CON MI GENTE: South Texas Research Institute
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The South Texas Research Institute in Edinburg is the only center in the valley specifically designed to study the liver.
Dr. Rashmee Patil, the founder and medical director of South Texas Research Institute said Hidalgo and Cameron County have the highest rate of new cases of liver cancer in the country. Hispanics are at high risk of NASH, compared to other ethnicities, Patil said.
The center uses a machine called a fibro scan which can tell the researcher if the liver has developed fatty tissue.