| abstract |
The invention relates to a method for the diagnosis of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), for determining the activity, the stage, or the severity of NASH or for classifying a subject as a potential receiver or non receiver of a treatment of NASH using circulating miRNAs and other bood circulating markers of liver damage, e.g. alpha 2 macroglobulin, HbA1c, N-terminal pro-peptide of collagen type III, miR-34 and miR-200. It also relates to a kit for implementing the method of the invention, and the compounds for use in a method for the treatment of NASH, wherein the subject to be treated is identified, evaluated or classified according to the method of the invention. |