Abnormal Liver Stiffness Assessed Using Transient Elastography (Fibroscan®) in HIV-Infected Patients without HBV/HCV Coinfection Receiving Combined Antiretroviral Treatment

Sang Hoon Han; Seung Up Kim; Chang Oh Kim; Su Jin Jeong; Jun Yong Park; Jun Yong Choi; Do Young Kim; Sang Hoon Ahn; Young Goo Song; Kwang-Hyub Han; June Myung Kim

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0052720

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Abnormal Liver Stiffness Assessed Using Transient Elastography (Fibroscan®) in HIV-Infected Patients without HBV/HCV Coinfection Receiving Combined Antiretroviral Treatment

Sang Hoon Han ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Sang Hoon Han, Seung Up Kim

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine and AIDS Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Seung Up Kim ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Sang Hoon Han, Seung Up Kim

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine and Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Chang Oh Kim,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine and AIDS Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Su Jin Jeong,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine and AIDS Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Jun Yong Park,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine and Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Jun Yong Choi,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine and AIDS Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Do Young Kim,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine and Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Sang Hoon Ahn,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine and Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Young Goo Song,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine and AIDS Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Kwang-Hyub Han,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine and Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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June Myung Kim

* E-mail: jmkim@yuhs.ac

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine and AIDS Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Abnormal Liver Stiffness Assessed Using Transient Elastography (Fibroscan®) in HIV-Infected Patients without HBV/HCV Coinfection Receiving Combined Antiretroviral Treatment

Sang Hoon Han,
Seung Up Kim,
Chang Oh Kim,
Su Jin Jeong,
Jun Yong Park,
Jun Yong Choi,
Do Young Kim,
Sang Hoon Ahn,
Young Goo Song,
Kwang-Hyub Han

Published: January 3, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0052720

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