New blood test uses machine learning to detect early liver scarring that can lead to cancer
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Hanan Hammad
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A new blood test in development uses machine learning to analyze free-floating DNA in the blood to detect early-stage liver scarring (fibrosis), which can progress to cirrhosis and eventually liver cancer. The test aims to enable early intervention and prevent liver cancer before it develops.
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· 3 pulledThe test uses a machine learning model to analyze free-floating genetic material circulating in the blood.
In the new study, researchers used it to detect bits of DNA that point to early-stage liver scarring, or fibrosis.
This early scarring, if left untreated, can develop into severe liver scarring, called cirrhosis, and eventually cancer.
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