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Genetic predisposition in NAFLD and NASH: impact on severity of liver disease and response to treatment.
Current pharmaceutical design - 1 Jan 2013
Dongiovanni Paola, Anstee Quentin M, Valenti Luca
Abstract excerpt
Liver fat deposition related to systemic insulin resistance defines non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) which, when associated with oxidative hepatocellular damage, inflammation, and activation of fibrogenesis, i.e. non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), can progress towards cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Due to the epidemic of obesity, NAFLD is now the most frequent liver disease and the leading...
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