Figure 2.
Heatmap (a) representation of clustering of 26 discriminating metabolites across the 3 groups of patients (CHB1 and CHB2 in yellow and red, healthy controls in green). Columns represent individual samples and rows refer to distinct metabolites. Shades of red or green represent elevation or decrease, respectively, of a metabolite relative to the median metabolite levels. Correlation matrix (b) of 26 discriminating metabolites and 7 clinical serum markers (ALT, AST, GGT, AKP, PLT, GLB, ALB) based on their abundance profiles across all samples. Shades of red or blue represent low-to-high correlation coefficient between markers.