13C-methacetin breath test

1 paper1 finding

Associations

Subclinical hepatocyte dysfunction

upin humans1

1 study

13C-methacetin breath test predicts subclinical hepatocyte dysfunction in humans.
“detects subclinical hepatocyte dysfunction in individuals with obesity, even before structural changes or biochemical abnormalities appear in the liver”
Reviewin individuals with obesity
Tango between obesogenic environment and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD): shifting towards earlier detection
Internal and emergency medicine22 Sep 2025

Internal and Emergency Medicine22 Sep