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Hepatitis C virus-infected patients are 'spared' from the metabolic syndrome but not from insulin resistance. A comparative study of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and hepatitis C virus-related steatosis.
Canadian journal of gastroenterology = Journal canadien de gastroenterologie - 1 Apr 2009
Lonardo Amedeo, Ballestri Stefano, Adinolfi Luigi E, Violi Enrico, Carulli Lucia, Lombardini Silvia, Scaglioni Federica, Ricchi Matteo, Ruggiero Giuseppe, Loria Paola
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and chronic hepatitis C feature steatosis and insulin resistance (IR), conditions associated with the metabolic syndrome (MS). OBJECTIVES: To assess the prevalence of MS and determinants of IR in patients with NAFLD and chronic hepatitis C. METHODS: Ninety-three consecutive patients with NAFLD, 97 with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes 1 and 2, and 182...
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