Celera To Announce Test For Cirrhosis In Hepatitis C Patients

... Maryland-based Celera Genomics on Wednesday was expected to announce a genetic test that it says could predict if a patient with hepatitis C is likely to develop cirrhosis of the liver, the New York Times reports. It is estimated that about 20% of the roughly three million U.S. residents with hepatitis C eventually will develop cirrhosis -- a severe scarring of the liver that can lead to liver failure or liver cancer... click link for more info. ...