A master’s thesis was discussed in the College of Medicine, University of Karbala, for the branch of chemistry and biochemistry for the student (Ali Asim Abdul Rasoul), which was titled ((Diagnostic Evaluation of the Fiber Test Kit as Biomarkers for Predicting Fatty Liver Disease)) in Clinical Chemistry.
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is a progressive, latent disorder that represents a broad spectrum of mild degenerative diseases and varying degrees of fibrosis to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and eventually cirrhosis, with a global prevalence of about 25%.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the level of alpha 2 microglobulin apolipoprotein haptoglobin, total bilirubin and gamma gluteyltransferase in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and the relationship of the level of these markers to the stages of fibrosis diagnosed by the Viber and the scan.
This letter concluded that bilirubin increased significantly with the development of the stage of fatty liver disease (F3), and it was estimated that alpha 2 microglobulin would be a significant variance in the early stage group.
After the student defended his thesis, the discussion committee recommended granting him a master’s degree with honors.
