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Insulin resistance is independently associated with significant hepatic fibrosis in Asian chronic hepatitis C genotype 2 or 3 patients.
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 Jul 2011
Patel Keyur, Thompson Alexander J, Chuang Wan-Long, Lee Chuan-Mo, Peng Chen-Yuan, Shanmuganathan Ganesananthan, Thongsawat Satawat, Tanwandee Tawesak, Mahachai Varocha, Pramoolsinsap Chutima, Cho Mong, Han Kwang Hyup, Shah Samir R, Foster Graham R, Clark Paul J, Pulkstenis Erik, Subramanian G Mani, McHutchison John G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIM: The role of insulin resistance (IR) and hepatic steatosis in fibrogenesis in chronic hepatitis C infection (CHC) has yielded conflicting data and few studies have been performed in Asian-region populations. We retrospectively investigated the relationship between host metabolic variables, including IR and hepatic steatosis, to hepatic fibrosis in Asian-region CHC genotype 2/3 patients....
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