A novel point-of-care test for cirrhosis based on dimeric to monomeric IgA ratio in blood: a pilot cohort study.

Jessica Howell Huy VanMinh D PhamRohit SawhneyFan LiPurnima Bhat John S Lubel William W Kemp Stephen Bloom Avik Majumdar Geoff William McCaughan Timothy Spelman Joseph S Doyle Margaret E Hellard Kumar Visvanathan Alexander James Thompson David A Anderson

Published in: Hepatology communications (2023)

POC dIgA ratio test had moderate accuracy for cirrhosis. Further studies evaluating the accuracy of POC dIgA ratio testing for cirrhosis screening are warranted.

Keyphrases

randomized controlled trial
case control