Triple blood test may be best at diagnosing biliary atresia
The blood levels of two proteins, called MMP-7 and SOX9, are significantly higher in infants with biliary atresia than in those with similar liver…
Steve Bryson, PhD, Science Writer — 
Articles by Steve Bryson
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Gut microbiota may be noninvasive diagnostic tool in biliary atresia
The composition of microbes is altered in the intestines of infants with biliary atresia, a type of liver disease that affects the bile ducts,…