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Genetics of alcoholic and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
Seminars in liver disease - 1 May 2011
Anstee Quentin M, Daly Ann K, Day Christopher P
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Excess alcohol consumption with consequent alcoholic liver disease (ALD) and metabolic syndrome-related nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are recognized as the most common causes of liver dysfunction worldwide. However, although the majority of heavy drinkers and individuals with obesity/insulin resistance will develop steatosis, only a minority progress to steatohepatitis, fibrosis, and cirrhosis. Both...
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