{
  "id": 19006319,
  "title": "New blood test matches gold standard for liver disease diagnosis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/new-blood-test-matches-gold-standard-for-liver-disease-diagnosis",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-11-08T19:26:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ETHealthworld",
    "slug": "ethealthworld",
    "url": "https://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/new-blood-test-matches-gold-standard-for-liver-disease-diagnosis/135664801"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "An experimental blood test called LiquidTransformer, developed by Hepta, can accurately determine the extent of chronic liver disease from a routine blood sample, according to researchers presenting at the AASLD meeting in Denver. The test's performance matches that of magnetic resonance elastography (MRE), the most accurate non-invasive method for assessing liver disease, which is largely confined to specialist centers and clinical trials. LiquidTransformer determines liver biology from DNA circulating in blood, providing a non-invasive alternative to MRE or liver biopsy for staging metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), a condition involving inflammation and scarring that can advance to cirrhosis and liver failure.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}