- Advertisement -NEW DELHI– A simple blood test developed by researchers in Sweden could help identify people at risk of developing severe liver disease, including cirrhosis and cancer, up to a decade before symptoms appear. “Our method can predict the risk of severe liver disease within 10 years and is based on three simple routine blood tests.”The CORE model combines five factors: age, sex, and blood levels of three enzymes commonly checked during routine exams — AST, ALT, and GGT. “Drug treatments are available for people at high risk of developing cirrhosis or liver cancer. The test showed strong predictive power, correctly distinguishing between individuals who did or did not develop severe liver disease in 88 percent of cases, according to the study. If adopted in clinics, researchers believe the test could accelerate detection and help prevent thousands of cases of advanced liver disease worldwide.