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Blood tests could cut liver biopsies in fibrosis patients

Original: A prospective international study of more than 1,500 patients found several blood and liver-stiffness tests can detect a

An international prospective study of more than 1,500 patients found that several blood tests and liver-stiffness measurements can detect advanced fibrosis and cirrhosis accurately enough to spare some patients a liver biopsy. The findings could simplify diagnosis of liver disease, though the study notes that active MASH, the inflammatory form of fatty liver disease, remains harder to identify without a biopsy.

Why now: New clinical evidence suggests non-invasive tests may replace liver biopsies for many patients, a significant shift in liver disease care.

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• A prospective international study of more than 1,500 patients found several blood and liver-stiffness tests can detect advanced fibrosis and cirrhosis accurately enough to reduce some biopsies. Active MASH remains harder to diagnose non-invasively. Blood Tests and… · news@newtqnia.com · 2

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