Circulating bone morphogenetic protein 8A is a novel biomarker to predict advanced liver fibrosis.
Patricia MarañónStephania C IsazaCarlos Ernesto Fernández-GarcíaEsther ReyRocío Gallego-DuránRocío Montero-VallejoJavier Rodríguez de CíaJavier AmpueroÁngela M ValverdeManuel Romero-GómezCarmelo García-MonzónÁgueda González-RodríguezPublished in: Biomarker research (2023)
This study provides experimental and clinical evidence indicating that BMP8A is a novel molecular target linked to liver fibrosis and introduces an efficient algorithm based on serum BMP8A levels to screen patients at risk for advanced hepatic fibrosis.