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Hepatic steatosis and hepatitis C: Still unhappy bedfellows?
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 Jan 2011
Hwang Shinn-Jang, Lee Shou-Dong
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Hepatic steatosis is commonly seen in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, and the prevalence is much higher prevalence than in the general population or in patients with chronic hepatitis B. Hepatic steatosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C can be due to alcohol consumption and host metabolic factors such as high body mass index (BMI), obesity, hyperlipidemia, metabolic syndrome and...
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