Chemists develop new blood test to quickly detect liver damage.
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Chemists have developed a ‘quick and robust’ blood test that can detect liver damage before symptoms appear, offering what they hope is a significant advance in early detection of liver disease.
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Their new method can detect liver fibrosis, the first stage of liver scarring that can lead to fatal disease if left unchecked, from a blood sample in 30-45 minutes.
William J. Peveler, Ryan F. Landis, Mahdieh Yazdani, James W. Day, Raakesh Modi, Claire J. Carmalt, William M. Rosenberg, Vincent M. Rotello. A Rapid and Robust Diagnostic for Liver Fibrosis Using a Multichannel Polymer Sensor Array. Advanced Materials, 2018; 1800634 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201800634
