Article
NAFLD: genetics and its clinical implications.
Clinics and research in hepatology and gastroenterology - 1 Nov 2022
Sharma Dixa, Mandal Palash
Abstract excerpt
Worldwide non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is recognized as the most common type of liver disease and its burden increasing at an alarming rate. NAFLD entails steatosis, fibrosis, cirrhosis, and, finally, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The substantial inter-patient variation during disease progression is the hallmark of individuals with NAFLD. The variability of NAFLD development and related...
Topics
- Humans
- Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Liver Neoplasms
- Membrane Proteins
- Liver
