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The potential role of genes in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
Clinics in liver disease - 1 Aug 2004
Day C P
Abstract excerpt
Although most people with obesity and type 2 diabetes will have steatosis, only a minority will ever develop nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), fibrosis, and cirrhosis. Family studies suggest that genetic factors are important in disease progression, although dissecting genetic factors playing a role in NASH and fibrosis from those influencing the development established risk factors is difficult. Several...
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