PubMed ID:
22732895
Public Release Type:
Journal
Publication Year: 2012
Affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1097/MPG.0b013e318264e648
Authors:
Boateng LA,
Friedman JR,
Hand NJ,
Zahm AM
Studies:
A Prospective Database of Infants With Cholestasis
The lack of reliable noninvasive diagnostic biomarkers of biliary atresia (BA) results in delayed diagnosis and worsened patient outcome. Circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) are a new class of noninvasive biomarkers with encouraging diagnostic utility.