IgG, a novel predictor for acute-on-chronic liver failure and survival in patients with decompensated cirrhosis?

J Hepatol. 2021 Jul;75(1):229-231. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2021.01.040. Epub 2021 Feb 4.

Authors

Tammo L Tergast¹, Marie Schultalbers¹, Heiner Wedemeyer¹, Markus Cornberg¹, Benjamin Maasoumy²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str.1, 30625 Hannover, Germany.
² Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str.1, 30625 Hannover, Germany. Electronic address: Maasoumy.Benjamin@mh-hannover.de.

PMID: 33548386
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2021.01.040

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Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Comment

MeSH terms

Acute-On-Chronic Liver Failure* / diagnosis
Humans
Immunoglobulin G
Liver Cirrhosis / complications
Liver Cirrhosis / diagnosis
Severity of Illness Index

Substances

Immunoglobulin G