What is it about?
This study demonstrated that low antithrombin III (AT III) is associated with sever course of viral hepatitis B.
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Why is it important?
AT III is routine laboratory parameter, which can serve as additional biomarker of severe acute hepatitis B. Moreover, AT III can be supplemented and it can be use as adjunctive therapy together with antiviral agents.
Perspectives
To publish these results was important given the size of the cohort and suggested use of routine coagulation parameters. However, to publish the data was not easy based on the retrospective design of the study.
prof. dr.-med. Michal Holub
Charles University
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This page is a summary of: Antithrombin as a marker of severe acute hepatitis B, Indian Journal of Gastroenterology, April 2019, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/s12664-019-00948-5.
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