Prevalence of NAFLD in Healthy and Young Male Individuals
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Prevalence of NAFLD in Healthy and Young Male Individuals
Introduction. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an important cause of liver disease in adults and the most common cause of liver disease in children (Lavine and Schwimmer 2004). The abnormalities include increased liver fat without inflammation (steatosis) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). NASH may lead to fibrosis, cirrhosis, and ultimately liver failure if it is not treated (...
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عنوان ژورنال: ISRN Gastroenterology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2090-4398,2090-4401
DOI: 10.5402/2011/363546