  • Giuliano Torre

      Affiliations

    • Liver Unit, “Bambino Gesù” Children's Hospital and Research Institute, Rome, Italy
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  • Rita De Vito

      Affiliations

    • Pathology Department, “Bambino Gesù” Children's Hospital and Research Institute, Rome, Italy
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  • Andrea Pietrobattista

      Affiliations

    • Liver Unit, “Bambino Gesù” Children's Hospital and Research Institute, Rome, Italy
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  • Giuseppe Morino

      Affiliations

    • Dietetics Unit, “Bambino Gesù” Children's Hospital and Research Institute, Rome, Italy
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  • Jean De ville De Goyet

      Affiliations

    • Liver and Intestine Transplant Unit, “Bambino Gesù” Children's Hospital and Research Institute, Rome, Italy
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  • Giorgio Bedogni

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Liver Research Center, Basovizza, Trieste, Italy
    • Department of Maternal and Pediatric Sciences, University of Milan, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda—Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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  • Massimo Pinzani

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, “DENOThe” Center for Research, High Education and Transfer, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

Received 29 March 2010 ,Revised 14 May 2010 ,Accepted 27 May 2010.

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PII: S1931-5244(10)00101-5

doi: 10.1016/j.trsl.2010.05.008

Translational Research
Volume 156, Issue 4 , Pages 229-234 , October 2010