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APRi and iBALF were calculated using laboratory data collected at hospital discharge after KPE. The degree of hepatic fibrosis was assessed and reviewed using the Ishak fibrosis score in liver biopsy specimens collected at KPE. NLS was analyzed using Kaplan\u2013Meier survival curves and Cox proportional hazards regression. A\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2010value\u2009&lt;\u20090.05 was considered statistically significant.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Higher APRi, iBALF, and Ishak fibrosis score values were associated with lower NLS (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.006,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.025, and\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.048, respectively). APRi and iBALF emerged as good PH predictors (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.005 and\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.032, respectively).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>APRi, iBALF, and the Ishak fibrosis score showed prognostic value in predicting NLS in children with BA after KPE. These findings reinforce the potential use of biomarkers in the clinical follow\u2010up of these patients, supporting risk stratification strategies.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/jpn3.70618","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,19]],"date-time":"2026-10-19T02:15:25Z","timestamp":1792376125000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Biomarkers of native liver survival and portal hypertension in biliary atresia"],"prefix":"10.1002","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4201-4166","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Karyne Sumico de Lima Uyeno","family":"Jord\u00e3o","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatrics\/Faculty of Medical Sciences UNICAMP Campinas Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0007-2467-7840","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Larissa Bastos Eloy","family":"da 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