Validation of Hepa-index as a non-invasive biomarkers panel for assessment of hepatic fibrosis in Egyptians with chronic hepatitis C

From the Department of Internal Medicine (Alboraie, Elghamry, Shalaby), Al-Azhar University, from the Department of Tropical Medicine and Hepatology (Khairy, Esmat), Department of Clinical and Chemical Pathology (Elsharkawy), Department of Public Health and Community Medicine (Asem), Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, and from Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases (Schütte, Malfertheiner), Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany

From the Department of Internal Medicine (Alboraie, Elghamry, Shalaby), Al-Azhar University, from the Department of Tropical Medicine and Hepatology (Khairy, Esmat), Department of Clinical and Chemical Pathology (Elsharkawy), Department of Public Health and Community Medicine (Asem), Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, and from Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases (Schütte, Malfertheiner), Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany

From the Department of Internal Medicine (Alboraie, Elghamry, Shalaby), Al-Azhar University, from the Department of Tropical Medicine and Hepatology (Khairy, Esmat), Department of Clinical and Chemical Pathology (Elsharkawy), Department of Public Health and Community Medicine (Asem), Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, and from Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases (Schütte, Malfertheiner), Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany

From the Department of Internal Medicine (Alboraie, Elghamry, Shalaby), Al-Azhar University, from the Department of Tropical Medicine and Hepatology (Khairy, Esmat), Department of Clinical and Chemical Pathology (Elsharkawy), Department of Public Health and Community Medicine (Asem), Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, and from Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases (Schütte, Malfertheiner), Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany

From the Department of Internal Medicine (Alboraie, Elghamry, Shalaby), Al-Azhar University, from the Department of Tropical Medicine and Hepatology (Khairy, Esmat), Department of Clinical and Chemical Pathology (Elsharkawy), Department of Public Health and Community Medicine (Asem), Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, and from Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases (Schütte, Malfertheiner), Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany

From the Department of Internal Medicine (Alboraie, Elghamry, Shalaby), Al-Azhar University, from the Department of Tropical Medicine and Hepatology (Khairy, Esmat), Department of Clinical and Chemical Pathology (Elsharkawy), Department of Public Health and Community Medicine (Asem), Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, and from Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases (Schütte, Malfertheiner), Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany

From the Department of Internal Medicine (Alboraie, Elghamry, Shalaby), Al-Azhar University, from the Department of Tropical Medicine and Hepatology (Khairy, Esmat), Department of Clinical and Chemical Pathology (Elsharkawy), Department of Public Health and Community Medicine (Asem), Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, and from Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases (Schütte, Malfertheiner), Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany

From the Department of Internal Medicine (Alboraie, Elghamry, Shalaby), Al-Azhar University, from the Department of Tropical Medicine and Hepatology (Khairy, Esmat), Department of Clinical and Chemical Pathology (Elsharkawy), Department of Public Health and Community Medicine (Asem), Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, and from Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases (Schütte, Malfertheiner), Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany

From the Department of Internal Medicine (Alboraie, Elghamry, Shalaby), Al-Azhar University, from the Department of Tropical Medicine and Hepatology (Khairy, Esmat), Department of Clinical and Chemical Pathology (Elsharkawy), Department of Public Health and Community Medicine (Asem), Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, and from Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases (Schütte, Malfertheiner), Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany