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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Albhaisi S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5998003 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
F1000Research 20180611
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is a leading cause of chronic liver disease that can lead to cirrhosis, hepatocellular cancer, and end-stage liver disease, and it is linked to elevated cardiovascular- and cancer-related morbidity and mortality. Insulin resistance related to metabolic syndrome is the main pathogenic trigger that, in association with adverse genetic, lifestyle, and other factors, precipitates the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Biochemical markers and radiologi ...[more]