THE HUMAN PROTEIN ATLAS BLOG

Proteins in drug-induced liver injuries

2016-06-07
Affinity proteomicsBiomarkers Drug development Liver

Maria Mikus - first author of the study

Last week, researchers from the Human Protein Atlas, together with others, published a study on drug-induced liver injury in the journal Liver International.

Drug-induced liver injury is the single leading cause for termination of drug development and safety-related withdrawal of approved drugs from the market. In clinical practice, it accounts for more than 50% of liver failure cases and represents a major safety issue for patients. In some patients, drug-induced liver injury can cause severe injury leading to acute liver failure that can be life threatening and require liver transplantation...Read more


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