EBioMedicine
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The burden of liver disease in the UK has risen dramatically and there is a need for improved diagnostics. ⋯ Limonene, methanol and 2-pentanone are breath markers for a cirrhotic liver. This study raises the potential to investigate these volatiles as markers for early-stage liver disease. By monitoring the wash-out of limonene following transplant, graft liver function can be non-invasively assessed.