Inflammatory biomarkers as cost-effective predictive tools in metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease

Davide Ramoni, Luca Liberale, Fabrizio Montecucco · 2024

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Davide Ramoni and co-authors argue, in a 2024 letter, that simple inflammation markers could cheaply flag the fatty liver patients most likely to worsen. The condition, now called metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease, affects about a quarter of the world's people and is the most common chronic liver problem. Finding it early and judging its course usually needs costly scans or biopsies. The authors build on a study that stressed the need for non-invasive tools.

They survey inflammation-linked markers that also tie into heart and metabolic disorders. Such markers might sort patients by risk and show whether treatment is working, at a fraction of imaging costs. Gaps remain: labs lack shared protocols, and the markers need firmer proof in clinic use. The letter calls for research to settle those questions and unlock a low-cost testing path.

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CREATORDavide Ramoni, Luca Liberale, Fabrizio Montecucco
YEAR2024
COLLECTIONPAPERS
FORMATTXT
FILE SIZE20 KB
VERSION1.0
LICENSECC BY 4.0
RIGHTSCC BY
SOURCEEurope PMC

Source: https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC11612858

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