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Genetic predisposition in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
Clinical and molecular hepatology - 1 Mar 2017
Sookoian Silvia, Pirola Carlos J
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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common chronic liver disease whose prevalence has reached global epidemic proportions. Although the disease is relatively benign in the early stages, when severe clinical forms, including nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), cirrhosis and even hepatocellular carcinoma, occur, they result in worsening the long-term prognosis. A growing body of evidence indicates...
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