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Risk factors for fatty liver in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study.
The American journal of gastroenterology - 1 May 2014
Price Jennifer C, Seaberg Eric C, Latanich Rachel, Budoff Matthew J, Kingsley Lawrence A, Palella Frank J, Witt Mallory D, Post Wendy S, Thio Chloe L
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and antiretroviral therapy (ART) may increase the risk of fatty liver disease. We determined the prevalence of and risk factors for fatty liver by comparing HIV-infected men with HIV-uninfected men who have sex with men in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS). METHODS: In 719 MACS participants who consumed less than three alcoholic drinks daily, fatty...
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