Inflammation and Steatosis: the Role of Alpha-defensin

NCT03358420 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2017-11-30

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Summary

The aim of this study is to examine the correlation between the severity of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis/non alcoholic fatty liver disease (NASH/NAFLD) in naïve and hepatitis C (HCV) positive patients and the amplitude of alpha-defensin immunohistochemical staining in liver biopsy.

Conditions

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Immunohistochemical staining

Pathological liver slides to be immunohistochemically stained for alpha-defensin

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hillel Yaffe Medical Center

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Rami Abu Fanne, MD · Hillel Yaffe Medical Center

Eligibility

Min Age
15 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-12-31
Primary Completion
2018-07-31
Completion
2018-07-31

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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