Parameter | Specific measure |
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Safety laboratory measurements of liver function | PT/INR aPTT Bilirubin (direct and indirect) Liver enzymes (ALT, AST, γGT and alkaline phosphatase) Albumin Ferritin |
Composite scores of advanced liver disease | Fibrosis-4 index FibroScan®-AST score FibroScan®-based scores for advanced fibrosis (agile 3 +) and indicative of liver cirrhosis (agile 4)* MELD MELD-Na ELF score NIS4™ score |
Cardiac and renal biomarkers | BNP* Troponin I eGFR Creatinine |
Fibrosis markers | Hyaluronic acid Procollagen III amino-terminal peptide TIMP1 Pro-C3 Pro-C6* |
Inflammation and cell death biomarkers | hs-CRP Alpha 2 macroglobulin CK18 M30 CK18 M65 CK19 fragment CYFRA21-1 |
Metabolic function biomarkers | Apolipoprotein A1 HbA1c* Serum glucose HOMA-IR* |
Alcohol abuse biomarker§ | Phosphatidylethanol |
Bile acid panel | AbsoluteIDQ® bile acids kit (Biocrates) covering 20 bile acids |
miRNA profiling | RNA sequencing from plasma |
Pharmacogenetics | Known genetic variants such as rs738409 (in PNPLA3) and rs58542926 (in TM6SF2) |