Fatty Acids Lipidome and Oxidative Stress in Liver Transplantation

The purpose of this study is to determine lipid metabolism in chronic liver disease in the attempt to find a useful biomarker of liver function and of prognostic value of graft function in those patients who undergo liver transplant. The present study enrolls subjects with liver cirrhosis (with different ethiology), including subjects eligible for a full-size liver transplantation, and healthy controls.