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Association between positivity of serum autoantibodies and liver disease severity in patients with biopsy-proven NAFLD.
Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD - 8 Feb 2021
Zhou Yu-Jie, Zheng Kenneth I, Ma Hong-Lei, Li Gang, Pan Xiao-Yan, Zhu Pei-Wu, Targher Giovanni, Byrne Christopher D, Wang Xiao-Dong, Chen Yong-Ping, Li Xiao-Bo, Zheng Ming-Hua
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Some previous studies reported serum autoantibody positivity in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The clinical significance of these findings remains uncertain. We aimed to investigate the association between the presence of serum autoantibodies and liver disease severity in NAFLD. METHODS AND RESULTS: A total of 388 consecutive patients with biopsy-proven NAFLD were...
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