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. 2020 Jul 11;21(14):4906. doi: 10.3390/ijms21144906
HCC Hepatocellular carcinoma
HBV Hepatitis B virus
HCV Hepatitis C virus
ALD Alcoholic liver disease
NASH Nonalcoholic liver disease
ECM Extracellular matrix
HSC Hepatic stellate cell
TGF-β1 Transforming growth factor beta 1
MMP Matrix metalloproteinase
TIMP Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase
SWE Shear wave elastography
AUROC Area under the receiver operating characteristics
ARFI Acoustic radiation force impulse
ROI Region of interest
2D Two dimensional
MRE Magnetic resonance elastography
NAFLD Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
FT FibroTest
GGT Gamma-glutamyl transferase
AST Aspartate aminotransferase
APRI Aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio index
AST Aspartate aminotransferase
ULN Upper limit of normal
APRICOT Acquired immune deficiency syndrome Pegasys Ribabirin International Coinfection Trial
HIV Human immunodeficiency virus
ALT Alanine aminotransferase
M2MPGi Mac-2 binding protein glycosylation isomer
TGF Transforming growth factor
MT-MMP Membranous type-matrix metalloproteinase
HBXIP Hepatitis B virus X-interacting protein
SNPs Single nucleotide polymorphisms
TNF Tissue necrosis factor
IGF-1 Insulin-like growth factor-1
EMT Epithelial to mesenchymal transition
ADAM17 A disintegrin and metalloproteinase