Volatile Biomarkers in Breath Associated With Liver Cirrhosis — Comparisons of Pre- and Post-liver Transplant Breath Samples

Volatile Biomarkers in Breath Associated With Liver Cirrhosis — Comparisons of Pre- and Post-liver Transplant Breath Samples

Background: The burden of liver disease in the UK has risen dramatically and there is a need for improved diagnostics. Aims: To determine which breath volatiles are associated with the cirrhotic liver and hence diagnostically useful. Methods: A two-stage biomarker discovery procedure was used. Alveo...

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Main Authors: R. Fernández del Río, M.E. O'Hara, A. Holt, P. Pemberton, T. Shah, T. Whitehouse, C.A. Mayhew
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-09-01
Series:EBioMedicine
Subjects:
Breath analysis
Cirrhosis
Diagnosis limonene
Liver transplant
PTR-MS
Volatile organic compounds
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396415300797

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