Journal of Hepatology
Volume 47, Issue 2 , Pages 191-202, August 2007

Serum adiponectin is increased in advancing liver fibrosis and declines with reduction in fibrosis in chronic hepatitis B☆

  • Chee-Kin Hui

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
    • Research Centre of Infection and Immunity, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +852 28184300; fax: +852 28184030.
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  • Hai-Ying Zhang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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  • Nikki P. Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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  • Weng Chan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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  • Yui-Hung Yueng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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  • Kar-Wai Leung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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  • Lei Lu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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  • Nancy Leung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
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  • Chung-Mau Lo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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  • Sheung-Tat Fan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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  • John M. Luk

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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  • Aimin Xu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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  • Karen S. Lam

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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  • Yok-Lam Kwong

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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  • George K.K. Lau

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
    • Research Centre of Infection and Immunity, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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  • for The Hong Kong Liver Fibrosis Study Group

Received 14 December 2006; received in revised form 16 January 2007; accepted 28 February 2007. published online 13 April 2007.

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☆ The authors who have taken part in this study declared that they did not receive funding from the manufacturers to carry out their research. They received funding from the Hong Kong Liver Foundation which enabled them to carry out their study.

PII: S0168-8278(07)00146-8

doi:10.1016/j.jhep.2007.02.023

Journal of Hepatology
Volume 47, Issue 2 , Pages 191-202, August 2007

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