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Genetic and epigenetic mechanisms of NASH.
Hepatology international - 1 May 2016
Eslam Mohammed, George Jacob
Abstract excerpt
Along with the obesity epidemic, the prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has increased exponentially. The histological disease spectrum of NAFLD ranges from bland fatty liver (hepatic steatosis), to the concomitant presence of inflammation and ballooning which defines nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). The latter can progress in a subset to fibrosis, leading ultimately to cirrhosis and...
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