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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in children and adolescents - Relationship with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.
Current pharmaceutical design - 1 Jan 2015
Abruzzese Giselle Adriana, Motta Alicia Beatriz
Abstract excerpt
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is defined as the accumulation of triglycerides (TGs) within hepatocytes exceeding 5 % of liver weight. NAFLD is a spectrum of pathological processes from nonalcoholic fatty liver or simple steatosis to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), fibrosis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. As NAFLD induces metabolic syndrome (MS), then, NAFLD is associated with insulin...
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