This study investigates the relation between the gastrointestinal tract bacteria and the progression of fatty liver disease .
In the gastrointestinal (GI) tract live wide spectrum of bacteria, in this study we are trying to find if there is a relation between the GI tract bacteria and the development of non alcoholic fatty liver disease, the results of the this study may help us identify the stage of liver disease in noninvasive means and enables us to adopt methods to reduce morbodity.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
62
patients undergo ultrasaound (fibroscan) in order to stage the liver disease.
Liver Init
Afula, Israel
Transient Elastography Test
Ultrasound Elastography is a non-invasive test which uses the technology of Shear Wave Elastography (SWE) obtained from the right liver lobe for staging liver fibrosis according to Metavir Fibrosis Score . Metavir Fibrosis Score is a system used to assess the extent of inflammation and fibrosis by histopathological evaluation in a liver biopsy. Liver fibrosis assessed by Shear Wave Elastography is well correlated to biopsy using Metavir Score. The outcome of the test will be correlated to Metavir Score system according to the chart below: SWE (kiloPascal) , METAVIR score, Fibrosis Level. Below 5 , F0 , No fibrosis. 5.0-7.1 , F1 , Mild Fibrosis. 7.1-8.7 , F2 , Significant Fibrosis. 8.7-10.4 , F3 , Sever Fibrosis . 10.4-19 , F4 , Cirrhosis.
Time frame: up to 2 hours
Gastrointestinal Microbiome test
The test will be made by a new meta-genomic sequencing technology (Next Generation Sequencing) which gives us unbiased information about all the gastrointestinal bacterial characteristics.
Time frame: up to 1 month
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