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SUBMITTER: Sofogianni A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7475780 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sofogianni Areti A Filippidis Athanasios A Chrysavgis Lampros L Tziomalos Konstantinos K Cholongitas Evangelos E
World journal of hepatology 20200801 8
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the predominant cause of chronic liver disease worldwide. NAFLD progresses in some cases to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), which is characterized, in addition to liver fat deposition, by hepatocyte ballooning, inflammation and liver fibrosis, and in some cases may lead to hepatocellular carcinoma. NAFLD prevalence increases along with the rising incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Currently, lifestyle interventions and weight loss are ...[more]