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SUBMITTER: Marino L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4607905 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Marino Laura L Jornayvaz François R FR
World journal of gastroenterology 20151001 39
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of chronic liver disease in the industrialized world. The prevalence of NAFLD is increasing, becoming a substantial public health burden. NAFLD includes a broad spectrum of disorders, from simple conditions such as steatosis to severe manifestations such as fibrosis and cirrhosis. The relationship of NAFLD with metabolic alterations such as type 2 diabetes is well described and related to insulin resistance, with NAFLD being recog ...[more]