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Hepatitis C and steatosis.
Archives of medical research - 1 Aug 2007
Björnsson Einar, Angulo Paul
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C infection and non-alcohol-related hepatic steatosis are the most common liver diseases worldwide, and both conditions often co-exist in the same patient. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 3 directly induces development of steatosis, whereas in patients with non-genotype 3 chronic hepatitis C infection, insulin resistance plays a key role in the pathophysiology of steatosis. Insulin resistance and its...
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