Studying Rare Liver Diseases
SLU ID 23-001 | Alpha1 ZZ liver photomicrographs
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Background
There are more than 100 different types of liver disease. There are no cures for many of these diseases and treatments are often minimally effective.
Overview
Researchers at Saint Louis University have collected photomicrographs of samples of human livers affect by homozygous ZZ alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency. Currently, the medical image data comprises 328 samples. The data are anonymized.
Benefits
The potential benefits of this technology include:
Increasing the ability to study liver disease pathologies
Applications
The potential applications of this technology include:
Conducting research to better understand liver disease pathologies
Developing treatments for liver diseases, such as NASH
Opportunity
Interested parties may license this data on a non-exclusive basis.