METHOD OF DETECTING NAFLD OR NASH, OR PREDICTING RISK THEREOF, DIAGNOSTIC KIT FOR DETECTING NAFLD OR NASH, AND METHOD AND DIAGNOSTIC KIT FOR DETERMINING PROGRESSION OF LIVER FIBROSIS IN SUBJECT

摘要

To provide a novel method of diagnosing NAFLD and NASH, which can be more easily implemented and does not burden patients and medical professionals, and to provide a novel method of determining progression of liver fibrosis in subjects potentially having NAFLD and NASH without burdening patients and medical professionals.SOLUTION: A method provided herein comprises measuring a total carnitine level, a sum of a free carnitine level and a total acylcarnitine level, in a biological sample, and determining the total acylcarnitine level by subtracting the free carnitine level from the total carnitine level. A measurement result is compared with a reference value to enable early diagnosis of NAFLD and NASH and determination of progression of liver fibrosis.SELECTED DRAWING: None