Scientists hunt for hidden genes that drive fatty liver to cirrhosis
NCT ID NCT07249112
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aims to find genetic differences that make some people with fatty liver disease develop severe liver damage or cancer. Researchers will analyze DNA from 2880 adults, including those with advanced disease and healthy controls. The goal is to create better risk tests and identify new drug targets, but this is an observational study, not a treatment trial.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 2,880 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 to 90 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Specific Inclusion Criteria for Patients with Advanced MASLD: * Patients with advanced MASLD defined as liver fibrosis ≥2 and/or the development of HCC (Hepatocellular Carcinoma); * Patients enrolled in the context of the SERENA study and, where applicable, also in the context of the REASON study; * Liver biopsy for suspected Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) at the time of diagnosis; * Cholecystectomies; * Age \[40-70 years\]; * Patients who have signed the informed consent form. Specific Inclusion Criteria for the Control Group: Blood donors participating in the Liver Bible study aged between 40 and 70 years who are overweight or obese and have at least two of the following risk factors: * Impaired fasting glucose or Diabetes Mellitus * Dyslipidemia * Arterial hypertension. Exclusion Criteria: Specific exclusion Criteria for Patients with Advanced MASLD: * Positivity for chronic viral hepatitis (HCV-RNA and/or HBsAg); * Positivity for other liver diseases such as autoimmune and viral hepatitis (Hepatitis B and C), hereditary hemochromatosis, alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency, or Wilson's disease. Specific Exclusion Criteria for the Control Group: Subjects with chronic degenerative diseases will be excluded, with the exception of well-controlled hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus that does not require pharmacological therapy (as is already standard practice for blood donation eligibility). Also excluded are donors aged \> 65 and \< 40 years.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico - Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico di natura pubblica
RECRUITINGMilan, Milano, 20122, Italy
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