29. Level of M2BPGi in chronic hepatitis B patients and in liver cirrhosis patients

Nguyen Thi Van Anh, Dao Viet Hang

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Chronic hepatitis B is the leading cause of cirrhosis in Vietnam, making early detection of fibrosis stages crucial for disease management. The study aimed to investigate M2BPGi levels and related factors in two patient groups: those with chronic hepatitis B and those with cirrhosis due to hepatitis B. A cross-sectional study conducted on 90 patients with hepatitis B and 52 patients with cirrhosis due to hepatitis B was carried out at Hanoi Medical University Hospital and the Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology from August 2023 to June 2024. The study results recorded a median M2BPGi level of 2.56 COI in the cirrhosis group and 0.68 COI in the chronic hepatitis B group. There was a statistically significant increase in M2BPGi levels across fibrosis stages on ARFI (F0-F4), and fibrosis indices APRI, FIB-4, with a p-value of less than 0.05. Spearman correlation analysis showed that M2BPGi levels had a moderate to strong correlation with paraclinical indices such as AST, ALT, PT, Albumin, PLT, AFP, fibrosis indices APRI, FIB-4, and ARFI velocity. These findings suggest that the M2BPGi biomarker holds great potential for early detection of fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B.

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