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Outcomes of Japanese patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease according to genetic background and lifestyle-related diseases.
Annals of hepatology - 1 Jan 2000
Kogiso Tomomi, Sagawa Takaomi, Kodama Kazuhisa, Taniai Makiko, Hashimoto Etsuko, Tokushige Katsutoshi
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Genetic background may be involved in the mechanisms of liver injury and the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). However, its contributions to the long-term outcome of NAFLD have been unclear. METHODS: We enrolled 314 Japanese patients with biopsy-confirmed NAFLD from 2000 to 2018 (161 men [51.3%]; median age, 53 [14-84] years; 114 with advanced fibrosis [37.5%])...
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