Publication Name	World Journal of Hepatology
Manuscript ID	89551
Country	Japan

Received	2023-11-09 10:52
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Editorial
Article Title	Metabolomics in liver diseases: A novel alternative for liver biopsy?
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Yasuo Tanaka
ORCID	Author(s) ORCID Number Yasuo Tanaka http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2917-3365
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Corresponding Author	Yasuo Tanaka, MD, PhD, Chief Doctor, Department of Gastroenterology, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8655, Japan. ytanaka@hosp.ncgm.go.jp
Key Words	Metabolomics; Hepatitis C virus; Liver fibrosis; Liver cirrhosis; Serum biomarker
Core Tip	Metabolomics, a rapidly emerging technology, offers a non-invasive alternative to conventional blood tests and transient elastography with magnetic resonance imaging or ultrasonography for fibrosis staging. I consider the article titled “Metabolomics in chronic hepatitis C: Decoding fibrosis grading and underlying pathways” by Ferrasi et al, published in the latest issue of the World Journal of Hepatology. I review prior studies concerning the role of metabolomics in diagnosing HCV-related liver fibrosis and establishing a foundation for non-invasive diagnostic techniques.
Publish Date	2024-01-23 09:31
Citation	Tanaka Y. Metabolomics in liver diseases: A novel alternative for liver biopsy? World J Hepatol 2024; 16(1): 12-16
URL	https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5182/full/v16/i1/12.htm
DOI	https://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v16.i1.12

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