Prospective Validation of ELF Test in Comparison with Fibroscan and FibroTest to Predict Liver Fibrosis in Asian Subjects with Chronic Hepatitis B

Beom Kyung Kim; Hyon Suk Kim; Jun Yong Park; Do Young Kim; Sang Hoon Ahn; Chae Yoon Chon; Young Nyun Park; Kwang-Hyub Han; Seung Up Kim

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0041964

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Prospective Validation of ELF Test in Comparison with Fibroscan and FibroTest to Predict Liver Fibrosis in Asian Subjects with Chronic Hepatitis B

Beom Kyung Kim,

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Hyon Suk Kim,

Affiliation Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Jun Yong Park,

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Do Young Kim,

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Sang Hoon Ahn,

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Chae Yoon Chon,

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Young Nyun Park,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Kwang-Hyub Han,

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Seung Up Kim

* E-mail: ksukorea@yuhs.ac

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Prospective Validation of ELF Test in Comparison with Fibroscan and FibroTest to Predict Liver Fibrosis in Asian Subjects with Chronic Hepatitis B

Beom Kyung Kim,
Hyon Suk Kim,
Jun Yong Park,
Do Young Kim,
Sang Hoon Ahn,
Chae Yoon Chon,
Young Nyun Park,
Kwang-Hyub Han,
Seung Up Kim

Published: July 27, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0041964

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Posted by SeungUpKim on 30 Jul 2014 at 05:59 GMT

Some mistyping error was found in the enrollment duration. The corrected enrollent period was approximately 2 years since 2008, not "June 2010 and November 2011".
Since the aim of this study was to compare the diagnostic performance between two tools at a given point, this error does not affect the major results. So, according to the recommendation by the publications assistant of this journal, the corresponding author would like to notify this through "Comments".
Thank you.

No competing interests declared.

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Prospective Validation of ELF Test in Comparison with Fibroscan and FibroTest to Predict Liver Fibrosis in Asian Subjects with Chronic Hepatitis B

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