The new technique can take up to 45 minutes to detect early signs of liver disease
-
Last Update: 2020-12-18
-
Source: Internet
-
Author: User
Search more information of high quality chemicals, good prices and reliable suppliers, visit
www.echemi.com
British and U.S. researchers have jointly developed a simple and feasible early diagnosis technique for liver disease that can take 30 to 45 minutes to prevent liver disease from developing to a deadly level.
Rosenberg, a professor at University College London who was involved in the study, said the main problem with liver disease was "no clinical symptoms" and that it was often too late to reverse the damage. The degree of liver fibrosis indicates the degree of liver damage.
team from University College London and the University of Massachusetts in Amster, USA, designed a sensor that contains large molecules coated with fluorescent agents. Proteins in the blood of healthy people, early liver fibrosis patients, and advanced patients encounter this large molecule, which can make fluorescent agents appear in different colors and brightness. With this sensor blood test only need to collect blood so little blood volume, low cost, simple steps.
results showed that the accuracy of blood tests using this sensor to distinguish between healthy people and patients with liver fibrosis was 80%, and the accuracy of distinguishing between mild and moderate liver fibrosis and severe liver fibrosis was 60%. The researchers say they will improve the technique to detect liver fibrosis and improve accuracy, hoping to one day apply it to routine tests.
study
published today. (Source: XinhuaNet)
This article is an English version of an article which is originally in the Chinese language on echemi.com and is provided for information purposes only.
This website makes no representation or warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, completeness ownership or reliability of
the article or any translations thereof. If you have any concerns or complaints relating to the article, please send an email, providing a detailed
description of the concern or complaint, to
service@echemi.com. A staff member will contact you within 5 working days. Once verified, infringing content
will be removed immediately.
